iii. Being
a ble
t o
d iscuss
i t
iv. Feeling
t hat
w e
h ave
i nput
i nto
i t
v. Action
s teps
r e:
b udget
6. Relationship
C heck-‐in
a. Our
s ense
o f
r elationship
c onnection
( scale
1 -‐10)
b. Assess
t ime
t ogether
a s
a
c ouple
i n
t he
l ast
1 2
m onths
c. Using
W heel:
i. What
s teps
c an
b e
t aken
t o
i mprove
1 -‐3
a reas
f or
e ach
p erson
ii. Resources
n eeded?
iii. Concrete
a ction
s teps?
d. Sex
l ife
i. Discuss
s atisfaction
ii. How
d o
I
f eel
a bout
m y
b ody,
m y
s exuality?
iii. Ideas
f or
f orward
m ovement?
7. Family
C heck-‐in
a. Review
h ousehold
m anagement
( communal
c hores
a nd
j ob
d ivision)
i. Action
s teps
t o
i mprove
( chore
c harts,
h ow
t o
h elp
e ach
o ther,
e tc)
ii. How
d o
w e
f eel
a bout
d iscipline
a pproach?
S teps
t o
i mprove?
b. Overview
o f
e ach
c hild
i. Sense
o f
s trengths
a nd
n eeds?
ii. Are
w e
o n
t he
“ same
p age”?
c. Family
g oals
f or
t he
n ext
1 2
m onths?
( trips,
a ctivities,
t ime
t ogether,
e tc)
d. Celebrate
a ccomplishments
8. Legal:
a. Check
i n
o n
w ills/estate
p lanning
b. Assess
L ife
I nsurance
n eeds
c. Assess
c urrent
“ worst
c ase”
f or
c hildcare
d. Other?
9. Winding
u p
a. Check-‐in
i. My
s ense
o f
h ow
t hings
w ent
ii. Did
I
f eel
h eard?
iii. Do
w e
n eed
o utside
h elp?
I n
w hat
a reas?
1. Mentoring
c ouples,
s piritual
a ssistance,
c ounseling,
f inancial
planners,
s upport
o r
g rowth
g roup?
b. Summarize
p ost-‐retreat
a ction
s teps
c. Plan
f or
4
w eek
c heck-‐in.
d. Plan
f or
n ext
y ear’s
r etreat
10. Finish
w ith
r ecreation,
s omething
r elaxing
a nd
f un.
G oal
i s
t o
c elebrate
t hat
y ou
t ook
the
t ime
t o
d o
t his.