My husband and I recently attended a couples workshop led by Saul, and it exceeded all our expectations. As a couple married for 27 years, we were looking to take... read more our solid relationship to the next level, and this workshop delivered exactly that. Saul, the counselor leading the workshop, was exceptional. He brought energy, humor, and authenticity to the program, making the valuable content and insights both engaging and relatable. His experience as a couples therapist shone through in his realistic understanding of relationship dynamics, and he shared stories that not only illustrated key concepts but also left lasting impressions for future reflection. What impressed us most was the workshop's blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application. As a scientist, my husband particularly appreciated the evidence-based approach and the practical tools provided. The Gottman program box kit we received will serve as an invaluable resource for years to come. Despite being together for nearly three decades, we left the workshop feeling reinvigorated and excited about making our relationship even stronger. The program gave us new perspectives and techniques to enhance our connection, proving that there's always room for growth in a committed partnership. Saul's guidance throughout the weekend was instrumental in creating a safe, productive environment for couples to explore and strengthen their relationships. His expertise and approachable demeanor made the experience both enjoyable and profoundly impactful. We are immensely grateful for this shared experience and can't thank Saul enough for his role in helping us reach new heights in our relationship. This workshop is a must for any couple looking to deepen their connection, whether they're facing challenges or simply want to enrich an already strong bond.

Saul, was great. My partner and I learnt so much. I wish we had taken this course many years ago. It would have saved a lot of arguments from happening.... read more Cheers

We’ve been together 20 years and this was the most productive and enlightening weekend we’ve ever had as a couple. Saul is an excellent facilitator whose knowledge, experience and... read more wit creates an environment where learning, healing and growth can occur.

Dear Saul, We wanted to express our gratitude for the amazing couples workshop you hosted. Your guidance, insight, and support were truly invaluable. The experience was enriching and has brought... read more us closer together. Thank you for creating such a positive and transformative environment. The material and stories were perfect for our situation, and I imagine millions of other good couple’s situations. We appreciate you beyond words. Sincerely, J&R

We were referred to this weekend couples retreat by our long time therapist. Saul was very interactive from the beginning. He answered questions and replied to messages. From the beginning... read more I found him empathetic, passionate, and understanding. The classroom time was so beneficial. Saul greeted everyone personally. We all casually spoke to each other but there is NO expected introductions, no telling about yourselves or your problems. Saul “lectured” and told all kinds of stories as examples. He is quite entertaining. Then we did exercise which pertained to our “lesson”. There is a nice box of info provided as part of the Gottman leaning. It has a workbook, cards, pamphlets etc. We broke into our own little couple group to do the exercises, some of us staying in the lecture room, some sitting by the pool and some in other areas around the hotel. Never were we put on the spot or asked to speak out loud about our situation or the answers to our work. The material was helpful from the very beginning. I highly recommend this class for any couple. No matter if in a dire “let’s end the relationship” situation or just needing a “fine tune” there is something for everyone. I want to send all of my grown children couples to Saul. Just plan it and go. There is so much to gain.

This workshop was great, and really something that my wife and I had been needing for a long time.

This was an incredible experience for us! We learned things about ourselves as individuals and as a couple that changed everything. There are many workshops out there, but not like... read more this. Saul is an amazing presenter and educator. He has passion for the work he does, and he made the material very relatable and real. We are forever grateful for these 2 days. They have been priceless. We both wish we had done it sooner. Thank you Saul!

This workshop was beyond helpful and beneficial. Saul’s passion for long lasting love & relationships is obvious. He’s experienced, entertaining, supportive and seems to have the best approach around. We... read more felt like we got a year’s worth of great therapy in one weekend and we’re more connected than we’ve been in years! If you’re having relationship concerns, Better Call Saul! This program works!

Saul is an engaging speaker who shares concepts about improving your marriage with kindness and clarity. The 2 day program unfolds in a well organized format where instruction and exercises... read more are alternated. I would recommend this program to any couple who feels stuck and are interested in making positive changes.

This workshop surprised me in several ways. It kept a positive spin on very serious topics, kept all activities between the 2 of you, and sent you home with practical... read more information and resources to reinforce what you learned. Oh yeah, and Saul was so engaging and committed to the material, his energy was contagious! Highly recommend!

Saul did a wonderful job at explaining to us and the other couples the important building blocks of a healthy relationship, how to handle disputes, and how to be perceptive... read more to each other's needs. His injection of energy and humor made the two full days fly by. I highly recommend this class for every couple, regardless of their stage in life!

This is the most efficient couples counseling. There is a place in heaven for the Gottman's and their research keeping love alive and families together. Even if you need to... read more drag your spouse it is the the best way to get away from all the distraction of life break down any barriers, open up and reconnect. It ends at 5pm couples can spend the night or go home (to care for children, parents, pets etc.) It is a confidential course with couples in various stages, ages and phases of marriage. I hope more couples attend this workshop and then can display love to others in the world.

Saul has a gift. It's hard to describe how he can make everyone feel safe while explaining difficult aspects of relationships funnily and accurately. My husband was... read more visibly interested and trusting Saul's lead. Everyone should be able to take this workshop before moving together or getting married. It helps understand and develop the foundation for a healthy relationship for those willing to put in the time and effort to live a happy life with their significant other. If you are part of the LGBTQIA+ community and/or a veteran, know that Saul is a highly sensitive person who will treat you with respect and compassion.

My husband and I just attended this workshop llthis past weekend and it was absolutely amazing and exactly what we needed at this point in our relationship. Saul is amazing... read more and so down to earth. You can really feel his passion in wanting to help every couple in the room. He is funny and doesn't talk down to anyone. I think he may have saved our relationship and at the very least he helped us get to what we both needed and expected from each other. Thank you so much Saul. It was a pleasure meeting you.

I have so many thoughts about the class, I'll let my A.D.D. write my review. If your spinning your wheels, Take the class! If your in doubt? Take the... read more class! If your worried it's expensive*? Take the class! If you think it might be boring? Take the class! If your wondering if you'll learn something? Take the class! Believe me.... Take the class! I believe 90-95% of people that have taken it would say, Take the class! The other 5-10% I believe may not be open to change, even if it is for the better. Everything in life is about learning and growing, ask any older person, remember you learn something new every day. No Regrets!!! Take the class!! It really does go by quick!! "Whether you think you can or think you can't your right" -Henry Ford In order for growth and improvement small changes grow to big changes. Be patient with your partner and yourself as you learn to do the work together. I always remember in my personal journey, my therapist told me you have been this way your whole life, be gentle with yourself you're learning how to do things differently. And so I remind myself to be patient with all things new. Everything I learned this weekend really can apply to so many areas in life as well. Take the class! *If you break down the price 2 days divided by 2 people by 8 hours a day, lets just say the average Couples session is $150 and hour $150 x 8 =$1200 x 2= $2400 People in general will spend more money on anything that is not even close to as valuable as what you will get if you....Take the class! You leave the class with a manual. What you do with that manual is up to you. "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better do better." -Maya Angelou One more thing I enjoyed about Saul, He is not teaching or preaching anything that he doesn't work on himself in his own life (journey) and in his own marriage. Everybody is on their own Journey with there own struggles. I felt his humbleness. And truly believe he has to practice what he teaches as well. For me that was a gift to realize. We are all imperfect. For that I Thank You, Saul! .......Below was how I started my review, but if you read this far I really hope you, TAKE THE CLASS!....... Wow, this is was such an insightful weekend we spent in Boca over Easter weekend. A memorable one for sure. Saul is a great speaker he adds humor and entertains with real life stories while covering the material in depth. I felt his passion for the work that he does. And I know I will forever be grateful for what I've learned. Thank you, Saul!

Recently attended the Gottman couples workshop, and I honestly feel it was game changer. Saul Stern took us through steps to better behave, respond, and honor your "beloved". It was... read more the tune-up that we needed as a couple, and will most definitely be incorporated into our relationship. I feel better equipped to navigate the more challenging times, for sure. My husband does too 🙂 We're in this together! (oh, and Saul's humor makes it fun-- he was really great)

I highly recommend this workshop for all couples. Saul covered a lot of material, with compassion and humor. The weekend went quickly. The one-on-one spouse exercises were impactful and his... read more stories validated the communication strategies. Excellent value!

Good Morning Saul, I wanted to take a few minutes this morning to Thank You for an Amazing experience this weekend. How you brought this beautiful method to us was... read more clearly very personal and passionate for you. You delivered a message that Love, Faith, Trust and Respect can be relearned a better way than we were taught. And the circle of Life can be lived much happier. Thank You again for an amazing experience. And it was no coincidence I was guided to your seminar. We will be forever Grateful and are committed to perfecting this approach . May the love for your work continue to shine through in your unique approach to helping couples. I strongly recommend this course for ALL couples. Sincerely, Gina Palmer

Saul Stern is completely dedicated to any and all that attend his Gottman Couple’s Workshop. His style of presentation is so powerful and yet humble, you find yourself making... read more notes of most of his quotes, everywhere, all through the workbook as you go. Once you’re done and you’ve received all his wonderful reminders of what you covered, you realize which of those quotes you cherish most and which of those quotes you want to work on the most. Simply said, Saul plants this wonderful class into your soul as he lets you know how much he cares about your relationship with each other too. He doesn’t know it yet, but we’ll likely call him for some touch-up sessions as the future brings some questions, like it always does. Saul walks the talk, as he likes to say in the class. You know he would always help you do the same.

We had a wonderful and insightful experience at Saul's couples workshop last weekend. Marriage isn't always easy, and this workshop helped us realize that it takes effort and time to... read more truly understand and appreciate our partners. The workshop taught us valuable skills that we can now incorporate into our daily lives, such as building love maps, managing conflict, expressing fondness and admiration, and creating meaningful rituals. We're grateful for this opportunity and highly recommend this workshop to couples at any stage of their relationship. Lee

I went into our Gottman weekend feeling hopeful that by the end, we would feel it had been beneficial, but otherwise I wasn’t particularly excited to sit through a two... read more day marriage seminar. I didn’t expect that when it was over I would feel So good and be so glad we had done it. Saul was a great instructor, who kept things lively and enjoyable and you can see how passionate he is about this work. We will most definitely recommend Saul and this course to many other couples.

As a couple that has been in marriage counseling with some great therapists, I can honestly say that none of those therapists were able to achieve in years what Saul... read more helped us to achieve in just one weekend. Will this workshop instantly cure all of your marital turmoil? If you are both present with all that is being expressed and follow it when you leave, I would say there is a likelihood of your marriage becoming a beautiful space for you and your spouse in a short amount of time. Saul tesches you how to turn to each other instead of against one another as so many people do. Unlike therapy and so many things we've tried, Saul went into the deeper causes of marital distress and gave us tangible tools to repair and rebuild. We could sense his genuine desire for every single couple to win. This workshop is truly a gift to any couple that takes it, even with a slightly open heart and mind.

My husband and I attended this workshop with humble admissions: 1 - we love each other and have our own way of working out differences, and 2 - there may... read more be more to learn about healthy couple's communication. Well, there is, and Saul does a terrific job teaching it. He's personable, hopeful, honest, insightful, and funny. He makes the time fly, like the best kind of teacher. He also takes moments to listen and inspire, congratulate and reexplain. The information he delivers is NOT all intuitively knowable either. In fact, in some cases, healthy communication is working against instincts, but ones that don't serve us at all in long-lasting, fulfilling relationships. There IS a better way of communicating, and it's been researched very thoroughly and put together to help couples just starting, just wanting better connection, or just worried they're at the end of their rope. After learning strategies with Saul, I wish it could be required education. I feel I truly took away a priceless gem to serve me and my family my whole life. I'm even going to teach my kids! I highly recommend Saul's workshop to all couples.

What an incredibly positive, productive, and helpful experience this couples' workshop was for myself (and my husband agreed). Saul created a safe environment, took time to build trust and... read more rapport, humbly shared stories of success and stories for how to avoid staying stuck. I learned so much and appreciated Saul's wealth of experience, compassionate way of being, passion for helping couples strengthen their marriage, and his masterful facilitation! I also appreciated the dynamic structure of the experiential sessions. I am so grateful! Thank you Saul!

Saul is awesome learned so much in one weekend! Highly recommend this! Actionable takeaways!

My wife and I found the couples retreat to be of massive benefit to managing our union. Saul Stern's passion for guiding us through the process was inspiring .

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed Saul's workshop. We found it to be extremely helpful in understanding how to better listen, hear, communicate and navigate conflict - especially when we... read more were in a very challenging point in our marriage. Saul is very charming and makes the lecture part of the days enjoyable through his humor and storytelling. He also does a good job at illustrating each point so that it really resonates with you so you can truly understand the significance. I honestly think that it was worth the money, especially because its a 2-day intensive course focused on your marriage. It's nice that throughout the day, you split up in couples to do couples-work based on what Saul has taught. I definitely recommend this workshop, and I will continue to apply what I learned in this course in my marriage as well as all aspects of my life. Thanks, Saul!

First let me talk about the workshop. Will SAVE your marriage. One of the best things you can do for growth with your partner. Now lets talk about, Saul. ... read more He has the most genuine heart when presenting. You can tell he is not reading from a text book. Gives real life examples all the time. He was meant to do this for a living. You will not regret being apart of this. We are very happy we did it.

Saul is amazing! Definitely worth the time and money invested.

My husband and I had a wonderful experience at this Gottman workshop with Saul. He did a great job of presenting the materials in a fun and interesting way -... read more inserting humor and his own experiences into the mix. We left with some good strategies and feeling connected.

Great weekend. Very helpful.

My wife and I just completed the 2-day Gottman Couples Weekend Workshop in Chelsea, MA, and we are both very happy with the experience. Through the workshop I learned... read more new things about my wife and myself. We now have a much greater appreciation for one another, as well as a better understanding of the role each of us plays in our relationship, and how we can tailor our communication to foster positive dynamics even in stressful situations. In short we acquired new tools to be a stronger team together. Our instructor, Saul, was very engaging and he did a great job running the workshop. He has a lot of personal and professional experience to draw upon, and I appreciated his ability to approach the area of couples therapy with a mixture of practicality, wisdom, and humor, which really helped the lessons learned sink-in. Our instructor and the material we covered both receive an A+, I highly recommend this workshop to couples looking to strengthen their relationship.

Worth so much more than what you pay to attend.

My husband and I completed "The Art and Science of Love" two-day workshop with couples counselor, Saul Stern. We went into the weekend with zero expectations and left with a... read more truly amazing experience. Saul is a master of this material. After teaching this for 10 years, it's clear he loves what he does. He is a wonderful storyteller with a sense of humor, which makes concepts easy to understand and remember. He gave us a framework and tools supported by decades of research by the Gottman Institute that will not only help us strengthen our relationship and manage inevitable conflict, but most importantly, navigate this crazy world we all live in today! I highly recommend this course for couples in all types of relationships, engaged, newlyweds and people in long term relationships who want to renew their connection.

My wife and I have been together for 5 years, married for a little over a year and for the most part things are great. Sometimes our communication (especially during... read more disagreement) breaks down. Sometimes our sex life becomes monotonous. And sometimes one of us doesn’t feel appreciation from the other. We have always been proactive in building a better relationship together. For two years we tried bits and pieces of the Gottman method (and similar exercises) but would eventually find ourselves stuck again. Saul is able to, in a very kind way, remind you that you are not unique in these situations and show you from beginning to end how to practice the Gottman method. I learned my wife and I had been practicing the more advanced exercises but had no idea about the more basic (but most important) relationship building tools in this theory. By the end of day one my wife and I felt more close than we had in months, and by the end of day two we felt confident that we are “masters not disasters”. We have all the tools we need to be successful, now we need to practice them daily to make them a part of who we are and we do not need to pay a marriage counselor thousands of dollars to eventually, hopefully find our way. I would recommend this to everyone. Even if you feel you have a “healthy” relationship, this workshop can help you unlock higher levels of companionship. Some of these practices can even be applied to better relationships with your children, friends and co-workers. 10 out of 10 - wish we had done this sooner.

Saul is the best. Do believe the hype. Passionate, engaged and inspiring. Thx Saul!!

Absolutely great! Real life skills learned to connect on a deeper level. We recommend this to anyone and everyone looking to get past issues, grow, and learn as a couple.... read more Saul is amazing!! Thank you!

Excellent and fun workshop. Time flew by while learning real skills. Saul even spent additional time with us on the side during his break. He cares and he is good... read more at what he does.

My husband and I recently attended a couples workshop led by Saul, and it exceeded all our expectations. As a couple married for 27 years, we were looking to take... read more our solid relationship to the next level, and this workshop delivered exactly that. Saul, the counselor leading the workshop, was exceptional. He brought energy, humor, and authenticity to the program, making the valuable content and insights both engaging and relatable. His experience as a couples therapist shone through in his realistic understanding of relationship dynamics, and he shared stories that not only illustrated key concepts but also left lasting impressions for future reflection. What impressed us most was the workshop's blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application. As a scientist, my husband particularly appreciated the evidence-based approach and the practical tools provided. The Gottman program box kit we received will serve as an invaluable resource for years to come. Despite being together for nearly three decades, we left the workshop feeling reinvigorated and excited about making our relationship even stronger. The program gave us new perspectives and techniques to enhance our connection, proving that there's always room for growth in a committed partnership. Saul's guidance throughout the weekend was instrumental in creating a safe, productive environment for couples to explore and strengthen their relationships. His expertise and approachable demeanor made the experience both enjoyable and profoundly impactful. We are immensely grateful for this shared experience and can't thank Saul enough for his role in helping us reach new heights in our relationship. This workshop is a must for any couple looking to deepen their connection, whether they're facing challenges or simply want to enrich an already strong bond.

Saul is awesome!!!

Saul, was great. My partner and I learnt so much. I wish we had taken this course many years ago. It would have saved a lot of arguments from happening.... read more Cheers

We’ve been together 20 years and this was the most productive and enlightening weekend we’ve ever had as a couple. Saul is an excellent facilitator whose knowledge, experience and... read more wit creates an environment where learning, healing and growth can occur.

Dear Saul, We wanted to express our gratitude for the amazing couples workshop you hosted. Your guidance, insight, and support were truly invaluable. The experience was enriching and has brought... read more us closer together. Thank you for creating such a positive and transformative environment. The material and stories were perfect for our situation, and I imagine millions of other good couple’s situations. We appreciate you beyond words. Sincerely, J&R

This workshop was great, and really something that my wife and I had been needing for a long time.

We were referred to this weekend couples retreat by our long time therapist. Saul was very interactive from the beginning. He answered questions and replied to messages. From the beginning... read more I found him empathetic, passionate, and understanding. The classroom time was so beneficial. Saul greeted everyone personally. We all casually spoke to each other but there is NO expected introductions, no telling about yourselves or your problems. Saul “lectured” and told all kinds of stories as examples. He is quite entertaining. Then we did exercise which pertained to our “lesson”. There is a nice box of info provided as part of the Gottman leaning. It has a workbook, cards, pamphlets etc. We broke into our own little couple group to do the exercises, some of us staying in the lecture room, some sitting by the pool and some in other areas around the hotel. Never were we put on the spot or asked to speak out loud about our situation or the answers to our work. The material was helpful from the very beginning. I highly recommend this class for any couple. No matter if in a dire “let’s end the relationship” situation or just needing a “fine tune” there is something for everyone. I want to send all of my grown children couples to Saul. Just plan it and go. There is so much to gain.