Purpose of the Husband Coaching Trip

You may have heard the phrase “location, location, location” as it relates to real estate. But this also applies to other things, like Alaska Week. A stuffy office may not be the best location for men who would benefit from husband counseling.

Being in a counseling office setting can sometimes feel like being on trial; you are expected to discuss your feelings, and maybe you just aren’t ready to do that, or don’t feel comfortable doing so in that type of environment. Worse yet, you don’t want to feel ganged up on by your wife and therapist. You don’t want to feel judged, blamed or feminized by marriage counseling.

Now, imagine being in Alaska’s wilderness, experiencing all that nature has to offer all day long, catching salmon and halibut. In addition, after hearty morning and evening meals you participate in some hilarious and very relevant roleplays on ineffectively and effectively handling typical difficult marital situations that virtually all husbands struggle with. 

Then, imagine discussions with your fishing buddies that may follow about how each of you have blown it at times with your wives and felt like total failures as husbands, with no idea of how to improve your situation. As you begin to clearly see what is going on under the surface in these situations, you will feel supported while you gain new insights and confidence as a husband. Having conversations with other men about your life, your goals and your thoughts on your relationship will be very helpful, especially without any emotional or critical wives around to inspire your defensive reactions.

Most importantly, you’ll learn how you relate to your spouse and her perspectives and feelings without appearing defensive or angry. In effect you will learn how to “calm her down” when she is emotionally upset, which most men feel they never or rarely are able to accomplish. If that weren’t enough, she will be happier, love you more, and be more emotionally and physically responsive toward you. As a result you will discover what healthy masculinity looks and feels like and how it will impact your relationship with your spouse.

Which of the above options sounds most appealing to you?

My role as a fishing buddy and marriage specialist is to relate to all of you much like a skillful fishing guide does. I simply know more about wives and how they think and what they need than you do, because of my specialized education and my daily life long experience working with thousands of couples. In addition, I have 56 years of experience as a husband, myself. I simply want to be available as a “Marriage Guide”.

Alaska Week will combine a world-class fishing and wilderness experience with husband counseling featuring the Gottman Method, research-based counseling that helps you reconnect with who you are as a man and a husband. 

Who Is a Candidate for Men’s Marriage Counseling?

Perhaps you’re a spouse wanting to ask your husband to go to counseling. Or maybe you are not feeling like your wife isn’t  relating to you like she used to, or that you aren’t the husband you used to be and this has you concerned. Finally, what you’ve been doing to cope with this situation isn’t working and often makes matters worse.. 

Husband counseling may seem like the last thing you’d ever sign up for. In fact, the mere thought of talking about yourself and your marriage may make you feel like running as far as possible in the opposite direction.

But believe it or not, these and other scenarios make you a great candidate for husband coaching.