Couples Retreats are fundamental to our work because we believe that in order for a leader to fully step into their vocational passion and/or mission, they must be on solid ground in their marriage. Our couples model is based on a “couple’s centric foundation” to life. And if that foundation is under stress or is cracked, then our ability as leaders will be diminished.

So, our approach to working with couples is that each person is 100% responsible for their 50% of the relationship. That means that in our work together, we will uncover how each partner is contributing to the challenges that the relationship is facing. We will also bring awareness to unconscious patterns that each individual brings into the relationship and learn how to shift to new, desired, conscious behavior.

Our support for leaders, many times, will lead us into marriages that are under stress. This can range from “we have a strong marriage but we are just going through a rough patch” to “things need to change. I’m not happy.” To “this is hopeless, it’s time to get divorced.” Whether you are in a well-care or a critical-care situation, we can help you to improve your relationship.

"A 2-day intensive can change the trajectory of the relationship"
– Dr. John Gottman, The Gottman Institute.

As with all of our services, we will gather data through a combination of a Confidential Questionnaire and then individual coaching calls with each partner. At times, there may be a focus of the retreat (eg. better communication, conflict resolution, couple’s mission). Based on this data, we will draft an agenda for our time together.

• Most retreats will be 2-3 days in duration. The many benefits of the retreat can include:
• Gain a new understanding of what motivates you and your partner
• Re-kindle that which is at the heart of every relationship – your friendship
• Build and expand on a culture of appreciation in your marriage
• Identify “early warning signals” for factors that can hurt your relationship
• Learn how to distinguish between solvable and perpetual issues
• Re-ignite your passion
• Learn a set of conflict management tools that can leverage the conflict into deeper intimacy
• Grow personally as you identify self-limiting beliefs and move past them
• Be empowered in your marriage