Who is Safe Conversations for?

We can all use skills that make our relationships better, so Safe Conversations is for everyone. It's for people who want to relate better and be happier, at home or at work or out in the world in any capacity. This includes singles, couples, friends, relatives, employees and employers - basically anyone who can talk and is over about the age of 14. The skills and understandings are absolutely useful to parents and kids who are even younger, but for kids under 14, I suggest learning in a private setting rather than a Workshop. I have couples, singles, parents and adult children attend.

What will I learn with Safe Conversations, exactly?

You'll learn an eye-opening new way to understand your relationships and powerful, practical, transformational skills to improve them. You'll learn why we fight and what's going on within us when we do. You'll learn a reliable methodology that keeps us feeling safe and connected - and when we aren't (because we're human), for restoring ruptured connection. It's a new technology for relationships that's made possible by our newest understanding of brain and relational sciences. Anyone can learn it, and many are amazed by the benefit when they do.

Do I have to know anything or be in a struggling relationship before I learn Safe Conversations?

No. You don't have to know anything, be in a relationship, be in a ditch in a relationship, consider yourself spiritual or anything else like that to improve the way you relate. Everyone can benefit. It doesn't require that you know your "attachment style" or your "love language" or have done therapy, though I promise there'll be important realizations about yourself! All it requires is an open mind, a willingness to learn, and the desire to improve your relationships and thus your life.

Who created Safe Conversations?

New York Times bestselling authors, 17-time Oprah guests and global titans in the relational field, Drs. Helen Hunt and Harville Hendrix created Safe Conversations as the culmination of over 40 years of relationship expertise. My mentors, Helen and Harville's company has trained hundreds of Safe Conversations Trainers to help share this revolutionary skill set that explains and teaches us why we fight, how we can reconnect, and how we can prevent disconnection from happening so often. They wish for Safe Conversation to move beyond the personal; in today's age of strife and division, humanity greatly needs these relational skills so we can peacefully live together while respecting our differences. Yes, it is possible.

Why do you teach Safe Conversations?

Growing up, I saw and experienced relationships that left me unhappy and confused about many things. For years I chose romantic partners and even friendships that felt like repeats of frustrating and painful childhood experiences. In my late 20's, I re-discovered the work of Drs. Harville and Helen Hendrix which eventually led me out of that darkness and into more empowerment, understanding and skill in my own relationships. More recently Safe Conversations - and not therapy - saved my relationship with my life partner George (at the time we'd been together over 11 years). Witnessing how the Safe Conversations toolbox works in my life and in the lives of those I help and coach in my healing practice, I felt called to become an official teacher of the technique myself. I'm driven to share it so more and more may benefit. For more about my journey, here's my bio.