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Something Gained: 7 Shifts to Be Stronger, Smarter & Happier After Divorce

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By Deb Purdy — 2017

Whether you're newly divorced or have been divorced for a long while, feelings of shame, anger, and regret can linger for months and even years. The good news is that you have a choice about how you want to view your divorce experience. See more...

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The Mathematics of Marriage: Predicting Divorce (John Gottman)

University of Washington professor of psychology Dr. John Gottman can tell if a marriage is doomed. After 14 years of studying 650 couples with the aid of videotape and sensors, Gottman needs only a half hour with a couple to predict with 90 percent accuracy whether they will stay married.

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Debunking Relationship Myths: An Interview with John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman

In all kinds of relationships, people have conflict and disagreements and hurt one another's feelings. What determines the success of the relationship is the way people deal with conflict, the nature of their friendship and intimacy, and their shared meaning system.

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Making Relationships Work

Unless you’re a hermit, you can’t avoid relationships. And your professional career certainly won’t go anywhere if you don’t know how to build strong, positive connections. Leaders need to connect deeply with followers if they hope to engage and inspire them.

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How Much Negativity Can Your Relationship Stand? | Dr. John Gottman

Dr. Gottman talks about how the ratio of positive to negative interactions during conflict predicts divorce.

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The Mental Divorce | Dr. John Gottman

The ability to accept influence is critical for solving difficult problems in relationships. In this clip Dr. Gottman explains what happens when partners cannot accept influence from each other. Fortunately, there are ways to talk and build trust enough to learn how to do this.

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The Best Predictor of Divorce | Dr. John Gottman

Dr. Gottman talks about how a critical mindset poisons relationships and even affects the immune system. Couples can learn how to avoid this by learning some new skills.

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The Truth About Great Relationships | Dr. John Gottman

Learn about the Master and Disasters in relationships and the secret on how to make yours great. Hear what Dr. John Gottman saw in relationships from his 35 year study of over 3000 couples.

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The Science of Love | John Gottman | TEDxVeniceBeach

World-renowned relationship expert John Gottman set forth to understand why relationships don’t work, but for that he needed to first understand relationships scientifically. Gottman then measured the behavior, perception and physiology of couples over time to understand how love works.

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The Easiest Way to Improve Your Relationship | The Gottman Institute

The easiest way to improve your relationship is to pay attention to your partner during life’s small, everyday moments. This video shows you how.

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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | The Gottman Institute

Certain negative communication styles are so lethal to a relationship that Dr. John Gottman calls them the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. They predict relationship failure with over 90% accuracy if the behavior isn't changed. So, what can you do?

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Divorce and Breakup