Couple Empowerment Program
The CEP is a program for young married couples; primarily for the young married (1-5 years) but including those up to their 10th year of marriage.
A program designed to create an awareness of the common issues that newly married couples face and to provide an opportunity (and forum) for the couples to address these issues and to build emotionally intelligent marriages/families.
The sessions will comprise an input portion (covering Church’s teachings and life skills), sharing and couple discussions/exercises.
Essential for any couple who is serious about enhancing their marriage; it is recommended for those with good marriages and helpful for those who are going through difficulties.
Topics & Issues Covered
Understanding and rediscovering each other’s needs; harnessing the strengths of our differences through effective communication, making time for each other, proactive acts of love and healing each other/forgiveness.
Helping couples realize the power of intimacy and to build/prioritise intimacy, particularly sexual intimacy; helping couples to relate to parents and in-laws, an understanding of ‘couple spirituality’ and to build a network of love in all they encounter.
“My in-laws are the main cause of our quarrels…they are choking our marriage” M, 26 yrs
“My spouse is very quiet and reserved; I cannot reach him” E, 24 yrs
“My spouse is a workaholic….I am resentful that her work takes precedence over our family..” B, 34 yrs
“I am simply overwhelmed by the responsibilities of marriage, the home mortgage and car loans, the children’s education…” O, 30 yrs
“My spouse has become so critical, I feel worthless and depressed…” L, 42 yrs
“His regular business trips takes him away, we have no time for each other…” A, mother of two, 28 yrs
“We hardly have sex these days, and if we do, it’s not like before…we don’t even have time to talk to each other…”
“How do I balance work and family life, how should I raise our children right?”
“My teenage son does not go to church…he does not want to talk about it…”
“My spouse is consumed by the children’s education; I feel totally left out…”