Compassion for Couples: Learning Skills of Loving Connection

To relate, to love, and to connect is to be human. Who among us does not want to be loved and belong? As important as our relationships are, they are not always easy. Compassion for Couples (CfC) is a program designed to help us meet ourselves and our partners with greater awareness and compassion. CfC builds on the skills developed in Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), an eight-week-long program created by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer and affiliated with Harvard Medical School. CfC focuses on moving deeper into compassion between partners. Utilizing the skills of mindfulness and compassion, this program teaches how to build a strong and healthy foundation for relationships, and provides skills to help navigate the difficulties that arise within us and between us. While prior experience with MSC is helpful, it is not required. Partners attend together and will be taught how to:

• Be more present with each other

• Identify shared values

• Build a base of warmth, security, and connection

• Communicate with kindness and compassion

• Comfort themselves and their partner

• Skillfully relate to their partner in times of difficulty

Couples of all gender and sexual orientations welcome.

Recommended reading: Neff, Self Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself; Germer, The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion.

Please note: this workshop has $140.00 per person tuition increase

CE credit for MFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs; see leader.

CE credit for nurses; see leader.