by Jennifer Long | Last updated Aug 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
We’ve been hosting couples at marriage counseling retreats in Costa Rica for a few years now. During our time here we’ve been fortunate enough to discover some hidden beaches that you can discover with your husband or wife on your retreat’s rest days. We’re talking a...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Sep 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Browse some of Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin’s recent contributions and expert advice from columnists, journalists, and reporters. Need to interview a licensed, experienced marriage counselor? Fill out the contact form at the bottom of the page to request answers, advice, or...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Welcome to our comprehensive guide on fostering emotional connection in relationships. At The Marriage Restoration Project, we understand the importance of nurturing and strengthening the bond between partners. Â If you feel that your husband or wife never does...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Apr 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
John Gottman borrowed the four horsemen of marriage from the four horsemen of the apocalypse in the Christian religion. Recognizing the four horsemen in your own relationship is crucial for you both to mitigate a destructive fight.The four horsemen of marriage are...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Jan 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Has the health of your marriage relationship spiraled out of control? If you feel that you are on the brink of splitting up with your spouse our divorce prevention retreats can help. The goal of our intensive marriage retreats is to prevent divorce by helping you and...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Jan 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Does your wife yell and scream at you often? If the behavior is relatively new there could be an unresolved issue or point of contention that you need to address together to stop the loud outbursts. If the yelling is chronic behavior you should know that yelling at...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Mar 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
It is normal and even healthy to vent to friends about something your partner does that upsets you, but when taken to the extreme it is called trauma dumping. When you overshare traumas with someone repeatedly it can harm your relationship with that person and...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Dec 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
The most sacred vow a person can make in marriage is to honor their union for the rest of their lives. Presenting a united front is the simplest example of this unification. When two different people create a life together there will eventually be disagreements and...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Mar 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Emotional trauma can present some very challenging elements in a relationship, causing both partners to feel frustrated, unfulfilled, misunderstood, and even unloved at times. The person who has endured the emotional trauma, whether it occurred during childhood or as...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Dec 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered what to do for your holiday dates with your significant other? Prepare for the most wonderful time of the year as a couple with a guide filled with fun and entertaining activities that you can do together over the Christmas holidays. Christmas...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Productive marital conflict can help you work through complex challenges and compromise on important issues. But it’s easy to get reactive during conflicts and feel the survival urge to fight, flee or freeze. If reactivity becomes the norm, you could also become...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Mar 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Intentional validation in marriage is the act of validating your spouse’s feelings and expressions intentionally to ensure they feel like their feelings are valid. Have you ever felt like your husband or wife wasn’t really “getting” what you were trying to say?...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Jan 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Behavior among grieving men and women typically differs dramatically. Women usually embrace the gut-wrenching feeling of bereavement, allowing themselves to cry and show vulnerability. It’s more common for men to become detached and/or shut down emotionally and...
by Jennifer Long | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sometimes there just isn’t enough time in the day to all the things you planned on, but you always have time to spend 5 minutes of quality time with your spouse to reconnect. After getting the kids ready and off to school in the morning, the mad dash to get yourself...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Last updated Oct 20, 2022 | Podcast
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
As spouses, we sometimes do seemingly innocuous things that end up being much more harmful to our marriage than we realize, especially if we do them repeatedly over time. In other instances, what might look like “normal” behaviors can actually be a warning...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Last updated Apr 9, 2024 | Podcast
Intensive marriage retreats are the fastest way to achieve clarity on your situation and to know if your marriage is salvageable. Let’s face it- weekly marriage counseling can “stretch” out for months sometimes even years. You don’t have that...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Mar 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Each of our personalities are as unique as fingerprints but each person’s distinct behavior and feelings when faced with similar situations is deeply affected by our underlying personality traits. Psychologists and sociologists have conducted dozens of studies since...
by Shlomo & Rivka Slatkin | Last updated Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
12 brave couples decided to try their luck this past weekend at our Getting the Love You Want workshop in Baltimore. They all had something in common (besides being brave enough to commit to improving their relationship without knowing what to expect). Each of them...
by Jennifer Long | Last updated Mar 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Did you or your spouse face emotional neglect as a child? Are you concerned that emotional trauma from your past could be contributing to the conflict you’re experiencing in your marriage today? The parallels between the things you experienced in your childhood...
