West Palm Beach, FL Seven Principles for Making Marriage/Relationships Work Mar 21-22 , 2025

About
The Seven Principles Workshop for Couples is a two-day marriage workshop based on the internationally acclaimed research of Dr. John Gottman, which was presented in his New York Times bestselling book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. This educational workshop has been offered across the US and internationally and has strengthened the relationships of tens of thousands of couples. It’s specifically designed to help couples improve their friendship and learn powerful communication and conflict management skills.

The workshop includes lectures, demonstrations, videos, and private couples exercises. The activities are fun, insightful and informative.  And there is no need to worry about sharing your personal problems in front of others… we don’t do any group sharing at this workshop.

The seminar imparts in practical, applicable ways the findings of Dr. Gottman’s four decades of research on the habits and patterns of couples. His scientific, longitudinal studies at the University of Washington are without peer in their study of over four thousand couples, measuring everything from the way couples talk to each other, to vital signs, to stress hormone levels, to conflict-recovery techniques.

The research conducted by The Gottman Institute has made Dr. Gottman the most-quoted author on marriage by other authors on marriage. It has provided solid, scientifically validated conclusions on what makes relationships work. In fact, Dr. Gottman’s principles are so reliable that he can observe a married couple in conflict for fifteen minutes and determine whether they will divorce—with over 90% accuracy—assuming their interactive patterns remain unchanged.

If you’ve ever wondered why some couples thrive while others dive, this seminar will provide answers. In less than a full weekend, you’ll learn the six toxic patterns observed in “disaster couples” that cause their demise, and the seven relationship-building patterns observed in “master couples.”  As a couple, you will engage in private exercises to help you apply—in-seminar—the Principles to your relationship.

Couples will learn and practice research-proven tools:

Make conflict work for your relationship

Deepen intimacy and build trust

Identify your solvable vs. perpetual issues

Strengthen your foundation of friendship

Collaborate more effectively to solve problems

Communicate clearly and effectively (…and get more of what you want and need as a result!)

The registration cost is per couple and includes one complimentary copy of Dr. Gottman’s book: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. (Professionals who work with couples, and are interested in the research from an educational standpoint, may attend unaccompanied, or with their partner, or with a colleague or friend.)