Turn the Seven Principles into Seven Weeks

Transform Gottman science into small, weekly habits that last.

While the official Gottman Seven Principles Couples Guide gives you the knowledge, the 7-Week Relationship Reset turns that knowledge into weekly action. Your purchase includes guided lessons inside a members-only course hub, page-mapped exercises tied to the Couples Guide, scripts, and tiny micro-rituals you can keep, plus gentle accountability so you actually follow through. Each week, you’ll get a clear, doable plan with a short coaching email, exact page references, and “say-this” prompts, like having a coach translate the science into what to do tonight. In short, it’s a practical journey from reading skills to living them, with support at every step.

Materials note: The official Seven Principles Digital Couples Set from The Gottman Institute is required for this course and is purchased separately at gottman.com

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• Action over theory — tiny steps, scripts, reflections

• Built on The Gottman Research — evidence-based skills, simplified

• Designed for real life — 15–30 minutes a week (weeks vary with reading, check-ins, and scripts).

• 7 weekly lessons with actions, prompts, and page references

• Micro-rituals to rebuild warmth and reduce spirals

• Conversation scripts for tough moments

• Weekly check-ins to stay aligned

• Email coaching cadence to guide your week

• Pocket-Coach Prompts to use in-between sessions ( Optional )

• Completion unlocks alumni coaching (live sessions after Week 7)

  Disclaimer: Love Lab Coaching is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Gottman Institute. Our course uses Gottman-based practices. The Seven Principles – Digital Couples Set is required and not included; you will purchase it directly from Gottman.com and access it in your Gottman.com account.

This companion is for couples who want implementation over information, at a pace real life can hold. It’s especially helpful if you’re:

• Long-term and “fine but flat”
  Rekindle warmth, turn toward bids, and make small deposits in your Emotional Bank Account.

• Stuck on a recurring topic (gridlock), but safe and committed
  Uncover the dreams beneath the conflict and try creative, time-limited experiments.

• In a life transition: (menopause, new job, move, retirement, empty nest)
  Refresh Love maps, renegotiate roles, and build new shared meaning on purpose.

• Newly engaged/moving in / newlyweds
  Build your foundation early: Love Maps, admiration habits, fair-fight skills, and shared rituals.

• Premarital check-up
  Turn the Seven Principles into weekly actions so you start aligned on values, roles, and goals.

• Busy or schedule-challenged (shift work, travel, caregiving, entrepreneurs)
  15–30 minutes per week + 1–2 minute micro-rituals—no weekends required.

• LGBTQ+ couples
  Inclusive, research-aligned skills that center respect, agency, and your unique culture of “us.”

• Parents (especially with little ones)
  Keep the connection alive with tiny rituals and stress-reducing conversations you can actually do.

• Long-distance or travel-heavy
  Voice-note prompts, video-friendly scripts, and a weekly structure to catch missed bids.

• Intercultural/interfaith/blended families
  Honour meanings beneath differences; design rituals and roles that feel fair and respectful.

• ADHD / neurodivergent households
  Cue-based, bite-size steps, gentle written start-ups, and visible ritual menus to reduce friction.

What you’ll do each week

• 1) Enhance Your Love Maps — Know each other’s inner world (stressors, hopes, day-to-day details).

• 2) Nurture Fondness & Admiration — Notice, name, and express what you appreciate.

• 3) Turn Toward Instead of Away — Respond to “bids” for connection in small, everyday moments.

• 4) Let Your Partner Influence You — Share power and accept influence to strengthen teamwork.

• 5) Solve Your Solvable Problems — Use gentle start-ups, compromise, and repair to resolve the fixable.

• 6) Overcome Gridlock — Find the dreams/values under recurring conflicts and move from stuck to dialogue.

• 7) Create Shared Meaning — Build rituals, roles, and goals that make your “us” feel purposeful.