SKILLS
TALKING
20 Dialogues in 20 Days - Imago Works
Making Marriage Work - Gottman Institute (video)
Six Skills for Conflict Management - Gottman Institute
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Gottman Institute (video)
Bids for Connection - Gottman Institute (video)
Emotional Bank Account - Gottman Institute (video)
Why Couples Fight - Esther Perel (video)
Stop Bickering - Esther Perel (video)
Fight Smarter - Esther Perel (video)
EMPATHY
Power of Vulnerability - Brene Brown (video)
Empathy - Brene Brown (video)
Blame - Brene Brown (video)
What to do when your partner is depressed - Esther Perel (video)
CHORES
Fair Play - Eve Rodsky (deck of task cards + book)
A way to reestablish a system in your relationship for domestic and parenting responsibilities to decrease nagging and increase connection
MINDFUL
-NESS
Mindfulness training decreases
- Anxiety
- Hypertension
- Depression
- Irritability
- Rates of illness
Mindfulness helps
- Being present in the here & now
- Letting go
- Intentional communication & actions
- Gratitude
- Awareness of the fluidity of emotions
5-4-3-2-1 Grounding
5 things you SEE
4 things you TOUCH
3 things you HEAR
2 things you SMELL
1 thing you TASTE
BOOKS
Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penman
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Self Compassion by Dr. Kristin Neff
Mindfulness for Teen Anxiety by Jamie Roberts
MEDITATIONS
WEBSITES
APPS
Headspace
Calm
Breethe
Insight Timer
Stop, Breathe, & Think
10% Happier
Meditation Studio