Your Marriage and Your Brain

What do lion attacks and fights with your spouse have in common? The brain reads both as a threat to survival and triggers a fight-or-flight stress alarm. Energy is needed: your heart beats faster, your blood pressure and breathing increase, and your body is prepared to make a run for it or battle it out. Both can damage brain cells if you're not careful! Solving conflict in marriage in a constructive, cooperative way is an essential skill. Your Marriage and Your Brain takes the danger out of this challenging event. This book highlights thirteen positive skills that move couples from conflict to resolution, drawing from four research fields: neuroscience, attachment theory, love lab psychology, and interpersonal neurobiology. You'll learn: