Marriage Refresher Course
The Marriage Refresher Course is for thriving, average, or conflicted couples; those who want to avoid the pain and trauma of separation and divorce; those who want to be fully alive in their marriage.
There can be many challenges in marriage with the stress of jobs, childrearing, mortgages, illness, etc. and this is why in Canada there is a 35% divorce rate for first marriages and a 65% divorce rate for second marriages.
The Marriage Refresher Course can substantially increase the odds that, not only will you stay together, but you will become “soul-mates sharing life and love” which is the true purpose of marriage.
Benefits of the Marriage Refresher Course
You and your spouse will learn:
- how to connect with and meet your emotional needs
- how to resolve conflict safely
- how to work with your personality differences rather than against them
- how to work through the 4 stages of marriage (romance, disillusionment, misery, and true love)
- Catholic teachings on the sacrament of marriage
- how to work with your love languages
- the "Fair Witness Method" for deeper intimacy
- reasons to stay married
- the spirituality of marriage
- other resources for your marriage
“We have always gotten along okay, but our marriage had somehow become kind of stale. Besides that we wanted to be more fully alive and celebrate the sacrament of marriage more - just have more life in our marriage, to be married
the way God intended marriage to be:
true partners living and loving happily together.”
C. B.
How Does the Marriage Refresher Course Work?
Dr. Tallman conducts the course with one couple at a time. You and your spouse meet with the marriage coach in one hour sessions on Zoom that are totally safe, supportive, and confidential. Sessions occur once a week (or whatever our schedules allow) for six sessions. The sessions are available days, evenings, and Saturdays year round.
The Marriage Coach
Dr. Bruce Tallman holds a doctorate in spiritual direction/counselling, works as a spiritual director and also coaches married couples as well as engaged couples. From 1988 to 2002 he helped over 1500 couples prepare for marriage in 50 group marriage preparation courses he facilitated for the Roman Catholic Diocese of London. Since August 2002 he has worked with over 2500 individual engaged and married couples from every Christian denomination as well as couples who are spiritual but not religious. All in all, he has helped about 4000 couples. Dr. Tallman has been married for many years and understands every kind of struggle couples go through. He and Grace have three wonderful adult children, three beautiful grandchildren, and are each other’s best friend.
Testimonies of Married Couples
“Marriage coaching is like marriage insurance. We were ready to split up before we did this.”
A.D.
"Thanks to the Couple Communication Method the air is becoming clearer and clearer between us."
J.S.
“We were madly in love when we first married, but we got to the point where we thought our marriage was hopeless. We still have a long way to go, but we are communicating in a much more civilized way now.”
L. J.
“The marriage coach gave us the wherewithal to solve our own problems. This way we don’t have to depend on marriage counsellors to do it for us.”
R. M.
“We are actually starting to have fun and joke around in our marriage,
something we never did before. And the sex is way better!”
B. W.
Cost
The fee is on a sliding scale depending on what is affordable for the couple.
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