How Can We Move from Polarization to Dialogue in Civil Society? Michael Brown, MSC, LMFT – Certified Gottman Therapist Civic dialogue has broken down in our society. We have become more entrenched in our own positions, and more polarized, more extreme, and...
Beware of Negative Sentiment Override Michael Brown, MSC, LMFT – Certified Gottman Therapist When your partner directs negative affect towards you, do you find yourself saying to yourself something like, “My partner is in a bad mood. He (or she) is so selfish....
What to Expect from Family Therapy Michael Brown, MSC, LMFT – Certified Gottman Therapist Perhaps you have been referred for family therapy. What can or should you expect? Perhaps you are going into it with fear and trepidation that the therapist is going to...
Becoming Intentional About Christmas Michael Brown, MSC, LMFT “A lovely thing about Christmas is that it is compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” -Garrison Keillor If your family celebrates Christmas, chances are you will celebrate it...
