Dear Parishioners                                                                                                                            April 3, 2023      
I am inviting you to come and bring your family to my two workshops aimed at children age 10 and up, teens, single adults and couples.  The focus will be on creating friendships within family, outside of family, in dating relationships and couple relationships.   The second workshop will focus on Conflict without Drama within family, outside of family, in dating relationships and couple relationships. Come in person or join me online.
Did you know that Einstein who simplified the Universe into a tiny mathematical equation did not understand how to make a happy lasting relationship? This genius is not alone.  Very few of us are good at knowing what makes a relationship work. We know that only 30% of married partners are happy across a lifetime of marriage.  Creating a happy sustaining relationship is simply complex.  I consider it a gift of a lifetime to have studied the work of another genius John Gottman who too, did not know how to make his early relationships work.  His genius was that he used the best research technics and studied the masters of marriage that 30%.  He can determine watching a newly wed couple’s 3-minute conflict conversation, if they will be divorced in 6 years hence with over 90% accuracy!
Einstein said that if you can’t make a concept understandable to a six-year-old then you don’t know what you are talking about.
I have taken up Einstein’s challenge and constructed two workshops to teach children age 10 and up.  Children can learn the basics of friendship that matter for a life time. 
Kids, teens and parents are moving through technological changes that is undermining close connection and exposing them to abuse.  The challenges we are facing are negatively impact both sexes.  In the past Girls had a leg up because their focus relationship started in kindergarten and boys tended to start at puberty.  Technology is changing this.  Learning about friendship and conflict is a countermeasure.
I hope you and your children will find the workshop entertaining and that everyone will leave with a bucket of relationship wisdom for life.
Sincerely
Mike Fidler MSW RSW
Certified Master Trainer with the Gottman Institute Seattle

Growing Your Friendship - Growing A Caring Community
Conflict Without Drama – Growing a Caring Community
Join Us April 17 and April 24, 2023, at 7 pm to 9:30 pm
Live workshops at Holy Trinity Catholic High School, 128 Evergreen Hill Rd., Simcoe, or Online.  Register at http://www.kofc4502.ca,
Two workshops designed for children aged 10 and older, teens, singles, and couples to learn how to become good friends and to productively manage conflict.  Based on the lessons from the masters of marriage & 50 years of research, you will enrich your understanding of friendship and conflict that sustains friendship as it applies to couples, families, teen relationships, and platonic friendships.
 Donations at the door or directly to https://www.norfolkhaldimandhospice.ca/ care for our dying.
Presenter: Mike Fidler MSW RSW Certified Master Trainer Gottman Institute Seattle