Healing Romantic Relationships

8-Week Course

Course Overview

Evidence-based relationship healing

This comprehensive 8-week course combines insights from attachment theory, the Gottman Method, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help you heal and strengthen your romantic relationship. Based on over 40 years of research on what makes relationships succeed or fail.

40-50 hours total

Intermediate

Research-backed

Course Weeks

Week 1

5-7 hours of content

Understanding Attachment Styles

Overview

Discover how your early childhood experiences shaped your attachment style and how it affects your romantic relationships. Based on the groundbreaking work of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, attachment theory explains why we behave the way we do in close relationships.

Key Topics

•The four attachment styles: Secure, Anxious, Avoidant, and Disorganized
•How childhood experiences create attachment patterns
•Recognizing your own attachment behaviors
•Understanding your partner's attachment style
•The anxious-avoidant trap and how to break free

Exercises & Practices

✓Complete an attachment style assessment questionnaire
✓Journal about your earliest memories of seeking comfort
✓Identify 3 patterns from past relationships that repeat
✓Discuss attachment styles with your partner (if applicable)

Recommended Resources

Book: "Attached" by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Book: "Hold Me Tight" by Dr. Sue Johnson
Research: Bowlby's Attachment Theory framework

Week 2

6-8 hours of content

Healing Individual Wounds

Week 3

5-6 hours of content

Communication Foundations

Week 4

5-7 hours of content

Conflict Resolution Skills

Week 5

6-8 hours of content

Rebuilding Trust

Week 6

5-6 hours of content

Emotional Intimacy

Week 7

4-5 hours of content

Physical & Relational Connection

Week 8

4-5 hours of content

Sustaining Growth

Important Considerations

• This course is most effective when both partners participate, but individual work can create meaningful change.
• If your relationship involves abuse, please seek professional support rather than self-guided work.
• Consider working with a couples therapist alongside this course for deeper support.
• Healing takes time - be patient with yourself and the process.