Does your marriage feel different lately?

That's okay. You've come to the right place. First, let's get clear on exactly where you are. Then we'll apply a rhythm that helps you move together toward the marriage you want.

Find your season Free marriage assessment · about ten minutes
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Coaching, not therapy. Nothing you tap here is saved.

What's really going on

Marriages rarely change in one big moment.

They drift a little at a time, while life keeps everyone busy. And nobody hands you a map. So you're left wondering: is this normal? Is it me? Is it us?

It's an ordinary place to be, not a failing grade. Every marriage moves through seasons, and once you can name yours, you know what to do next.

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Your guides

You don't haveto guess alone.

A few months before our wedding, we sat over breakfast at a local Denny's and talked honestly about the families, stories, and patterns we were bringing into marriage. That conversation shaped something we've believed ever since: healthy marriages don't just happen. They're built intentionally.

Over the years, we've walked through beautiful seasons and hard ones, learning how to keep choosing each other through small, meaningful rhythms. We also began helping other couples early in our marriage, and that has remained a central part of our story.

What we teach is rooted in faith, shaped by our own experience, and informed by trauma research, neuroscience, Choice Theory, and the Gottman Method. We believe awareness comes first. When couples can understand the season they're in, they can begin changing the rhythms that are keeping them stuck.

We're coaches, not therapists, and our goal is simple: help couples reconnect, move forward, and build their marriage on purpose.

And yes, we're the very enthusiastic parents of two whimsical daughters.

Shelly & Jason

  • 20 years togetherStill learning. Still choosing each other.
  • 19 yearsHelping couples build theirs
  • Shelly, LCSWClinical insight with a human touch
  • JasonPastor, coach, and communicator
  • 20,000+Growing with us online
  • 7 million+Weekly views of our content

Ways to work with us

Start where you are.Go as deep as you like.

The best place to begin is the free assessment. After that, you choose how much company you'd like.

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1 · Start · Free

Find your season

Not sure where you are? Start here.

Thirty-six questions, about ten minutes. You get your season and a guide written for it, whether or not your spouse joins.

Find your season
The four season workbooks side by side: Nurture, Realign, Reconnect and Restore
2 · Practice · At homeAvailable now

Workbooks and the journal

When you'd like to work on it in your own time.

A six-week workbook written for your season: one conversation a week, on screen or printed. Or the New Rhythm Journal, if you're starting on your own.

Your season's workbook is matched to your results.

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3 · Go deeper · With us

Coaching with us

When you want Shelly and Jason alongside you.

Our next small cohort is being planned: six live CONNECT Nights online with both of us, in a capped room. Or private coaching by video, for couples and for individuals working on a marriage alone.

It starts with a free 20-minute call with Shelly or Jason.

Book a free call
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For churches, small groups and retreats

Help your couples find their season.

Host a marriage night or couples seminar.

Everyone in the room can take the free Seasons Assessment and receive real-time coaching and resources. Afterward, you'll receive a private and anonymous summary of your group: which seasons your couples are in, and where they're strongest and could use the most support. Tell us about your group opportunity and we'll be in touch.

Picture it

A week that feelslike yours again.

  • Talking about more than logistics.
  • Knowing what to do when a hard week comes.
  • Feeling like partners, not roommates.
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Left unnamed, drift quietly becomes normal. Named, it's something you can work with.

Find out whereyou are today.

Ten minutes. Free. And it's a starting point, not a verdict.

Find your season
The Seasons Assessment's first screen on a phone: find out what season your marriage is in