85 Laura Heck and Zach Brittle

Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew

Shawn Johnson + Andrew East

Society & Culture

5 • 39.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Laura and Zach have a research-based approach to relationships. Join us in our conversation with them on red flags in marriages, if marriage is worth saving and what single people should be looking for in a spouse. We learned SO much and know you will too! Here are a few topics that we cover: 0:00 introduction 4:00 what is the Gottman Institute? 8:20 the most common piece of advice for couples 12:36 why is marriage worth saving? 15:45 advice for single people searching for a spouse 25:35 separating the identity of being parents vs being married 31:28 the four horsemen of the apocalypse 34:40 defensiveness 41:52 strategies for dealing with conflict 47:07 practicing emotional intelligence 1:03:03 importance of switching things up during a rut You can follow them on Instagram here ▶ https://www.instagram.com/gottmaninstitute/ The Gottman Institute’s website here ▶ https://www.gottman.com ANDD....WE ARE GOING ON TOUR!! Check out the link below to see if we are coming to a city near you in 2022! Click here to get your tickets now ▶ https://www.couplethingspod.com/ We are sponsored by these companies that we love. Check them out below: SlingTV ▶ Go to slingtv.com/EASTFAM to sign up now and get your first month for just $10! Bite ▶ Go to trybite.com/EASTFAM or use code EASTFAM at checkout to get 20% off your first subscription order! If you haven’t yet, please rate Couple Things and subscribe to hear more. Follow us on Instagram to keep the conversation going at https://www.instagram.com/couplething... And if you have suggestions/recommendations for the show, send us your ideas in a video format – we might just choose yours! Email us at [email protected]. Subscribe for more! http://bit.ly/3rnOdNo Follow My Instagram ▶ http://www.instagram.com/ShawnJohnson Like the Facebook page! ▶ http://www.facebook.com/ShawnJohnson Follow My Twitter ▶ http://www.twitter.com/ShawnJohnson Snapchat! ▶ @ShawneyJ Follow AndrewsTwitter ▶ http://www.twitter.com/AndrewDEast Follow My Instagram ▶ http://www.instagram.com/AndrewDEast Like the Facebook page! ▶ http://www.facebook.com/AndrewDEast Snapchat! ▶ @AndrewDEast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In about 20 years, your adult children are going to be sitting in front of a therapist.
0:04.1	And the therapist is going to say, tell me about your parents.
0:06.3	What did they teach you about marriage?
0:07.4	What did they teach you about respect?
0:08.8	Right now, you have an opportunity to shape their answer because they're going to say words.
0:12.1	Why is it worth saving because of those words?
0:21.6	What's up everybody?
0:22.7	Welcome back to Couple Things.
0:23.6	We're Sean and Andrew, a podcast all about couples and the things they go through.
0:27.5	Today, we have from the Gottman Institute, Laura Heck and Zach Brittle, who are licensed,
0:33.5	family and marriage therapists and counselors.
0:35.8	I'm really excited.
0:36.7	We keep reiterating over and over again on this show that we love sharing with you guys
0:41.0	our experiences, our relationship and how we get through things.
0:45.0	But we are by no means professionals or know what we are doing.
0:48.8	So we brought in the professionals for you.
0:51.0	Yeah, we like bringing on people who are qualified to actually give advice.
0:53.9	And that's what Laura and Zach are here to do.
0:56.3	They are certified by the Gottman Institute, which is an institute that has been doing research
1:00.8	for dozens of years with thousands of couples.
1:03.1	And you may have heard of a couple different research that they've done.
1:07.0	They are well known for the Four Horsemen, which are like the four kind of early detection
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