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The Repair Attempt — Your Emergency Toolkit
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Every couple fights. That's not what predicts divorce. What predicts divorce is whether you can repair after the fight. Gottman's research shows that the success or failure of repair attempts is the single most important factor in whether a marriage survives. A repair attempt is anything that stops...
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- Success or failure of repair attempts is the single most important predictor of marriage survival
- Physiological flooding (HR > 100 bpm) shuts down the prefrontal cortex, making continued conversation counterproductive
- The 90-second pause with 4-4-6 breathing is the fastest evidence-based de-escalation technique
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