The Couple Wellness Experts

02/20/2026

Curious about our 3rd Annual Weekend Couples Retreat? Come join the conversation!
Melissa Johari — Couples Therapist, Certified Gottman Therapist, and 7 Principles Leader — is hosting a live Q&A to answer all your questions about our upcoming Weekend Couples Retreat in Mississauga.
This transformative three-day retreat is held at a peaceful, restorative venue and is centered around Dr. John Gottman’s renowned 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work. Together, you’ll learn practical, research-based tools to strengthen communication, manage conflict in healthier ways, and deepen your emotional connection.
And yes — you’ll even have the opportunity to create a shared vision board as a couple, dreaming intentionally about your future together.
If you’re wondering whether this retreat is right for you, what to expect, or how it can impact your relationship — this is your chance to ask!
🗓 Live Q&A: March 11th at 7:00 PM (via Zoom)
Come curious. Leave inspired.
We can’t wait to see you there! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/weekend-couples-retreat-qa-tickets-1983589150546?aff=oddtdtcreator

02/15/2026

✨ Something NEW at this year’s Couples Retreat! ✨
One thing I love to do each year is bring something fresh and meaningful to the retreat experience. Last year, couples explored money and finances with a financial advisor and money coach 💰

This year, we’re thrilled to welcome Dianne Reichenbach for a Couples Mini Vision Board Workshop 💭💞

Dianne is a Certified Life & Business Coach and Vision Board Trainer who helps people turn dreams into reality. Her workshops blend imagery, neuroscience, and practical mindset tools to help clarify goals, spark motivation, and create real momentum.

On Sunday afternoon, couples will take part in a fun, interactive 2-hour experience designed to help you:�✨ Connect more deeply�✨ Communicate about what truly matters�✨ Create a shared vision for your life together

Through guided exercises, reflective questions, and your own personalized vision boards, you’ll walk away with a tangible reminder of the future you’re intentionally building as a couple.

This isn’t just about goals—it’s about strengthening your partnership, sparking meaningful conversations, and enjoying the process together ❤️
We love how beautifully this workshop aligns with Gottman’s 7th Principle for Making Marriage Work: Creating Shared Meaning—and we cannot wait for couples to experience it!

💑 Join us at the retreat and create a vision you can grow into—together.

✨ Learn more at our upcoming Gottman Couples Retreat, May 29–31, 2026. 3-day retreat led by Melissa Johari, Certified Gottman Therapist/Couples Therapist/Registered Social Worker. Dianne Reichenbach, a Certified Life & Business Coach and Vision Board Trainer, will be joining us the last afternoon of our Couples Weekend Retreat, to guide us through creating a vision board!

Valentine’s Special on now—$400 off from Feb 1–14. EXTENDED one more day!! Today is the last day!

For more details, watch the full video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn3JwO2ApHo&list=PLzC9qZL8Km4j8wcFezeNaj-4YtbHckbOA&index=2

or
Visit our website:
https://thecouplewellnessexperts.com/couple-retreats

02/14/2026

💑 What’s Included (and Not) in Our Weekend Couples Retreat

🧰 Included:�✔️ 3-day Gottman-based workshop with Melissa (Certified Gottman Therapist)�✔️ Private couple exercises (no group sharing required)�✔️ Personalized Gottman Connect Report + 60-min pre-retreat consult�✔️ The 7 Principles Couples Set (book, card decks & workbooks)�✔️ Customized couples journals�✔️ Guest workshop to create your shared couple vision�✔️ Nature walks, reflection time, free parking & Wi-Fi

🍽️ Not Included:�✖️ Meals & accommodations (optional $550 per couple, paid directly to venue)�✖️ Travel expenses�✖️ Couples therapy (this is a workshop, not a therapy group)�✖️ Physical materials & journals for online participants (digital workbook only)
✨ Privacy is always respected — no personal sharing in the group.

📅 May 29–31, 2026�
3-day retreat led by Melissa Johari, Certified Gottman Therapist/Couples Therapist/Registered Social Worker. Dianne Reichenbach, a Certified Life & Business Coach and Vision Board Trainer, will be joining us the last afternoon of our Couples Weekend Retreat, to guide us through creating a vision board!

💘 Valentine’s Special: $400 off Feb 1–14

For more details, watch the full video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn3JwO2ApHo&list=PLzC9qZL8Km4j8wcFezeNaj-4YtbHckbOA&index=2

or
Visit our website:
https://thecouplewellnessexperts.com/couple-retreats

02/13/2026

Prayers are with you Tumbler Ridge. I put this video together on 5 Ways to Sit in Grief During Crisis. I hope you find it helpful in some small way. For anyone seeing this - what are some ways that you find might help in times of grief during a major crisis?

Tumbler Ridge - you're in our prayers

02/13/2026

✨ So… what’s actually included in the 3-Day Couples Retreat? ✨
This weekend is thoughtfully designed to help you slow down, reconnect, and strengthen your relationship—without pressure, awkward sharing, or feeling put on the spot.

Here’s what you’ll experience together:

🧰 What’s Included:
💛 A 3-Day Gottman-Based Workshop led by Melissa, Certified Gottman Therapist, focused on practical tools you can use long after the weekend ends.
🤍 Private couple exercises only—no group sharing required. Everything is done just between the two of you, with privacy and safety respected at all times.
📊 Your personalized Gottman Connect Report, plus a 60-minute pre-retreat consultation with Melissa to help you understand your strengths and growth areas before the retreat even begins.
📚 The 7 Principles Couples Set (book, card decks, and workbooks) so you can continue the conversations at home.
📓 Customized couples journals to reflect, write, and capture insights throughout the weekend.
🏡 Exclusive access to Melissa’s Sound Relationship House video, grounding you in the Gottman framework in a clear, approachable way.
🌿 Nature walks and built-in reflection time, creating space for calm, connection, and meaningful conversations.
💭 A FREE guest-led Couples Vision Workshop, helping you clarify your shared dreams and create a vision for the life you’re building together.
🚗 Free parking and Wi-Fi, so you can fully focus on each other.

This retreat isn’t about fixing what’s broken—it’s about intentionally investing in your relationship, deepening connection, and walking away with tools you’ll actually use.

💑 Because strong relationships are built on purpose.

✨ Learn more at our upcoming Gottman Couples Retreat, May 29–31, 2026. 3-day retreat led by Melissa Johari, Certified Gottman Therapist/Couples Therapist/Registered Social Worker. Dianne Reichenbach, a Certified Life & Business Coach and Vision Board Trainer, will be joining us the last afternoon of our Couples Weekend Retreat, to guide us through creating a vision board!

Valentine’s Special on now—$400 off from Feb 1–14.

For more details, watch the full video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn3JwO2ApHo&list=PLzC9qZL8Km4j8wcFezeNaj-4YtbHckbOA&index=2

or
Visit our website:
https://thecouplewellnessexperts.com/couple-retreats

02/13/2026

What if you and your partner could dream bigger—together?

The Couples Mini Vision Board Workshop is a fun and inspiring way to connect, communicate, and create a shared vision for your life. In just two hours, you’ll discover each other’s hopes and goals, uncover what truly matters to you as a couple, and design a visual roadmap for the future you want to build.

Through guided exercises, reflective questions, and of course—your own personalized vision boards—you’ll leave with:
✨ A deeper understanding of each other’s dreams
✨ A shared sense of direction and possibility
✨ A tangible reminder of the life you’re creating together

This isn’t just about goals—it’s about strengthening your partnership, sparking meaningful conversations, and having fun in the process. The better we know ourselves, the better we are in relationship with others.

✨ Learn more at our upcoming Gottman Couples Retreat, May 29–31, 2026. 3-day retreat led by Melissa Johari, Certified Gottman Therapist/Couples Therapist/Registered Social Worker. Dianne Reichenbach, a Certified Life & Business Coach and Vision Board Trainer, will be joining us the last afternoon of our Couples Weekend Retreat, to guide us through creating a vision board!

Valentine’s Special on now—$400 off from Feb 1–14.

For more details, watch the full video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn3JwO2ApHo&list=PLzC9qZL8Km4j8wcFezeNaj-4YtbHckbOA&index=2

or
Visit our website:
https://thecouplewellnessexperts.com/couple-retreats

02/11/2026

🚨 Criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling predict divorce with over 90% accuracy.

Gottman Fact:�The “Four Horsemen” are the strongest predictors of relationship breakdown—but each one has a proven antidote.

✨ Learn more at our upcoming Gottman Couples Retreat, May 29–31, 2026. Led by Melissa Johari, Certified Gottman Therapist/Couples Therapist/Registered Social Worker. Dianne will be joining us as a guest speaker on the last day, to lead us through a vision board exercise.

Valentine’s Special on now—$400 off from Feb 1–14.

For more details, watch the full video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoM2XAhpH2Y

or
Visit our website:
https://thecouplewellnessexperts.com/couple-retreats

02/10/2026

🧠 What You’ll Learn & Experience during our Weekend Couples Retreat
Rooted in Dr. John Gottman’s 50+ years of research, this retreat helps couples:
* 🌟 Reconnect Through Love Maps – Explore each other’s inner worlds
* 💬 Strengthen Communication – Replace tension with effective dialogue
* 💰 Tackle Financial Stress Together – Align your money mindset and goals
* 🤝 Build a Culture of Appreciation – Fall in love with the little things again
* 🛑 Break Negative Patterns – Identify and shift unhelpful cycles
* 🛑 Dream Together – Clarify goals and envision the future together

By the end of this retreat on Sunday, you’ll leave feeling:
✨ Heard, understood, and emotionally closer
✨ Equipped with communication and conflict management tools you can use every day
✨ Like a team again—not just co-parents or roommates

✨ Learn more at our upcoming Gottman Couples Retreat, May 29–31, 2026. In this video, I’m chatting with Dianne Reichenbach, a Certified Life & Business Coach and Vision Board Trainer. She will be joining us the last afternoon of the retreat, to guide us through creating a vision board!

Valentine’s Special on now—$400 off from Feb 1–14.

For more details, watch the full video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn3JwO2ApHo&list=PLzC9qZL8Km4j8wcFezeNaj-4YtbHckbOA&index=2

or
Visit our website:
https://thecouplewellnessexperts.com/couple-retreats

02/09/2026

So grateful for the opportunity to present to premarrieds this past Sat at Portico! I love speaking to premarital couples! It’s so important to form a solid foundation for a lifetime together. It was a great, engaged group. Plus a few from my team were able to come and show support! So appreciative :)

02/09/2026

🕊️ Why This Retreat?
Are you feeling more like roommates than romantic partners? Always talking about schedules, kids, or chores—but not your relationship? Waiting for “the right time” to reconnect?

This retreat is for you if:
💭 You are having the same argument over and over again
💭 You find it hard to broach certain topics or feel heard
💭 You love each other but feel disconnected
💭 Life's busyness keeps pushing your relationship to the back burner
💭 You crave deeper closeness but don’t know how to get it back
💭 You would love to dream together again and look towards the future

Let us guide you to a place of calm, safety, and connection, where you'll learn research-based tools that have helped thousands of couples thrive.

✨ Learn more at our upcoming Gottman Couples Retreat, May 29–31, 2026. In this video, I’m chatting with Dianne Reichenbach, a Certified Life & Business Coach and Vision Board Trainer. She will be joining us the last afternoon of the retreat, to guide us through creating a vision board!

Valentine’s Special on now—$400 off from Feb 1–14.

For more details, watch the full video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn3JwO2ApHo&list=PLzC9qZL8Km4j8wcFezeNaj-4YtbHckbOA&index=2

or
Visit our website:
https://thecouplewellnessexperts.com/couple-retreats

02/09/2026

🌱 Shared meaning matters more over time than passion alone.

Gottman Fact:�Couples who create shared rituals, values, and meaning experience stronger connection and long-term resilience.

✨ Learn more at our upcoming Gottman Couples Retreat, May 29–31, 2026. This video talks about who this retreat is for - any couple interested in enriching their relationship and getting closer.

Valentine’s Special on now—$400 off from Feb 1–14.

For more details, watch the full video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoM2XAhpH2Y
or
Visit our website:
https://thecouplewellnessexperts.com/couple-retreats

02/06/2026

🔥 Positive interactions must outweigh negative ones 5:1.

Gottman Fact:�Thriving couples maintain at least five positive interactions for every one negative interaction, especially during moments of conflict.

✨ Learn more at our upcoming Gottman Couples Retreat, May 29–31, 2026. In the video are some representative comments of feedback from past participants.

Valentine’s Special on now—$400 off from Feb 1–14.

For more details, watch the full video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoM2XAhpH2Y
or
Visit our website:
https://thecouplewellnessexperts.com/couple-retreats