Ellie Lisitsa

Ellie Lisitsa is a former staff writer at The Gottman Institute. She holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology.

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Finding Common Ground: The Harvard Negotiation Project

Ellie Lisitsa

Instead of suffering in your relationship, you can use a simple approach to change the nature of negotiation.

Emotional Attraction: Maintaining Connection in Conflict Discussions

Ellie Lisitsa

Conflict can result in flooding and stonewalling. However, how you repair can build emotional attraction.

How to Have A Stress-Reducing Conversation

Ellie Lisitsa

Easy, straightforward instructions for having a stress-reducing conversation.

Emotional Attraction: The Stress-Reducing Conversation

Ellie Lisitsa

Your relationship can build resistance to outside stressors by developing an attraction that goes deeper than the physical.

Desire in a Long-Term Relationship

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You can build long-term happiness and stability in your relationship with the proper tools.

An Introduction to the Gottman Method of Relationship Therapy

Ellie Lisitsa

The Gottman Method has helped thousands of couples have the relationship that they want with better communication.

How to Practice Self-Soothing

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Remember: the ability to self-soothe is one of the most important skills you can learn. Practicing it can help you not only in romantic relationships, but in all other areas of your life.

Four Horsemen: Contempt Part II

Ellie Lisitsa

Today on The Gottman Relationship Blog, we would like to continue Monday's discussion on Horseman #3 Contempt.

The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling

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Being able to identify the Four Horsemen in your conflict discussions is a necessary first step to eliminating them and replacing them with healthy, productive communication patterns.

The Workplace: Rituals of Connection with Coworkers

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Create a community at work with these tips and ideas.

The Workplace: Things To Do Together

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All of these activities are great ways to form or strengthen the emotional connection in the workplace. Try them out or make up your own.

The Workplace: How Your Past Influences Your Connections with Coworkers

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What you bring from your past to the workplace influences your connections with coworkers.

The Workplace: The Emotional Communication Game

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Apply your understanding from this exercise the next time you're at work.

Homework Assignment: Turn Toward Your Coworkers

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Here a list of suggestions from Dr. John Gottman for building better emotional connections in coworker relationships

Homework Assignment: Spring Cleaning

Ellie Lisitsa

Spring clean your marriage and refresh the love with these tips based on years of research from The Gottman Institute.

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