Building a Lasting Connection^® A Workshop for Early Relationships and Committed Couples

Absolutely! Building a Lasting Connection® is VERY helpful to couples already in counseling, whether it is EFT couples counseling or not. The work you will do in a BLC® workshop will certainly enhance and move you along in your couples counseling. Other couples find it helpful and want to go to therapy after attending a Building a Lasting Connection© retreat. We can help you with a referral.

The program is psycho-educational and no one is required, nor encouraged to share private information about themselves. The sharing is encouraged to be real and authentic but appropriate for the setting and not extremely detailed. It's not group therapy. Detailed information may be shared during the couple exercises (alone with your partner). It's not a "kumbaya" experience, it's meant to help you grow closer with your partner, not with the group!  The powerful part of this workshop is to learn a concept, then work on it with your partner, then come back and discuss the experience with the facilitators and the group!

When couples talk to each other during the exercises, they will be placed in their own private breakout room.  There will also be breakout sessions where two couples take turns practicing the connection system.   If the couple gets stuck and wants help, they can raise their hand through zoom and the facilitator will come and help the couple move through the exercise. Many have remarked that this is the most helpful part of the entire program.  This is the experiential part! Get live support, practice on your own, and then come back together to talk about what worked and what didn't!

If your partner is at least WILLING to come, we will do the rest! There is often a hesitancy or a fear for one or both partners coming into the workshop. Most often, once the couple gets there and begins to participate and see others participating, the fears dissipate and they will really enjoy and engage in the retreat. That being said, you can absolutely attend this workshop on your own. This information is valuable for any relationship and regardless or your marital status. Send Megan a message at admin@carolannconrad.net to discuss more of the details of your situation. 

We try to balance content, practice, examples, humor, and discussion to keep it lively and engaging. No boring lectures! ​You'll alternate between instruction, active practice with your partner, and then group feedback and discussions about the practice.  

You and your partner, ideally, will login to one device and be in person with each other while accessing the group online.  The facilitator will share a zoom link with participants upon registration.  We highly recommend couples treat this the same as an in-person retreat.  Make arrangements for the kids, pets, and other potential interruptions to be taken care of, clear a space with intention in your home, and make sure you have solid Wi-Fi!

The instructor is comfortable with hybrid learning formats, so there will be in-person and online couples attending simultaneously for some course offerings, as noted in the location information for each workshop.

You can purchase your own floor mat for an additional cost or you can use the 8X11 printed version of the Connection System and "walk" it through with your fingers.  Or you can make your own from an old sheet (I won't tell).