Skeptical?
We get it.
We get it.
Lots of people are skeptical that families can really change. We understand that skepticism. In some cases, families have suffered too much dysfunction to make real progress. But we have found that most families can change. In fact, there is often a deep longing for this kind of wholeness. It simply takes the wisdom to know what needs to be done to help people find what they really want and the skill to help them get there.
Traditional family meetings are rarely enough to make real progress. These meetings are typically controlled by agendas that ignore the real issues -- usually out of fear that the emotions will swamp productivity. The meeting happens, perhaps with civil conversation, but nothing changes. All because the real issues remain unaddressed in meaningful ways.
Family gatherings are different.
Family gatherings that are well-designed: 1) give participants new ways of understanding themselves and each other, 2) provide new tools for self-management, 3) establish new structures for holding conversations that matter, 4) address the heart, mind and behavior of the participants, and finally, 5) are fun and engaging rather than ponderous. This approach opens hearts, generates collaboration, fosters creativity, and leads to sustainable commitments. In the end, people break patterns of relating that have held them back and the family leaves behind stories that have become too small for who they really are. These changes take root quickly and things are just different.
Traditional family meetings are rarely enough to make real progress. These meetings are typically controlled by agendas that ignore the real issues -- usually out of fear that the emotions will swamp productivity. The meeting happens, perhaps with civil conversation, but nothing changes. All because the real issues remain unaddressed in meaningful ways.
Family gatherings are different.
Family gatherings that are well-designed: 1) give participants new ways of understanding themselves and each other, 2) provide new tools for self-management, 3) establish new structures for holding conversations that matter, 4) address the heart, mind and behavior of the participants, and finally, 5) are fun and engaging rather than ponderous. This approach opens hearts, generates collaboration, fosters creativity, and leads to sustainable commitments. In the end, people break patterns of relating that have held them back and the family leaves behind stories that have become too small for who they really are. These changes take root quickly and things are just different.
