It's a special time of year - a combo of being thrown out of your routine, more time with in-laws and family, money stresses and gift expectations. Yay for Christmas! One survey found that the average couple has four fights a day in December. In this episode, we share tips from Relationship Expert, John Gottman on how to not only survive, but thrive in the festive season with your partner.

LINKS
Read more from John Gottman here
A survey on couples and conflict here
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CREDITS
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy 
Executive Producer: Anna Henvest
Editor: Adrian Walton 

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It's a special time of year - a combo of being thrown out of your routine, more time with in-laws and family, money stresses and gift expectations. Yay for Christmas! One survey found that the average couple has four fights a day in December. In this episode, we share tips from Relationship Expert, John Gottman on how to not only survive, but thrive in the festive season with your partner.
LINKS
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<li>Read more from John Gottman <a href="https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-to-stop-complaining-in-a-relationship#why-people-complainhttps://www.gottman.com/blog/the-magic-relationship-ratio-according-science/">here</a></li>
<li>A survey on couples and conflict <a href="https://www.bubhub.com.au/blog/couples-fight-an-average-of-4-times-a-day-in-the-lead-up-to-christmas/#:~:text=up%20to%20Christmas-,Couples%20fight%20an%20average%20of%204%20times%20a,the%20lead%20up%20to%20Christmas&amp;text=Christmas%20should%20be%20a%20time,other%20time%20of%20the%20year.">here</a></li>
<li>Follow <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/0pN-CyoNqKFJPZ22fMQlIu?domain=instagram.com/">@thespace_podcast</a> on Instagram   </li>
<li>Watch <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Ej6NCzvOrLsnY6wwFgqbvu?domain=tiktok.com">@thespace_podcast</a> on TikTok  </li>
<li>Follow <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/KnYMCANZR0hVK4llUYUCoI?domain=instagram.com/">@novapodcastsofficial</a> on Instagram   </li>
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CREDITS  Host: Casey Donovan <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Fs8lCBNZVkhAXjRRHWwwr6?domain=bit.ly">@caseydonovan88  </a>Writer: Amy Molloy <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/TmH2CD1jXmtMLqJJHk-5va?domain=instagram.com/">@amymolloy  </a>Executive Producer: Anna Henvest Editor: Adrian Walton 
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Join Casey Donovan on a mini escape each morning and evening with short meditations, motivations and tips to improve your day. It's mindfulness for everyone written by wellness expert, Amy Molloy. Follow the show @thespace_podcast on Instagram.

Join <a href="https://www.instagram.com/caseydonovan88/">Casey Donovan</a> on a mini escape each morning and evening with short meditations, motivations and tips to improve your day. It's mindfulness for everyone written by wellness expert, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amy_molloy/">Amy Molloy</a>. Follow the show <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thespace_podcast/">@thespace_podcast</a> on Instagram.

Welcome to The Space, a mindfulness podcast that’s not like the others.

The Space

Welcome to The Space, a mindfulness podcast that’s not like the others. 

Join Casey Donovan on a mini escape each morning and evening with short (and cringe free) meditations, motivations and tips on how to improve your day. 

The Space is mindfulness for the rest of us, written by wellness expert, Amy Molloy.

Welcome to The Space, a mindfulness podcast that&rsquo;s not like the others.&nbsp;
Join Casey Donovan on a mini escape each morning and evening with short (and cringe free) meditations, motivations and tips on how to improve your day.&nbsp;
The Space is mindfulness for the rest of us, written by wellness expert, Amy Molloy.

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