May 22-23, 2025
marriage & parenting
retreat
Two days to invest in your most meaningful relationships
Historic Franklin, Tennessee
Overview
Welcome & Invitation
Marriage is hard for all kinds of reasons—financial struggles, parenting styles, personality differences, and difficult circumstances. It's easy to drift apart, walking through life more as roommates than partners. Join us for a private, two-day retreat in Franklin, Tennessee to learn how to establish goals and rhythms that will deepen your friendship and intimacy as a couple.
Hosted by Gabe and Rebekah Lyons, draw on their mental-health coaching and marriage-counseling expertise to help you breathe new life into your marriage and give you practical tools to leave this retreat feeling equipped to love your spouse well and invest in your children.
Set in the modern downtown Franklin Harpeth Hotel, these two days will be a haven for insight, reconnection and a renewed vision for living life in a unified and thriving marriage. You can enjoy McGavock’s Coffee Bar & Provisions, or stroll to nearby shops, riverwalks and parks. Our time will begin Thursday morning with an opening session at 11AM and conclude Friday at 3:00 PM. Thursday evening includes an optional add-on reception-style dinner in the rolling hills of beautiful Liepers Fork. With the warmth of southern hospitality, intentional conversations for men and women in two distinguished homes will conclude our evening.
The Experience
Connect
Experience deeper intimacy by learning how to engage your spouse’s heart and mind in vulnerable ways. When we feel seen, known and loved in the absence of shame, our relationships flourish and we create beautiful things.
Heal
Explore your origin story and past traumas that affect your ability to connect. Recognize and name emotions that make way for healing in your relationship, and understand the power of forgiveness to experience freedom.
Align
Discover ways to improve communication by implementing new practices that lead to a unified marriage. From career and parenting, health and community, to money and sex, we will help you align your approach.
Thrive
Create a plan for how to structure a thriving marriage and enhances the opportunity for connection. Our plan helps you mitigate the stress and stay ahead of conflict by being proactive in your relationship.
About Gabe & Rebekah Lyons
Gabe and Rebekah Lyons, both bestselling authors and sought-after speakers, are passionate about helping others lead lives of purpose, emotional health, and faith.
Together, they co-host the Rhythms for Life podcast and are releasing their first book as a couple, The Fight For Us: Overcoming What Divides to Build a Marriage that Thrives, in April 2025. Through their combined efforts, they aim to inspire couples to strengthen their relationships, overcome challenges, and build lasting, thriving marriages. They live in Franklin, Tennessee, with their four children.
Hosts & Special Guests Include
We’ve invited experts to take us deeper into how to practically strengthen your marriage and families. These guests include:
Jeff & Alyssa Bethke
NYT Bestselling Authors & Founders of Family Teams
Dr. Josh & Christi Straub
Marriage Coaches, Author & Founders of Famous at Home
Location
Harpeth Hotel
The Harpeth Franklin Downtown, Curio Collection by Hilton hotel is located in the heart of Historic Franklin. Situated in the cornerstone of Franklin, discover boutique and antique shopping, one of a kind restaurants, live music and historical landmarks, right on our doorstep.
Take advantage of our special group rate to enjoy the convenience of walking to the ballroom where our meeting will take place each day. Each Harpeth Hotel room offers ample space to stretch out and enjoy the ultimate in comfort, decor and amenities.
Marriage Retreat participants receive a special discounted room rate at The Harpeth Hotel by calling the hotel at (615) 786-0830.
Reserve Your Spot — Limited Capacity
Married Couples
$1695/Couple
Registration cost is per couple. Please only select one registration.
FAQS
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This retreat is designed for people who desire to learn with experts and other like-minded friends the way our daily rhythms can contribute to our overall mental, emotional, relational and spiritual health. Individuals, married couples and close friends will enjoy an intimate environment with conversational learning and extensive Q&A with experts.. Rebekah’s bestselling book, Rhythms of Renewal, and Rhythms For Life podcast has unlocked for hundreds of thousands of readers and listeners the need for practical rhythms that sustain mental health. Anyone on that journey will receive an immense amount of education and encouragement from two days together with Gabe, Rebekah and the team of guests they’ve assembled.
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Your registration includes two days of instruction with our assembled guests and an evening dinner experience. Hotel accommodations in the Franklin area and breakfast and dinner will be the responsibility of the participant.
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Spring in Franklin is typically a beautiful time of year. Pay attention to the weather for this particular weekend and pack accordingly. Our time together during main sessions will be casual, so wear whatever you enjoy.
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You do not need to do any preparation work for this retreat beyond reading Rebekah’s book, The Fight for Us.
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Registration for this event is nonrefundable, but transferable to another couple. Contact our team at info@rebekahlyons.com for any questions.
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Yes, you can transfer your ticket to a friend. To do so, contact info@rebekahlyons.com and provide details along with the contact information of the friend who will replace your registration.