Mitch Albom and Henry Covington addressing a crowd in San Jose, CA.
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Want communications in your relationship to be more effective? Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman explains the best (and worst) ways to talk to your mate about your wishes and needs.
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You've approached your partner in a gentle manner, to bring up an issue you want to discuss (called a "softened startup"). What if you get negative response? Listen to Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman explain how to work around this.
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Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman explains four of the most corrosive behaviors to relationships if left unrepaired, and what you can do to begin to turn things around. This is a short clip from Seattle's KING5 New Day Northwest TV show.
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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.
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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This is a phenomenal short giving us a glimpse of the Contemplative End of Live Care retreat for which Roshi Joan Halifax and Upaya are famous.
Lost at work? In this talk, Esther Perel dives into how relational intelligence can guide us toward well-being and success.
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Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she's learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy.
This episode is a joyous celebration of all the relationships in our lives. It’s challenging, poignant but ultimately hugely practical.
Googler Logan Ury talks to author and sex advice columnist Dan Savage, as well as "Mating In Captivity" author Esther Perel, in the fifth of our Modern Romance talks. They discuss infidelity, new models for marriage, abstinence-only sex education, and monogamy.