Communication expert Christine M. Bacon, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, trainer and the radio talk-show host of “Breakfast with Bacon: The Relationship Doctor.” Her latest book, “The Super Couple: A Formula for Extreme Happiness in Marriage,” was released by Koehler Books for Valentine’s Day 2016.
Whether on the platform, in a book or riding the airwaves, Dr. Bacon excels at teaching others the skills necessary to navigate all relationships — desired and difficult. Her expertise includes teaching couples and individuals to successfully manage conflict, anger and stress, and more than twelve years’ experience leading pre-marital seminars with Catholic Charities. As owner and president of CMB Communication, Inc., and the wife of a retired Navy officer, Dr. Bacon also brings more than two decades of experience as a trainer and life-skills education facilitator with the U.S. Navy’s Fleet and Family Support Center and has delivered more than 1,000 seminars to civilians, military personnel and families on such vital topics as healthy relationships, corporate leadership, improving communication skills and respect in the workplace. She has also developed motivational programs for Catholic Charities, government entities and numerous private-sector businesses.
Her Super Couple seminars teach the science of extreme happiness in marriage. Her articles have been featured in both Catholic Online and Designed to Flourish.
Whether they be with a colleague, boss, spouse or the grocery store cashier, Dr. Bacon teaches how relationships, vulnerability and trust are crucial in all aspects of life and business, and she does so directly, yet humorously, by speaking and writing the truth in love.
Dr. Bacon holds three degrees in communication. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in interpersonal communication from Regent University and B.A. in communication from Old Dominion University. Her doctoral dissertation merged marital humor with her own experience and her desire to teach individuals and couples how to build and nurture what Bacon calls “Super” marriages. She and her husband, Dan, reside in Virginia and enjoy time with their daughters and six perfect grandchildren.
- Marriage
- Reconciliation
- Sex and intimacy, infidelity, reconciliation and trust
- Communication
- Communication between the sexes
- The science of love and long lasting relationships
- Meyers-Briggs (MBTI) and how personality shapes our interactions and of course
- Healing and grief
- Emotional intelligence, anger, conflict and stress management
- For Christian audiences I love talking about God, the supernatural, and the power of prayer and fasting.
“You probably don’t recognize my name or who I am, but I just wanted to thank you for this semester. I seriously had no reason to take this class. I graduated in May with two bachelors degrees and the only reason I am enrolled is because I had to stay in school for VA benefits and be full time another semester so I honestly took this class because it was at night and it didn’t seem too difficult.
Well, without divulging my whole story … I used to be in the military and I have PTSD and it has been a pretty big problem. I have met with therapists many, many times and of course have been offered medicine on top of many suggested mindfulness and relaxing techniques, but none have worked or, if they did, they only did for a day.
For some reason, the stuff you taught this semester hit home and I have really taken it to heart. I have gone home many times and said, ‘Hey Babe, so tonight in class I realized I have been doing this wrong but I think I know how to fix it.’ I feel I am starting to get a better control of myself than I did when it comes to communicating. I know I’ll never shake the PTSD, but not taking it out on my loved ones—especially my wife who is my everything — is something that I am getting better at. She is a saint for dealing with me. Anyway, I’m not the most talkative person, but I just wanted to let you know that you have really helped me and my family and for that I will be forever thankful.”
~Name withheld for privacy
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