#13 Relational Well-being

Let’s talk about relational well-being. We mentioned last week that when we devote ourselves to deep learning, we strengthen neural pathways in our brain which then get utilized in many other areas of our life, the most important one being relationships. John Gottman, who is world-renown for his 40 years of breakthrough research on marital stability, talks about how important “deep knowing” is to a thriving relationship. He writes that couples tend to be curious about one another in their early courtship. But as life evolves, familiarity and routine, promote an illusion that we pretty much know most, if not all there is to know about our significant other.