Imagine this…
You come home from work tired, hungry, completely drained and your partner promised to have the space cleaned so you could relax after a long day. You get home and see that he’s playing video games and you instantly become infuriated, feel defeated, and sad.
You have one of two options, tell him how frustrated and disappointed you feel and risk him not getting it, OR blowing up at him and run the risk of a fight. You decide to voice your disappointment, but his response is lack-luster and feels dismissive. Now you start to get more upset and the two of you start this dance of disconnection. Sound familiar?
The thing is…
You can sub any situation or disagreement, but the cycle that you’re caught in would probably feel the same. The end results end up being feeling alone, unheard, misunderstood, and desperate to go back to when things were good.
You’re tired of having these recurrent fights, struggling to connect and be able to effectively navigate this next phase in your relationship. You both feel stuck. You want to make it work and get back to the love (and on the same page) but don’t know how. You’re tired of walking on eggshells waiting for the next fight to erupt.
I know exactly where you are not just because I’ve seen and helped hundreds of clients in this very situation get back to a place of connection, intimacy, and deep understanding, but because I’ve been there myself in my own relationship (one of the reasons why I love my work so much). Ultimately, my goal is to help couples reconnect, find intimacy and romance again.
AFTER COMPLETING RECLAIMING LOVE, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
Communicate effectively, vulnerably, and openly with your partner (and vice versa)
Understand each other’s triggers, past and attachment needs
Listen to each other empathically, leaving each other feeling truly seen
Mange and regulate your own emotions and tune into partners
Argue and disagree without escalating
Truly see, hear, and understand each other on a deeper level
HOW WILL YOUR LIFE AND RELATIONSHIP CHANGE?
You’ll feel connected on an intimate level where being on the same page comes easily.
You’ll be able to understand each other without feeling triggered or frustrated or personalizing your partners feeling in a negative way
Your communication will be in-sync and both of you will be able to voice your feelings and thoughts and feel validated and closer for it.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
MODULE 1: IDENTIFY YOUR PATTERN
How to identify your cycle
Understanding where the issue really lies
What are the different cycles? (with examples)
Exercise: couple will draw out their own cycle identifying and pointing out how they’re contributing and interacting with each other (worksheet provided with examples and a video walk through)
MODULE 2: FIND YOUR VOICE
How to: use emotions to express needs and wants
How to: practice effective communication
Connected vs. disconnected couples: examples of communication styles of each
Exercise: Checklist providing step-by-step on effective and vulnerable communication with each other
MODULE 3: HEAT IT UP
How to: responding, validating, and practicing empathy
What is validation and softening?
How to: encouraging closeness and vulnerability
Exercise: Checklist that builds on last module, couple will continue to solidify communication skills by adding empathic listening
MODULE 4: BE A WITNESS
Inner child work—partner witnessing
Deepening understanding of past attachments with family and parent’s impact within the lens of relationship
Exercise: Meditation activity—setting intentions as a couple to be in an inviting headspace
Worksheet/template/journaling activity: (couple takes turns) Answering and sharing specific questions while partner sits and acts as witness to the experience. Debrief check-in will also be provided discussing their experience (deepening intimacy created)
MODULE 5: ATTACH AND APPLY
Consolidating information from module 4
Understanding family cycles and their impact on relationships
What is an attachment style and which one do I fall under?
Exercise: applying and expanding on concepts from module 4 using an argument (recent or recurrent from past) viewed from attachment lens vs past reactionary lens
Worksheet: highlighting different attachment styles and each partner identifying their own
MODULE 6: OUT WITH THE OLD
Continuing to consolidate and build on module 5 concepts (helps couples become more of a unit and team)
Truly integrating new cycle and dynamic
What is our new cycle/dance?
Exercise: couple will draw out their new cycle identifying and pointing out how they’re contributing and interacting with each other now vs to module 1 (worksheet provided with examples and a video walk through)
Checklist step-by-step to practice new cycle with current/past disagreement/situation
MODULE 7: SLOW TO START
How to bring up problems
What is gentle start-up?
Worksheet: Walk through of gentle start-up and step-by-step for couple to practice bringing up concerns
MODULE 8: LISTEN AND LEARN
The art of true listening
What is effective listening? (with examples)
Worksheet and checklist: Effective listening tools
MODULE 9: TALK THE TALK
Consolidating and integrating all things learned from past 3 weeks
Couple practicing and providing tools within video to use speech, gentle start-up, and effective listening to consolidate and solidify new interaction cycle
Meditation exercise: set intentions for calm and positive interactions and understanding
Checklist and worksheet: setting up steps and practices to keep in mind when discussing difficult topics
Checklist on what to do if things escalate
BONUS MODULE: REPAIR AND REDEEM:
What are fights, benefits, and purpose?
How to effectively reunite after a fight?
Skills and techniques to repair after fight to minimize damage
Worksheet/checklist: Step-by-step how to come back to one another, how to discuss feelings and concern in a threatening way, using gentle start-up, expressing empathy/understanding and listening skills
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