Description
The Story of Us: A Marriage Enrichment Weekend Retreat
Want to enrich your marriage? Find new ways to connect? Learn skills to help you avoid common pitfalls in committed relationships? If so, then join Dr. Alexander for a marriage enrichment weekend retreat. Dr. Alexander has been helping couples become more connected for the past 35 years. He is an experienced workshop leader who shares his insights with warmth and wisdom.
Learn how to:
Adopt a growth oriented “marital mindset”
Apply the Big 3 to your marriage: Positive bias, emotional regulation and empathy
Enhance your love story
Uncover the one real fight in marriage
Stop conflict in its tracks
Learn to make an effective apology
Find novel ways to connect
Increase sexual satisfaction
Re-discover your marital purpose
Dr. Alexander skillfully combines didactic material with ice-breakers, movie clips, couple and group discussion, popular music and the use of a personal journal to bring couples closer. The weekend allows couples to absorb and practice skills that might take months to master in couple counseling.
Retreat Outline
When: Friday night, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Topics covered:
The growth oriented marital mindset
Positive bias
Embracing your love story
When: Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Topics covered:
Blow ups vs. arguments vs. fights
Emotional literacy
Strengthening your empathy muscle
The compassionate apology
Exploring novel ways to connect – physically, intellectually and emotionally
When: Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Topics covered:
The mindful marriage
The marital mission statement
Finding purpose and meaning in your marriage
Who This Retreat is For:
All committed couples regardless of sexual orientation
Couples who want to get more out of their marriage
Couples who want to increase their connection
Couples who want to improve their communication and conflict resolution
Couples who want to build a better marriage for their kids
Couples who want to find purpose in their marriage
Who This Retreat is Not For:
Active substance abuse
Active infidelity or recent discovery of affair (within last year)
Physical violence
Already seeking legal counsel for divorce and unwilling to press “pause”
Retreat is limited to 12 couples
Cost:
$1,175.00 — Early registration
$1,225.00 — Registration 3 weeks prior to workshop
$1,275.00 — Late registration
Includes: Five Marital Conflicts and How to Resolve Them (Money, Parenting, Sex, Division of Labor, In-Laws): The Guide to Getting Along by Matthew Alexander, Ph.D. (only available to retreat participants)
Continental Breakfasts
Discounts on lodging and spa amenities
Where:
Renaissance Charlotte SouthPark Hotel
5501 Carnegie Blvd, Charlotte NC 28209
(704) 501-2510
When:
Spring Retreat: May 17-19, 2019
Fall Retreat: TBD
Endorsements:
“We would be remiss if we didn’t tell you how much you have changed out lives — and, as a result, our children’s lives – because we are in a much better place — better than we have been in, dare I say, 7+ years. I don’t know how to thank you.”
DP, former couple therapy client
“Dr. Matthew Alexander is one of the top experts in the field of couple therapy. In addition to being an excellent clinician, Dr. Alexander is an author and musician. His clinical experience blended with his creative teaching approaches make his workshops a rare treat for anyone looking for depth of content and a fun learning experience.”
Dr. Bryan E. Robinson, marriage therapist and best-selling author of “Chained to the Desk” and 25 other self-help books.