A Turnaround Workshop for Troubled Marriages

We were one week away from meeting with divorce lawyers when we attended the A New Beginning workshop. It saved our marriage. Lisa & Eric

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Has I Do become What do I do now?

usbands and wives face this dilemma everyday. Somewhere along the way the hopes and dreams of the wedding day give way to the pressures and strains of life. We begin marriage vowing to love for a lifetime. However, most of us never learn how to build the kind of marriage that changes, grows and lasts through the years.

Before you know it, they pile up and make marriage hard, many times, too hard. You find yourself feeling hopeless and thinking, What do I do now?

As time passes, couples find themAttENd A NEW BEgINNINg selves in the daily stAy togEthEr! Nevertheless, it is grind of trying to that story of falling balance work, chilback in love with their spouse that hundren, money, family needs, and their own dreds of couples who attended A New needs. The little things become big things. Beginning tell their friends and families. The small irritants become big problems.
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Its easy to fall in love the first time. Everything is new and exciting. Theres no history, no fears or scars. But to fall back in love with someone who has hurt you deeply that is a completely differ75% of coupLEs Who ent story.

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What is A New Beginning?

build broken relationships. By the end of New Beginning is a three day interthe workshop, youll be developing skills active workshop that educates and necessary to build a empowers you strong, healthy relato begin a new way of 3 out of 4 coupLEs tionship that will stand communicating, interWho AttENd the tests of life. acting, and understandA NEW BEgINNINg ing yourself, your spouse stAy togEthEr! and your marriage. A New Beginning is so effective that many counselors and therapists refer their It is not therapy or marriage counseling. clients to this workshop to It is an educational experience unlike anyjumpstart a tradithing else you may have tried or encountional counseling tered before. In an environment of respect program. and confidentiality, you and your spouse will go on a journey that tackles head on the brokenness of your marriage to arrive For over nine years, Famat a place where you can make sound deciily Dynamics Institute has sions for your future. For three days, youll been conducting this powerful be challenged to look at life and love from turnaround weekend. We have a a different perspective. unique understanding and knowhow that only comes from years of working with couples in struggling Youll examine your own behavior, attimarriages. A New Beginning has tudes, thoughts and points of view. Youll a long, successful track record of learn the amazing process of how we fall in saving marriages. love and how to stay in love. Youll come to understand why things happen the way they do and how to re-

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What to Expect

New Beginning has a unique format that blends together our distinctive educational and interactive learning process. Youll experience a combination of lecture, group interaction and breakout sessions. You dont just sit and listen. A New Beginning will engage and involve you throughout the weekend. Through the experience of small groups, couples realize that they are not alone in the struggles they are having in their marriage. In an environment of support and respect, they help one another towards better understanding, participation and interaction. Because of the interactive, hands-on nature of A New

Beginning, we never have more than 24 couples in a workshop. youll examine many topics including: How couples fall in and out of love Forgiveness and trust Infidelity, emotional and physical Conflicting life desires The end of a marriage Communication Commitment Handling anger and pain Negotiation Attraction

our Workshop Leaders

All of our workshop leaders have years of experience conducting A New Beginning workshops. They are all counselors or therapists specially trained to work with couples in marital crisis and certified in this program. They completely understand the participants fears and concerns and the need to keep all discussions within the workshop confidential. They are passionate, committed and will deliver the workshop tailored to the needs of the couples attending.

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Who Goes To This Workshop?

he couples attending A New Beginning come from all walks of life, are of different ages, educational backgrounds, and religious beliefs. Their marital situations are as varied as the couples themselves. Some have been through affairs, others are dealing with issues from addictions, and many are struggling to manage the demands of jobs, children and finances. Some are trying to get past years of hurt and disappointments while others are coping with the disillusionment of lifelong dreams. However unique the situation, most of us experience the same emotions and thoughts when our marriage is failing. It doesnt matter whether you are scared, lonely, embarrassed, angry, hopeless, disheartened, or just dont care. This workshop helps you move past these destructive feelings to learn the life skills and tools to develop a healthy, honest, loving marital relationship.

Are you considering divorce? Are you unhappy in your marriage? Are you trying to get past or in the middle of dealing with an affair? Are you suffering through major life issues affecting your marriage? Have you lost hope or belief in your spouse? Are you not in love with your spouse anymore? Are you feeling like your only way to happiness is getting divorced? Are you done or ready to call it quits? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, A New Beginning can turn your marriage around. Even couples already divorced from one another have reunited and fallen back in love after attending A New Beginning.

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Before You Arrive For The Workshop

n the days preceding the workshop, each spouse completes a series of assignments to lay the groundwork for the weekend. Each receives personal login

Most couples find that it takes approximately two hours to complete all of the information. The results of the homework are immediately available to you. Your personal and marital assessments will be explained and privately utilized throughout the workshop. In addition to pre-workshop materials, each couple receives: A New Beginning workbooks Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work by Dr. John Gottman

information to complete the confidential pre-workshop homework online. Included in the pre-workshop materials, each spouse receives and completes: Personal Behavioral Profiles Life Maps Personal assessment questionnaires Marital assessment questionnaires

Fall in Love, Stay in Love by Dr. Willard Harley A New Beginning follow-up material

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Important Things to Remember

he better rested you are before arriving at the workshop, the easier it will be to understand the material and gain as much knowledge as possible. Try to take a little extra time to unwind the night before. Youre about to have a very busy weekend. Over the past weeks and months, youve probably been under a great deal of stress. During those times you may not have taken care of yourself as well as you should. Remember, your emotional and physical well-being is vital to working through the struggles and rebuilding your life and relationship. If youve not been eating properly, fix your diet. Take the time to exercise. Not only will it help you physically look and feel better, but its one of the best ways you can help your body cope with stress. Make sure you are getting enough sleep. Take care of your daily responsibilities. Take time for yourself. Enjoy the little things in lifethey are still there...you just

have to look a little harder for them. Remember to laugh. No matter how bad you may feel right now, you are working on making life better. If you have children, try to remember the importance of your role in their ability to cope as well. They are hurting, too. They look to you and your spouse for security in this changing world around them. Try to keep your promises and conduct yourself with emotional integrity. Remember that although you and your spouse may be divided in your marriage, youre still partners and common allies of your children. No matter what, they love both of you. Although A New Beginning is not designed to treat addictions, many couples who attend are motivated to get help afterwards. If you have issues you need to work on, we encourage you to seek help in those areas now. The healthier you are personally, the better chance you have in developing strong, healthy relationships.

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Workshop Schedule
friday
7:30 am 8:00 am - Check-in 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (Including breaks) After 6:00 pm - Evening assignment for next days session

saturday

8:00 am - 6:00 pm (Including breaks) After 6:00 pm - Evening assignment for next days session

sunday

he workshop consists of over 22 hours of interactive lecture and breakout sessions. Your time throughout the workshop weekend will be occupied with activities and assignments, both day and evening. Please do not make any other plans or time commitments during the workshop. The atmosphere at the workshop is laidback but structured. Casual dress is recommended.

Depending on workshop location 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Including breaks) Or 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (Including breaks)

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What Happens After the Workshop?

y the end of the workshop, you the skills you learned. You can begin will have a different awareness the process of healing immediately. In about yourself, your spouse and addition, youll receive follow-up materials the dynamics of your that review the tools A NEW BEgINNINg marriage. Both of youve learned and help Is thE fIrst stEp IN you will have a clear guide conversations your jourNEy to understanding of what about what to do next. rEBuILd your you need in your Many couples seek rELAtIoNshIp INto relationship. For most the help of a theraA stroNg, hEALthy couples, their marriage pist for counseling, mArrIAgE. didnt get in trouble in addiction issues and three days and will take accountability. Some more than three days to rebuild it. couples choose the ongoing support of a mentor couple or their church. Others At the end of the workshop, youll choose to further study and apply what leave with specific ways to theyve learned on their own. By the end of begin implementing the workshop, you will know the approach that works best for you.

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What If One of Us Doesnt Want to Attend?

ur workshops are filled with couhavior in the marriage and how the combiples where one or both spouses nation of both spouses behaviors has condont want to tributed to the present be there. Whatever the marriage situation. We By AttENdINg thE reasons, whether fear dont criticize, accuse Workshop, you ANd of what may happen, a or blame and we dont your spousE ArE certainty the marriage use emotional appeals Not commIttINg is over, or simply not or ulterior methods to to thE mArrIAgE, believing in these types manipulate your feeljust thE Workshop. of programs, wanting ings. However, the thE oNLy thINg to attend is not necesrEquIrEd Is your issues we address are WILLINgNEss to sary to benefit from the very important and we LIstEN ANd workshop. In fact, it wont sugarcoat them. pArtIcIpAtE. does not affect the outWe create a safe envicome. Our experience ronment to learn and is that by the second day, even the most break down barriers that tear your marunwilling spouse has come to realize the riage apart. The insights gained during the value of the skills they are learning. weekend provide hope and the communication skills learned provide the tools Throughout the weekend, each person necessary to develop a healthy marriage. works on understanding his or her own be-

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Consider Before You Decide

If you go to A New Beginning, you will Gain knowledge necessary to understand where your marriage went wrong Acquire tools to evaluate your behavior and expectations as a spouse Develop skills necessary to build a strong marital relationship Learn how to communicate effectively Better understand yourself, your wants, and your needs Become a better person, no matter what choice you make about your marriage If you dont go for help, you will Pass up an opportunity to better understand yourself, your needs, and to learn skills that make those unfulfilled wants a reality in your life Probably end up divorced Repeat the same behaviors and mistakes in another relationship Go through the same pain, loss and struggle you are in now, again and again

You have everything to gAin for your mArriAge and nothing to lose for Your life
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What Couples Are Saying

e have attended many classes, seminars and conferences in the past to help our marriage and they were all very helpful, but none of them was as helpful as the New Beginning Seminar. It had a huge impact on our marriage. It finally put us on the same page, on the same team, and gave us a deep understanding of each other that was unlike anything else we had ever done. Years of well-constructed walls, which prevented true connecting, were brought down. I would highly recommend the New Beginning Seminar to any couple, not just couples whose marriages are in trouble. ~Linda hen my husband and I attended this seminar he had already filed for divorce and was planning a future outside our family. The material and counsel we received from A New Beginning was a huge part of the decision to come home, STOP the proceedings and start rebuilding our lives together. I would encourage anyone who has ever felt hurt, hopeless, or helpless in marriage to find a way to this seminar. It will, without a doubt, restore hope and provide tools needed to stop fighting each other. ~Sandra

y wife first heard about the A New Beginning workshop and was so excited she signed us up. I agreed to go but not to save our marriage but for closure. I felt that if I could attend a marriage course that saved 3 out of 4 marriages and it didnt work for us, I could tell my daughters, guilt free, that we did everything we could The workshop gave us the tools we needed to work on our marriage and SAVE it! Our new marriage is getting stronger and stronger. Our household is one of joy, happiness, and forgiveness. Our lives are not perfect but we now have the tools needed to keep our marriage and family strong. ~Roger

just think that if it were not for this weekend we would not be celebrating 13 years of being marriedtomorrow. I was not planning to stay! Thanks for helping us! ~Samantha

y husband and I are still married and we actually have a promising future. I didnt think we would be able to survive the affairs. Thank you. ~Lesley

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Important Notes:
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Attend A New Beginning and Have a 75% Chance of Saving your Marriage.
In marriage there are no guarantees but there are better chances. Of the hundreds of couples whove attended A New Beginning workshops, 3 out of 4 commit to do what it takes to make their marriage work and stay together. Thats why so many couples who thought their marriage was over call it the Last Best Chance for saving your marriage. In fact, 95% of all couples who attended A New Beginning say they would recommend it to any couple struggling to save their marriage. Even couples who decided not to stay together still recommend A New Beginning and had no regrets about attending the workshop. The insights you gain and life skills you learn are invaluable and life changing! Call us at 866.262.2729 We can help you save your marriage!

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A New Beginning Workshop is a program developed by the Family Dynamics Institute.

Since 1994 Family Dynamics Institute has been helping couples build stronger and happier marriages. Over 100,000 people have experienced our classes and workshops with proven, positive results. Family Dynamics Institute is committed to remaining a primary force in reducing the national divorce rate. We use the most up to date research available combined with our extensive experience with couples.

We design classes and workshops that provide solutions to real problems for real couples that make a real difference in their marriages and lives. We have a comprehensive program of classes and workshops that are designed for todays busy lifestyle that benefit married and engaged couples as well as families. Family Dynamics Institute is committed in its mission to help educate couples to have the best marriages possible for themselves and their families.

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