The marriage Dance
Online workshop
Building Connection, Managing Conflict
Great Marriages take work. Just like becoming dance partners takes learning skills, practice, and making it past crunched toes, it takes skills and practice to become masterful partners together.
The Marriage Dance: Building Connection, Managing Conflict is designed to help you build your marital intimacy, take notice of where your dance steps are hurtful, and show you how to quickly get back in sync.
From our 10 years of helping couples re-connect, we’ve curated the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that have been most helpful for us personally and for those couples we’ve worked with, in both building intimacy, as well as avoiding and managing conflict.
Dates & Times:
November 2 & 9, 2024
November 2, 2024 2:00 - 5:30 p.m. (Paris time zone)
November 9, 2024 2:00 - 5:30 p.m. (Paris time zone)
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Couples Will leave
Having learned and practiced the one power skill to build intimacy and manage conflict.
Having learned the common types of destructive dances marriages experience.
Having identified and named their own personal destructive dance.
Having talked about the common triggers that start their destructive dance.
Having learned specific phrases to help quickly get their dance moves back in sync.
With a process to notice and change from destructive to intimacy-building dances.
Having practiced more meaningful questions.
Having discovered the Window of Tolerance and discussed how it affects them in conflict.
Knowing one or two other couples a little bit better.
Having had chunks of time to talk to one another and practice their new skills on meaningful topics.
What to Expect
We’ll share a number of skills and concepts designed to help you build intimacy and manage conflict. In other words, we want to help you love each other well. As couples, you’ll have frequent opportunities to discuss the content and practice the skills.
You’ll also occasionally be with one or two other couples to share what you are learning. We won’t ever ask you to share your content or what was said between you as a couple. Instead, you’ll share what you learned from practicing the skill or your thoughts on a concept that we cover in your small groups.
There will be a 20-30 min break in the middle of our sessions.
“I have derived huge benefits from this workshop. I think it is incredible that in such a short amount of time, I can understand myself in my marriage with so much more clarity and come away with very practical tools that make my spouse feel heard and valued and cared about.”
Facilitators
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As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I enjoy working with couples and individuals. I also enjoy facilitating learning and growth in groups. I’m excited about this training for three reasons: 1) I believe marriage is a sacred connection worth working on and fighting for. 2) I know that what we’re presenting works—I’ve seen it work in our own marriage and in those of many others. (It’s also backed by research.) 3) I get to present it with my wife. In addition to this workshop, I offer attachment-based marriage counseling, in-person and online.
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Facilitating groups toward things they want to work on is one of the greatest joys I have in life. Together, Tim and I offer a customized training for couples called “Navigating Desires and Decisions.” Through that, I’ve seen the power that practicing has (over book learning) in making real transformation in couples’ lives. Marriage takes hard work, and I find it sacred to support both my own and others’ marriages. I have a Masters in Organizational Psychology and am an Endorsed Facilitator with the International Association of Facilitators.
Costs and Payment
Early Registration
$145 USD
Complete the registration form by October 2 and make full payment by October 16.
Standard
$195 USD
Complete the registration form by October 25 & make full payment by October 29.
Special Notes:
Space is limited, so please register early.
The price includes a $50 non-refundable deposit. This deposit will be in effect if you cancel your registration. There is no refund for cancellations within one week of the event.
You’ll be invoiced within a few days of registration.
Pre-work
We’ll be sending you emails with some things to think about and read in advance. The reading is not required, but may be especially helpful for non-native English speakers.
We’ll meet online using Zoom (registrants will receive instructions).
Registration form
Each individual needs to complete a registration form.