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The Relationship Cure (Abridged): A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships Audiobook
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A groundbreaking, practical program for transforming troubled relationships into positive ones
“This is the best book on relationships I have ever read. . . . John Gottman has decoded the subtle secrets that can either enrich or destroy the quality of our ties with others.” Daniel B. Wile, Ph.D., author of After the Fight: Using Your Disagreements to Build a Stronger Relationship
“John Gottman is our leading explorer of the inner world of relationships. In The Relationship Cure, he has found gold once again.”William J. Doherty, Ph.D., author of Take Back Your Marriage: Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart
“When he says his five steps will help you build better connections with the people you care about, you know that they have been demonstrated to work.” E. Mavis Heatherington, Ph.D., professor of psychology, University of Virginia
From the country’s foremost relationship expert and New York Times bestselling author Dr. John M. Gottman comes a powerful, simple five-step program, based on twenty years of innovative research, for greatly improving all of the relationships in your life—with spouses and lovers, children, siblings, and even your colleagues at work. In The Relationship Cure, Dr. Gottman:
* Reveals the key elements of healthy relationships, emphasizing the importance of what he calls “emotional connection”
* Introduces the powerful new concept of the emotional “bid,” the fundamental unit of emotional connection
* Provides remarkably empowering tools for improving the way you bid for emotional connection and how you respond to others’ bids
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"This book changed me. The author breaks down communication between ALL people to a system of "bids". I realized I had been unknowing and habitually "turning away" from the people in my life, subconsciously ruining my relationships. Directly after reading this book I stopped, and my relationships have been flourishing. Oh, and the command system stuff helps a lot in understanding people's motivations. But the "bid" stuff is REALLY amazing and on point. Also, its very simple and easy to understand. No nonsense fluff in this book. "
— Jacob (5 out of 5 stars)
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John Gottman is our leading explorer of the inner world of relationships. In The Relationship Cure, he has found gold once again. This book shows how the simplest, nearly invisible gestures of care and attention hold the key to successful relationships with those we love and work with.
— William J. Doherty, Ph.D., author of Take Back Your Marriage: Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart -
This is the best book on relationships I have ever read -- a truly impressive tour-de-force. John Gottman has discovered the Rosetta Stone of relationships. He has decoded the subtle secrets contained in our moment-to-moment communications. By introducing the simple yet amazingly powerful concept of the "bid," he provides a remarkable set of tools for relationship repair. By the middle of the second chapter you're likely to say to yourself, "Oh, so that's what's happening in my relationship with my partner (or colleague, boss, or sister), and now I know what to do about it.
— Daniel B. Wile, Ph.D.,author of After the Fight: Using Your Disagreements to Build a Stronger Relationship -
The Relationship Cure is another in John Gottman's superb series of books on improving intimate relationships. What distinguishes Gottman's writing from that of other self-help books is that it is based on research findings from his extensive studies. When he says his five steps will help you build better connections with the people you care about, you know that they have been demonstrated to work.
— E. Mavis Hetherington, Ph.D., professor of psychology, University of Virginia -
The Relationship Cure is both profound and practical, based on decades of research and clinical experience. The rich array of self-exploration exercises and guidelines offers a life-changing program for creating more rewarding emotional connections with friends, colleagues, and life partners.
— Shirley P. Glass, ABPP, author of Treating the Trauma of Infidelity -
The Relationship Cure is engaging and imaginative. The deceptively simple but powerful concept of the 'emotional bid' reveals ways in which we can connect with significant others in our lives.
— Andrew Christensen, Ph.D., coauthor of Reconcilable Differences -
I always expect to learn something from John Gottman, and I have never been disappointed. The Relationship Cure is original, insightful, and immensely helpful. I love the concept of emotional bids. Gottman not only helps the reader recognize how he or she may be short circuiting connection and communication, he gives them very good practical advice, as well as examples of wrong and right ways to deal with even the most aggressive or passive partner interaction.
— Pepper Schwartz, Profesor of Sociology, the University of Washington, Seattle and author of Everything You Know About Love and Sex is Wrong
The Relationship Cure Listener Reviews
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" This book is about relationships between couples, friends, sieblings, work mates, and it is fostering understanding of emotions in yourself and others in an easy to understand way. I wish I had read this book many years ago. I will listen to it over again. To listen to John Gottman voice explaining his findings in this non-judgemental way is actually a feel-good experience that nurtures hope. Very interesting to hear about the different responses to bids, and about the emotional command centres. "
— Liv Mari, 7/31/2018 -
" Certainly a lot of research went into the writing and content of this book. Very good, sound advise to inspire anyone looking to improve their relationship with another. Only a 4 star rating, because at times it hard to make all that research interesting, but much appreciated and thank you for doing it Gottman! "
— Rachel M, 5/15/2017
About the Authors
Joan DeClaire is a freelance writer specializing in psychology, health, and family issues. She lives in Seattle.
John M. Gottman, PhD, is the cofounder and codirector of the Gottman Institute, along with his wife. He is also the James W. Mifflin professor of psychology at the University of Washington in Seattle and the recipient of numerous national and international awards for his groundbreaking relationship research. His work has been featured on many national television shows, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, Dateline, and Good Morning America.