Created 4 Connection
Come back to each other in sacred Nauvoo.
A 4-day Nauvoo couples retreat for Latter-day Saint couples who want to reconnect emotionally, spiritually, and relationally.
Date
October 12–15, 2026
Cost
$2,500/couple
Location
Inn at Old Nauvoo, Nauvoo, IL
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You can love each other and still feel stuck.
Most couples don't stay stuck because they don't care. They stay stuck because protective patterns take over before they can respond the way they want to. Insight alone is often not enough, the same pattern keeps repeating until something changes in how you understand it and respond to it.
Between
The relationship pattern: the cycle, communication, attachment needs, emotional safety, repair, and connection. You'll learn to see the cycle clearly and reach for each other in safer ways.
Within
The deeper emotional material: triggers, old wounds, protective responses, subconscious patterns. Through Guided Breakthrough Experiences, you'll work with what keeps the cycle repeating.
Your 4-day retreat
Day 1
- Attachment & Introduction
- Conversation 1 & experiential exercises
- Guided Breakthrough Experience
- Historic Nauvoo group tour
Day 2
- Conversation 2 & 3 & experiential exercises
- Guided Breakthrough Experience
- Sunset by the Mississippi at the outdoor amphitheater
Day 3
- Conversation 4 & 5 & experiential exercises
- Guided Breakthrough Experience
- Historic dance lessons & historical merriments
Day 4
- Conversation 6 & 7, discussion & wrap-up
- Guided Breakthrough Experience
- Evaluations & conclude retreat
Why Nauvoo?
Come to where covenants were first made, where the Nauvoo Temple stands as a symbol of eternal connection, and where the peaceful Mississippi sunsets and historic sites invite you to slow down, tune in, and feel the Spirit of your ancestors. Nauvoo is a place of healing, a sacred space to connect to your covenant roots and receive personal revelation about the most important relationship in your life.
What couples say
“The tools that we received from this seminar were exceptional. We made an incredible amount of progress.”
“This workshop helped us to reconnect and finally have real conversations that have helped us to really heal.”
“My wife and I have been married 50 years and still had some big breakthroughs in understanding and being able to work on the emotions that are the underlying reason for our fights.”
“We have been married 10 years and came in at the end of our rope. We're leaving feeling connected, renewed, and for the first time in a long time, hopeful.”
“Knowing what the demon dialogue does to us & how to stop our dance has been pivotal to us really letting each other in.”
“I think EVERY couple should do this!”
“We simply can't recommend working with Dr. Carol enough! Our marriage had been struggling for a long time, and we went into counseling skeptical (but hopeful) that things could be different. After the retreat and hard work together with Carol, we are happier in our relationship, closer than we thought possible, and even better parents. We are eternally grateful to Dr. Carol; the tools we learned saved our marriage.”
“Well worth the time!”
“The retreat helped us find the core of our relationship difficulty.”
“The retreat gave us a second chance, created the space each of us needed to work with each other again, and gave me the breathing room that I needed personally.”
“Dr. Conrad was engaging and encouraging to us. She helped make the retreat a little easier to participate in. The topics at times were emotionally charging, but she was supportive.”
“If you are open, I guarantee you will learn how to create love and trust in this retreat!”
Meet your facilitators
Dr. Carol Ann Conrad, EdD
A licensed clinical psychologist in Illinois, Iowa, Washington, and Idaho, and a certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist and supervisor. Carol has facilitated Hold Me Tight®-style retreats for nearly a decade, and now lives in Nauvoo, IL with her husband.
Alissa Wakefield
Co-creator of the IRT method, focused on helping individuals release subconscious emotional blocks, attachment injuries, and inherited relational beliefs that keep the cycle repeating.
Not sure yet?
Start with the free masterclass
Watch the free 30-minute masterclass to learn why couples stay stuck in repeating patterns, and why the deeper “within” work matters, a simple first step if you're curious but not quite ready to register.
Watch the free relationship masterclassA note about fit
Created 4 Connection is an educational and coaching-based retreat experience. It is not psychotherapy, crisis care, or a replacement for individualized mental health treatment. This retreat is not appropriate for relationships involving active domestic violence, an ongoing affair or competing attachment, active severe addiction, or untreated severe mental health instability. If you're in immediate danger or crisis, please seek local emergency, legal, or clinical support.
Inn at Old Nauvoo
A charming, historic hotel steps from the retreat venue. Rooms are booked directly through the Inn.
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