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Sep 3, 2024 | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Henry Emmons |Aimee Prasek |Terrance Real |Elizabeth Larsen

By Henry Emmons, MD and Aimee Prasek, PhD | Experience Life Deep, loving connections with others are among life’s most gratifying experiences. They also support our mental, emotional, and physical health in ways too numerous to count. Yet deep connections require us to open our hearts — a process that can be difficult and uncomfortable.

Aug 28, 2024 | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Terrance Real |John Gottman |Julie Schwartz Gottman

It’s safe to say that when My Lovely Wife and I tied the knot back on that lustrous May morning 44 years ago, we were not giving much thought to how married life might affect our health and happiness when we reach our dotage. Like most newlyweds, we were focused on setting up a household and establishing some sort of domestic routine (we couldn’t afford a honeymoon). What constituted the “future” barely stretched beyond the following weekend.

Sep 1, 2023 | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Elizabeth Larsen |Courtney Helgoe |Terrance Real |Jacquelyn B. Fletcher

Have you ever felt as if you were an unwitting passenger in your own interactions? You tell yourself that just this once you will not lose it with your loved one. But in the heat of the moment, there it goes — the unkind word, the raised voice, the torrent of what you really think. Maybe you’re not the explosive type. Instead of lashing out, you shut down because you’re either disgusted (I don’t need this!) or overwhelmed (I can’t handle this!) or both at the same time.