Second Half of Marriage Seminar
At last! A marriage seminar for boomers/empty nesters. David and Claudia will help you reinvent your relationship and discover a deeper, lasting love as you continue your journey together.
If you are in or near the empty nest—or if you nest has refilled, this seminar is just for you. The second half of your marriage can be a time of incredible fulfillment, no matter what challenges you previously faced. It can be a time of learning about each other and sharing dreams and working toward a more satisfying relationship. Based on a national survey of long-term marriages and the Gold Medallion Award winning book, The Second Half of Marriage, the Arps reveal eight challenges that marriages in the second half of life face and give practical strategies for surmounting each. This seminar will challenge you to create a vision for the rest of your life together—and inspire you to make that vision a reality.
Come spend six hours with the Arps and enjoy energizing your relationship! David and Claudia will help you reinvent your relationship and discover a deeper, lasting love as you continue your journey together.
Topics include
- Choosing a partner-focused marriage
- Letting go of the past and focusing on the future
- Learning to really talk
- Processing anger and resolving conflict
- Growing together spiritually
- Balancing the intergenerational see-saw.
Plus you’ll learn how to
- Put the sizzle back into sex
- Become an encourager
- Deepen your friendship
- Increase your fun quotient!
Is your church or group planning a marriage conference for Boomers/Empty Nesters?
Then consider The Second Half of Marriage Seminar. Typically a 6-hour seminar, it fits well into a Friday evening and Saturday morning or an all-day Saturday time slot. It can also be adapted to a weekend retreat setting. Each participant receives a Second Half of Marriage Participant’s Guide which contains the full text of The Second Half of Marriage book as well as helpful exercises and tips for growing together relationally and spiritually.
After the seminar. . .
And after the seminar, follow-up is easy. The sponsoring church or group receives the Second Half of Marriage DVD curriculum which is an ideal program for following up the event with extended opportunities for growth and outreach to other boomers and empty nesters.
About the Arps
Claudia Arp and David Arp, MSW, are marriage educators and best-selling and award winning authors. Together they have written over 30 books including the popular 10 Great Dates series, No Time for Sex and the Gold Medallion Award-winning The Second Half of Marriage. Frequent contributors to print and broadcast media, the Arps have appeared as marriage experts on NBC “Today” CBS “This Morning”, Public Television and Focus on the Family. Their work has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. David and Claudia have been married for over 40 years and live in Northern Virginia.
So if you are looking for a skilled, seasoned, entertaining husband-wife team for your next event for empty nesters, consider the Arps. The Arps own transparency and rich life experiences combined with a lively, give-and-take style and a fun, practical approach to relationship issues, endears them to their audience and makes them sought-after speakers. Just ask the many groups who have invited the Arps back.
The Second Half of Marriage is full of rich insights into marriage in later life and the many challenges and hopes it offers.
-- John Gottman, PH.D., marital researcher and authorThe Arps have blazed the trail to the real “better half” of marriage—any the best is yet to come.
-- Scott Stanley, Ph.D., cofounder PREP and coauthor of Fighting for Your Marriage