Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriag..., John Gottman, PhD
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriag..., John Gottman, PhD
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Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage
America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship

Author: John Gottman, PhD, Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, Joan DeClaire

Narrator: L.J. Ganser, Anne Gartlan

Abridged: 4 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2006


Synopsis

In Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage, marital psychologists John and Julie Gottman provide vital tools—scientifically based and empirically verified—that you can use to regain affection and romance lost through years of ineffective communication.

In 1994, Dr. John Gottman and his colleagues at the University of Washington made a startling announcement: Through scientific observation and mathematical analysis, they could predict—with more than 90 percent accuracy—whether a marriage would succeed or fail. The only thing they did not yet know was how to turn a failing marriage into a successful one, so Gottman teamed up with his clinical psychologist wife, Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, to develop intervention methods. Now the Gottmans, together with the Love Lab research facility, have put these ideas into practice.

What emerged from the Gottmans’ collaboration and decades of research is a body of advice that’s based on two surprisingly simple truths: Happily married couples behave like good friends, and they handle their conflicts in gentle, positive ways. The authors offer an intimate look at ten couples who have learned to work through potentially destructive problems—extramarital affairs, workaholism, parenthood adjustments, serious illnesses, lack of intimacy—and examine what they’ve done to improve communication and get their marriages back on track.

Hundreds of thousands have seen their relationships improve thanks to the Gottmans’ work. Whether you want to make a strong relationship more fulfilling or rescue one that’s headed for disaster, Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage is essential reading.

About The Author

John M. Gottman, Ph.D.,and Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D., are the founders and directors of the Gottman Institute and the Relationship Research Institute in Seattle. The bestselling author of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work and The Relationship Cure, among other books, John Gottman is a professor of psychology, an elected fellow of the American Psychological Association, and the recipient of numerous awards and commendations. His research and findings have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Time, the bestselling book Blink, and in the broadcast media. Julie Schwartz Gottman established the Gottman Institute’s Marriage Clinic and serves as its clinical director. A clinical psychologist, she is in private practice in Seattle, where the couple lives. Joan DeClaire is a writer specializing in psychology, health, and family issues.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Vivian on January 17, 2016

Another great one by Gottman. I love his books. I've just decided that I need to be constantly reading one of his book to keep the good flowing into my brain and remind me to keep trying to "be nice". I am a naturally critical person and am always trying to fix him. I have to be reminded to "stop it......more

Goodreads review by Cameron on June 02, 2010

A good self-help book that I would recommend for any clients who are haviing marital difficulties. It is an easy read with several examples of couples who do it wrong and then learn how to do it better. After seeing Gottman in SLC I wanted to read one of his books and this was a good place to start.......more

Goodreads review by kaciesunshine on March 06, 2024

this is a fantastic read for *any* important relationship you have, romantic or not. each section, whether it directly applies to you or not (i.e. cheating, kids, finances, etc.,) has tips that can be used and are seriously helpful. I love that we see real time actionable advice and the changes it b......more