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Start Here: Free Marriage Clarity Call

For smart, driven people who've built a great life — except the marriage they want.

In this free 30 minute call:

  • Discover what's really driving your disconnection (not just the conflict on the surface)
  • See your specific cycle clearly — and understand why the same pattern keeps repeating
  • Walk away with a roadmap — actionable next steps you can use immediately

Because when your marriage gets clearer and more connected,
everything else in life is better.

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 Learn what healthy, connected marriages do differently.

The Marriage Growth Workshop

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Tension at home doesn’t stay at home.
It drains your energy, clouds your thinking, and quietly affects how you show up everywhere else.

If the same conflict keeps repeating, it’s not because you’re failing — it’s because most couples were never taught a clear way to navigate hurt, confusion, and disconnection.

In this workshop, you’ll learn the simple shift that breaks the cycle underneath the argument —
so you can reconnect faster, repair with less effort, and start feeling like a team again.

👉 Once you see this pattern, you can’t unsee it — and everything begins to change.

Healthy, connected marriages with happy, successful people.

I’m Brett — a marriage coach, licensed therapist, and 7-figure entrepreneur.

I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart, Kelsey, for 13 years. Together, we have 8 kids and a full, busy life.

Years ago, I was growing businesses — but our marriage kept falling into the same painful cycle.
I could solve problems at work, but at home… nothing I tried seemed to change anything.

That’s when I discovered the one thing healthy marriages do that struggling marriages don’t.

Once we learned it, everything shifted.
The tension eased.
Our connection deepened.
And for the first time, we had a clear direction for how to grow our marriage instead of just surviving it.

That’s what I teach now — a simple, repeatable way to move from conflict to connection, and build a marriage that actually supports the life you’re working so hard to create.

 

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Online Course

The Roadmap From Conflict to Connection is a self-paced course for high acheivers who excel in life but feel disconnected at home.

Inside, you’ll learn the Connection Framework — a simple, repeatable process to break the conflict cycle, stay grounded in hard moments, communicate clearly, and rebuild emotional safety (even if your spouse isn’t participating).

You’ll practice the same tools that have helped thousands of couples repair, reconnect, and feel like a team again — the foundations of a healthy, connected marriage.

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Coaching With Brett 

The Marriage Growth Accelerator is for high-achievers and entrepreneurs who want real support and real transformation in their marriage.

Each week, you’ll learn the Connection Framework and work directly with Brett to apply it — repairing faster, lowering tension, and rebuilding closeness that lasts.

You’ll be surrounded by other driven business owners who get it and support real growth at home.

If you want a marriage that feels safe, connected, and strong — this is where it happens.

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Not ready to commit?

Start strengthening your marriage — for free.

This workshop gives you the first step of the Connection Framework
so you can stop the cycle, lower the tension, and feel safer and closer at home.

If you’re not ready for coaching yet, this is the simplest next step.

Ever Feel Like You’re in the Same Conflict Again and Again?

You’re not imagining it — most conflict patterns follow a predictable cycle.


Take this 2-minute quiz to discover your unique conflict style and understand what’s really going on underneath the surface.


Link to your partner to learn about their style too — then compare your results and get one step closer to what’s at the root of your disconnection.

What Other Couples Are Saying

Course Participant

"Brett’s course helped us go from constant frustration to finally feeling heard and connected again. I had no idea how much our cycle was keeping us from reconnecting."

1:1 Client

"I started working with Brett after months of feeling stuck. Every session gave us deeper insight and tools that actually worked. We’re finally able to talk without spiraling."

1:1 Client

"I couldn’t figure out why we kept ending up in the same argument. Brett helped us break the cycle, and our connection has totally shifted. We’re closer than we’ve been in years."

"So many couples do love each other. They really care for each other. They just haven't learned the skills to find each other when confusion hits. To repair when hurt occurs. To reassure when worry sets in. The good news is that this is a SKILL they can learn."

-Brett Nikula, LMFT and Certified Relationship Coach

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Want To Know #1 Reason Why Marriages Struggle?

More importantly — want to know how thrive?
In just 45 minutes, you’ll learn what’s really behind the disconnection in your relationship — and how to move forward together.

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The Marriage Growth Workshop

You’ll learn how to build a connected marriage — so you can actually enjoy everything your life has to offer.

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Save your seat — this workshop is the first step toward a stronger, more connected marriage.

Learn the foundations of the Connection Framework and finally understand what’s been driving the tension — and how to change it.

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