"Christine and Bret offer so much of themselves in the work they do! If you want your relationship to be all it can be, their Thrive Marriage Retreat is the best ‘send off’ into the marriage adventure I have ever seen! And that’s true no matter how short or long you’ve been together or whether you’re in your 20s or your 70s!"

“Phenomenal, eye opening! This workshop was truly amazing and will be transformational in our relationship and future happiness. A few days prior to the workshop, I emailed to cancel, as I could not imagine opening myself to connection and repair. I am SO happy I reconsidered. This retreat was beyond our expectations. We connected so deeply and experienced major breakthroughs in our relationship. We will recommend this to every couple!”

“Amazing! Possibly the best thing we've ever done for our relationship after 30 years together."

“AMAZING & relationship changing! Bret and Christine helped save and transform our marriage! This was supposed to be a place for us to reconnect, instead it was a place we discovered our true potential for a thriving relationship! Thank you so much.”

"Best value workshop in this world for couples wanting to save their marriage. Out of this world, amazing, and more than what I expected. This one weekend retreat was better than 3+ years of marriage therapy and much more inexpensive and fast-acting. Best value workshop in this world for couples. Christine and Bret are a true gift to us all.”

"A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! We had a chance to deal with the two of our biggest conflicts and find simple, easy, and effective solutions for both of them. Thank you deeply, with all my heart."

“The content is unrivaled. It saved my own 30-year marriage after infidelity, and we're now thriving!
…our relationship became something so different, so brilliant, so healthful and so immediate! And those who knew us, couldn't believe our transformation. Now, we're the couple other couples want to emulate! The content and theories that make up the Center for Thriving Relationships are so complete and all inclusive. It's applicable and highly effective for anyone who applies their principles to any relationship.”

“We had a wonderful, life and relationship enrichment weekend at the couples retreat. We have been to several others over the past 25 years. This by far has been the most impactful. I appreciated how Bret and Christine present their passion, experience and scientific findings. The offered exercises helped us understand each other in a deeper, more compassionate way. I have so much gratitude for the weekend and all involved.”

“I was not looking forward to coming to this event. We had to miss the first IU homecoming in two decades. I could not have been more wrong, as this weekend was the most important for our relationship we have spent. Thank you!”

"The tools I have learned have turned around decades of old patterns for me and my partner. I love catching the contagious, authentic positivity and love that Bret and Christine give out. We pick up so much misinformation from our upbringings, our education and our culture..."

“As a coach for 12 years now… I've never come across a training this packed with incredible gems of the highest caliber useful information. This training is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE and has exceeded any thought possible. I'm ELATED over all the new tools that I've learned and been using in my private life, in sessions with my clients and sharing with so many. Thank you with all of my heart for the tremendous support. I'm forever grateful...”

“10/10 recommend taking this program! Bret and Christine are a dream! They give you everything you need to feel fully supported and cared for… far beyond what I could have imagined. I can’t imagine leaving another training with THIS MUCH incredible knowledge… magic is happening! I’m excited to dive into the new possibilities this program has opened up for me… it’s been an incredible experience all around."

"One of the best things I have ever done in my life. Bret and Christine are amazing instructors! Their excitement for teaching this material is so apparent. They have such a talent for making concepts easy to understand and bringing new insights. In so many moment, I had a-ha moments where I was able to look at things in a new way."

"This is by far the best program I have ever been a part of to improve my marriage. We have been through counseling, coaching, intensives, retreats, etc. We've done it all. This was exactly what we/I needed to get out of the hard place we've been stuck in for a long time. ”

"I am a licensed mental health therapist, and what I love about this program is that Bret and Christine share evidence-based therapies and modalities for people to understand that were not even covered in my graduate classes. I learned so much from them about cutting edge modalities for working with couples. As a therapist, the science speaks to me."

“I am at a loss for words as to how to describe how totally incredible this experience was. I have been involved in counseling for years now, both as the clinician and the client, and their ability to transform clinical perspectives into practical information in a loving and hilarious manner is nothing short of brilliant. Jim and I were both blown away…"

“Such a profound learning experience. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Bret and Christine both have such kind, tender hearts. There is an inner depth and warmth that welcomes everyone wherever they are. I would recommend this to everyone and anyone without second thought. What I learned felt essential.”

“I am a better person, and all of my relationships improve more and more each day from the tools and activities Bret and Christine have taught me. They are as genuinely loving and supportive of instructors as I could ever hope for, and that’s on top of being extremely knowledgeable and well-versed in these healing therapies for relationships!”