Ready to transform your marriage in one weekend?
You've made the hardest decision, choosing to fight for your relationship. Now let's make it official.
The Hit Pause Weekend will provide everything you need to turn things around and start cultivating an intimate and powerful relationship. Secure your spot today and take the first step toward the marriage you've always wanted.
THE EXPERIENCE
A Healthy Marriage is Possible. 2 days to learn everything you need to turn things around.
Crisis Marriage Intensive
When you're in crisis, you can't focus on health because you're drowning in chaos. The Hit Pause Weekend is your emergency room that is safe, judgment-free space where you and your spouse can be real, raw, and ready for breakthrough.
Our coaches bring 15,000+ hours of proven experience helping couples on the brink find their way back to connection.
Hit Pause Weekend 2026 dates
Crisis Marriage Intensive
•April 10–11
•May 1–2
•June 6–7
•July 11–12
•August 7–8
•September 4–5
•October 2–3
•November 7–8
INTENSIVE WEEKEND
DETAILS
Are you ready to hit pause and change the trajectory of your relationship?
Our Intensive Weekend is a dedicated, "true safe place" designed for couples in crisis, welcoming individuals from all backgrounds, and struggles. We provide expert guidance for those navigating the most difficult chapters—whether you are reeling from the aftermath of an affair, struggling under the weight of control issues, or exhausted by cycles of harsh communication.
We also specialize in helping "disconnected" couples who feel less like partners and more like roommates—living parallel lives under the same roof, sharing chores and schedules, but lacking the emotional intimacy and spark that once defined them. Whether you are fighting to stay together or questioning the very future of your commitment, this weekend is built to help you navigate the storm and find your way back to each other.
What You Will Experience:
- Deep Self-Discovery: Discover who you truly are at your core and gain a profound understanding of your spouse’s core.
- The "Why" Behind the "What": Learn why you do certain things and uncover the root causes of the patterns that keep you stuck.
- Mastering Conflict: Move beyond repetitive arguments and learn the tools to master conflict with grace and understanding.
- Defining Love & Commitment: Clearly identify what love is and where you currently stand. Honestly explore the "why" behind your level of commitment (or lack thereof) to the relationship.
- Healing Through the Pain: We provide a structured environment to deal with your pain, allowing for genuine healing and a fresh start.
- Cultivating Lasting Love: Learn the practical steps to cultivate a love that is designed to last a lifetime.
Guided by Experience and Research, you aren't just getting advice; you are gaining access to a proven framework of success. Our teaching is rooted in proven research discoveries and shaped by thousands of hours of hands-on coaching with couples and individuals just like you.
Don't let the crisis define your future. Step away from the noise, hit pause, and experience the turn-around your relationship deserves.
2 Full Days
WHAT'S INCLUDED
You'll Receive:
✓ A safe, confidential environment to process and heal
✓ Complete workbook and all workshop materials
✓ Understand your personality in addition to your spouse
✓ Opportunity to be heard
✓ 30-day follow-up coaching call
✓ Plan of action for after the weekend and multiple assessments
WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER
During Your Weekend, You Will Learn:
Understand the "Why"
Deal with Anger & Conflict
Navigate Infidelity
Stop the REPEL-ing habits and behavior
Claim Your Weekend
MEET YOUR GUIDE
Jim Pourteau: From crisis to calling.
Space is limited to ensure personalized attention. Workshops fill up quickly. Don’t miss your opportunity.
WHY IT WORKS
Our Methods Are Powerful, Practical, and Proven
Unlike traditional weekly counseling, the Hit Pause Weekend gives you concentrated, immersive work that achieves in 2 days what often takes months in therapy.
Research-backed frameworks Framework of interaction that promotes genuine intimacy, safety and communication, Gottman Method, and attachment science
Real-world application through exercises you do together, not just lectures
Safe environment to be vulnerable without judgment
Immediate tools you can use the moment you get home
NOT READY TO BOOK?
MEET YOUR GUIDE
Jim Pourteau: From crisis to calling.
Schedule a Free 20-Minute Consultation
Talk with one of our relationship coaches to learn how to begin healing
What Couples Are Saying
— Genetta, Dallas, TX
"Our marriage is stronger than it has ever been..."
"My husband and I came to this totally broken. Even though I thought our brokenness was all my husband's fault, this experience helped me realize we both played a part in what happened to our marriage. My husband and I discovered how to be the best partners we could be for each other."
— Andrew & Mac, Chicago, IL
"In a word... AWESOME!"
"This intensive started with empathy. We both felt heard, valued and seen. The coach combined academic and experiential knowledge to move us to practical things we could work on. We learned how to be accountable for ourselves and how to take specific actions to work on ourselves. We also gained the confidence to invest in our marriage in positive ways."
— Michael, Atlanta, GA
"Very encouraging and REAL..."
"This experience helped me realize how many unhealthy patterns and habits I had developed in my personal life and my relationships. This was more than some seminar where you get a list of do's and don'ts to try to follow. It was a discovery process that helped me learn how to solve major problems in my marriage."
The Chaos Won't Pause Itself
Your relationship is worth two days. Your future is worth the investment.
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What You Should Know Before You Book
Working Together: What to Expect From Our Educational Approach
The "Hit Pause" Weekend Overview
The workshop is designed as a two-day marriage intensive that serves as a "Turnaround Weekend" for your relationship. It provides a focused, intentional space for couples to pull off the road of daily life, recalibrate their direction, and gain the tools needed to move forward with purpose. Whether you are working to overcome infidelity or simply want to proactively strengthen your bond, this weekend is about creating a breakthrough.
What You Will Experience
- A Safe Environment: Participants often describe the workshop as "the safest place" to navigate difficult relationship issues and resolve deep-seated conflict.
- Expert Guidance: Led by Jim and Shannon Pourteau, who share their personal journey of restoration and provide behavioral insights from over 15,000 hours of coaching.
- Behavioral & Personality Clarity: A core component involves gaining a deep understanding of your own personality as well as your spouse’s. By identifying these unique traits, you can transform communication and stop "destructive habits of interaction."
- Root Cause Analysis: You will explore attachment styles to understand how your past influences your current relationship dynamics and emotional reactions.
- Targeting the "Gap": We will help you define love in a practical way, allowing you to target exactly where the "GAP" is in your relationship so you know specifically what needs to be bridged.
- Community Support: You will be joined by other couples who are often facing similar feelings of being "confused, scared, and hopeless," creating an environment where participants "root for one another."
Key Takeaways
- A New Roadmap: You will leave with a plan to change your future and a "new blueprint" for your marriage that addresses both past hurts and future goals.
- Clarity and Hope: The goal is to move from "crisis to connection," replacing chaos with clarity, faith, and a renewed sense of purpose.
Practical Tools: You’ll receive tools to stop "REPEL-ing" behaviors, resolve conflict healthily, and build lasting intimacy.
The Relationship Help Center provides educational workshops and coaching. We are not licensed therapists and do not provide clinical mental health treatment. All services are educational in nature. Success depends on active participation and individual circumstances.