During my Couples Therapy training with Drs. John & Julie Gottman, the World’s leading Relationship Experts, I learned how to help couples have healthy, satisfying relationships. One simple technique that can help turn a strained, difficult relationship into a stable, thriving relationship is called “Turning Toward” your partner through “Bids for Connection”.
The more often your bids are reciprocated in a positive way, the stronger your relationship will be. Of course, that is oversimplified, and a lot of other things need to be working for you to see increased relational strength and clarity. Yet, the research is strong, that couples that have more positive bids for connection, report being happy in the relationship and stay together.
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