Client Stories

When G. and J. began coaching, their marriage had become strained by repeated conflict and tension in communication. Differences in communication styles often led to arguments that felt overwhelming for both partners, especially as they were navigating the demands of parenting a young child and preparing for changes in their growing family.

While communication initially seemed to be the central issue, deeper patterns soon emerged. Family-of-origin experiences, expectations about partnership, and unspoken fears about independence and responsibility were quietly shaping the way they related to one another.

As our work continued, G. and J. began developing greater awareness of these patterns and learning new ways to approach conflict with more patience, understanding, and care for one another. Over time, their communication softened and their ability to work together as partners and parents grew stronger.

By the time our work concluded, they had made meaningful progress in how they communicated, handled disagreements, and supported one another in caring for their family.

When R. and S. first reached out, their marriage had become defined by repeated arguments that never seemed to resolve. Both partners cared deeply about the relationship but felt stuck in frustrating patterns that left them feeling unheard.

Through our work together, they began to recognize the deeper triggers beneath their conflicts and developed new ways of slowing conversations down and listening more carefully to one another.

When K. and G. began coaching, their marriage was on the brink of divorce. After more than two decades together, their relationship had been deeply shaken by infidelity, and trust between them had been severely damaged. Although the affair had ended, the lingering fear that it might still be happening continued to create tension and conflict between them.

Communication had become strained and painful, leaving both partners unsure whether their marriage could truly recover.

Through the coaching process, they began addressing the deeper issues beneath their conflict — honesty, accountability, and the emotional patterns that had quietly shaped their relationship over the years. As their conversations became more open and respectful, they were able to begin rebuilding trust and learning new ways to communicate with greater care and understanding.

Over time, they recommitted to their marriage and began strengthening their partnership with renewed honesty and intention.

When N. H. and M. H. began coaching, their marriage had been experiencing growing emotional and physical distance. Conversations about intimacy had become difficult, leaving both partners unsure how to reconnect and support one another in that area of their relationship.

Over time, the pressures of running a business together had also blurred the boundaries between their professional and personal lives. Along with periods of health challenges, these stresses gradually created further separation between them.

Through the coaching process, they began developing healthier communication around their needs, emotions, and expectations. Together we explored ways to create intentional moments of closeness and connection while honoring the realities of their lives and responsibilities.

As their communication improved, they began rediscovering a deeper sense of partnership, appreciation, and emotional intimacy within their marriage.

When L.C. and M. C. began coaching, their marriage had been strained by growing issues around trust and communication. Although there had been no infidelity in their relationship, moments of dishonesty and broken trust in other areas had created distance between them.

One partner’s demanding evening work schedule had also made it difficult to stay connected and communicate openly. Over time, both partners had become guarded with one another, which led to misunderstandings, assumptions, and recurring conflict.

As our work together began, it became clear that vulnerability and transparency were essential for rebuilding their connection. Like many couples, they had developed protective walls that made it difficult to express fears, needs, and deeper emotions.

Through the coaching process, L.C. and M. C. began learning how to communicate with greater openness and honesty. As their willingness to be vulnerable with one another increased, their understanding of each other deepened. The walls that had once created distance slowly began to soften.

Over time, they developed a renewed sense of partnership — communicating more openly, letting their guards down, and rebuilding the trust that had been weakened.

When C. M. and R. M. began coaching, they felt deeply disconnected and uncertain about the future of their marriage. After many years together, they had slowly began drifting apart. Differences in spiritual beliefs and core values had created confusion and tension between them, and communication had become strained.

What had once been a vibrant marriage filled with shared experiences, travel, and joyful connection had gradually turned into two individuals living side by side but rarely speaking in meaningful ways.

Through our work together, we returned to the foundation of their relationship — exploring who each of them had become over the years and how their individual growth had shaped the marriage. Rather than trying to return to who they once were, we focused on helping them understand and respect who they had become.

As they gained greater awareness and improved their communication, they began finding common ground again — rediscovering shared values, strengthening mutual respect, and exploring who they could become together moving forward.

Like all long-term relationships, their marriage needed space to evolve alongside the growth of the individuals within it.

When J. S. and M. S. began coaching, their marriage was on the brink of divorce. Trust between them had been deeply shaken by past indiscretions, and their communication had become filled with arguments, assumptions, and frustration. Although they still loved each other and hoped to rebuild their marriage, they felt lost about how to move forward from what had happened.

As our work together began, it became clear that deeper issues were influencing the breakdown of trust. Both partners carried painful experiences from earlier in life that had shaped their ability to trust others long before their marriage began. Those unresolved wounds had quietly carried into their relationship, creating additional layers of fear, misunderstanding, and emotional reactivity.

Through the coaching process, J. and M. began exploring these patterns with greater awareness and compassion for one another. As they learned to communicate more vulnerably and openly, they were able to address the emotional history beneath their conflicts while rebuilding trust in their marriage.

Over time, the intensity of their conflict softened, their communication improved, and they began experiencing a renewed sense of connection and partnership.

When S. and B. came to coaching, their marriage had been deeply shaken by infidelity. Although they had attempted to work through it on their own, the pain and loss of trust remained unresolved. Communication between them had become strained, and both partners felt stuck in painful patterns that made it difficult to move forward.

As is often the case after infidelity, the partner who had been hurt felt an urgent need for answers, details, and reassurance, while the partner who had broken the trust struggled with deep feelings of shame, regret, and avoidance. One partner longed for clarity and understanding, while the other wished to move past the pain and begin healing.

Through the coaching process, we explored the deeper emotional patterns beneath their conflict. We examined the unmet needs and personal histories that had contributed to the breakdown in their relationship, helping them understand how both anxious and avoidant responses had intensified the pain between them.

As their awareness deepened, they began communicating with greater honesty and compassion. Together they created new agreements for their marriage and worked through techniques designed to release the emotional weight of the past. Over time, the painful charge surrounding the infidelity softened, allowing them to rebuild trust and reconnect in a healthier way.

Their marriage gradually shifted from a place of hurt and defensiveness to one of renewed connection and mutual understanding.

When J.M. and B.L. began coaching, they had already had challenges with acclimating to bringing their families together. Both had different schedules with their kids, and it was creating arguments, scheduling conflicts, misunderstandings. They had lived together for a year, their wedding was coming up and would happen during our process, but they had fallen into some deep painful patterns and like many others who have been married before did not want to divorce again. They didn’t keep money together, one wanted a prenup, the other didn’t. One former spouse was difficult, and they had postponed their wedding. They were not on the same page with so many things.

As we moved into the process, even the first 2 sessions had them gain the clarity they needed to start a healing process before their wedding. They got through part of the program before their wedding and fortunately we made sure we hit the most important pieces of what they needed. We competed our process after they were married and it truly shifted the dynamic of their partnership and families. They had not realized what they carried into their relationship and learned the clearing tools that helped them release a lot of old wounds.

When J. L. and B. G. L. began coaching, they had only been married a short time but were already caught in what I often call a conflict spin cycle - arguments that escalated quickly and seemed to go in circles without ever truly being resolved.

Both partners had been married before and assumed that having experienced marriage once would naturally make the second marriage easier. But as many couples discover, we bring ourselves including our unresolved patterns - into every relationship. The challenges they had experienced in previous marriages had quietly followed them into this one.

Arguments between them escalated quickly and often felt out of control. Neither partner had developed strong communication tools in their first marriage, and they had not done premarital or personal work before entering their second. Despite the intensity of the conflict, they loved each other deeply and were committed to making the marriage work - especially because they did not want to put their children through another divorce.

As we began working together, we looked beyond the surface arguments and explored the deeper roots of their conflict. Like many couples, the real drivers of their disagreements were internal old wounds, past experiences, and limiting beliefs that had shaped how each of them interpreted situations and reacted emotionally.

Using healing techniques designed to address these deeper patterns, they were able to release some of the internal charge that had been fueling their arguments. As that inner shift began to occur, they also learned new communication and conflict-resolution skills they had never been taught before.

With greater clarity about who they had become and the kind of marriage they truly wanted to create together, the spin cycle of conflict began to slow. Their conversations became more constructive, their reactions less intense, and their partnership stronger.

Fortunately, they reached this turning point before deciding to walk away from the marriage. Instead of ending the relationship, they were able to rebuild it -creating the marriage they had hoped for and giving their blended family the stability and connection they both wanted for their children.

After nearly four decades of marriage, L.L. and J.L. found themselves at a painful crossroads. Years of unresolved personal trauma, emotional wounds, and patterns of silence had created a growing distance between them. Transitioning t retirement was not easy for J.L. and he was trying to look at his next chapter. Conversations had become strained or avoided altogether, and feelings of disrespect and misunderstanding had begun to replace the connection they once shared.

Like many couples who have been together for decades, they had weathered many seasons of life together-but beneath the surface, unspoken pain and accumulated hurt had slowly eroded their ability to communicate with one another in a healthy way. By the time they reached out for support, the relationship felt fragile and uncertain.

Through their work with Susan L.L. began exploring the deeper emotional patterns that had shaped both her personal experiences and the dynamics within the marriage. In a supportive and reflective coaching environment, she was able to examine long-standing beliefs, emotional triggers, and the ways silence and misunderstanding had taken root over time.

Susan created a space where difficult emotions could be acknowledged and explored with patience, compassion, and clarity. Even when the conversations were challenging, L.L. remained open to the process, allowing new insights to emerge and deeper understanding to develop.

As the work unfolded, L.L. began to reconnect not only with her own voice and emotional awareness, but also with a renewed sense of possibility within the marriage. The process helped bring greater clarity, compassion, and openness to long-standing issues that had previously felt impossible to address.

While every couple’s journey is unique, the willingness to face painful patterns honestly and with support can create space for healing, growth, and a new way forward.

When M.L. and D.L. began coaching, the emotional distance between them had become so severe that M no longer felt safe in the marriage. Although they had been together for 14 years, their communication had deteriorated to the point where conversations had nearly stopped altogether.

Fear, resentment, and discomfort had quietly taken hold of the relationship. While they could still socialize with others as a couple, the reality inside their home was very different. When they were alone together, they often felt like strangers.

Over time, a wall had grown between them that seemed almost impossible to break through. D. often withdrew and spent long periods by himself, while M. felt increasingly neglected and resentful. The tension between them became what can only be described as the loudest silence a couple can experience.

Despite the pain they were carrying, both M.L. and D.L. were deeply committed to doing the work. Slowly and patiently, they began to dismantle the emotional barriers that had built up between them.

Small shifts began to make a difference. One of the first changes was something simple but powerful: greeting each other when one of them returned home—something that had not happened in years.

Over time, communication gradually reopened. Resentment began to soften. They started reconnecting, speaking honestly again, and rediscovering respect for one another. In many ways, they began the process of getting to know each other again.

By the time coaching was completed, M.L. and D.L. had moved into a new place of understanding and connection. They had tools to navigate difficult conversations and a renewed ability to communicate with openness and respect.

When G. and F. came to coaching, they had built a partnership, but F. wanted to get married, and G. thought things were fine. They had a routine, but were in a middle ground, feeling like a married couple but not being married. They kept finances separate which didn’t sit well with F.

Her resentment built over time and she left twice and came back. G. didn't take it seriously, could not get to a level of emotional depth required to build a proper foundation and exhibited avoidant behavior. F. reach a point of questioning everything. Why weren’t they married? Why was G. becoming emotionally unavailable, why weren’t they living more with more connection, intimacy, and a stronger bond? F. was very confused. G. agreed to start planning a wedding but had some issues that had him resist. F. felt the need for some kind of help, and the coaching process worked for them really well.

G. became more aware of what he had carried into their partnership, why he resisted his emotions and F. had to look at why she felt the need to look at her parts as well.

They had some ups and downs dung the process but walked away with major shifts, tools, and practices that helped them heal. They did move forward with their wedding plans but more importantly, healed their partnership.

Working with Susan has been so helpful. I don’t think my husband and I would still be married if we hadn’t done this work. Susan brings some unique processes to the table. Her techniques and tools have been game changers. I feel so much better about myself and clearer about who I am now. My husband and I feel so much better as a couple and have a vision for our future again. I highly recommend Susan for any marriage issue!

Susan’s ability to pinpoint issues in our marriage was truly amazing. We thought our issues were about one thing and Susan helped us uncover the real issues we had in our marriage. Once we uncovered the truth, we were able to finally heal our pain and learn the skills we needed to have the marriage we thought we had. We are so grateful for this process.

Infidelity is a painful process and broke down the trust in our marriage. I was ready to leave but my husband said he did want to work on things, earn my trust again, and show our daughters what a good marriage looked like. He felt a lot of shame about what he had done but through our work with Susan, we were able to heal the shame we both felt, what had happened leading up to the infidelity and how to create a path forward with trust and honesty. If not for our work with her, I know I would have file for divorce, but I know we are both grateful to have " us" back. We are excited again about our future together.

We had lived together for 3 years and the idea of getting coaching before our wedding seemed strange. We knew others who had done it so we jumped in. Wow! We didn’t know what we didn’t know. We had issues resolved that had been unresolved and now we can get married and feel clear our marriage will work!

We came close to ending our marriage and took a leap of faith that with help we could rebuild it, end the way we handled arguments, get close again, and feel excited being at home. Now we feel like a team again.

Working with Susan has been one of the best investments and experiences of my life. I wish I had known about her and her marriage program before my marriage felt so broken. All we learned from her sessions and materials were so useful for rebuilding and transforming ourselves and the marriage. We are still a work in progress, but all of Susan’s teachings and her powerful guidance has kept our marriage and family alive.

We went to Susan as we didn’t know how to fix things in our marriage ourselves and didn’t know what else to do. I was ready for a divorce and needed her help with that. I started to work on myself & realized there was hope. My husband joined us and we both started to be open, honest, take responsibility, and were able to recommit to each other in a new way. My husband was skeptical at first about this radial marriage concept but finally took Susan’s coaching and we chose to make the changes we needed

We were going into remarriage. I had been married twice before and my now husband had been married once. We had blended family issues, communication issues, and while we loved each other wanted to make sure these issues were resolved. Plus, both of us had been divorced and when I heard Susan share the divorce rate statistics for remarriage on our Discovery call, we were clear we didn’t want to go through that again. Susan is such a compassionate, warm person to work with and she is also on a remarriage that is successful which insured us. Working with her was great. We had our wedding and are feeling blessed t have each other for this next chapter and happy we worked with Susan.,

Our marriage started out great but somewhere along the line, we became disconnected, were in constant conflict about both little things and big things. We tried counseling, but it didn’t help just talking about everything. Working with Susan has been a blessing and within 3 weeks we knew we could find our way back to one another and rebuild this marriage. We couldn’t imagine life without one another, but we couldn’t figure out what to do. Having the marriage we have now is worth everything!

We worked with Susan and it was tough for a while trying to sort everything out. We finally has a huge breakthrough and it changed everything. The course of our marriage started to turn around. We are so grateful for that experience. We actually miss our time with Susan!

My wife and I had been married for 30 years, and I was going to end things as we could not figure out how to fix the things that has been hurtful for years. Susan taught us things that we didn’t even know about that changed the way we communicated, connected, and shared. There are so many things we learned that we had no idea would change the path of our marriage, but they did! My wife and I are so thankful we decided to get help from Susan!