The Four Horsemen: John Gottman and Romantic Relationships Part 1 | Shrink Space E.28
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The Four Horsemen of Relationships – Are You Doing These Without Knowing It?
We’re finally back from our spring break! In this first part of two, we explain why Dr. John Gottman’s 4 signs that predict divorce—criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling—are so powerful, and how they often show up without us even realizing it.
We break these down by analyzing a viral clip of Alec and Hilaria Baldwin, using it as a real-life example of how these patterns play out in everyday relationships.
Timestamps (00:00 ) Coming up in this episode
(01:31 ) Dave’s Caribbean cruise
(04:51 ) Analyzing the Alec and Hilaria Baldwin clip
(17:38 ) Today’s topic: John Gottman’s Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work – The 4 Horsemen of Relationships
(26:03 ) The first horseman: Criticism – when complaints turn into character attacks
(31:53 ) The second horseman: Contempt – the most dangerous relationship killer
(37:46 ) The third horseman: Defensiveness – why it makes things worse
(42:11 ) The fourth horseman: Stonewalling – the silent relationship shutdown
(47:15 ) How can you avoid the Four Horsemen?
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