You love each other. But lately, it feels like you’re speaking different emotional languages.
Strengthening Love helps lesbian couples reconnect, repair, and rebuild emotional safety—together.
Is This Course For You?
Strengthening Love is for you if:
You and your partner love each other—but communication often breaks down
You want deeper emotional intimacy, but don’t know where to start
One or both of you feel unseen, unheard, or misunderstood
You’ve tried therapy but want practical tools to use daily that apply to your WLW relationship
You’re tired of repeating the same arguments
You’re craving safety, vulnerability, and emotional closeness
Why Relationships Feel So Hard Sometimes
If you've ever thought...
"Why do we have the same arguments?"
"Why do I feel alone even when we're together?"
"Why does she shut down when I try to talk?"
You're not broken—and neither is your relationship. You're simply stuck in what Dr. Robin calls a negative cycle. These cycles aren't a sign of failure. They're a sign that you matter deeply to each other.
This course, created by Psychologist Dr. Robin Sesan in collaboration with Anne-Marie Zanzal and Anna Empey, helps you break those painful loops and reconnect from a place of truth, vulnerability, and emotional safety.
What You'll Learn...
How to identify your negative cycle as a couple
Tools for managing emotional triggers & navigating minority stress
How to communicate without blame or shutdown
Nervous system regulation strategies
The “do-over” conversation to repair conflict
How to create positive interaction patterns that build lasting intimacy
A Glimpse Into the
Journey
Journey
Weeks 1-2
Weeks 3-4
Weeks 5-6
Weeks 7-8
Weeks 9-10
Understanding Your Cycle
Communicating with Emotional Safety
Repairing Conflict with "Do-Over" Conversations
Identifying Triggers + Primary Emotions
Building New Positive Cycles
A Glimpse Into the
Journey
Journey
Weeks 1-2
Understanding Your Cycle
Weeks 3-4
Communicating with Emotional Safety
Weeks 5-6
Repairing Conflict with "Do-Over" Conversations
Weeks 7-8
Identifying Triggers + Primary Emotions
Weeks 9-10
Building New Positive Cycles
The course pays for itself in just two weeks compared to therapy—plus, you can return to it any time!
What's Included?
10 Video-Based Lessons
Featuring Anne-Marie, Anna, and Dr. Robin Sesan
Custom Designed Workbook
All the assignments in one place
Lesson Specific Exercises
Downloadable for focused application
Tips for Communicating in Conflict
Real-life examples and scripts to ease conflict
Journaling Prompts
Gentle prompts to help you reflect and connect
Lifetime Access
Revisit whenever you need support
BONUS: Access to our private community where you can share insights, questions, or wins with other lesbian couples on the same journey.
TESTIMONIALS
Client
Jana
I wanted to reach out and thank Anne-Marie for her work and participation in my journey. Your writing, sharing your journey and participating in coaching and groups with you have given me the gift of trusting myself and my journey.
Katlin
This course made it easier for me to understand myself, my emotions, and how to express them to my wife. We learned how to support each other better which has helped us have deeper trust and connection.
You're Not Alone...We're With You!
Meet Your Hosts
Dr. Robin Sesan
Emotionally focused psychologist and therapist with decades of experience working with lesbian, same-sex, and wlw couples.
Anna Empey
Business Consultant, Coach, and LGBTQ+ community leader with a deep understanding of emotional cycles and systems.
Anne-Marie Zanzal
Chaplain, grief expert and later-in-life lesbian who build this course after experiencing the pain of invisibility in relationships.
Behind the Course:
The Conversations that Started it All
A heartfelt podcast episode on why this work matters—and how it can transform your relationship.
Before Strengthening Love ever became a course, it was a conversation—one rooted in lived experience, deep listening, and the desire to offer lesbian couples something we all needed but couldn’t find. This podcast is where that story begins.
In this special episode, Anne-Marie Zanzal, Anna Empey, and Dr. Robin Sesan open up about their journey—how their backgrounds in ministry, LGBTQ+ advocacy, psychotherapy, and community-building came together in a powerful collaboration. You’ll hear them talk candidly about the emotional patterns that show up in relationships, why emotional safety is the foundation of lasting love, and the unique challenges faced by lesbian couples.
This conversation is not a formal lesson—it’s a window into the heart behind the course. It offers warmth, honesty, and connection, helping you understand why this course exists and how it’s different from anything else out there.
This podcast isn’t just a teaser—it’s a taste of what this course offers: real talk, deep care, and a reminder that you’re not alone. Whether you're curious, skeptical, or ready to dive in, we invite you to listen and feel into what’s possible when love is tended with intention.
Join Strengthening Love Now ! $197 for Lifetime Access
If you’ve made it this far, you’re already doing the brave work of choosing love over fear, connection over confusion.
Strengthening Love will walk beside you and your partner with practical tools, compassionate support, and insight that lasts. No pressure. No blame. Just the space to reconnect and grow in a way that feels true and safe.
Frequently Asked Questions
Let’s Clear Things Up...
Do we both need to take the course together?
While it's ideal to take this course as a couple, you can absolutley benefit from going through it solo. Many individuals have used these tools to begin change in their relationship—often sparking transformation for both partners.
What if we're not in a crisis but want to grow closer?
Perfect! This course isn't just for couples in distress. It's for any lesbian couple who wants to feel more emotionally connected, understand each other more deeply, and build long-term intimacy.
Is this course therapy?
No. While the course is designed by professionals informed by therapy models (like Emotionally Focused Therapy), it is an educational and experiential course—not a replacement for personalized clinical care.
Is the course inclusive of all lesbian identities?
100% yes. Whether you’re cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, butch, femme, or anything in between—you are welcome, respected, and celebrated here.
How long do we have access to the course?
You’ll have lifetime access! You can revisit lessons, exercises, and the workbook as often as needed—especially helpful during high-stress seasons or future relationship challenges.
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