The Couples Course

Curriculum

Most relationships are repairable, if partners are willing to learn new ways to relate. Struggles and disappointments that are a normal part of life can actually be a resource for developing acceptance, honesty, flexibility, empathy, patience, and self-awareness. The Couples Course is taught by Northwest Seminars Staff with over two decades of experience. Learn how to restore the original promise you saw at the beginning of your relationship.

PART ONE

The curriculum includes:

  • A “treasure chest” of communication skills, self-knowledge and classroom experiences that make extraordinary relationships possible (from PAIRS International)
  • The secret of expressing upsetting feeling without hurting your partner or your relationship
  • Healing old hurts, and bringing more compassion, friendship and joy into your relationship
  • Understanding the enneagram and its influence
  • Introducing The Imago Process
  • Learning how the mind and brain shape who we are and who we love

PART TWO

The curriculum includes:

  • Forgiveness: rebuilding trust and living the promise of the original relationship
  • How to free yourselves from the “infinity loops”, the bane of all relationships
  • What we never learned about desire, sensuality and sexuality
  • Bringing back trust and and passion into your relationship
  • Differentiation: How to keep yourself while staying connected to your partner