All close relationships experience rupture—misattunements, hurt feelings, disconnection, and moments where partners miss each other emotionally. What distinguishes resilient, lasting marriages from those that slowly erode is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of effective repair.

In this talk, licensed clinical social worker and couples therapist Jenny Bartosek explores what actually heals relational wounds. Drawing from attachment science and years of clinical experience, Jenny reframes repair as a relational skill—not a script, not a quick apology, and not a return to “normal,” but a process that restores safety, trust, and emotional connection.

Participants will learn:

• Why rupture is inevitable in intimate relationships—and why that’s not a failure

• The difference between surface-level apologies and true relational repair

• The emotional ingredients of a successful repair (safety, accountability, empathy, and responsiveness)

• Common repair “misses” that unintentionally deepen disconnection

• How repair strengthens attachment and builds long-term resilience in marriage

This talk offers practical insight, emotional clarity, and hope—inviting couples to see repair not as a sign something is wrong, but as one of the most powerful ways love is sustained over time. 

• Speaker: Jenny Bartosek, LCSW

• Location: Great Marriages Office, 612 Center Ave, Sheboygan

• Cost: $15/person for presentation only, $25/person for dinner & presentation