20 Dialogues in 20 Days
Support Group
The secret to establishing a successful Imago Dialogue program in your relationship is to practice it regularly and intensively on neutral topics for at least 3 weeks before using it to tackle an issue. This makes sense to our rational new brains, but our more emotional old brains often keep us locked in habituated patterns of relating and communicating.
You have already been given access to the 20 Dialogues in 20 Days home practice program designed to give you the neutral topics you need to train your old brain that talking with your partner can be a safe experience again. Now, Barbara has begun offering workshop grads a phone-based follow-up service, designed to utilize the relationships you formed with fellow workshop participants to motivate you and your partner to complete the 20 Dialogues during the month following your workshop.
The format is simple: during three phone calls, (each an hour-long), couples "report in" with their successes, challenges and questions as they work their way through the 20 Dialogues in 20 Days program. Everyone has an opportunity to ask questions and to receive coaching from Barbara and support and encouragement from their group.
Pricing is based upon Barbara's desire to make roughy her normal hourly fee, which is $150/hr. Hence . . .
Cost per couple per session:
If 5 couples sign up: $30 ($90 for all 3)
4 couples: $37.50 ($113 for all 3)
3 couples: $50 ($150 for all 3)
Payment (in full) due before first call. Credit cards accepted.
Specific Dates and times: Call dates & times will be set after group has been formed to acommodate all.
Call or email Barbara if you'd like to join us next week!
713.660.9988
Comments from prior participants:
"Practice makes it easier. I've learned a lot about myself and my wife (in doing the 20 Dialogues.) We're getting some good messages out."
"It helps me clarify me! What I am feeling, thinking, etc., through being mirrored. "
"(For me), it's a de-stresser. The feeling that you're heard releases anxiety and stress."
"It's been a boon to our relationship. I'm more conscious of positive feelings coming from my husband. I've also leaned about myself - being forced to find my own feelings."
"We're cutting each other more slack. Relating on a higher level. Less defensive."
"I noticed when (my wife and I) were out of town (and not therefore doing the dialogues), I missed doing our nightly dialogue. We have a certain place and time we do them. Our two poodles listen in!"
"The group gives you a prompt to keep going."
"I think the list is great."
"I'm really glad there are topics that are given. Once my husband used the topic to vent about something. I could call him on it 'cause he broke the rules."
"Some nights you don't want to do it, but you're glad afterwards."
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