Building Strong Families Learn the six most common traits of strong families and how to build on the strengths your family already possesses. A fun, upbeat and informative presentation.
	Relationship Check-Up Give the gift of a healthy relationship this Valentine's season! For anything to run well—cars, our bodies, and especially our relatoinships—we need to make sure they get regular check-ups and the ongoing maintenance they need.
	Step-Families, Strong Families Step-families are normal but they face many challenges that are unique. By learning skills to deal with these differences step-families increase their chances for success. Come and and learn tips, ideas and principles that can help you create a strong family with confidence.
	Families & Spiritual Wellness An interfaith panel will offer their insights and answer questions regarding developing spirituality through our families and our families through spirituality.
	Pre-marital Workshop "Happily Ever After" is great, but what about the 10-year follow-up study? How do we make a great thing last, especially in the face of daunting divorce statistics? Come and learn effective ways of making the marriage you're going into the one you dream it will be.
	The Life-Long Marriage: Advice from the Real Experts We can talk about it all we want—but here are the ones who have done it! A panel of elder couples in our community who have weathered 40+ years of marriage and made it work share their wisdom and humor about the committed marriage. The lessons they have to share are priceless.
MEN RELATIONSHIPS & EMOTIONS	Men, Relationships & Emotions We all know that men and women deal with emotions, relationships and a lot of other things very differently. In this workshop we look at the often ignored and misunderstood aspects of men, how they relate and how important emotions are to men and women. We also discuss practical ways to integrate this information into our daily lives.
	Parenting with Love & Logic There's a lot of advice out there on how to raise your kids. As family therapists and family life educators we read and keep up on the latest and best parenting information in the field. Love and Logic is our personal favorite. It is practical, pretty easy to learn and really effective! For more info on Love and Logic contact us or check out The Love and Logic Institute.
	Parenting Teens with Love & Logic Parenting teens can seem about as easy as nailing Jello-O to the wall! But believe it or not there are some approaches that work better than others—better for both the teen and for the parents! So come and learn some practical approaches to add to your parenting toolkit. For more info on Love and Logic contact us or check out The Love and Logic Institute.
	Divorce Transitions Divorce is difficult for everyone: you, your children, your family, your friends. There are so many old and new issues to deal with: conflict, grief, co-parenting, dating again, step-families and on and on. Knowledge truly is power. Come and learn some guiding principles that have helped thousands better navigate these difficult times. Divorce is hard enough as it is. Don't go it alone.
	The Holidays & Family Togetherness: Rockwell Dream or Griswald Nightmare? Ahhh. The holidays! The best time of the year . . . and the most stressful. Why is that? Well, family is one reason. As much as we love them they sure can push our buttons . . . . Just think of all those personalities in one room. Oh boy! Come learn some time-tested and some innovative strategies for effectively dealing with the stresses of family togetherness over the holidays. We will discuss and share skills for dealing with Stress, Expectations, Anger, Conflict, In-laws, etc. so you can make this holiday season the most enjoyable in years. Give yourself the best gift this year—peace.
	Making a Good Marriage Great! Anything valuable requires ongoing investing and reinvesting to maintain and improve its value. Our marriages are no different. Learn how to not only keep the good thing you've got from wearing out, but also how to make it even better.
	Stress-Busting 101 Jonathan Sherman, LMFT, a.k.a. "The Stress-Buster" is a relationship coach, licensed marriage and family therapist, and national speaker. Come and learn the Top Ten Stress-Busting Tips from the Trenches that his clients around the country have used to "Transform stress into success!" Jonathan's Stress-Busters are based only in the best research and practical experience so that you walk away with the strategies and mindsets that REALLY work in real life.

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