Meet 'The Love that Lasts' Coach
Annette Carpien
Certified Master Relationship Coach
for singles/ couples
Marriage educator
Relationship Coaching Institute teaching staff
Keynote speaker
author of upcoming book

• To help couples thrive and delight in their life together and to use their struggles and crises as their opportunity for personal, relationship and spiritual growth.
   
• To empower individuals to love their lives and find peace within themselves.
   
• To help singles be ready and in action to attract the right, loving relationship.

My Work:

• President, Great Relationships Coaching, since 2004.
  • Life and Relationship Coach for singles and couples. 
     
  • Couples I primarily focus on are:
    • Dating and not-yet committed couples, who are trying to figure out if
      • they can be happy together
      • they can get their needs met for the long-term
      • this is the right relationship
    • Engaged couples who need to:
      • discuss important issues for their future life
      • resolve conflicts between themselves and/or other family members, especially regarding wedding planning
      • build a strong foundation for their future
      • understand blended family challenges and deal well with these challenges
    • Married or cohabiting couples with or without children
      • to rebuild their intimacy and connection
      • build their communication skills
      • resolve differences and feel heard and understood and valued
      • overcome infidelity and/or midlife crises
      • discover the opportunities for growth in their own lives and for their relationship
         
• Professional Marriage Coach for 'Save the Marriage' coaching group under Dr. Lee Baucom.
   
• Senior trainer for Relationship Coaching Institute
  • Training other relationship coaches to successfully coach pre-committed, engaged and couples.

My Training:

• Bachelor's degree from University of Buffalo, NY, with teaching certification
   
• Post graduate Montessori training
   
• Life Coach training with Coach Training Alliance
   
• Master level certification for Singles and Couples with Relationship Coaching Institute
   
• Master Coaching Skills training for PCC certification
   
• Landmark Education's: Leadership, Communication program and Advanced courses.
   
• Family Coach Training with Diana Sterling
   
• NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) 20 hour course
   
• Kripalu Yoga Inner Quest Intensive, and many other personal and spiritual growth programs
   
• Marriage Education Programs:
   
  • Prepare/Enrich assessment tool for couples (trained facilitator)
     
  • PREP certification in this world famous Prepare and Relationship Enhancement Program)
     
  • How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk/Jerkette (certification in this Singles program)
     
  • DISC INDRA relationship style assessment (certification)

My Involvement:

• ICF, International Coach Federation
   
• President of Concretely Speaking Toastmaster's Club
   
• Advanced Communicator Bronze level Toastmaster (Toastmaster since 2006)
   
• Habitat for Humanity Communication team
   
• Landmark Education's Seminar program
   
• ICF Philadelphia (Philadelphia area Coaches Alliance)
   
• Congregation KI, Allentown, Pa

Personal:

• Married 40 years (as of May 2012) to husband, Todd. 
  In the past 20 years, we have transformed our marriage from struggling and coping to thriving and delicious.  Many of the tools, wisdom and methodologies that I use have been  "kitchen and bedroom tested", so I know they work to enhance the quality of a relationship.
   
  • Having a Marriage Coach who has a thriving marriage is valuable!

  As the 'Love that Lasts' relationship coach, I love to help couples have many of the to have couples enhance their connection, intimacy and happiness.!

  • My husband and I love ballroom, swing, country and Latin dancing, and have performed numerous times.  I also enjoy Zumba and belly dancing, as well as traveling around the world, by myself, or with my family or friends.
     
• 2 adult sons, 1 married, with 2 most adorable, precious children
• We lived as a family for many years in spiritually-oriented intentional communities, practicing yoga and  meditation
   
• I began my coaching career, after working for more than 25 years in the corporate and training worlds. 
  My personal life coach in 2003 and 2004 helped me to clarify the legacy I wanted to leave in the realm of relationships: For those who want it, to have Love That Lasts, and Relationships that Are Satisfying. 

Invite me to give a:
keynote speech,

a breakout session

a Lunch N Learn (series)

to lead workshops on (among others):

	Business and/or Relationship Success
	Enhancing Your Happiness Set-Point
	Keeping the Spark Alive
	"Relationship Heaven or Relationship Hell: How to have more of the first, and less of the second!"
	Discovering your Life Purpose
	How to meet and attract a satisfying relationship and partner.

I welcome singles and couples who are gay, lesbian and transgender, anyone interested in personal growth and development, and living with integrity in their lives and relationships.