Every time Gary Chapman gives marriage advice, abusive husbands pick up new ideas for manipulating their wives — and his new Focus on the Family interview, “How to Have a Better...
Hope Restored Marriage Intensive
Hope Restored Marriage Intensive: Real Results From 44 Former Attendees
Hope Restored Marriage Intensive: Real Results From 44 Former Attendees As a Christian divorce recovery leader, I am asked frequently about marriage intensives. So I did a survey...
When “Restoring Hope” Meant Losing Safety: Patricia’s Story and the Hidden Cost of Christian Marriage Therapy
When “Restoring Hope” Meant Losing Safety: Patricia’s Story and the Hidden Cost of Christian Marriage Therapy Editor’s note (sources & ethics). Names and identifying details...
Hope Restored or False Hope? Inside the Unverified Science of Focus on the Family’s Marriage Intensive
🧩 Introduction In 2011, Focus on the Family’s Hope Restored marriage intensive—then known as the National Institute of Marriage (NIM)—published a paper it claimed proved the...
When Hope Restored Stops the Process: Why You Can’t Choose Divorce Inside the Focus on the Family Marriage Intensive
💔 When Hope Restored Stops the Process: Why You Can’t Choose Divorce at Focus on the Family’s Marriage Intensive If you’re reading this, you might be in a marriage that feels...
Book Review: Restoring Hope by Robert S. Paul, Robert K. Burbee, and Christine A. Arnzen
Book Review: Restoring Hope by Robert S. Paul, Robert K. Burbee, and Christine A. Arnzen Can Focus on the Family’s “Hope Restored” Intensive Truly Heal a Desperate Marriage? See...
Will Focus on the Family’s Hope Restored Marriage Intensive Fix My Desperate Marriage?
Will Focus on the Family’s Hope Restored Marriage Intensive Fix My Desperate Marriage? A closer look at Focus on the Family’s marriage-intensive program and the dangers of...
Will a Hope Restored Marriage Intensive Fix My Marriage?
A Hope Restored Marriage Intensive: Will It Fix My Marriage? If someone had told me years ago that Focus on the Family’s Hope Restored program would claim, with breathtaking...
The Truth About Focus on the Family’s “Hope Restored” Study: What the 2011 Research Really Says
The Truth About Focus on the Family’s “Hope Restored” Study: What the 2011 Research Really Says Keywords: Hope Restored marriage intensive, Focus on the Family research, Robert...
Breaking: Hope Restored Marriage Intensive “Miracle Claims” Violate FTC Regulations
BREAKING NEWS: HOPE RESTORED APPARENTLY IS IN VIOLATION OF FTC RULES: IT HAS NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OF ITS MIRACLE CLAIMS. As of September 26, 2025, Hope Restored still offers no...
Don’t Sign a Vow Renewal at a Marriage Retreat
Don't Sign a Vow Renewal at Family Life's Weekend to Remember Events . 3 Reasons You Shouldn't Sign a Vow Renewal at Weekend to Remember or any other marriage retreat or marriage...
“We Saw Five Christian Marriage Counselors, But Still Divorced”
Someone in my online Christian divorce group told me: "We saw five Christian marriage counselors—all of them with master's degrees and licenses—and we still divorced. Why...
Will A Marriage Intensive Fix Your Marriage?
Will A Marriage Intensive Fix Your Marriage? Video: Transcript Natalie Hoffman: [00:00:00] Welcome to episode 269 of the Flying Free podcast. Today we have back one of my...
Hope Restored: What Do They Teach About Kids and Divorce
Hope Restored Marriage Intensives Want to Scare You About Divorce and Children I’m doing a multi-part series on the HOPE RESTORED marriage intensives from Focus on the Family....
Are Focus On The Family’s Hope Restored Marriage Intensive Miracle Claims True?
Critique: Hope Restored Marriage Intensives Are Not the "Miracle" Abused Wives Seek If you are new, read this first: This is Part 1 of a series on Hope Restored Marriage...