Meets every Thursday evening, 7-9pm EST,
October 1st - November 12th, 2026
Course Curriculum
- Introduction: How this Course Works; Stress on the Brain; & Healing is Possible (3:30)
- 1 - Lesson One - Mindfulness 101 and Focusing on Your Body with "COLA" (1:09)
- 2 -Lesson Two - Seeing Red Differently: Engaging the “Right” Brain in Meditation (1:13)
- 3 - Lesson Three: Why Changing Your Mental Habits Is Something Only YOU Can Do (1:03)
- 4 - Lesson Four: Becoming the Conductor in Your Mind (1:11)
- 5 - Lesson Five: You-Turn in Action. Staying Centered When Your Partner is Off-Balance (0:53)
- 6 - Lesson Six: Underneath the Mask. Vulnerable and Protective Emotions and the Brain’s Two Layers of Emotional Intelligence (1:05)
- 7 - Lesson Seven: Pursuing and Withdrawing. Identifying Your Protective Reactions (0:54)
- 8 - Lesson Eight: Discovering Your Capacity to Ride the Waves of Primary Emotions (1:08)
- 9 - Lesson Nine: Confidence and Courage from the Hidden Power of Exiles (1:22)
- 10 - Lesson Ten: Grace for Your Soul. Knowing You Are Unconditionally Worthy of Love (0:53)
- 11 - Lesson Eleven: Disenchantment with Perfection (1:08)
- 12 - Lesson Twelve: Disarming Hostility with Empathy (1:00)
- 13 - Lesson Thirteen: Letting Yourself Be Happy. How to Get off the Hedonic Treadmill (1:04)
- 14 - Lesson Fourteen: Becoming Real. Speaking from the Heart (1:12)
- 15 - Lesson Fifteen: Creating a Clear Vision for Next Steps in Your Relationship (1:19)
- Extra Stuff: Unabridged Text PDF, Bibliography & Resources, Glossary of Terms, Acknowledgements and Index
Frequently Asked Questions
What if we have to miss one of the dates?
All of the group meetings are recorded and available for you to playback before the next class.
What level of group participation is necessary in the large group meetings?
Most of the 2-hour class meetings will be Keith's teaching about that week's concepts. You'll be asked to shut off your camera during exercise or discussion breaks to interact with your partner. There will be several opportunities each week for you to speak for your reaction to the concepts or exercises, or ask questions, in front of the group. Speaking for your experience can be a key to learning and everyone is encouraged to participate as much as possible. No one is ever put on the spot to share information about themselves they don't want to share with the rest of the group.
Do we have to be on the same computer/camera during the zoom meetings?
It's best if you're in same room as your partner and on-screen as much as possible. Of course if you are geographically separated, being on two separate cameras is no problem.
Do we have to keep our camera on during the meetings?
I'd like this group to resemble an in-person meeting as much as possible and it makes a HUGE difference to me as your teacher and to see each other's faces. Talk to me ahead of time if you have concerns about this. There will be times when I ask everyone to shut off their cameras and mute themselves so that you can complete an assignment or discussion with your partner. If you have to take care of a personal matter or tend to children during the meeting, it's no problem to turn off your camera, but otherwise I'd ask for everyone to participate and be a full part of the group, on camera.
Your Instructor
Keith Miller is a licensed clinical social worker and director of Keith Miller Counseling and Calliope Health, counseling and psychiatry practices that specialize in relationships, stress, anxiety, and treatment-resistant depression. His first book, Love Under Repair: How to Save Your Marriage and Survive Couples Therapy, won the Reader's Favorite Award for non-fiction in 2015. He is the former host of The Soul of Life podcast and is co-host of Tripping Over Love. He has spoken across U.S. teaching on the subject of interpersonal neurobiology, mindfulness, and stress-reduction for couples.