A New Way to Love: Living God’s Purpose for your Marriage

Couplehood is often a difficult road to travel.  But one thing we know, it is a spiritual path that calls us into wholeness and completion as human beings.  It is God calling us to our highest selves. We fall in love and get married and then all the unfinished business that we bring into the relationship starts to emerge.  Not knowing how to deal with it, we often argue and fight and feel disconnected.  But we know we want to stay together, we are committed to each other and in some way we feel unsure of what to do.  If so, this series is just for you!

This six week program is an educational adaptation of the book, Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and his wife Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D.  The book has sold over 2 million copies and has been translated into 20 languages.

What is it about?

It’s about learning a powerful skill that will radically transform your relationship into a conscious one.  It is also about establishing an ongoing program for couples in the church.  Couples who take the course and would like to teach it are encouraged to offer it to other couples in their homes.

It’s about using these skills to:

Improve your relationship with your partner

Dissolve long-standing conflicts

Heal childhood wounds in the safety of your love for one another

Grow into your full potential

Transform the “space between” you into sacred space

Grow spiritually together

Create a better society through conscious partnership

Who it’s for:

If you are a couple, it is for you!  The course is open to all couples who are interested in improving the quality of their relationship.  This includes:

Couples who have a good relationship and want to deepen intimacy

Couples who have a difficult relationship and want to restore connection

Couples who are near divorce and want to find an alternative

Couples who are not married but want to learn better relationship skills

Where?

Classes will be held at St. Mel Church, 20870 Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills, California 91364

When?

Monday evenings 6:30 to 8:30 pm from June 7 through July 19

Cost?

$300 per couple includes all 6 classes, materials, and workbooks.

Some scholarships are available.

Welcome to My New Website!

I am really happy to be launching this new website this week.

Many of you had asked for an updated format where you could get new information, sign up for my emails and stay in touch.  I think that you’ll find that this site will allow for all of that and more.

Just to highlight a few new features:

Don’t forget to take a few minutes to complete the Relationship Survey and see how you and your partner’s relationship is shaping up.  There’s a special free offer at the end of the results page that you won’t want to miss! Click on the Upcoming Events link and read about the dynamic workshop I’m offering in November for Engaged Couples.  Participation in this 8-hour event, Start Right, Stay Connected, is the best way I know to start a marriage.  If you’re engaged or even thinking about getting engaged, you won’t want to miss this.  Also, I’ll be updating this section each week, so be sure to keep checking back for interesting articles, photos, quotes, and ideas.  Feel free to send me anything you’d like included or questions you’d like me to address.

And one more thing—-if you like this website and want to build one of your own, I recommend that you contact Doron Orenstein at Magnetic Webworks. Doron is a true professional: fast, smart, talented and responsive.  Here’s his website http://www.magneticwebworks.com.  Give him a call and tell him I sent you.

So start clicking and get to reading and be sure to leave your name and email address.

Have a good week!

Mary Kay