As a life coach and counselor, I see patterns in marriage.
Couples tend to seek help or invest in their relationship at two times:
BEFORE they’re married
and then often only because it’s a premarital requirement
AFTER the marriage is in crisis
Often the crisis is severe enough that one spouse “already has a foot out the door”. It’s like they come for help just to check an item off of a list and to be able to say they tried. But they often really don’t expect to see any positive change — and sometimes don’t even want it at that point.
Before marriage, couples tend to say and think things like “it won’t happen to us”, “we’re different”, “we’re really in love”, etc.
But, in reality, ANY marriage can be affected by crisis or can slowly drift off course.
Life is busy and can be hard.
Marriages can be greatly affected by the pace and activities of daily life.
Spouses can slowly drift into a state of going through the motions as they are preoccupied with life.
Not being intentional with their relationship.
Not nurturing the marriage.
Needs can go unmet and the relationship can feel stale.
What if there were a way to avoid that and be proactive in your marriage?
“State of the Union”
Marriage Checkup
2 marriage coaching sessions
devoted to keeping your relationship healthy and on track with the plans God has for your marriage
During our time together we’ll start by examining the current state of your marriage.
Then I’ll help you work together to set goals and to make plans for the upcoming season of your marriage.
We’ll look at things like:
- What’s going well?
- What isn’t going well?
- What changes or adjustments would you like to make?
- What legacy would you like to leave?
- What goals would you like to set for the upcoming season?
- What major milestones, transitions, or events do you have coming up?
- for example:
- is there a move in the near future
- an addition of another child
- a job transition / change
- children leaving home
- a major marriage milestone you’d like to celebrate or acknowledge
- an illness to work through
- a family member you need to care for
- for example:
We go to the doctor for preventive medicine for our health.
If you are diagnosed with an illness, a doctor could possibly give you news like one of the following options:
- You have a serious illness, but it’s too late to treat it because of the advanced stage. If only you had caught it sooner it could have been treated and cured.
- What you have is treatable but will take some time and special care.
- There are some lifestyle changes you can make to remain healthy or to reverse some of the health challenges you are facing.
Your marriage is just as important as your health!
Be proactive!
Why not invest time and effort into nurturing that relationship regularly?
Stay on top of any changes and adjustments you need to make.
Dream together.
Create and leave the legacy you desire!
State of the Union Marriage Checkups are a great way to be intentional with your marriage.
They would be a beneficial yearly “investment” in your marriage or any time you are transitioning into a new season of life.
What difference would it make if you took a proactive approach to your marriage?
How would the quality of your marriage and life change if you invested in your relationship and intentionally prepared for the coming year or your next “season” of life?
Marriage is a gift from God to us.
The quality of our marriage is our gift to Him.
"State of the Union" Marriage Checkup
If you would like to continue with more marriage coaching sessions beyond the 2 in this package, just ask. We will work out the details to fit your needs.
Read more about what Marriage Coaching is HERE.
“State of the Union” Marriage Checkup
Marriage Coaching Package
What you get:
2 sessions
- 2 marriage coaching sessions, 60 minutes each
- spot calls of 5-10 minutes in between sessions as needed
- unlimited email support between sessions
Investment in your marriage:
$300.00 / package