Entries by Benita Esposito

10 Tips to Sustain Emotional Intimacy During a Conflict

Have you ever been stuck in a painful conversation with a family member or coworker? You just can’t seem to understand each other? I know how frustrating and hurtful that can be. Instead of escalating your emotions and blaming or withdrawing, you can use the following simple road map to move into a deep emotional […]

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Worst Four Behaviors that Ruin Marriage

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Don’t Let Them Ruin Your Marriage. Dr. John Gottman, professor emeritus at University of Washington, studied 3,000 couples over 30 years to determine what makes “masters of marriage” and “disasters of marriage.”  He can predict divorce with 93% accuracy. We now know exactly what destroys marriages, and what is […]

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Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

Saturday April 18, 2015. 9:45am-noon A Workshop Learn how to avoid “Disasters of Marriage.” Based on Dr. Gottman’s 40 years of research with 3,000 couples. Half of all divorces occur within 7 years. Discover the  single biggest factor that predicts divorce at 16 years of marriage. Four behaviors that predict divorce within 6 years of […]

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9 Meditation Tips

Research shows that meditation helps reduce anxiety and stress. It helps reduce blood pressure and enhances focus, memory and learning. It helps you get a better night’s sleep and increases your creativity. You will have a deeper sense of inner peace. Most likely your physical health will improve as well. Mine does every time I […]

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Dr. John Gottman’s Marriage Research FAQs

Dr. John Gottman is a rigorous psychological researcher who has studied what makes “Masters and Disasters of Marriage” for 50 years. Couples hang out at his “Love Lab” in Seattle for a weekend while assistants record their behavior and physiological responses. Gottman can predict divorce with approximately 94% accuracy. In this article, you will read […]

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Will Your Marriage Survive?

After four decades of research tracking 3,000 couples, Dr. John Gottman compared the communication habits of couples who stayed married with couples who divorced within 15 years. He isolated four behaviors that unhappy couples use which predict divorce with 94 percent accuracy. That may seem outlandish, but it’s backed up by solid research. Four Horsemen […]

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HIPAA Statement – Esposito Institute

Benita A. Esposito, MA, LPC, LCMHC The Esposito Institute, Inc. Mailing address: PO Box 1074, Young Harris, GA 30582 168 Rogers Street, Suite 206 Blairsville, Georgia 30512 5885 Glenridge Drive, Suite 130, Atlanta, Georgia 30328

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