The Relationship You Want, The Family You Want . . . The Life You Want, Is Fueled By The Connection You Build . . .
The Next LASTING CONNECTION® PORTLAND Couple’s Workshop Starts September 18th …
Registration Ends Sept 12th at 10PM PT!
Join the Outdoor Workshop Now for a One-Time Discounted Payment of Only $97
I Want One Full Day of Live, In Person Couple’s Enrichment in PDX
The Relationship You Want, The Family You Want . . . The Life You Want, Is Fueled By The Connection You Build . . .
The Next LASTING CONNECTION® PORTLAND Couple’s Workshop Starts Sept 18th …
Registration Ends Sept 12th at 10PM PT!
Join the Outdoor Workshop Now for a One-Time Discounted Payment of Only $97
I Want One Full Day of Live, In Person Couple’s Enrichment in PDX
What Does . . .
‘Lasting Connection’
Mean To You . . .?
There’s something special about the two of you together. You want to be there for each other. And you’re dedicated to building a lasting love that will stay strong and weather the storms of life.
This live, in person couple’s workshop will help you maintain a strong relationship throughout your life by giving you skill-practice with the latest couple’s attachment education.
Stop reading about it in books. Experience what it means to communicate, share, and connect at a deeper level.
Invest In A Lifetime Of Love
What Does . . .
‘Lasting Connection’
Mean To You . . .?
There’s something special about the two of you together. You want to be there for each other. And you’re dedicated to building a lasting love that will stay strong and weather the storms of life.
This live, in person couple’s workshop will help you maintain a strong relationship throughout your life by giving you skill-practice with the latest couple’s attachment education.
Stop reading about it in books. Experience what it means to communicate, share, and connect at a deeper level.
Invest In A Lifetime Of Love
YOUR DIFFERENCES
MAKE YOU PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER
In Building a Lasting Connection®, you’ll lean into your strengths to come closer together. There’s a reason you chose each other. When you feel good about your connection, you’re a great team.
This is a couple’s enrichment workshop. The workshop will help you practice the essential steps we know build and reinforce emotional safety. Research shows when we practice secure attachment behaviors, we make decisions that keep our loving spark alive.
Use this workshop to continue nurturing safe sharing, listening, and connecting—so life’s challenges bring you closer together.
YOUR DIFFERENCES
MAKE YOU PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER
In Building a Lasting Connection®, you’ll lean into your strengths to come closer together. There’s a reason you chose each other. When you feel good about your connection, you’re a great team.
This is a couple’s enrichment workshop. The workshop will help you practice the essential steps we know build and reinforce emotional safety. Research shows when we practice secure attachment behaviors, we make decisions that keep our loving spark alive.
Use this workshop to continue nurturing safe sharing, listening, and connecting—so life’s challenges bring you closer together.
LASTING CONNECTION®
COUPLES SAY . . .
“I’m amazed how good it feels to communicate calmly with such deep emotions.”
“Our conversations with the system are very helpful, we slow down and each of us are heard.”
“Such powerful exercises!”
“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”
LASTING CONNECTION®
COUPLES SAY . . .
“I’m amazed how good it feels to communicate calmly with such deep emotions.”
“Our conversations with the system are very helpful, we slow down and each of us are heard.”
“Such powerful exercises!”
“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”
IN BUILDING A LASTING CONNECTION® YOU'LL LEARN
- the essential steps for supporting emotional safety and connection,
- the secrets to sharing and listening to make you both feel valued, and
- how to fix hurts that block your connection, so you can ensure your loving bond is strong and safe and continues to grow.
IN BUILDING A LASTING CONNECTION® YOU'LL LEARN
- the essential steps for supporting emotional safety and connection,
- the secrets to sharing and listening to make you both feel valued, and
- how to fix hurts that block your connection, so you can ensure your loving bond is strong and safe and continues to grow.
We learned to communicate in a new way, and it brought us closer together. It’s like we got a map and found our way home.”
—Building a Lasting Connection® Couple
BUILDING A LASTING CONNECTION® A Comprehensive Couple's Program
Learn the Science of Relationships
Experience Safe Conversations
Connect in Real Time
Turn Towards Each Other
Get Inspiring Support
Getaway in Nature
BUILDING A LASTING CONNECTION® A Comprehensive Couple's Program
Learn the Science of Relationships
Experience the Connection System
Connect in Real Time
Turn Towards Each Other
Get Inspiring Support
Getaway in Nature
WORKSHOP MATERIALS
Build an unbeatable love with all the supportive tools you need to master this training. Workshop supplies include worksheets and activities you can take home, and conversation floor mats and touch mats to guide secure attachment conversations at the event.
There is nothing more rewarding in life than to love. We want to help you safeguard and secure your love.
We believe love is meant to be strong enough to last, so we can build our lives with each other.
For most of us—to experience a relationship that grows with us—we need to invest time and resources to learn how to keep it strong and thriving.”
—Dr. Debi Gilmore and Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen, Building a Lasting Connection® Co-Developers
There is nothing more rewarding in life than to love. We want to help you safeguard and secure your love.
We believe love is meant to be strong enough to last, so we can build our lives with each other.
For most of us—to experience a relationship that grows with us—we need to invest time and resources to learn how to keep it strong and thriving.”
—Building a Lasting Connection®
MEET THE DEVELOPERS
Dr. Debi Gilmore
Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen
MEET THE DEVELOPERS
Dr. Debi Gilmore
Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen
What the Developer of Building a Lasting Connection® Says ABOUT CAMILLE PACK, CERTIFIED BLC FACILITATOR
“I’ve watched Camille across the years, and I’m excited to recommend her as someone who can help you find love and connection in your life.
She’s a wonderful coach, who brings gentle kindness into her work in a way that creates powerful insights and strong connections.”
DR. REBECCA JORGENSEN
Building a Lasting Connection® Co-Developer,
Director of the San Diego Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy
and TRI EFT Alliant.
What Couples Say About Building a Lasting Connection®
—“I am so grateful for this system. Thank you so much!”
—“I think the real value in the connection system is it helps you to separate the emotions/elements and due to that it’s easier to identify true root causes and also recognize your own attachment needs.”
—“I really like the pause section. It helps me follow my wife’s thoughts.”
—“I like that even when we start in a harsh place as we move around the system we soften up and it feels so positive.”
—“The talking we’ve done with the connection system so far was very helpful and has given me hope that we can fix our marriage.”
What Couples Say About Building a Lasting Connection®
—“I am so grateful for this system. Thank you so much!”
—“I think the real value in the connection system is it helps you to separate the emotions/elements and due to that it’s easier to identify true root causes and also recognize your own attachment needs.”
—“I really like the pause section. It helps me follow my wife’s thoughts.”
—“I like that even when we start in a harsh place as we move around the system we soften up and it feels so positive.”
—“The talking we’ve done with the connection system so far was very helpful and has given me hope that we can fix our marriage.”
Strengthen authenticity and intimacy.
Learn to confidently communicate your needs.
Solve problems in a way that helps support a lifetime of love.
Be Brave. Be Open. Get Connected.
Keep Your Love Strong, One Step At A Time.
Strengthen authenticity and intimacy.
Learn to confidently communicate your needs.
Solve problems in a way that helps support a lifetime of love.
Be Brave. Be Open. Get Connected.
Keep Your Love Strong, One Step At A Time.
The Relationship You Want, The Family You Want . . . The Life You Want, Is Fueled By The Connection You Build . . .
The Next LASTING CONNECTION® PORTLAND Couple’s Workshop Starts September 18th …
Registration Ends Sept 12th at 10PM PT!
Join the Outdoor Workshop Now for a One-Time Discounted Payment of Only $97
I Want One Full Day of Live, In Person Couple’s Enrichment in PDX
The Relationship You Want, The Family You Want . . . The Life You Want, Is Fueled By The Connection You Build . . .
The Next LASTING CONNECTION® PORTLAND Couple’s Workshop Starts Sept 18th …
Registration Ends Sept 12th at 10PM PT!
Join the Outdoor Workshop Now for a One-Time Discounted Payment of Only $97
I Want One Full Day of Live, In Person Couple’s Enrichment in PDX
TRUSTED BY COUPLES, THERAPISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND MARRIAGE EDUCATORS.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Building a Lasting Connection® is a program for early relationships and committed couples. It’s appropriate for any couple seeking to enhance their relationship skills and build a lasting love that will stay strong to weather the storms of life. The program is beneficial for newly established and long-term relationships, including:
- Pre-marital Couples
- Couples in their first year
- Couples in long-term relationships, who may have multiple decades of commitment
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We’ll meet at the pavilion north of the nature center. It’s a secluded spot about 50-feet from the parking lot. Bring your own picnic supplies, drinks, and outwear. Plan for changing weather conditions.
Bring:
- your partner
- picnic lunch
- delicious snacks
- water / juice / soda
Recommended comfort attire:
- hiking boots
- jacket
- jeans
- layered tops
- rain gear
- picnic blanket
- COVID Safety: we’re outdoors and distanced, so masks are optional—but you’ll need one for common public areas, like the restrooms, and to ensure your comfort throughout the event.
The venue is ADA accessible, and trail options include ADA accessible trails as well as steep descents into a river bottom. There are public restrooms on site. Prefer lunch at a restaurant? There are several options within a ten-minute drive.
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We’ll gather from 10AM – 5PM, and the schedule may fluctuate slightly to meet the needs of the group.
9:30-10AM Arrival and Settling In
10-11:30AM Class
11:30-12:30 BYO Picnic
12:30-2:30 Class
2:30-3:00 Break
3:00-5:00 Class
After the workshop, celebrate the fact that you’re the type of people who are willing to put in the time to create an exceptional relationship.
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Tryon Creek State Park is located twenty-minutes south of downtown Portland, OR. Driving Directions.
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Yes. You may purchase the Connection System and its Conversation Floor Mats for yourself, your private therapeutic practice, or a friend here. Mats are available to borrow throughout the event.
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This is a bond strengthening event with many activities, so it’s partner-only.
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Lasting Connection® is not appropriate for use when:
- There is an explicit and obvious lack of commitment to the growth of the relationship by one partner.
- There is evidence of extensive and/or long-standing relationship distress in the relationship such that a couple would be better served by seeking out a couple therapist instead of engaging in this relationship education program.
- There is evidence of significant physical violence such as hitting, slapping, use of objects to hurt or intimidate or emotional abuse in the relationship such as contempt, frequent hostile name-calling, or demeaning comments to the degree that one person expresses fear of the other.
- There is evidence of a history of significant mental health problems in either partner that would prevent productive interactions. Examples include a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia or suicidal ideation.
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Of course! The couple’s research primarily draws on cisgendered heterosexual relationships, but attachment is a human phenomenon. Please feel free to reach out here if you have additional questions.
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A limited number of private sessions are available. Reach out here.
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When you’re comfortable, you’re welcome to share your experience and contribute to the group discussion.
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Building a Lasting Connection® is a psychoeducational resource for couples who are interested in enhancing the bonding process, as well as the present and future quality of their relationship. Each participant is required to sign a release form acknowledging that Lasting Connection® is not intended to be a substitute for marital therapy with a licensed professional therapist.
Any participant wishing to withdraw from the program may do so at any time.
If you or your partner are experiencing significant relationship distress, severe anxiety or depression, or any other mental health issue, you are urged to seek treatment from a professional immediately. Under the care of a licensed mental health professional, Building a Lasting Connection® may serve as a supplemental treatment option in addition to your therapy.
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This workshop is a pre-requisite for Part 2, which builds on the same principles. See all available part 1 and part 2 dates here:
