Most couples enter marriage with the hope of a bright future and openness to embracing life’s challenges together. Yet, for far too many married Christian couples, the weight of working or owning a business, raising kids, managing the finances, dealing with numerous crises, and the general responsibilities of life created cracks in your marriage relationship.
While you might believe that money is the number one cause of divorce, it’s not. The most endorsed reasons for divorce from a list of possible choices were growing apart (55%), not being able to talk together (53%), and how one’s spouse handled money (40%). Infidelity (21.6%), incompatibility (19.2%), and drinking or drug use (10.6%) rounded out the list.
What causes couples to grow apart?
Why aren’t they talking?
The reality is that stress of any kind can cause a crack to deepen and widen between a husband and wife. Communication begins to deteriorate, misunderstandings lead to fights, and fights lead to deep wounds. Before you know it, your marriage feels more like a battleground than a safe space. To cope, many ignore the problem and allow tensions to fester.
Is it any wonder that separation or divorce could be the next step in your journey?
Challenges in life don’t have to put a strain on your relationship. Instead, it can be a time of healing, restoration, empowerment, and deeper intimacy. It just requires couples to learn new skills to better communicate and connect with one another.
I’m Don Purdum. Along with my wife, Nicole, we teach couples how to truly become one flesh. Unfortunately, many people have never seen how a healthy marriage works. We’ve been married for over 30 years. We are going to give you the tools to help you rediscover joy, intimacy, and peace in your home.
Most couples don’t want to separate or divorce. There is almost always a love for one another still present. When you put the work into your relationship and unite together as one flesh in Jesus Christ, you’ll have the foundation to unlock the joy you’ve always wanted for your marriage and you will earn a relationship with true purpose and meaning. You’ll rediscover your passion for one another and become an inspiration to all around you.
As a husband, former military chaplain, entrepreneur, and an ordained minister in the Orthodox Church of America, Don has counseled untold numbers of couples. Over the years, he developed a unique, one-of-a-kind approach to marriage coaching that he and Nicole have used to help couples rediscover their passion for one another and their faith in Jesus Christ.
Don and Nicole have had an ongoing impact in our lives and on our marriage. When we were first married, we didn’t know how to communicate with each other in a respectful and loving way. Don and Nicole came alongside us, mentored us, and taught us how to communicate effectively. Because of their willingness to be used by God in our life, our marriage was saved. Through the mentoring process we developed a very deep relationship with them, that has withstood the test of time and distance.
Dave and Laura Fidler
Why Marriage Coaching Over Counseling?
Coaching generally focuses on the present moving ahead and coaches act more as facilitators. Through Don’s proven process, you’ll discover solutions that work specifically for your marriage as he and Nicole help you move from where you are to where you want to be. Our job isn’t to tell you what to do, it’s to help you figure out what works best for your unique marriage.
What do you get when we coach you:
- New tools to help you learn more about yourself and your partner and ways to apply those tools to your marriage.
- Learn how to make positive changes in your life and marriage.
- An understanding of how you process information and your communication style
- Discover your love languages and spiritual gifts.
- Uncover areas of your life you may need to make changes to show up better for your spouse.
- A partnership between you and us as experts in the process and you in your relationship.
- A marriage of peace, trust, partnership, collaboration, love, and joy.
When you fill out the form below and inquire without obligation about Marriage Coaching, we’ll give you a free copy of our eBook titled “Marriage On Purpose – 8 Concepts To Build An Authentic and Lasting Marriage.” In it, you’ll learn the secret to our unique coaching program as the book shares Don and Nicole’s secrets that led them to an incredible marriage. It’s highly personal, with real stories, and principles that will change the way you see your marriage today.
Marriage counseling can cost between $90 to $180 per hour. Our coaching program is a fraction of the cost. Sessions run 2 hours and are $25 per hour. At 2 hours per week, it’s a donation of only $200 per month (assuming a 4 week month) if you work with us one-on-one. If you would prefer to be in a group with up to five other couples, it’s only $125 per month.
That is serious savings with massive results.
If you want to start the journey to a new marriage and life, fill out the form below to a free, no-obligation, 45-minute session with Don and Nicole. You’ll get immediate access to “Marriage on Purpose,” and you’ll be able to schedule a no-obligation time to meet virtually so you can discover if marriage coaching is a good fit for you.