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4.7
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11 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Please join me to learn the best skills and interventions to keep your relationship(s) healthy and happy in this six part workshop.
Class is in session
4.7
(3 ratings)
11 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Please join me to learn the best skills and interventions to keep your relationship(s) healthy and happy in this six part workshop.
Course overview
I will teach you the best evidence-based skills and interventions to keep your relationships happy and healthy. You will practice these skills to develop good habits to prevent problems from spiraling and to keep the communication flowing in the right direction.
This first Module in my series is called “The Groundwork.” I will be teaching you how to do basic cleanup and regular fine-tuning on your communication, and what yellow or red flags to look out for.
You will learn along with others who are invested in improving their relationships and you will learn from me and we will learn from one another!
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You are queer, poly, kinky, or transgender (or in a relationship with someone who identifies this way), and you want a safe learning space.
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You are vanilla, monogamous, heterosexual, or cisgender and you are excited to work along with a diverse group of people.
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You're in a new relationship & you want to keep the good stuff flowing! Or you're single and seeking tools to improve future relationships.
Learn about Flooding (Diffuse Physiological Arousal) and how it affects communication.
You will learn about how physiological distress can disrupt your thinking and block communication. You will learn skills for identifying if this is happening to you and your partners, and learn what to do about it.
Learn how to successfully complain to your partner (and be heard).
You will learn about healthy complaining and how to increase the chances that your complaints will be heard. Nobody is happy with everything their partner(s) do all of the time. But complaints need to be made (and heard) gently and with care. I'll show you how.
Learn how to have successful repair conversations after a fight.
You will learn a script for repairing and healing from a conflict with your partner(s). So many people get stuck arguing about what really happened or who is right in their memory of a conflict. I will teach you a better way to process a fight.
You will learn to map your most common problematic patterns and learn how to make some adjustments to them so both of you feel better.
You will learn how to identify key patterns that you and your partner(s) enact together and how to exit the problematic dance and learn a few new helpful dance moves.
6 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
7 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
Projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
Relationship Skills for All Genders and Orientations
Week 1
Aug 10—Aug 11
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Sat, Aug 10, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC
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Week 2
Aug 12—Aug 18
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Week 3
Aug 19—Aug 25
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Sat, Aug 24, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC
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Week 4
Aug 26—Sep 1
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Week 5
Sep 2—Sep 8
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Sat, Sep 7, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC
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Week 6
Sep 9—Sep 15
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Week 7
Sep 16—Sep 22
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Sat, Sep 21, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC
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Week 8
Sep 23—Sep 29
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Week 9
Sep 30—Oct 6
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Sat, Oct 5, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC
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Week 10
Oct 7—Oct 13
Nothing scheduled for this week.
Week 11
Oct 14—Oct 19
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Sat, Oct 19, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC
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4.7
(3 ratings)
I have been providing psychotherapy to relationship partners since 1997. I did my dissertation on assessing bias in mental health services to consensually kinky folx, which I published in 2003. It was later published in a journal. Since then, I founded Bay Area Open Minds (in 2009) which was established to affirm that sexual, gender, and relationship diversity are natural expressions of the human experience. I served as President of the organization for ten years.
I have taught nationally to mental health professionals about understanding consensual BDSM at the American Psychological Association. I have published a peer reviewed paper on evidence-based treatments for a consensually non-monogamous couple.
Most importantly, I have been working with people in many different relationship configurations for almost three decades, and it is the most fulfilling and rewarding work I do.
It has been my longing and my dream to take this work out of the therapy office and into your living room to help teach these skills outside of a psychotherapy context.
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90 minutes every two weeks
Saturdays
12pm - 1:30pm Eastern
We will meet every two weeks, starting on Saturday, August 10th with our last session on Saturday, October 19th.
Course Dates
12:00 - 1:30pm Eastern
August 10, 2024
August 24, 2024
September 7, 2024
September 21, 2024
October 5, 2024
October 19, 2024
Homework Practice
45 - 60 minutes a week
You will be given specific practice modules to try between sessions. The length of time will vary. Then you can come back with questions or troubleshooting. Doing this practice work will greatly accelerate your fluency in using these skills.
Flooding & Relaxation
One of the first things I teach is to identify if you or your partner(s) are experiencing "Flooding" or DPA (diffuse physiological arousal) during conflict. Research shows that if at least one of you is flooded, you are at high risk of separation (Gottman, 1993). Develop a signal for taking a time out and learn how to calm your system. I'm offering a free handout and a 10 minute breathing relaxation exercise that you can use to calm yourself. (Note that time outs should last at least 20 minutes to be effective, but this will get you get you started.
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Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you
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