CEB for Families

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For most people, the relationship with a loved one who is dealing with mental health issues, addictions or chronic illness can involve some of the most difficult emotional experiences in our lives. CEB for Families helps family members and significant others deal with emotionally challenging conditions more constructively, for themselves and their loved ones. CEB is research validated and it can help you manage emotional distress, establish healthy emotional boundaries and prevent burnout.

CEB can help with many common problems in family relationships, for example:

Escalating Conflict & Poor Communication

Unregulated emotions are often the fuel for family arguments. When a family member reacts impulsively to a perceived slight or frustration, a minor disagreement can quickly spiral into a heated, hurtful conflict. The problem isn't the initial issue, but the inability of individuals to manage their emotional responses.

How CEB can help

CEB will improve your ability to pause and self-regulate. Instead of immediately reacting with anger or defensiveness, you can take a moment to acknowledge their emotions and choose a more constructive response. Developing this skill takes practice, it enables family members to have difficult conversations without resorting to yelling or personal attacks. It shifts the dynamic from an argument to understanding and resolving the underlying issue.

Resentment & Emotional Distance

Family members feel unheard or misunderstood when their emotions are dismissed or judged. This problem stems from the inability, or refusal, to recognize and validate the other person's feelings and can lead to a lack of trust and emotional distance in our most cherished relationships.

How CEB can help

By first understanding and accepting our own emotions, we become better equipped to recognize and tolerate the emotions of others. Cultivating this skill allows a person to listen actively and acknowledge a loved one's feelings without judgment. Simply saying, "I can see that you're feeling really frustrated, and that's okay," validates their experience and strengthens the emotional bond, creating a safe space for open communication.

Unhealthy Emotional Patterns

Many families unconsciously pass down negative emotional habits from one generation to the next. A parent who copes with stress by withdrawing or lashing out may unintentionally teach their child to do the same. This creates a cycle where reactive, emotionally unbalanced behavior becomes the norm, leading to ongoing stress and dysfunction.

How CEB can help

An emotionally balanced individual can consciously break these cycles. They can model healthy emotional responses, such as openly acknowledging their feelings ("I'm feeling overwhelmed right now and need a minute to myself") and apologizing for mistakes. This teaches other family members, especially children, that emotions are natural but can be managed constructively. It demonstrates that they have a choice in how they respond, which is a critical lesson for building resilience and a healthier family dynamic.

CEB Packages

CEB for Families

CEB: 101 for Families is our 4 week foundational course that provides the basic CEB knowledge and practices you will need to begin the journey toward emotional balance. CEB: 101 is designed to take with a family member or partner and requires a minimum of two people to participate together.

Tuition - $749 ($595 through 2025)
- Includes 2 or more family members
- Four 90 minute live classes
- Accompanying online learning program
- Alumni Program
Live classes are held Saturdays from 12:00p - 1:30p MDT (New classes begin on the 2nd Saturday of each month)
Live attendance is highly recommended, however class recordings can be made available to accommodate your schedule.

CEB for Families Application

CEB Coaching

A Private Coaching program will help you develop a better understanding of your unique experiences with the universal emotions; including problem triggers, past conditioning and areas of emotional sensitivity. With that understanding, a research based plan of action will be developed to help you improve emotional balance in any area of need. Private sessions can also provide much needed support while navigating emotionally difficult situations.

Tuition (monthly) - $949 ($795 through 2025)
- 4 private coaching Sessions
- Weekly mindfulness classes with CEB exercises
- Personalized CEB exercises
- Online Learning Program
- Alumni Program

Private Coaching Application

More Information

CEB Classes

Classes are facilitated live on Zoom.
Each 90 minute class includes:
- 50 minute lecture
- 20 minute mindfulness practice
- 10 minutes for emotion exercises.
Participants are asked to create a quiet and comfortable space to participate.
Sitting comfortably or laying down is encouraged for the exercises.
Class exercises do not require participation in class discussions

Online Learning

CEB students receive access to our accompanying online learning program with reading materials, videos and exercises that correspond with each class module.

Online modules include:

Emotion science reading materials
Mindfulness exercises
Informative videos
Contemplative emotion exercises
Additional resources

Alumni Support

Much like learning to play a new instrument or sport, it takes time and ongoing practice to develop emotional balance. Our alumni program provides a supportive space to practice these new skills with a facilitator and like minded people.

Alumni Program includes:

- Weekly mindfulness classes
- Facilitated CEB exercises
- Online learning program
- Invitation to attend CEB classes by request

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Course Modules

Introduction

Course Overview and Expectations
Learning Outcomes
Mind Body Awareness
Introduction to CEB Exercises

Universal Emotions

The majority of emotion researchers throughout the world agree on these five Universal Emotions: Fear, Anger, Sadness, Disgust and Enjoyment. Emotions that all humans beings have in common, no matter where they are from or how they were raised.

Emotional Episodes

Our emotions unfold on a timeline. It begins with a trigger that initiates an emotional experience and ultimately results in a response. Usually occurring in less than one second. Developing awareness if this process is one of the keys to emotional balance

Fear

All living things have a some kind of threat detection system, even living cells. Fear of danger helps us anticipate threats to our safety. For human beings the danger can be actual, imagined, anticipated, unexpected or misperceived.

Sadness

Sadness is a response to loss and it often elicits the need for comfort and connection. Sadness is the longest lasting emotion, and it is the closest to a mood. Sometimes sadness can persist for a long time.

Anger

We get angry when something blocks us or when we think we're being treated unfairly. Anger can establish a boundary. Research is unclear about whether the wish to harm is built into anger, or if it is something we learn, but we know it is often part of the anger process and can lead to harm that we later regret.

Disgust

The disgust response appears at around age four. We learn that the target of disgust is to be kept away from, it is unclean, dirty or socially/morally reprehensible. Feeling disgusted when we encounter something toxic helps us avoid being poisoned, physically or socially.

Enjoyment

Enjoyment describes the many good feelings that arise from life experiences both new and familiar. From an evolutionary perspective, enjoyable emotions encourage us to participate in activities that are necessary for the survival.

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