One Year Later

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James and Camille - couples therapy, a new approach

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February 14th, 2024 

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One year ago James and Camille, a married Canadian-French couple, contacted me for couples therapy. They wanted to stop arguing, bickering, and fighting. They signed up for a one-month intensive called Relationship Reset.

 

I interviewed them to see if the intensive “lasted.” Their immediate response was YES! They had gotten the results they wanted. Was that still true? Did the results last over time?

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James:  In the past year, since doing Relationship Reset, we regularly use the

tools to do our own “communication reset” whenever we

have an argument.

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Camille:  It clears everything up. I don’t have any lingering resentment.

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Marjorie:  That's great. What tools do you use?

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James:  We use the communication method you taught us. Camille is patient with me

and we take the time so that I know I’ve been deeply heard. I feel reassured. For so

long, I didn’t believe we could solve our disagreements. But now we can.

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Camille: We stay with it until we get to the source of the upset.  Then the conflict is resolved! What a relief!

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Marjorie:  Do you respect each other more?

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Camille:  Yes, we do. James is always willing to do the exercise with me. Most of the time, he initiates it! It feels great that he’s as committed to the relationship as I am. Marjorie, your couples therapy lowers the temperature when we get overheated.

 

James:  Before the intensive, all we did was go around in circles about who’s right and who’s wrong. Our lives felt wild and out of control. The tools we learned have helped us talk to each other like adults. 

 

Marjorie:  Tell me how you’ve used the approach to emotional release that we practiced in the intensive.

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James:  I was carrying a lot of tension and bad feelings from a past relationship and

didn’t know how to get past it. But doing the emotional release work in a safe space

helped me be present with Camille, the woman I love. 

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Marjorie:  Wow, that’s powerful. Were there any other breakthroughs?

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James:  I noticed we would argue right after visiting Camille’s family. It was too much

and too often for me. It wasn’t that I didn’t like them, which Camille initially thought.

But there was a limit to the amount of time I wanted to spend with them. During

our communication reset, we came up with a way to be with them for the right

amount of time.

 

Camille:  We got to the bottom of the problem, and then we could let go of the

resentment. I never thought we could resolve this issue. Now, I feel that nothing can

get to us because we have these tools.

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James:  Yes, the other day, Camille reminded me how I used to say, “if that happens

I’m outta here!” Now, I say if we ever slip up in a major way, we’ll go back to

Marjorie!

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Marjorie:  What would you like to say to other couples about Relationship Reset?

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Camille:  To couples considering Relationship Reset: we liked this approach because it was fast. In one month, we had the tools we could use forever. Couples therapy that goes on for months was NOT FOR ME!     

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James:  I know some people need deeper work for a longer time. But if you want

freedom, then this new approach is for you.

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Camille:  To other couples who’ve done the intensive: Keep using the tools. You need them for life!

 

And there’s one more thing. This workshop was perfect for who we are. We’re

achievers. We want to get things done. We want to reset and get on with our lives and

create harmony in our relationship. That’s what we did.

 

Marjorie:  Thanks so much, Camille and James. Good luck going forward!

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