Anyone else feel like listening is a dying art form? We carry our lives tucked deep within us. We long for somebody (anybody!) to simply have the occasion to ask for and absorb what’s on our minds, what makes up our lives. But communication in our world happens...
By Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott – September 7, 2022 – Marriage Do you want to know your spouse on a deeper level? Gaining a greater understanding of your spouse’s personality (and vice versa) is one way to create more closeness in your marriage. Our inborn...
By Terry Gaspard MSW, LICSW is a licensed therapist and authorYour past has a bigger impact on your present than you thinkWhen Deborah, 38, and Scott, 39, (*not their real names) sat on the couch in my office during a couples counseling session,...
Are you a worrier? How about your spouse? Truth be told, even the most carefree individuals find themselves worrying about something from time to time. Whether it’s little day-to-day troubles or big overwhelming concerns, worrying can consume us, if we’re...
The Gottman Institute – Ellie Lisitsa, 2022 A six-year longitudinal study predicted the likelihood of a couple’s divorce by observing just the first three minutes of a conflict discussion. The couples who divorced started their discussions with...
