Susanne M. Alexander, Relationship Coach

Susanne M. Alexander is a relationship/marriage coach and character specialist. She is president of Marriage Transformation LLC, based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She is certified by Life Innovations, Inc. in PREPARE/ENRICH, trained by PREP Inc., and trained to lead workshops for FranklinCovey in The 8 Habits of a Successful Marriage. Susanne facilitates relationship, marriage preparation, and marriage-strengthening workshops with people of all ages based on the Marriage Transformation books and materials and provides coaching to individuals and couples.

Marriage Transformation LLC, which Susanne leads along with her husband Craig A. Farnsworth, empowers people to create happy, lasting marriages. Marriage Transformation is committed to spreading marriage preparation and marriage education globally. This is being accomplished through creating practical resources and powerful learning opportunities that support relationships and marriages. The company is part of creating a culture where people will not dream of being in relationships and marriages without learning the knowledge and skills to be successful.

Susanne is author or coauthor of Marriage Can Be Forever&mash;Preparation Counts!, Can We Dance? Learning the Steps for a Fulfilling Relationship, Pure Gold: Encouraging Character Qualities in Marriage, What's Character Got to Do with It? Enhancing Sexual Intimacy in Marriage, College & Career Success Simplified, and a number of children's books. She has appeared on TV and radio and been quoted as an expert in a variety of publications, such as Ladies Home Journal, Inc., Modern Bride Connection, Chicago Sun Times, The Washington Times, Hitched Magazine, match.com, Where to Seat Aunt Edna? and 500 Other Great Wedding Tips.

Susanne is a journalist and writer and has a B.A. in Communications from Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio. Her articles have been published in Marriage Partnership, Strengthening Marriage, Newsweek Japan, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Crain's Cleveland Business, Writer's Digest and Massage Magazine, among others. She is an expert on ParentsConnect.com, and a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors.

Susanne and Craig have been married since August 1999, a second marriage for both of them. Between them, they have more than 50 years of marriage experience and four adult children.