VIRTUAL PREMARITAL CLASS (FALL 2025)
With Nikka Dellosa and Jennifer Dahl

MONDAYS FROM 6-8PM PST, OCT 13TH-NOV 17TH
GoogleMeet link provided upon registration.

OCT 13: INTROS & IDENTITY

• Overview of workshop expectations

• Listening activity with partner

• Exploration of the self as known by yourself and your partner

• Exploration of your intersectional identities

OCT 20: CONFLICT & COMMUNICATION

• Reflection and discussion time on how you both show up in conflict

• Reflection and discussion time on how value differences show up in conflict

• Lecture about the seen & unseen parts of conflict

• Reflection and discussion time on seen & unseen parts of YOUR conflict

• Lecture on skills for engaging conflict well

OCT 27: FAMILY OF ORIGIN

• Genogram introduction and exercise

• Psychoeducation on values

• Reflection and discussion on each other’s values

• Reflection on “house rules” and “unspoken rules”

NOV 3: ATTACHMENT STYLES & LOVE LANGUAGES

• Psychoeducation on attachment styles and how they shape conflict, closeness, and needs in adult partnerships

• Psychoeducation on love languages and common misunderstandings

• Reflection and discussion on YOUR attachment styles and love languages within your relationship

• Understand your emotional history and how to practice love in the present to co-create secure attachment

NOV 10: SEX & INTIMACY 

• Exploration of different aspects of intimacy (not just sex!)

• Lecture and reflection on keys to a great sex life

• Unpacking narratives about sex and where they come from

• Sex education on desire

• Communication toolbox to use in your relationship when talking about sex and intimacy

NOV 17: FINANCES & RELATIONSHIP ROLES

• Reflection and discussion on expectations for relationship roles

• A focus on finances as a model for navigating role conversations

• Exploration of values & expectations with money

• Final reflection with your partner