![](https://connectionresourcescoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/holidays.jpg)
By Kristen Manieri When my kids were younger, one of our favorite summer activities was to have leaf races in the rushing streams near our North Carolina
Read More![](https://connectionresourcescoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/marriage.jpg)
By The Gottman Institute Richard Williams, also known as Prince EA, is a filmmaker, activist, and public speaker recognized for inspiring billions of people with his message of
Read More![](https://connectionresourcescoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/antidotes.jpg)
By Ellie Lisitsa, The Gottman Institute All relationships, even the most successful ones, have conflict. It is unavoidable. Fortunately, our research shows that it’s not the appearance
Read More![](https://connectionresourcescoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/stonewalling.jpg)
By Ellie Lisitsa, The Gottman Institute The last, but certainly not least, of the Four Horsemen is stonewalling. Stonewalling is, well, what it sounds like. In a discussion or
Read More![](https://connectionresourcescoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/defensive.jpg)
By Ellie Lisitsa, The Gottman Institute The third horsemen in the Four Horsemen is a common one: defensiveness, which is defined as self-protection in the form of righteous indignation
Read More![](https://connectionresourcescoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/contempt-1.jpg)
By Ellie Lisitsa, The Gottman Institute Contempt is the worst of the four horsemen. It is the most destructive negative behavior in relationships. In Dr. Gottman’s four decades
Read More![](https://connectionresourcescoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/criticism.jpg)
By Ellie Lisitsa, The Gottman Institute The first of the Four Horsemen, and likely the most common, is criticism. It is a natural human behavior for people to
Read More![](https://connectionresourcescoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wisdom.jpg)
This article originally appeared in The Washington Post, co-authored by Christopher Dollard and John Gottman. Marriage is one of the oldest social, economic, religious and legal institutions in
Read More