Marriage & Family Encounters
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2026 Marriage Conference IN NIGERIA: CREATING A FAITH-INSPIRED, FUN-FILLED MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
Over 50 participants — mostly couples, alongside a few singles preparing for marriage — gathered in Owerri, Nigeria, for a transformative encounter on marriage, healing, communication, mental health, faith, and family life.
The conference brought together experts from theology, psychology, mental health, family systems, and nutrition to help couples move beyond merely surviving marriage toward truly thriving in love, intimacy, and partnership.
Here are some of the key insights shared during this powerful encounter:
Prof. Chioma Asuzu
Keys to Overcoming In-Law Syndrome
Prof. Asuzu emphasized the importance of healthy marital boundaries and mature communication within marriage. She reminded couples that while extended families are valuable, unresolved interference from in-laws can weaken intimacy and trust between spouses.
She encouraged couples to:
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protect the privacy of their marriage,
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define healthy communication boundaries,
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and develop unity as partners before involving outsiders in marital conflicts.
She also stressed the importance of meaningful courtship — not merely as a season of excitement, but as an intentional period of discernment, emotional growth, and mutual understanding before marriage.
Takeaway: Healthy marriages grow stronger when couples learn to prioritize unity, communication, and healthy boundaries.
Abusive Partners in Marriage
Sr. Dr. Rosanna addressed the painful reality of abuse in relationships and challenged cultural patterns that normalize domination, fear, or silence within marriage.
She reminded participants that authentic marriage reflects mutual dignity, respect, and care — never violence or emotional oppression. She also encouraged couples experiencing abuse to seek professional, pastoral, and psychological support rather than suffer in silence.
Her presentation invited participants to rethink unhealthy cultural assumptions that undermine equality and emotional safety within relationships.
Takeaway: Love cannot flourish where fear, abuse, and emotional harm are tolerated.
Sr. Dr. Rosanna Emenusiobi
Depression in Marriage
Dr. Uwajeh explored the deep connection between emotional health and marital wellbeing. He explained how toxic relationships can contribute to depression, while untreated depression can also create emotional distance, conflict, and isolation within marriage.
Participants were encouraged to:
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build emotionally safe relationships,
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improve communication,
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create moments of joy and friendship,
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and become sources of healing and support for one another.
He emphasized that healthy marriages should nurture enthusiasm, companionship, emotional security, and wholeness.
Takeaway: Couples heal best when marriage becomes a place of emotional safety, friendship, and mutual support.
Dr. Kenneth Uwajeh
The Power of Food for Men
Mrs. Igwe highlighted the important relationship between nutrition, physical wellbeing, emotional health, and marital life. She explained how healthy dietary habits contribute to energy, mental wellness, emotional stability, and overall relationship satisfaction.
Her presentation encouraged participants to become more intentional about nutrition and lifestyle choices within the home.
Takeaway: Healthy living and mindful nutrition can positively shape emotional, physical, and relational wellbeing.
Mrs. Anastacia Chinemerem Igwe
Healing the Wounds of Love
Fr. Dr. Vincent Arisukwu
Fr. Vincent reflected on humanity’s deep longing for love and the emotional wounds that emerge when love is either denied, distorted, or wounded.
Drawing from theology, psychology, and attachment theory, he explained how unresolved childhood wounds and painful relational experiences can affect intimacy, trust, and emotional connection in marriage.
Participants learned:
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how to identify emotional and relational wounds,
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how personal wounds become marital wounds,
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and how couples can support one another through healing, understanding, forgiveness, and emotional presence.
The session emphasized that healing begins when couples learn not only to love, but also to understand the hidden pain behind one another’s reactions and behaviors.
Takeaway: Lasting intimacy requires emotional healing, compassion, and the courage to love beyond wounds.
Looking Ahead
The Owerri Marriage Conference marks an important beginning for Remain in My Love Inc. as we continue building faith-centered, psychologically informed, and culturally sensitive programs for African couples and families.
From Surviving to Thriving
Stay connected for future conferences, retreats, workshops, and marriage enrichment programs across Nigeria and beyond.
Marriage and family remain at the heart of God’s plan for humanity and are the foundation of every thriving society. As Pope Francis reminds us in Amoris Laetitia (§58), “the welfare of the family is decisive for the future of the world and that of the Church.” Families urgently need renewal, revival, and ongoing support to withstand the challenges of culture, economics, and spirituality in today's world. Our Marriage and Family Encounter program offers a transformative response that integrates faith, psychology, and cultural sensitivity.
Remain in My Love, the Nigerian initiative of the Family Apostolate, seeks to address marriage and family needs through a holistic, faith-inspired, and psychologically sound set of programs. Our goal is to renew marriages, revive families, and help couples relive the joy of their vocation to love.
We also desire to train young men and women to understand their vocation, whether to be married or to remain single in a dignified and fulfilling manner.
Our offerings include one-on-one coaching, group sessions, seminars, conferences, and workshops, all designed to enhance communication, emotional health, spiritual grounding, and family resilience. Programs will target married couples, engaged couples, and singles preparing for marriage, ensuring that every stage of the marital journey is fully supported.
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You love each other… but something feels off. The conversations are harder. The joy is thinner. The pressure is heavier. The Remain in My Love 2026 Marriage Conference brings couples together to face the real challenges of marriage—faith, intimacy, finances, mental health, and family dynamics—and to learn how to move from survival mode into a life-giving, resilient union. The journey begins here!
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