Recommendations for marriage retreat for couples on the brink of divorce?
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Anonymous
| I have heard of these retreats, but does anyone have a recommendation from personal experience? I think our marriage is still salvagable but we definitely are headings towards divorce if there is no intervention. Normal couples counseling has not worked, and we have a direct conflict of values that will break us if we can't find a way to deal with this. I would like to try such a retreat but I'm skeptical because the ones I found from a Google search mainly seem to have a Christian slant. Thanks in advance. |
Anonymous
| Retrovaille is sponsored by the Catholic church but we found it to be pretty non-denominational. One of us is not even Christian and found it valuable. Good luck. |
Anonymous
| Yes, I recommend to retreat. Wave the white flag. [~~] |
Anonymous
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Cooped up for a weekend with a STBX who is at best indifferent to you and who has checked out and can't wait to leave...
Well, didn't work well for me anyway. YMMV. |
Anonymous
| Our Lady of Bethesda offers couples retreats. One based on Sue Johnson’s Emotional Focused Therapy approach. She is psychologist and the approach is secular. The retreat center adds a faith component to it but the actual content is secular. Therapist said it is essentially equivalent to 10 sessions of therapy crammed into one intense weekend. I recommend. |
Anonymous
| OP here: Thanks! This is good to know about the focus not being overly religious. My DH is Catholic so he actually might be into that aspect. I really appreciate it. |
Anonymous
| Do a “getting the love you want” weekend workshop- imago therapy. Life changing. |
Anonymous
| My parents attended something called “Marriage Encounter” decades ago and it changed their marriage. I’ve also read good things about the Gottman Institute programs. |
Anonymous
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This is what you’re looking for, OP.
Good luck. This can be a game-changer. https://www.imagorelationshipswork.com/couples-and-individuals/workshops/getting-the-love-you-want |
Anonymous
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Gorman institute
EFT |
Anonymous
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Gottman.
Not religious. https://www.gottman.com/couples/private-couples-retreats/ |
Anonymous
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yes, the gold standard |