Eight Dates #1: Lean On Me — Trust and Commitment

by Sabrina Walters | Mar 19, 2024 | Couples, Marriage, Relationships

For the next 8 weeks, Eric and I are committed to going on the “Eight Dates” prescribed in Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman, Doug Abrams, and Rachel Carlton Abrams. We will then share our experience...

Say Hello to Eight Dates (We’re Testing Them for You!)

by Sabrina Walters | Mar 11, 2024 | Communication, Couples, Intimacy, Marriage, Relationships

This month, I’m excited to share something a bit different than I usually do. You might have heard of Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by John Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman, Doug Abrams, and Rachel Carlton Abrams. My husband, Eric, and I...

How To Strengthen Your Relationship This Year With Long-Range Dreams

by Sabrina Walters | Jan 8, 2024 | Communication, Couples, Relationships

Welcome to a brand-new year. While I won’t be pitching any resolutions or quick fixes to jump-start your 2024, I would like to invite you and your partner to explore your dreams and goals — and not just for this year but for the long haul. Years ago, I encountered an...

Part 3: The Last Step to Saving Your Relationship is Attachment. Here’s How to Do It

by Sabrina Walters | Dec 16, 2023 | Affair Recovery, Attachment, Communication, Couples, Intimacy, Marriage, Relationships, Sex

According to research from Drs. John and Julie Gottman, there are three phases a couple must work through in order to repair a major breach of trust: atone, attune, and attach. If you’ve been following along with my last few blog posts, you’ll know we’ve discussed...

Part 2: How To Heal Your Relationship After A Breach Of Trust Through Attunement

by Sabrina Walters | Dec 7, 2023 | Affair Recovery, Communication, Couples, Empathy, Marriage, Relationships

In my last post, I introduced the three phases of repair you’ll need to walk through with your partner after a major breach of trust: atone, attune, and attach. (These are based on extensive research from the Gottman Institute.) We talked about atonement in detail....

Thanksgiving, Gratitude, and the Kindness Challenge

by Sabrina Walters | Nov 23, 2023 | Communication, Family, Relationships

I am convinced that kindness and gratitude are integrally linked. We often don’t even think about kindness, but often we are unkind, especially to the ones we love most. Why is that? Why do we take for granted the love of the one person dearest to us? I think it is...