







About This Course
Your Struggles, Solved
Long-term relationships naturally face seasons of disconnect and routine. Yet with the right tools and mindset, every challenge can become an opportunity for deeper connection and growth.
You're likely facing:
- Emotional Distance - You've stopped having meaningful conversations, settling into comfortable silence while feeling increasingly disconnected from your partner.
- Lost Motivation - The daily routine has taken over, and you're struggling to find the energy or commitment to work on your relationship.
- Communication Barriers - You avoid discussing difficult topics, leading to unresolved tensions and growing emotional walls between you.
This course teaches you practical self-coaching techniques to understand and manage your emotions better. You'll learn how to initiate positive changes independently, even if your partner isn't fully on board yet. Through proven communication methods and emotional intelligence tools, you'll develop skills to transform relationship challenges into opportunities for deeper intimacy and connection.
What You Will Learn
"Every relationship can be transformed through intentional practice and the right tools. The key is learning to take those first steps, even if you're starting alone."
— Melanie Mittermaier, Relationship Coach
Emotional Connection Skills
- Deep Listening Techniques - Learn powerful methods to create meaningful conversations and break through comfortable silence, rebuilding emotional intimacy.
- Vulnerability Exercises - Master practical approaches to sharing feelings safely, helping both partners feel heard and understood.
Self-Coaching Tools
- Motivation Mapping - Discover how to identify relationship goals and create achievable action steps that energize both partners.
- Independent Growth Strategies - Learn to initiate positive changes solo, creating momentum that naturally inspires partner participation.
Communication Breakthrough
- Difficult Conversation Framework - Master a step-by-step approach to addressing challenging topics without triggering defensive responses.
- Emotional Intelligence Tools - Develop skills to recognize, understand, and effectively express emotions during crucial discussions.
You'll gain practical tools to break through emotional barriers and initiate meaningful connection, transforming your relationship from routine to vibrant—even if starting alone.
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Lessons and Classes
- 1. Welcome to Relationship Refresh
- 2. Motivation & Commitment
- 3. 4 Factors for a Happy Relationship
- 4. Deepening the Self-Coaching Model
- 5. Inventory
- 6. The Relationship Wheel
- 7. What Is Really Important?
- 8. Why are we not talking?
- 9. What to Do When Your Partner Doesn’t Talk?
- 10. Complaining & Whining
- 11. Master & Disaster
- 12. Truly Listening
- 13. What to Do If Your Partner Doesn't Feel Like Having Sex?
- 14. Sexual Fantasies & Desires
- 15. Ease & Vitality
- 16. Emotionally Growing Up
- 17. Relationship Models & Freedom
- 18. Forgiveness & Trust
- 19. Setting Boundaries
- 20. Thoughts About Oneself
- 21. Best Partner in the World
Your Instructor

Melanie Mittermaier
Relationship Coach
As a pioneering "Affairs Manager" and relationship coach for over a decade, Melanie has guided countless couples through their most challenging moments toward extraordinary connections. The founder of "Fitnessstudio für Emotionen," she's developed a unique crisis-to-growth framework that transforms relationship struggles into opportunities for deeper intimacy.
Early in her career, Melanie noticed how traditional relationship advice often led to unnecessary breakups, especially around infidelity. This observation sparked her mission to create a more compassionate, growth-focused approach. Rather than shame or judgment, she discovered that understanding the deeper messages behind relationship challenges could actually strengthen partnerships. This revelation has shaped her distinctive method of helping couples find renewed connection through their difficulties.
Melanie's approach combines emotional intelligence with practical, actionable tools you can implement immediately. Through her hybrid coaching model, she focuses on building "relationship muscles" through real-world exercises rather than theory alone. Her method emphasizes independent growth strategies that create positive changes, even when starting solo.
Course FAQ
This course is specifically designed for couples feeling stuck in routines or emotional distance - in fact, that's exactly where most of our students start. Melanie's approach focuses on small, manageable steps that build momentum, making it perfect for those feeling overwhelmed or uncertain about where to begin. You'll start with simple self-coaching techniques that create positive shifts, even in long-standing patterns.
Not at all! While partner participation can be wonderful, this course is specifically structured for independent learning and implementation. You'll learn solo strategies that naturally inspire positive changes in your relationship dynamics, and Melanie's Independent Growth Strategies are designed to create momentum that often motivates your partner to engage organically over time.
Many students report feeling more empowered and noticing small positive shifts within the first week of implementing the Deep Listening Techniques and Emotional Intelligence Tools. However, sustainable transformation typically emerges over 4-6 weeks as you practice the communication frameworks and vulnerability exercises. Remember, you're building new relationship habits that will serve you long-term.
Unlike generic relationship advice, this course focuses on practical self-coaching tools you can implement independently. Melanie's unique Motivation Mapping system combines emotional intelligence with actionable steps, allowing you to create positive changes even if you're starting alone. The course also includes specific frameworks for difficult conversations, rather than just theoretical communication advice.
Each module includes practical exercises and real-world scenarios that help you apply the concepts immediately. You'll receive specific scripts for difficult conversations, step-by-step guides for the vulnerability exercises, and concrete examples of how to use the Deep Listening Techniques in everyday interactions. Melanie also provides "practice scenarios" to help you build confidence before using these tools in more challenging situations.
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