Bill & Sandra Jones Coaching · Premarital · Weddings
What To Expect

A Typical SYMBIS Schedule

For dating and engaged couples

Expect to meet with us six times, each lasting about an hour. Picture cozy coffee chats where we explore insights from your assessment and talk through questions from your workbooks. Although we tend to venture off the path from time to time, here's the schedule we try to keep throughout our time together.

Your conversations may follow a different order or pace to fit your relationship.

Session One

From Myths to Mindsets

SYMBIS Book

  • Chapter 1 – Have You Faced the Myths of Marriage With Honesty?

SYMBIS Assessment

  • Page 1 – About Us
  • Page 2 – Marriage Momentum
  • Page 3 – Marriage Mindset
  • Page 4 – Wellbeing

SYMBIS Workbook

  • Exercise 1 – Your Personal 10 Commandments
  • Exercise 3 – From Idealizing to Realizing Your Partner
  • Exercise 4 – Exploring Unfinished Business
  • Exercise 5 – Assessing Your Self Image

Session Two

Context, Cash & Expectations

SYMBIS Book

No book chapter assigned

SYMBIS Assessment

  • Page 5 – Context: Social Support
  • Page 6 – Context: Finances
  • Page 7 – Context: Expectations
  • Page 7A – Context: Remarriage & Blended Families (if applicable)

SYMBIS Workbook

  • Exercise 19 – Money Talks And So Can We

Session Three

Decoding Dynamics — How You're Wired

SYMBIS Book

  • Appendix – Discovering Your Personality Dynamics

SYMBIS Assessment

  • Page 8 – Dynamics
  • Page 9 – Dynamics

SYMBIS Workbook

No workbook exercises assigned

Session Four

Intimacy, Sex & Connection

SYMBIS Book

  • Chapter 2 – Can You Identify Your Love Style?
  • Chapter 3 – Have You Developed the Habit of Happiness?

SYMBIS Assessment

  • Page 10 – Dynamics: Love
  • Page 11 – Dynamics: Attitude

SYMBIS Workbook

  • Exercise 7 – Getting Your Sex Life Off to a Great Start
  • Exercise 8 – Your Changing Love Style
  • Exercise 9 – Cultivating Intimacy
  • Exercise 10 – Listening To Your Self-Talk
  • Exercise 11 – Avoiding The Blame Game

Session Five

Real Talk & Communication

SYMBIS Book

  • Chapter 4 – Can You Say What You Mean And Understand What You Hear?
  • Chapter 5 – Have You Bridged the Gender Gap?

SYMBIS Assessment

  • Page 12 – Dynamics: Communication
  • Page 13 – Dynamics: Gender

SYMBIS Workbook

  • Exercise 13 – How Well Do You Communicate?
  • Exercise 14 – The Daily Temperature Reading
  • Exercise 15 – I Can Hear Clearly Now
  • Exercise 16 – Couple’s Inventory

Session Six

Fighting Fair & Staying on Purpose

SYMBIS Book

  • Chapter 6 – Do You Know How to Fight a Good Fight?
  • Chapter 7 – Are You and Your Partner Soul Mates?

SYMBIS Assessment

  • Page 14 – Dynamics: Conflict
  • Page 15 – Dynamics: Spirituality

SYMBIS Workbook

  • Exercise 20 – Mind Reading
  • Exercise 21 – Sharing Withholds
  • Exercise 22 – Your Spiritual Journey
  • Exercise 23 – Improving Your Serve
  • Exercise 24 – Study Your Spouse
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