Chrysalis Events

19/04/2016

Due to unforeseen changes, we regret that the Gottman Seven Principles for Couples workshop will be postponed to later this year. All those who have booked their participation in the event are being contacted directly. Thank you for your support.

19/04/2016

We've decided on the lucky couple who will be attending the workshop! Thanks to everyone who participated.

18/04/2016

Reality: Keeping score of who has done what for whom is really a sign of trouble in a marriage. In marriages that are successful, one doesn't take out the trash just because their spouse cooked dinner, but out of overall positive feelings about their partner and their relationship.

16/04/2016

14/04/2016

Reality: Couples simply have different styles of conflict. Some avoid fights at all costs, some argue a lot, and some are able to talk out their differences and find a compromise without ever raising their voices. No one style is necessarily better than another - as long as the style works for both people.

12/04/2016

10/04/2016

Reality: In most cases, it's the other way around. Problems in the marriage that send the couple on a trajectory to divorce also send one (or both) of them looking for intimate connection outside the marriage.

06/04/2016

Reality: We all have issues we're not totally rational about. We call these triggers "enduring vulnerabilities." They don't necessarily interfere with marriage if you learn to recognize and avoid activating them in each other.

04/04/2016

03/04/2016

2) Speak in "I" Rather than "You" Phrases

If you're anything like most couples, you occasionally (or very occasionally) fight. You may bicker about little things, like what to watch on TV or why he insists on decorating the bedroom floor with...

01/04/2016

Reality: The theory that men are unfaithful by nature and are therefore ill suited for monogamy is simply not true. The frequency of extramarital affairs does not depend on gender so much as on opportunity, both for men and women.