Bringing Baby Home A Two-Day Gottman Workshop for New and Expecting Parents
$300.00
Welcoming a baby changes nearly every part of a couple’s life—including their relationship.
Bringing Baby Home is a two-day, research-based workshop developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman to help new and expecting parents navigate the transition into parenthood while protecting and strengthening their relationship.
Led by Laura Lawyer, BSW, MSW, LCSW, Certified Gottman Therapist and owner of A Peace of Mind Counseling, PLLC, this supportive and practical workshop will give couples tools to strengthen their friendship, communicate more effectively, manage conflict, preserve intimacy, and work together as a parenting team.
Participants will also explore infant development, responsive parenting, and ways to create a healthy emotional foundation for their growing family.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
During this workshop, couples will learn ways to:
• Stay emotionally connected during the transition to parenthood
• Strengthen friendship, affection, and intimacy
• Communicate their needs with greater clarity and kindness
• Manage conflict and reduce relationship stress
• Support one another as involved parenting partners
• Better understand their baby’s cues and development
• Build a loving and emotionally healthy environment for their family
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This workshop is designed for expecting parents and parents of children under age three. It is appropriate for married and unmarried couples, committed partners, co-parents, adoptive parents, and other family structures.
INCLUDED DIGITAL MATERIALS
Each registered couple will receive the Bringing Baby Home Parent’s Workbook digital materials from The Gottman Institute.
These resources include more than 250 pages of information, insights, examples, and exercises, along with six digital card decks designed to support connection, communication, and shared parenting:
• Love Maps
• Love Maps for Couples with Kids
• Open-Ended Questions
• Parenting Roles Cards
• Softened Start-Up
• Expressing Needs
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5, 2026
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. each day
Curate Essentials Classroom
Fayetteville, North Carolina
The schedule includes two 10-minute breaks and a one-hour lunch break each day. Lunch is not provided.
Both partners should plan to attend the complete two-day workshop.
Children and infants may not attend the workshop. Childcare is not provided, so participants will need to arrange childcare in advance.
INVESTMENT
$300 per couple
The registration fee includes attendance for both partners on both days and the Bringing Baby Home digital workshop materials.
HSA PAYMENTS
HSA payments are accepted. Couples using HSA funds will receive a formal letter and invoice from A Peace of Mind Counseling, PLLC at the workshop to submit to their HSA administrator.
Because individual plan requirements may vary, participants are encouraged to confirm eligibility with their HSA administrator before registering.
Location: 1302 Fort Bragg Road, Fayetteville, NC 28305
Contact Laura Lawyer with questions: lauralawyer@apeaceofmindcounseling.com
