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Together for Life
A few years ago, my granddaughter, Nevaeh and I saw something special. Sandhill cranes are prolific in Florida. Every Spring, new chicks hatch. We saw a beautiful pair of adult cranes near our house with two young chicks close by. I explained to Nevaeh that sandhill cranes usually have two babies at a time and the adults mate for life. I told her that means the mommy and daddy bird stay together until one of them dies. Nevaeh thought about that for a minute and said, “I wish my mommy and daddy would do that.”
Now, that will make your eyes water.
As a couples therapist, I know that restoring marriages can restore whole families. For those couples fortunate enough to have children, that is another priceless reason to care for their relationship. The best thing parents can give their children is a healthy marriage. Many studies show that parents who nurture a strong relationship give their kids the best possible shot at good health and well being as they grow, not to mention healthy relationships of their own as adults.
How much is your relationship worth? You’d no doubt say it’s priceless.
What is one great thing you can do to make it better?
How about a trip to Orlando?
I’m excited to invite any couples (engaged, living together, married, no matter how long), to attend a “Hold Me Tight”® couples weekend workshop here in Florida. A Hold Me Tight® weekend workshop is not marriage therapy. It’s education and experience in a safe setting that will strengthen and enhance your connection. It could be the best investment you’ll ever make in your family. Attending a couples workshop is not a sign that your relationship is in trouble. Indeed, it shows how much you treasure it.
Jim Rohn said, “You don’t have to be sick to get better.”
That couldn’t be more true when it comes to relationships. Don’t wait to “get sick.” Make a good thing better now. Do your relationship a favor and do it in the sunshine state. Our next workshop is February 10 and 11, the weekend before Valentine’s Day!
Space is limited. Sign up today!
Have a Safety Plan
A Hold Me Tight retreat in Orlando is a safe, powerful experience for couples to grow closer together
At Hold Me Tight, couples learn to let go of old baggage.
As I write this, I am waiting in my dermatologist’s office to have minor surgery. He detected a small spot of skin cancer on my face. That’s always a potential problem here in sunny Florida. Fortunately, they caught mine early and the procedure to correct it should be fairly simple. They found my skin cancer in a routine exam. That is to say, I had no symptoms. It wasn’t visible, wasn’t conspicuous, or even noticeable. But, had I ignored it, it most definitely would have worsened and possibly become serious. As they say, prevention beats treatment. And even when treatment is required, the earlier, the better.
Couples at a Hold Me Tight retreat in Orlando change their perspective and their behaviors to grow closer than ever before.
A Hold Me Tight®️ retreat is a transformational learning experience for couples. Two words there are key: learning and experience. First, what do you learn? You learn fascinating insights from attachment science. You learn that emotions are what drive us. Think about it: the word “emotion” contains the word “motion.” Emotions move us, motivate us. Emotions incite behaviors, actions and reactions. Emotions inform every level of our existence. And our most powerful, most vulnerable emotions are beneath the surface.
A Hold Me Tight couples retreat in Orlando will prepare couples for managing conflict and discord.
A Hold Me Tight couples retreat in Orlando can help couples change their focus on their relationship.
I recently decided I need to get in shape. I've "let myself go" for too long. Fortunately, there is no shortage of good home based video programs for resistance training, flexibility or cardio health. So, I perused the internet and found one of each. (I’m going for the total makeover!) I ordered them and when they arrived, I was excited to start my fitness journey. Some of them told me I could get in shape in “just a few minutes a day.” How hard could that be? I was all in. Let’s do this! So, I turned on the TV, queued the video, sat down on the couch and hit “Play.” I even popped some popcorn and got my favorite soda. I watched the first episode and, because I was really into it, watched a second session just for good measure. The next day, I did the same thing…sat right there on the couch and watched my fitness video. In fact, I watched every day for the next two weeks. I sat there faithfully and never missed an episode. After all, consistency is key, right? I couldn’t wait to look like those incredible people on the videos: slim, tight, perfectly toned—man, what bodies! But, something didn’t work. So far, I haven’t lost a pound. My waistline is just as big (maybe even a little bigger). I’m just as puffy and lumpy as ever. I’ll never get in shape. I don’t get it. I watched, I listened, I paid attention. What the heck? I want my money back! Okay, back to reality.
In this blog, I’d just like to share a few reflections on our most recent Hold Me Tight®️ couples retreat. As always, it was nothing sort of amazing. No two retreats are the same, but they never fail to amaze Vicki and me. Last weekend, we welcomed eight couples to our Winter Park (Orlando) FL venue. That is a little smaller group than usual, but it only makes for a warmer experience. It’s always exciting to meet new couples for the first time, to hear their stories and what brought them our way. The couples in this retreat varied in age and number of years together, from 4 years to about 40 years. It was clear that some were very stuck, unsure that they could figure out their relationship, but willing to try. Others were happy together, but wanted to make their good thing even better. Later, we learned that at least one couple saw the Hold Me Tight®️ retreat as sort of a “last best hope” before throwing in the towel on their marriage. You wouldn’t have guessed it to look at them, but they weren’t the first such couple to come to a Hold Me Tight®️ retreat as a last resort.