Choose a workshop if you'd like a gentle introduction to the course and want to experience the ecosystem approach before committing to something longer.

Choose the eight-week group if you enjoy learning alongside other couples and would like the structure, accountability, and shared experience of a guided group.

Choose Course Only if you enjoy learning independently and want to move through the six journeys together in your own time. You can focus on the practices and reflections that feel most useful for your relationship, and add private support sessions later if you decide you want them.

Choose Course + 3 Private Sessions if you'd like to work mostly at your own pace but want some personalized guidance along the way. The three sessions give us space to get to know your relationship and orient you to the course, check in on what you're discovering, and integrate what you've learned at the end.

Choose Course + 8 Private Sessions if you'd like support throughout the full course. We'll begin with a welcoming and orientation session, meet alongside each of the six journeys, and finish with an integration and looking-ahead session. This is the most supported option and gives us more room to adapt the course to your relationship as you go.

Choose private Couples Support if you'd rather have sessions shaped entirely around your relationship, circumstances, and the questions you're bringing, rather than following the course curriculum. This may be a better fit if you're navigating something more complex or want a fully individualized approach.

Nature gives us a different language for understanding relationships. When we look at a struggling plant, we rarely ask, "What's wrong with it?" We become curious about the conditions surrounding it—the soil, the light, the water, and the wider ecosystem. This same shift can soften shame and blame in our relationships, helping us ask new questions and discover new possibilities. Over time, the forest becomes more than a metaphor—it becomes a companion that continues teaching long after the course is over.

Altogether the course includes about 4½ hours of video and guided audio, but most of the experience happens away from the screen through conversations, reflections, and practices you explore together. There’s no set pace, so you can take as much time as you need with each journey. I recommend stretching the course out at least over 6 weeks at a minimum but it could theoretically be done as an intensive in a shorter amount of time, or stretched over several months if there is less time. This all really depends on your relationship, unique needs, and learning styles.

Many relationship courses focus on teaching communication techniques or conflict strategies. Those can be incredibly valuable, but they can also be difficult to remember in emotionally charged moments.

Tending the Relationship Garden takes a different approach by helping you see your relationship through the lens of living ecosystems. Nature offers a language that often softens shame and blame, making it easier to approach recurring patterns with curiosity rather than defensiveness. Instead of simply learning new ideas, you'll practice experiencing your relationship in a different way.

That's very common. Couples rarely begin with exactly the same level of excitement or readiness. You don't need to agree on everything before you begin—only to be willing to explore with curiosity and respect one another's pace. Many of the practices are designed to create safety rather than pressure.

Absolutely. You don't need any experience with hiking, nature, mindfulness, or personal development. The natural world simply becomes a way of seeing relationships differently. Whether it's a walk through a forest, a house plant, a city park, or simply noticing the changing seasons, the invitations are designed to be accessible wherever you are.

No. While the workshops and group are shared learning experiences, the conversations and practices happen privately between you and your partner. You'll learn alongside other couples, and will have opportunities to share about your experience but only if you choose to.

Life happens. Every participant also receives access to the online course, so you'll still be able to continue at home. While attending the live sessions offers the richest experience, the online materials help you stay connected if you need to miss a week.

You'll have lifetime access to the online course and resources after the group has ended, allowing you to revisit practices whenever your relationship needs a little extra care.

Every relationship is unique, so I can't promise a particular outcome. What I can promise is a thoughtful, well-supported process that helps you understand your relationship in new ways and develop practical capacities for navigating it together. Like tending a garden, healthy relationships grow through ongoing care, attention, and practice rather than quick fixes.

Yes. In fact, many couples find the course most helpful before patterns become deeply entrenched. Just as we tend a garden before the plants begin struggling, relationships benefit from ongoing care, curiosity, and attention—not only during times of crisis.