. . .a lifeline for marriages

A program to help couples heal and renew their marriages

• Do you feel lost, alone or bored in your marriage?
• Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse?
• Are you constantly fighting? Do you simply shut down?
• Have you thought about separation of divorce?
• Does talking about it only make it worse?

. . .Retrouvaille provides marriage help!

What is a Retrouvaille Program?
The word Retrouvaille™ (pronounced re-tro-vi with a long i.) is a French word meaning rediscovery. The program offers tools needed to rediscover a loving marriage relationship. Thousands of couples headed for cold, unloving relationships or divorce have successfully overcome their marriage problems by attending the program.

The Retrouvaille Program consists of a weekend experience combined with a series of post weekend sessions over 3 months. It provides the tools to help put your marriage in order again. The main emphasis of the program is on communication in marriage between husband and wife. It will give you the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine your lives together in a new and positive way.

What the Program is not
It is not a retreat, marriage counseling, marriage self-help or a sensitivity group. There are neither group dynamics nor group discussions on the weekend. It is not a time for hurting; it is a time for healing.

Who is it for?
It is for couples with marital problems including those who are considering marriage separation and those who are already separated or divorced that want marriage help.

Some couples come to Retrouvaille during the initial signs of marriage problems while others are in a state of despair and hopelessness when they attend the program. These latter couples often consider the Retrouvaille program their final option.

Many lawyers and judges send couples to Retrouvaille as a prerequisite to filing for a divorce or rendering final decisions. Many marriage counselors send their clients to Retrouvaille as a prerequisite to marriage counseling. These professionals know that the tools of communication in marriage taught in the program are often what couples need.

The Retrouvaille program is not designed nor intended for couples in a cohabitating relationship.

What happens during a Retrouvaille program?
During the weekend phase, a team of couples and a priest give a series of presentations. The weekend is not a spiritual retreat, marriage encounter, marriage seminar, or social gathering. You will, however, be encouraged to put the past behind you and start rediscovering each other.

The team presents a technique of communication that enables you to take a good look at most areas of your relationship. After each presentation you will have a chance to reflect on it by yourself, then discuss it in complete privacy with your spouse.

The weekend is not a ‘miracle cure’; therefore, the post-weekend sessions have been designed to continue the marriage renewal begun on the weekend. This phase is as crucial, maybe more critical to the healing of marriage problems. Post-weekend sessions last a minimum of two hours and the technique learned on the weekend is further developed and is used to explore additional areas of the marriage relationship

For additional information or to register, please contact:

Jeanne Botz
727-848-3283
or
727-842 – 7971

To learn more about Retrouvaille, please visit their website at: www.helpingmarriages.org