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She will hold an eight-week
LifePartnerQuest class at the Jewish
Community Center in West
Bloomfield beginning Jan. 9.
"You need to know who you are
before you can travel with someone
else," Strausz explains.
The LifePartnerQuest program.
helps students clarify their own values
and determine specific requirements
that each student will need in order
for their relationship to work.
Strausz will assist in separating
requirements — which are imperative
for the success of a relationship —
from needs, which can often be
worked on.
Students in the LifePartnerQuest
courses investigate past relationships
to help each other locate pitfalls to
avoid in the future.
"Once you become conscious of
why other relationships didn't work in
the past, it will help you see your
future more clearly," Strausz says.
Each student is assigned a coaching
buddy during the classes.
The partners help coach each other
during class and provide moral sup-
port during the week.
Strausz's class will differ from
other LifePartnerQuest programs
around the country because she
plans to weave Jewish themes into
each session.
"The Torah teaches us that man
should not be alone, so one class will
explore how important it is to have a
Jewish partner who shares your core
values," she explains.
There is no age limit for the class;
Strausz believes "you can learn from •
anyone, no matter what their life
experiences have been." Strausz says
students will be able to consult with
her even after the class has ended.
After the course's eight weeks have
concluded, members of the class can
form "attraction groups" to continue
to provide moral and social support to
one another. The purpose of the class,
says Strausz, is not to meet other stu-
dents who may be potential dates, but
rather to invite self-reflection and help
each participant develop an intention-
al plan to live his or her life vision and
meet an ideal partner.
One of Strausz's classes will focus
on venues where students are most
likely to meet someone who share
similar values.
"There are four levels of venues
where you can meet someone," says
Strausz. Level one places are public
settings, such as the grocery store or
coffee shop, but your chances are low-'
est in these settings, as the only thing

you have in common with the person
you meet is that you were both in the
same place at the same time.
Level two is the generic singles set-
tings, where the only thing you have
in common with others is the fact that
you are single. "Many single people
stop their search here," says Strausz.
Level three venues are special-inter-
est settings where other single people
with common interests congregate.
These venues can include bike clubs,
ski clubs, and Jewish singles groups.
Strausz believes this level is best for
making friends and networking. The
possibility of meeting someone in this
group is greatly increased.
"Level four venues have the highest
odds for meeting someone who shares
your values," says Strausz. These
venues are organizations and activities
where attendees have a shared passion
— including Jewish community ser-
vice organizations, environmental sup-
port groups, human rights activities
and the like.
Strausz is living proof that these
venues are best for meeting someone
who shares your interests and values
— she met her husband at an animal
rights group activity.

Strausz has taught before, but in a
very different setting.
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She received her masters in clinical
and humanistic psychology at the
Center for Humanistic Studies in
Detroit, after which she was an early
childhood educator in the
Birmingham school district.
• Since 1999, Strausz has been in pri-
vate practice, where she focuses on
counseling and support for couples,
women's issues and self-esteem coun-
seling.
Strausz enthusiastically says that she
finds endless pleasure in her work. "I
love witnessing transformation in peo-
ple and in relationships."
Strausz notes that her personal life
also provides her with the strength
and experience for relationship coach-
ing.
She says that every relationship will
have its ups and downs, but explains
that she and her husband, Richard,
who have a 24-year-old son and a 20-
year-old daughter, have always worked
hard at their relationship, and that the
communication skills they developed
over the years and their ability to
laugh at life have kept the marriage
strong.
"I believe in the power of love,"
Strausz says. "I believe that you can

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