Certified Love Education
A Transformational Certification Program Designed for
Mindful Marriage Educators

A healthy love relationship is the greatest predictor of longevity and overal success in life,
yet close to 50 percent of marriages in the US end in divorce. Most couples experience some
level of unhappiness over time, but too many couples don’t understand how to move back
toward happiness and each other rather than apart. In fact, 80% of couples who divorce say
they “grew apart” - they still love each other, but they’re not "in love" with each other.
Why do so many of us go from the heart-stopping passion of new love to feelings of complacency,
boredom, criticism or resentment?

The Certified Love Education (CLE) program is designed to address the underlying forces
and behaviors that cause the anger, resentment, blame, criticism, hurt, fear and shame that break
up relationships. This new program reaches far beyond technique by teaching an in-depth
understanding of love and the biological, physiological and psychological nature of relationships.
Through this new and complete perspective, participants will learn what actually causes the attitudes,
misperceptions and behaviors that drive the disconnection leading to separation and divorce and will
also learn and experience the practical, easy-to-implement changes that can shift from
disconnection to reconnection, happiness and fulfillment.

Informative. Empowering. Practical.
Love Education is a culmination of Dr. Pat Love’s more than 25 years of professional experience.
Through Dr. Love’s leadership, this inspiring certification program teaches the core tenets for
helping individuals and couples to surmount incredible life obstacles and achieve positive, permanent change.
The program itself is transformational. It empowers participants to make rewarding changes while
learning practical techniques and applications to help others. The CLE structure maximizes learning
and fosters a personalized experience for each participant through an effective combination of lecture,
experiential exercises, group discussion and individual processing.

ALL PERTINENT MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED including course book and teaching guide.

Rewarding Curriculum:
Based on cutting-edge research, this comprehensive program covers topics including but not
limited to: the meaning of love; the force of the family system, stages of love, the roles and rules of gender,
the connection between hormones and harmony—and how this information leads to happy marriages.
(Participants can’t get enough of the detailed but easy-to-understand and easy-to-teach information on how hormones
and neurotransmitters play a critical role in relationship happiness!)

What you will be able to do:
To become a Certified Love Educator (CLE) 36 hours of training is required, 12 of which must be
face-to-face training with a CLE Trainer. This Smart Marriages institute provides a unique opportunity
to earn all 12 of the face-to-face hours required for certification Level I (9 hours from the Institute plus
3 bonus hours for attending the Smart Marriage Conference) and you will be able to immediately
begin teaching the Level I course. The remaining 24 hours to complete the
CLE can be obtained through online instruction via DVD, video and audio CD.
(The CLE program includes three levels for individuals and couples (108 hours of instruction in levels I, II & III),
and five levels (180 hours) for professionals seeking Levels I, II, III, IV & V certification.)

Who should attend:
We encourage all marriage educators, mental health professionals, clinicians, clergy, relationship coaches,
mentor couples and lay educators, military - and the public - to explore the rewarding advantages of Love Education.

Professionals seeking certification not only benefit individually through Love Education, but also gain
hands-on experience and personal training from Dr. Love, world-renowned expert on love and relationships.
Dr. Love has helped thousands of couples and individuals across the globe break through insurmountable
issues to achieve love and happiness in all aspects of life.

CLE is perfect for relationship coaches and marriage educators looking to diversify their skills
and broaden their opportunities with the distinguishable Love Education Certification credentials.

The program also offers a great opportunity for those seeking a career change into the educational
side of the mental health field because there are no prerequisites.

Love Education is also beneficial for those couples and individuals who simply want to improve
the love relationships in their lives and couples and individuals are warmly encouraged to attend.
Love Ed will help you personally whether or not you plan to use it to help others. The program elevates the quality
of all your relationships, and countless individuals have reported that the training has far-reaching
benefits that continue to surface long after the workshop, many times in ways you’ve never imagined.

Expert Presenters:
Distinguished author, relationship consultant and Love Education founder, Pat Love Ed.D. is known
for her warmth, infectious humor and commitment to learning. For 25 years she has contributed to
relationship education and personal development through her books, articles, training programs,
and media appearances. Her popular books including the 2007, How to Improve
Without Talking About It, plus Hot Monogamy and The Truth Aboue Love, have taken her around
the world and afforded numerous appearances on Oprah, CNN, and The Today Show. She is
Marriage and Family Therapist, Approved AAMFT Supervisor, and a past president of the
International Association for Marriage and Family Counseling. Dr. Love has been a featured
presenter at Smart Marriages since its inception.

Kathleen McFadden is co-founder of Love Education and a Certified Love Education Workshop
Presenter. In 2001, she left a six-figure salary and successful career in high tech to become
a Marriage Educator specializing in helping couples overcome the challenging first years of marriage.
In just six years she has trained and mentored with Dr. Love, participated in more than
35 national conferences, and co-developed numerous teaching materials and relationship training
programs. She has presented at Smart Marriages since 2004, including the keynote “Breaking the
Cycle of Divorce” in 2006.

In each and every training Dr. Love and Ms. McFadden share their understanding and wealth of
knowledge to create a learning experience well beyond new ideas and information.
Please visit www.patlove.com or email kathleen@patlove.com for further information.

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