The renowned marriage expert explains how trust may be the most vital ingredient to a successful relationship.
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Healthy relationships are built upon skills emphasizing connection and affirmation. Sometimes, though, a partner may be reluctant to connect, becoming avoidant. This can be especially common when conflicts arise.
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Marriage and family life expert Dr. Gary Chapman answers questions from the Oprah’s Life Class audience-in the studio and on Twitter. Watch as he reveals his personal love language. Plus, what’s the best way to communicate with someone who has multiple love languages?
Discover the Exact Behaviors to Find – and Keep – Lasting Love
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Harville Hendrix and his wife, Helen LaKelly Hunt, talk about the Imago Process theory and therapy that they co-created to help couples be more effective in their life and relationships.
Harville is a couple's therapist with more than 40 years' experience as an educator, clinical trainer and lecturer whose work has appeared on Oprah 18 times. He holds a doctorate in Psychology and Theology from the University of Chicago and is a former professor at Southern Methodist University.
Robert and Diane share with Julie what their relationship feels like from the inside, how they keep their connection alive moment-to-moment, and how they handle reactivity and other potential obstacles to intimacy.
Best-selling author Elizabeth Lesser reveals how examining and deconstructing false narratives can help repair the relationships that matter most to us.
Want communications in your relationship to be more effective? Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman explains the best (and worst) ways to talk to your mate about your wishes and needs.
You've approached your partner in a gentle manner, to bring up an issue you want to discuss (called a "softened startup"). What if you get negative response? Listen to Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman explain how to work around this.
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