Description
'This book feels so hopeful because it's direct, it's really honest, and it's so actionable' Brene Brown
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What makes love last? Why do some couples stay together forever, while others fall apart? Is there a formula for building a love that lasts? How can you revive and renew your relationship in just seven days?
For the past fifty years, Drs. John and Julie Gottman have been studying love. The Seven-Day Love Prescription distils their work into an accessible, bite-size, seven-day action plan for deeper intimacy. Taking you through their most foundational findings, the Gottmans will help you build a love that lasts in just seven days. Through small, immediately actionable daily steps, they will help you to shift your relationship for the better, providing trusted antidotes to common issues from loneliness and emotional and physical disconnection, to drifting apart and losing that loving feeling. These will teach you how to:
* Connect and check in with each other
* Ask each other big, open-ended questions
* Show appreciation and gratitude by saying thank you
* Give your partner a genuine compliment
* Communicate what you need
* Create moments of physical connection
* Declare a date night
No matter who you are, or what kind of relationship you want to strengthen, The Seven-Day Love Prescription is guaranteed to provide you with the practical tools to transform any relationship in your life for the better. The Gottmans prove that small frequent changes over just seven days can strengthen the foundations of all relationships, allow them to flourish, and create big, long-lasting change over time.
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'There isn't a marriage or romantic partnership out there that won't benefit from this book' New York Journal of Books
About the Author
John Schwartz Gottman (Author)
JOHN GOTTMAN, PHD, is the bestselling author of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work and numerous acclaimed books. His breakthrough work has won him four National Institute of Mental Health Research Science Awards, and he is a frequent guest on national media. He also co-founded the Gottman Institute with his wife, Julie.
Julie Schwartz Gottman (Author)
JULIE SCHWARTZ GOTTMAN, PHD, is an award-winning psychologist, co-creator of the Art and Science of Love weekend workshops, and author or co-author of five books, including Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage.
Reviews
'This book feels so hopeful because it's direct, it's really honest, and it's so actionable' -- Brene Brown
'There isn't a marriage or romantic partnership out there that won't benefit from this book' -- New York Journal of Books
'The Gottmans are the nation's leading marriage researchers and educators' -- Time Magazine
'John and Julie Gottman are the renowned experts on marital stability' -- The Atlantic
'The Einstein of Love' -- Psychology Today
'The dean of marriage experts' -- The New York Times
'If you follow their astute advice in this insightful book, you can win big. It's a gem' -- Dr. Helen Fisher, Senior Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute
Book Information
ISBN 9780241600382
Author Dr John Schwartz Gottman
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Penguin Life
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 149g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 13mm