Empower | Inspire | Teach

HELPING COUPLES BUILD A HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND GODLY MARRIAGE

We are Drs. Femi and Bola, counselors, authors, and retreat hosts serving married and soon-to-be-married couples worldwide.

Who we are

EMPOWER · INSPIRE · TEACH

A husband-and-wife team of relationship experts, together since 2008, devoted to helping couples deepen connection and fulfil their purpose together.

  • Faith-grounded, evidence-based counseling

  • Luxury retreats that draw couples from around the world

  • Teaching heard by more than five million people

Who We Help

WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE TODAY?

Pick a sentence that sounds like your interest, and we’ll take you straight there.

  • OUR MARRIAGE NEEDS HELP

    Confidential counseling for communication, trust, intimacy, and repair.

  • WE'RE ENGAGED

    Premarital counseling to prepare for a strong, healthy & Godly marriage.

  • I'M NAVIGATING THIS ON MY OWN

    Individual counseling, healing, and relationship education, married or not.

  • WE WANT TO GET AWAY TOGETHER

    Five days oceanfront at the Luxury Couples Retreat 2027 in Aruba.

  • WE WANT YOU TO SPEAK

    Keynotes and workshops for churches, conferences, and companies.

  • I'M JUST EXPLORING

    Free e-book, video teaching and photos from past retreats.

13+ yrs
Married
4,000+
Couples Served
4
Annual Retreats Hosted
250+
Speaking Engagements
5M+
TEDx Talk Views
#1
International Bestseller
Testimonials

COUPLES IN THEIR OWN WORDS

  • “We arrived barely speaking. We flew home holding hands and planning our next ten years.”

    MARCUS & DEE · RETREAT 2025

  • “Six counseling sessions undid six years of silence. They gave us language for things we could never name.”

    TOLU & ADE · COUNSELING CLIENTS

  • “Drs. Femi and Bola held our conference audience of 800 completely still. Practical, funny, deeply true.”

    PASTOR R. WHITFIELD · SPEAKING HOST

Upcoming · June 24–28, 2027

4TH ANNUAL LUXURY COUPLES RETREAT, ARUBA

Five oceanfront days of daily sessions, sunset romance, and spiritual renewal, an adults-only escape designed to be an intentional investment in your marriage, not just a vacation.

ADULTS-ONLY

Limited spots - couples are already reserving for 2027.
Our story

WE DON'T JUST TEACH MARRIAGE. WE LIVE THE WORK OF BUILDING ONE.

We have been building life together since 2008. Along the way, we have learned that loving someone and knowing how to build a healthy relationship with them are not always the same thing. Strong marriages require faith, friendship, communication, humility, intentionality, and the willingness to keep growing.

That conviction sits at the heart of everything we do. Through counseling, teaching, retreats, books, and honest conversations about marriage, we help couples move beyond simply staying together toward intentionally building a relationship they both love being in.

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