by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Apr 27, 2021 | Blog
Sometimes when we try to succeed in life, we are held back by trauma from childhood. We all grow up facing challenges throughout our lifetime and it is particularly hard for children to walk away unscathed from their experience. This is not to blame our caregivers,...
by Jennifer Long | Apr 21, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
Children are receptive to the intricate nuances and body language their parents display in front of them. As much as we would like to believe that our children are spared from the marital discord we experience, John Gottman’s research proves that children...
by Jennifer Long | Apr 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Whether you’re on the receiving end of it or you are giving it to your partner, the silent treatment can create a toxic relationship environment. Most of us know what it feels like to be so frustrated during an argument with our spouse that we simply want to...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Apr 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dr. Harville Hendrix just completed the first instructional textbook for clinicians on using Imago therapy with couples! This clinical textbook had been over 10 years in the making and is the HOTTEST new resource for you right now in working with couples in your...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Apr 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Order Harville’s book using Coupon Code for 25% off: Norton90 at http://www.wwnorton.com/ Doing Imago Relationship Therapy In the Space-Between is a MUST-HAVE book in your arsenal of tools for maximizing your therapy work. Here’s what other relationship...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Apr 19, 2021 | Blog
It’s no wonder Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb is a runaway best-seller. Written by a therapist about her own personal journey into therapy, it is full of intrigue, vulnerability, and gives the reader insight into the many questions we may have...
by Jennifer Long | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Want to talk to your husband or wife about something important but don’t know how to bring it up without starting a fight or scaring them away? Whether you’re an introvert, an empath, or find it difficult to have a conversation about something important with your...
by Jennifer Long | Mar 15, 2021 | Blog
Want to know why bringing the heat down a notch during a relationship conflict is so important? Close your eyes and picture the last time you and your spouse laughed together. Really put yourself in that memory, conjuring up how it felt. It felt good, right? Want to...
by Jennifer Long | Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Relationship researcher Dr. John Gottman calls repair attempts the happy and emotionally intelligent couple’s “secret weapon.” Even if you’ve never heard of them before, it’s possible you and your partner already use repair attempts...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Feb 7, 2021 | Blog
Families have been challenged with disputes since the beginning of time. While it’s nothing new, it doesn’t diminish the anguish and pain that comes with it. The good news is that there are even more convenient ways to address family strife through online family...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Jan 21, 2021 | Blog
Are you about to end your marriage over political differences? Have you severed ties with other family or friends in the last three months? It’s such a shame to see relationships being destroyed over this especially when it doesn’t have to be this way. I remember as a...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Jan 20, 2021 | Blog
The following are a collection of previously recorded webinars- we wanted you to have them all on one page instead of having to search for information about our approach all over our social media channels. We may look different- as some webinar recordings are quite...
by Jennifer Long | Jan 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Let’s face it; people are complex. We all have highly personal histories that affect who we are, how we see the world, and how we interact with others. For this reason, it might sound impossible to classify individuals into a just handful of categories used to...
by Jennifer Long | Jan 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
We use goals to improve all areas of our lives—from health and finances to career and marriage. And accomplishing a goal isn’t even the only benefit of setting one in the first place! It turns out that the very act of setting and working toward a goal can boost...
by Jennifer Long | Jan 20, 2021 | Blog
Emotional flexibility is key to a happy and healthy relationship. We can liken partners in healthy relationships who possess this quality to a willow tree. The willow tree serves as an excellent metaphor for a healthy and enduring marriage, bending and swaying with...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Jan 10, 2021 | Blog
If you’re a mental health professional that works with couples, you might be looking for worksheets and exercises that you can use to enhance your work. There are a number of wonderful exercises and resources that Imago therapy uses that will help you. If you...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Jan 9, 2021 | Blog
Covid hit us all hard. And no one was hit harder than health professionals! Self care moved from being just a concept to a very real necessity. Health professionals realized that they needed to learn how to do more self care pronto. And so therapy for therapists is...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Dec 29, 2020 | Blog
Beyond the long to-do list that you will have as Mother or Father of the bride or groom, you’ll want to learn to step in to the new role you will have in your son or daughter’s life. You’ll want to be a good parent without overstepping boundaries and...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Dec 24, 2020 | Blog
Living apart from your partner is hard enough. It’s even more challenging when you need long distance couples therapy. How do you work on a relationship when you don’t even see each other on a regular basis? There are many reasons why couples may need...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Dec 23, 2020 | Blog
We had the privilege of chatting about marital intimacy with Alisa DiLorenzo of One Extraordinary Marriage. Alisa and Tony DiLorenzo of One Extraordinary Marriage What I like about her work is that is born out of experience. Just like Rivka and I, Alisa and her...
by Jennifer Long | Dec 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
According to relationship researcher Dr. John Gottman, the majority of problems married couples have are “perpetual.” These ongoing issues exist in virtually every relationship—yes, even healthy ones. The idea that most problems in your marriage...
by Jennifer Long | Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
At The Marriage Restoration Project, our mission is to help couples thrive in their relationships and rediscover the power of what their union can offer them on an emotional and spiritual level. We believe a healthy and vibrant marriage is greater than the sum of its...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Dec 7, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
Communicating with your spouse doesn’t have to be so hard. And yet communication problems are the #1 biggest reported problem for most married couples. Truthfully, achieving healthy communication really is one of the hardest things to learn how to do well! And...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
Yes, if they want to. The key to a marriage surviving after infidelity is rebuilding trust. Ultimately, it all comes down to how much the couple wants the marriage to work and the effort both people want to make to save it. Infidelity is never an easy thing. It is...
by Jennifer Long | Nov 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Stay grateful—it’s good for your marriage. Hard to believe as it may be, learning to cultivate gratitude in your relationships and life has a powerful effect on people emotionally and physically. According to research, gratitude is scientifically linked to...
by Jennifer Long | Nov 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s often said that conflict over money is one of the leading causes of divorce. And with nearly three-quarters of Americans experiencing financial worry right now, it’s reasonable to presume many marriages across the country are facing increasing strain...
by Jennifer Long | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog
Grief is an acutely painful reaction to loss. A person may grieve in reaction to the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, a divorce, or even the loss of a sense of healthy self when faced with a chronic or terminal diagnosis. As the Hospice Foundation of America...
by Jennifer Long | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog
A gentle warning to married people who casually use terms like “work husband” and “work wife,” who see nothing wrong with “innocent” flirting, and who share intimate details about their spouse with someone who isn’t their...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Aug 25, 2020 | Blog
How to recover from an affair after being so let down? While the story has just broken regarding Jerry Falwell Jr and it remains to be seen what actually happened, it leaves one thinking about expectations we have, not only for leaders, but for a spouse. We enter a...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Jun 30, 2020 | Blog, Podcast
Listen to the podcast episode below to find out what we are struggling with! We’re currently working on a program on this topic. If you think our struggle resembles your own and you wish to learn more, click here! Podcast: Play in new window | Download...
