Many committed couples ask me “Is romance, real romance, still possible?” Happily, I am able to tell them “Yes!” And…it can even get better.
For more than 20 years, Sheryll & I have lived real romance every day.
— Douglas Reichwein, M.A., M.F.T.
We’re Dedicated to Helping Couples Create Happy Relationships.
Because…Love is Precious. And Your Love Matters.
Committed Partnership Relationships are Different from Other Relationships.
To Sustain Love & Be Happy You Need a Special Set of Skills.
We’re Relationship Experts. We Teach You How.
Meet Your Teachers
Married Couple Douglas Reichwein, M.A. M.F.T. & Sheryll Reichwein, M.A. are relationship experts devoted to restoring romance to the heart of committed partnership.
Douglas is a Marriage and Family Therapist who guides couples to unblock the flow of love and rediscover each other. Sheryll is an Adjunct Professor of Communication who teaches students the skills necessary to create and sustain a lifelong romantic partnership.
Together for more than 20 years, Douglas & Sheryll combine their successful personal experience and extensive professional expertise to offer you a New Model of Relationship – providing you with the concepts, skills, capacity, and wisdom you need to Fulfill Your Romantic Destiny.
Meet Douglas
Meet Sheryll
Douglas & Sheryll Introduce their New Online Courses:
“7 Golden Rules for Communication with Your Partner”
https://courses.aucoeurcenter.com/
Want to Stop Fighting?
Disagreements are Inevitable, but Fighting is Not!
Communication in Committed Partnerships Requires a Special Set of Skills.
We Teach You How.
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We're Expert Educators
Sheryll has been an Adjunct Professor of Communication for more than three decades and a Subject Matter Expert for several leading academic publishers. Douglas has also taught at the college level and has presented to numerous groups large and small.
Together, we have extensive experience making complex concepts easy to understand, relevant, and entertaining.
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We're Lifelong Learners
We share a passion for the pursuit of reliable knowledge with practical applications and a lifelong quest to live wisely.
Our courses reflect the integration of three traditions: Academic Communication Theory & Practice, Evidence-Based Psychology, and Heart-Centered Philosophy.
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We're Happily Married
We walk our talk. We've been together for more than 20 years and have only had two work-related fights - back when we owned an inn. Everything we teach we use in our relationship, so we know what we teach works!
We can honestly say that our relationship keeps getting better and better - and our love grows stronger every day!
FAQs - Our Relationship Courses
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Definitely. If you use the 7 Golden Rules, we can promise you’ll enjoy more relationship happiness.
But it’s important to point out the while the results are magical, the 7 Golden Rules are not magic. First, you’ll need to learn how to use them and then you’ll need to choose to use them consistently – but the results will be well worth the effort.
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This Course includes 9 self-paced Units; one for each of the 7 Golden Rules as well as 2 Bonus Lessons.
On average, each Unit contains 10 Lessons which include:
Video Conversations with Douglas & Sheryll (8 to 15 minutes long)
Slide & Audio Presentations that take a deeper dive into concepts & skills
Guided Experiences
Individual Workbook Reflections & Activities
Shared Workbook Activities & Discussions
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You and your partner do not have complete every lesson together. Many of the Lessons and Workbook Activities can be completed indivdually. And each Golden Rule will also include lessons with shared Workbook Activities.
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We offer a Free Preview of Golden Rule 1. If you enjoy your Free Preview and want to continue, you’ll then be able to purchase access to the entire course. And you also have the option to purchase access the remaining 6 Rules as separate courses.
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We offer you Golden Rule 1 as a Free Course. You can purchase The Complete 7 Golden Rules Course for only $125 - significantly less than one couple counseling session in most markets. Or you can opt to purchase the remaining 6 Rules as separate courses, each course is $24.99.
Two Strong Individuals Living in Committed Partnership Can Keep Romance Alive
Outdated romantic myth suggests you need to surrender your individual self to live happily-ever-after – a myth driven by magical thinking and impossible expectations that committed partnership can never fulfill.
Is it any wonder our collective belief in the promise of romance has suffered?
But while outdated romantic myths failed to deliver, the promise of romantic destiny remains real. Studies show the #1 determining factor for happiness, health and longevity is committed relationship. Romantic partnership comes with a biologically built-in benefit.
Romance isn’t wrong – it just needs a 21st century, evidence-based reset!
We Teach You How to Create the Relationship You Desire
At Au Coeur Center, we know you need to develop skills, capacity, and wisdom to maintain a loving relationship – across time and beyond obstacles. Happiness, health, and longevity are your rewards.
In the outdated romantic myth, couples surrender their individual identities and boundaries to merge into an all encompassing shared self. This impossible trade-off results in less space to grow, love, choose, give, and thrive.
In our New Model of Relationship, two individuals maintain their separate boundaries and create a third “We” space where their relationship lives. As a result, comitted partners are able to grow as individuals and as a couple at the same time - providing ever-expanding love and greater well-being that endures.
“Sheryll and Douglas’ gentle yet powerful approaches have helped me to effectively move forward in my life. I feel so deeply supported by them as I move through a period in my life that now feels exciting instead of just scary.”
— JENNY - CHATHAM, MA
“I would highly recommend any one of the components in The Au Coeur Program. The best starting place to change the world is our very own heart. Au Coeur is aptly named.”
— DIANE- COTUIT, MA