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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1912: The Science of Successful Marriages & Relationships With Drs. John and Julie Gottman

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Drs. John & Julie Gottman about scientifically proven ways to improve relationships.

  • What is the Gottman Institute, and what is its purpose? (2:29)
  • What got them so interested in studying relationships? (4:16)
  • What are some of the biggest misconceptions about the way we look at marriages back then compared to now? (6:00)
  • What is the Love Lab, and how did it work? (9:10)
  • The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. (13:39)
  • The Sound Relationship House theory of what makes relationships work. (18:52)
  • The importance of focusing on the process rather than the content. (29:48)
  • The value of their research in helping build healthy relationships. (34:44)
  • Any differences in same sex-relationships vs different-sex relationships? (39:52)
  • Are there things culturally that are working against them? (49:12)
  • The importance of a moral aspect in a healthy relationship. (55:24)
  • Love is an action. (57:38)
  • Building connection through practice on Gottman Connect. (1:03:22)
  • Love Rx and closing words to the Mind Pump audience. (1:09:21)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:06.0

Mind, hop, mind, hop with your hosts.

0:09.0

Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.0

You just found the most influential fitness health and entertainment podcast in the world.

0:17.0

This is Mind Pump, right?

0:19.0

Today's episode, this is a special one.

0:21.0

We got Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Gottman on the show.

0:24.0

Both of their research has been pivotal in marriage research.

0:29.0

Generally, they can predict with their data, with the research that they've done, with over 90% accuracy,

0:35.0

whether or not you and your partner are going to make it over the next five years.

0:38.0

And this research has been duplicated many times.

0:40.0

This is the best data we have in the world in terms of what makes successful marriages successful,

0:47.0

and what makes unsuccessful marriages and relationships unsuccessful.

0:52.0

So we know you're going to love this episode.

0:54.0

So you can check them out at Gottman.com, that's g-o-t-t-m-a-n.com.

0:59.0

They also have an app called Gottman Connect.

1:02.0

Go check those out.

1:04.0

You will not be disappointed.

1:06.0

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1:09.0

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1:14.0

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1:17.0

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