Fri, Sep 25
|St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
St. Thomas Catholic Church Navigating US Retreat
Time & Location
Sep 25, 2026, 6:30 PM – Sep 27, 2026, 10:30 AM
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 530 Elizabeth St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
About the Event
EVENT DETAILS:
Childcare provided
Meals provided
Registration required!
Session Times
September 25th: 6:30 pm - 8:30pm
September 26th: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
September 27th: 8:00 am - 10:30 pm (Breakfast Provided by Host)
About the CONFERENCE
Most couples do not know “how” to be married. Navigating US helps couples discover better ways to meet one another’s needs, communicate, resolve conflicts, express anger, avoid dirty fighting, and understand how their personality styles impact relationships for better or worse. Fun, practical, and easy to learn, Navigating US is appropriate for couples at any age or stage. The program is designed to reach couples across the spectrum – from happy and highly motivated to struggling and highly stressed.
Navigating US uses the latest research to provide specific, practical, attainable skills for a successful marriage. Come learn how to create the marriage you have always wanted with the spouse you already have!
Some of the benefits from Navigating US include:
Recognize when your communication style is more of a problem than the actual problem you are facing
Develop the ability to feel genuine empathy for your partner instead of secret resentment
Express yourself clearly so that your thoughts and feelings can be recognized and understood without causing your spouse to feel defensive, resentful, overwhelmed, manipulated or inadequate
Avoid the mind reading that so often leads to misunderstanding between couples, and learn to avoid assumptions
Express and accept anger without destroying love
Fight in such a way that you resolve the issues at hand and actually feel closer to your spouse
Acknowledge and enjoy the differences between you and your spouse, rather than seeing him/her as a threat
Understand what went wrong in previous relationships or what is going wrong now
Navigating US is authored by Richard Albertson, Founding President of Live the Life and author of the Start Smart premarital program.
For registration questions please email Caroline Biskner at cbiskner@sta2.org
Registration
Couple Admission
Good for one couple
$50.00
Total
$0.00