Tools to Strengthen Your Connection

Feel like your relationship could use a tune-up—but not sure where to start?

The Relationship Checkup is a powerful, research-backed online assessment that gives you and your partner a personalized roadmap for creating a stronger, healthier, more connected relationship—whether you're feeling pretty good or completely off track.

Here’s what you’ll get:

✔️ A 10-page, detailed report highlighting your unique strengths and challenges
✔️ Insights into the key areas that matter most: communication, conflict, intimacy, trust, and emotional connection
✔️ Clear, practical tools based on 50+ years of relationship science to help you grow together instead of growing apart

Think of it like a GPS for your relationship—showing you exactly where you are and how to get where you want to go—together.

A Pocket-Sized Way to Feel Closer—For Free
Looking for a simple way to strengthen your relationship—even on your busiest days? The Gottman Card Deck App is a free, research-backed tool that helps couples connect through meaningful questions, fun prompts, and relationship-deepening conversations.

Created by The Gottman Institute, this app includes:

✔️ 14 themed decks based on proven relationship research
✔️ 1,000+ flashcards to spark better communication and emotional intimacy
✔️ A favorites feature to save your go-to cards
✔️ Easy to use on the go—great for date nights, quiet evenings, or weekend check-ins
 

Whether you’re feeling disconnected or just want to keep your love strong, this free resource is a playful, low-pressure way to grow your emotional connection—one card at a time.

Repair is the secret sauce of happy couples!

Still feeling the sting from your last fight? Whether things blew up or just went cold, this free bite-sized video series gives you a proven way to reconnect—without sweeping anything under the rug.

You’ll get six short lessons and a printable workbook to help you and your partner move from conflict to connection—at your own pace, from the comfort of home.

Grab a snack, hit play, and start feeling closer by tonight. 

Looking for a powerful DIY option to deepen your connection and improve your communication?

The Gottman Relationship Builder is a self-paced online resource packed with everything you need to grow closer, handle conflict better, and feel more like a team.

You’ll get instant access to:

✔️ 13 research-based learning modules

✔️ 90 short videos with Drs. John and Julie Gottman teaching and role-playing the skills

✔️ 35 couples exercises to help you connect, communicate, and thrive—together

Topics include:

Friendship and intimacy, calming conflict, fondness and admiration, trust and commitment, repair after a fight, emotional bank accounts, effective listening, enriching your sex life, …and so much more.

Whether you’re feeling disconnected or just want to keep your relationship strong, this is a powerful toolkit you can explore on your own time, in your own way.