When your partner is venting, offering advice or siding with the enemy shuts your partner down. Learn when it is better to stuff a washcloth in your mouth than to say something. Try this technique with your partner and you will be amazed at how much it helps your relationship.

   • MidWeeks Discussion: "Love Under Loc...  
Here is a link to a midweek discussion that featured Dr. Lampson and Rev. Terrance Proctor from the Church by the Side of the Road. The topic of the discussion was, "Love During Lockdown: Pushed Together and Pulled Apart During COVID19.

Couples counseling done effectively is a great teaching tool that demonstrates good therapy using telemental health. The therapist is a Certified Gottman Therapist who helps the couple listen to and support each other. The video also teaches therapists how to introduce this technique and coach a couple through the process of learning how to communicate understanding, show empathy, validate, and ask if the other person wants advice. Most importantly, the partner learns what it means to not side with the enemy and the meaning of Washcloth Moments!