Success Stories

Real couples. Real marriages. Real healing. These are their stories.

Stories of Hope & Healing

Every marriage that walks into our weekend is different. Some couples are on the verge of divorce. Others feel something slipping away and want to act before it gets worse. What they share is a willingness to try, and what follows is often something they didn't expect.

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This thought was slipping away at a rapid pace for us. Our last-ditch effort was Retrouvaille, which was mentioned in Dear Abby several months prior and tucked away in the recesses of the mind. For good reason! We attended our Retrouvaille Weekend and while it was not a quick fix or instant miracle, it gave us the tools we needed to rebuild our marriage.

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Within 36 hours we began to experience the collapse of the wall we had built up between us over years and years of poor communication, selfishness and hurt.

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We don't like conflict so we just didn't talk. Never. Discussed. Issues. These volunteers speak from years of experience.

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The cautious feeling for the unknown at the Retrouvaille weekend soon became safe with a realization no one was there to judge but only to support us.

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Our children now see marriage takes commitment. By using the tools we were given, we have been able to build the loving and intimate relationship that we both craved.

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We were headed for divorce when the Holy Spirit led us to Retrouvaille. We continued through the Post sessions and now our marriage couldn't be stronger.

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This program is Catholic-based but DON'T LET THAT DISSUADE YOU if you're not Catholic. Couples of all faiths are welcome. We'd absolutely go through the program again.

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I owed him one last try. Retrouvaille fundamentally changed the way we communicate.

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It was wonderful. This program should be a part of everyone's marriage and it needs to begin very early in your marriage. We learned so much about each other.

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Stress of military life was tearing us apart. Our Retrouvaille experience helped us so much to better deal with the problems we were facing.

Your Story Is Still Being Written

No matter where your marriage is today, in crisis or just drifting, thousands of couples have been where you are and found a way through. We won't write the ending for you. But we will give you the tools to write it together.

These stories are part of a broader picture of who we are as a ministry. Behind every weekend are the presenting couples who came through the same experience and stayed to help the next couple. Many of them are now part of our community long after their own weekend ended. The numbers behind these stories, the data, are compelling. The individual stories above show what the data actually looks like in a marriage. If any of this resonates with where you are, the question to ask next is whether it's a fit.