Good Conversations


A weekly newsletter encouraging couples to start talking like friends

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Your Equanimity
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Your Equanimity

How well do you maintain your equanimity generally?

What things easily upset you?

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Registering a Moment
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Registering a Moment

Describe a special moment you have experienced in the last week or two? Was it with someone? Was it an accomplishment or achievement?

Was it something you saw or observed? Was it an activity?

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Summer Camp
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Summer Camp

If you had a month to go to a summer camp this year, what kind of camp would it be? What would you do there?

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Coping
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Coping

How do you cope with losing Daylight Savings Time?

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Skilled Listening
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Skilled Listening

How well are you able to listen to your spouse for understanding and support when they are sharing negative emotions like sadness, anger, fear or anxiety?

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Good Moments
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Good Moments

Make a short list of some “good moments” you have experienced in the last two weeks. Something you did, someone you enjoyed, somewhere you went, something you accomplished, something you learned, something you are reading.

(Generally, not focused on your marriage.)

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Atmosphere
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Atmosphere

How would you describe the ‘atmosphere’ of your family when you were a child, age 5-11?

How is the ‘atmosphere’ of your family similar or different?

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Vision
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Vision

Write down 3-7 responses to the following questions.

1. What would you like to be true of your marriage? You may include things that are already true.

2. What would you like to be true of yourself in your marriage?

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