The Art of Thriving in Relationships
A 6-week live course for learning and practicing how to really face yourself, communicate honestly, navigate conflict and change, and build relationships that can grow with you! Within this course you will not just be “receiving” information and another set of “things to try”, you will actually get live practice experience and coaching. You don't need to learn how to make someone chase you, decode their texts, or become the “right” version of yourself so they'll choose you.
You need relationship skills.
The kind that help you know what you actually want, and how to articulate it
The kind that help you hear no without falling apart.
The kind that help you navigate challenging conversations when things go sideways. You know when things don’t turn out quite as planned? Yeah, THOSE!
The Art of Thriving in Relationships is a practical, experiential course for people who want more honesty, intimacy, freedom, connection, and joy in their relationships.
Whether you're out in the dating fields, in a new romantic relationship or long-term one, or simply wanting to understand your relationship patterns more deeply, you are welcome!
And yes- you don't have to wait until your relationship is
falling apart
to learn relationship skills.
Maybe You’ve been here…
Or you’re in a relationship and find yourself:
-Scared to have (or avoiding) important conversations
-Feeling resentful after giving
-Wishing your partner understoof you more
-Having the same argument over and over
-Pulling away when intimacy feels overwhelming
-Wondering if you’re incompatible
-Wanting more intimacy, play, touch, sex, companionship, or ease
You’re really into someone and find yourself wondering:
-Should I text?
-Why haven’t they texted?
-Am I being too needy?
-How long should I wait to respond?
Practical Relationship Skills You Didn't Learn in School—for Dating, Partnership, and Marriage
The Foundations
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I've been in a committed relationship for almost seven years—and we're happier now than when we started.
Not because we've figured it all out. Hell no!
We've misunderstood each other, disappointed each other, changed, had difficult conversations, repaired after rupture, and learned how to find and give each other both support and freedom. And every year we learn more!
I've also spent years studying, practicing and sharing, Nonviolent Communication, embodied and somatic approaches to relationship & mindfulness, and relationship research, including work from the Gottman Institute.
I'm not teaching this because I've figured relationships out.
I'm teaching it because I've practiced it. I've gotten it wrong. I've learned. I've repaired. And I want to share skills with you!
About Shawn
The 6- Week Experience
Week 1 — Self & Safety
Understand your patterns and build internal and relational safety.
Week 2 — Connection & Truth
Practice honest communication, needs, requests, boundaries, and vulnerability.
Week 3 — Practice Lab + Q&A
Role plays, real-life scenarios, coaching, and space to bring your actual relationship questions.
Week 4 — Freedom & Repair
Explore autonomy, interdependence, receiving, conflict, rupture, and repair.
Week 5 — Change
Navigate transitions, grief, changing needs, renegotiation, intimacy, and play.
Week 6 — Integration Lab + Q&A
Practice the skills with real situations and create your own relationship practice plan.
Founding Cohort
Your investment
Founding Cohort- $295
Early Enrollment $245
Your enrollment includes:
6 live 2-hour sessions
6 weeks of practices and resources
Private community space
Empathy buddy practice
One private 1:1 session
Access to special participant coaching rates
Founding cohort pricing
This is the first time I'm offering The Art of Thriving in Relationships in this format, and I'm inviting a small founding cohort to experience it with me.
Because this is a pilot, you'll receive special founding-cohort pricing and an opportunity to help shape the course through your feedback and experience. The future investment for this program will be at $895 as the curriculum and resources continue to develop.
Want to take it with your partner?
Add your partner for $100
If you’re partnered, you’re invited to bring your partner into the course with you for an additional $100. You'‘ll each have your own space to practice and learn in this container while developing shared skills.
Individual: $295
Early Enrollment: $245 through August 25th
Add a partner: +$100
What’s included
6 live 2-hour sessions
Weekly practices, handouts, and resources
Private community space with prompts and check-ins
Empathy buddy practice
One private 1:1 coaching session
Access to a special participant rate for additional 1:1 coaching
Founding cohort pricing
Working Together
This work is deep, relational, and transformative—and it unfolds best with time, trust, and consistency.
I offer sessions in 3-6 month containers so we can build the kind of trust and rhythm that lasting transformation needs. Each package includes optional between-session support (via email), so you're not doing this alone.
Jump In
3-Month Coaching
For when you're ready to dive deep and move things forward—fast. This container offers high-touch support, helping you shift entrenched patterns, practice new skills, and build trust in yourself and your relationships.
5 sessions per month (50 minutes each)
Support between sessions (text or email)
A great fit if you're ready to make change a priority with momentum and consistency.
Slow & Steady
6-Month Coaching
Change doesn’t have to be rushed to be real. This container gives you space to settle in, integrate, and stay connected to support while life unfolds. It’s more spacious, yet still steady.
3 sessions per month (50 minutes each)
Support between sessions (text or email)
Ideal for those wanting to pace themselves and slowly integrate the change into their life.
Rates & Accessibility
I believe support and care should be affordable and accessible. I also offer a limited number of sliding scale spots to help make this work more inclusive and community-supported. I do not accept insurance. Please reach out if you’d like to talk more about options.