Wednesday, September 11 Nurturing Healthy Relationships Workshop for Couples

Nurturing Healthy Relationships: 8-Week Workshop Series for Couples Experiencing the Critical Life Stages of Trying to Conceive, Pregnancy & Postpartum

**Wednesdays, September 11 – October 30 @ 7:30 – 8:30pm**

**PLEASE NOTE: The ticket for September 11 at $999 (~125/session) covers all 8 Zoom sessions and there are no individual session tickets available. Only a Sept 11 ticket is needed. If cost is a concern, please email drstephaniesimon@gmail.com**

Join us for this special 8-week workshop series designed for couples who are on the journey of trying to conceive, are currently pregnant, or in the postpartum stage (up to 2 years). This virtual event focuses on maintaining and strengthening relationships during these significant life transitions. Whether you’re navigating the challenges of trying to conceive or fertility, preparing for parenthood, or adjusting to life with a new baby, this workshop series will provide you with valuable insights, evidence-based skills/tools, and support. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with other couples and strengthen your romantic relationship!

What to expect in each group session:

• Discuss common relationship challenges during these life transitions (your discussion/participation is voluntary, not mandatory!)
• Learn evidence-based Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) & Gottman Method skills to improve your relationship from trained couples therapists
• Learn important information about pregnancy, postpartum and parent-infant bonding from a perinatal mental health expert
• View role-plays between facilitators
• Practice skills one-on-one with your partner and debrief/navigate obstacles with the group
• Provide support to others with similar concerns

Goals of the Workshop:

• Strengthen the trust, safety, reliability, and intimacy in your relationship
• Prepare for the potential obstacles that may arise at the current or next step in your parenting journey
• Improve the way you communicate, listen, connect, repair and compromise
• Increase your confidence as partners, soon to be parents, or co-parents
• Learn from others and feel less isolated in your relationship concerns
• Help you maintain relationship satisfaction after having a baby, reduce relationship hostility and increase affection, and promote positive parent-baby interactions

Is this workship right for you?

• You want to maintain or strengthen your bond with your partner
• You want to feel confident that your relationship can thrive amidst significant life transitions
• Trying to conceive has been stressful and you want to work on connecting through this process
• Parenting worries you and you want to trust that you have a reliable co-parent/teammate
• You want to discuss the mental load and your respective roles in the relationship without getting defensive with one another
• You want to share your emotional experiences with your partner and feel heard by them
• You want to maintain or want more openness and intimacy with one another
• You want help defining your values as parents and getting on the same side when conflicts and disagreements arise
• Trying to conceive, pregnancy, or postpartum has proven to be more emotionally challenging than you anticipated and you don’t want it to take a hit on your relationship

Topics include:

• Creating Love Maps
• Turning Toward
• Mental Load
• Parenting Roles
• Sensitivities & Sore Spots
• Myths About Parenthood
• PMAD (perinatal mood and anxiety disorder) Education
• Managing Stress
• Conflict Repair
• Sex/Intimacy
• Expressing Needs and Asking for Help
• Bonding wtih Baby

DISCLAIMER: This workship is meant to provide individuals with information and education. Drs. Stephanie Simon and Lauren Sweitzer, the facilitators of this workshop, are a clinical psychologist and postdoctoral fellow who provide general information about relationships and psychological and emotional issues, but they will not engage in rendering healthcare or psychological advice for any individual or for his/her/their particular situation.

The Nurturing Healthy Relationships workshop series does not provide medical, mental health or any other type of healthcare service. No diagnosis or treatment of, or advice regarding, any medical or mental health condition or illness of any participant will be offered. This workshop cannot substitute for, and is not an alternative to, medical or other healthcare diagnosis and treatment when a medical or mental health condition or illness is present. Consumers of the Nurturing Healthy Relationships workshop series are advised to seek diagnosis, treatment and advice regarding medical or mental health conditions or illnesses from physicians, psychologists and other licensed healthcare professionals.