Enjoying the peaks & navigating the lows

You love each other.
Let's help you like
each other again.

Culturally relevant, emotionally healthy tools for couples of color. No platitudes. Real frameworks that create real change.

Est. 2021 — for us —
Marriage Pinnacle
Our Philosophy

Built by two friends who saw a gap in marriage resources for couples of color.

Marriage Pinnacle isn't couples therapy on the internet. It's a growing archive of frameworks, scripts, and honest conversation from people who've lived through the seasons marriage actually has, the 'peaks and the valleys.

We build for the couples who are done going in circles. Done performing. Done pretending. Ready to do the work when sometimes, only one partner has the language for it.

"

"We were the first ones to get married in our friend groups and we had to figure it out. Having been at it for some time now, we know the importance of communication and introspection.

— THE FOUNDERS
— The Communication Styles Quiz

Six ways of speaking. One way through.

Before you can change how you two talk, you need to know how you each talk. Take eight minutes. Find your style. Understand your partner's. Get a roadmap built around both.

I

The Connector

Feelings First

Leads with emotion. Needs to name the feeling before naming the fix.

II

The Analyzer

Frameworks First

Needs context, data, and time to process before speaking the hard thing.

III

The Fixer

Solutions First

Hears the problem and moves to action. Love is shown through doing.

IV

The Peacemaker

Harmony First

Reads the room. Softens landings. Avoids until avoidance becomes its own fight.

V

The Storyteller

Context First

Needs to start with "So remember that time—" to arrive at the real point.

VI

The Listener

Presence First

Holds space so well they forget to take any. Has to learn to take the floor.

Eight minutes. One surprisingly honest mirror.

Free. No email wall. Results you'll actually send your partner.

Take the quiz →
MARRIAGE PINNACLE PRESENTS

Chats from the Peak

— A PODCAST —
Bi-Weekly · Season 3

Chats from the Peak

Love, healthy relationships and marriage from a clinical lens, a cultural lens, and real-life experience.

42 The Unspoken Fourth Trimester with Dr. Nicole Kumi 48 min 41 The Dangers of Being Unequally Yoked 33 min 40 Your Relationship isn't Content 61 min All Episodes →
MARRIAGE PINNACLE PRESENTS

Loving Me
Loving You
Loving Us

— A PODCAST —
Bi-Weekly · Couple Interviews

Loving Me Loving You Loving Us

Unscripted conversations with real Black couples about what the seasons of marriage actually sound like — joys, valleys, and everything in between.

12 Kelly & Jerome on building and maintaining legacy 64 min 11 Allison & Marcus on how safety with one another got them through the toughest parts 58 min 10 Dr. Tony and Dr. Shay on the reals of marriage beyond what we see on social media 72 min All Episodes →
Tools for real marriages

Courses for couples who are done going in circles.

Every course works even when only one partner starts. Every module gives you language, frameworks, and scripts you can use the same day you learn them.

Free
— Masterclass —
45 min · Self-paced

The Three Scripts That Break the Cycle

Our free masterclass. The exact three phrases we teach couples to replace "you always / you never" — and what they unlock in the first week.

3Scripts
1Workbook
0Email wall
Free
Start →
Flagship
— Signature Course —
8 modules · 6-week path

Communication That Actually Works

The complete system. Eight modules moving you from "we always fight about this" to a shared language you both trust — with scripts for money, in-laws, intimacy, and the silent treatment.

8Modules
32Scripts
12Workbooks
$297
Enroll →
Intensive
— Weekend Course —
Weekend intensive · For couples in the valley

Back to Us

A structured 48-hour reset for couples who've drifted. Daily exercises, guided conversations, and a clear plan for week two, month two, and year two.

48hCurriculum
14Exercises
1Reset
$149
Join →
— Meet Your Founders
Memi

Memi

Dr. Lara

Dr. Lara

The analytical romantic & the honest realist.

"We built the brand we wish existed when we were trying to figure this out."

Life is about balance and even in our partnership we believe in love AND frameworks, spreadsheets AND conversations. Together, we built Marriage Pinnacle because Black love deserves resources made by people who sound like the couples who need them.

Memi

Co-Founder

Dr. Lara

Co-Founder
Read Our Story →
The Peak

Thoughts, considerations, tools.

Honest & helpful discussions on the practical ways you can improve your relationship today.

Enjoying the peaks & navigating the lows

You love each other.
Let's help you like
each other again.

Culturally relevant, emotionally healthy tools for couples of color. No platitudes. Real frameworks that create real change

EST. 2021 — for us —
Logo
— OUR PHILOSOPHY

Built by two friends who saw a gap in marriage resources for couples of color.

Marriage Pinnacle isn't couples therapy on the internet. It's a growing archive of frameworks, scripts, and honest conversation from people who've lived through the seasons marriage actually has, the ‘peaks and the valleys.

We build for the couples who are done going in circles. Done performing. Done pretending. Ready to do the work when sometimes, only one partner has the language for it.

"

“We were the first ones to get married in our friend groups and we had to figure it out. Having been at it for some time now, we know the importance of communication and introspection..

— THE FOUNDERS
— THE COMMUNICATION STYLES QUIZ

Six ways of speaking. One way through.

Before you can change how you two talk, you need to know how you each talk. Take eight minutes. Find your style. Understand your partner's. Get a roadmap built around both.

I

The Connector

Feelings First

Leads with emotion. Needs to name the feeling before naming the fix.

II

The Analyzer

Frameworks First

Needs context, data, and time to process before speaking the hard thing.

III

The Fixer

Solutions First

Hears the problem and moves to action. Love is shown through doing.

IV

The Peacemaker

Harmony First

Reads the room. Softens landings. Avoids until avoidance becomes its own fight.

V

The Storyteller

Context First

Needs to start with "So remember that time—" to arrive at the real point.

VI

The Listener

Presence First

Holds space so well they forget to take any. Has to learn to take the floor.

Eight minutes. One surprisingly honest mirror.

Free. Results you can use right away.

TAKE THE QUIZ →

Chats From the Peak.

Two Shows One Mission.

Weekly episodes on the podcasts Black couples actually send each other.

MARRIAGE PINNACLE PRESENTS

Chats from the Peak

— A PODCAST —
BI-WEEKLY · SEASON 3

Chats from the Peak

Love, healthy relationships and marriage from a clinical lens, a cultural lens, and real-life experience.

ALL EPISODES →
MARRIAGE PINNACLE PRESENTS

Loving Me
Loving You
Loving Us

— A PODCAST —
BI-WEEKLY · COUPLE INTERVIEWS

Loving Me Loving You Loving Us

Unscripted conversations with real Black couples about what the seasons of marriage actually sound like — joys, valleys, and everything in between.

ALL EPISODES →
MEMI
DR. LARA
— MEET YOUR FOUNDERS

The analytical romantic & the honest realist.

"We built the brand we wish existed when we were trying to figure this out."

Life is about balance and even in our partnership we believe in love AND frameworks, spreadsheets AND conversations. Together, we built Marriage Pinnacle because Black love deserves resources made by people who sound like the couples who need them.

Memi

CO-FOUNDER

Dr. Lara

CO-FOUNDER
THE PEAK

Thoughts, considerations, tools.

Honest & helpful discussions on the practical ways you can improve your relationship today

One letter.

A quiet, 4-minute read for Peak Seekers — one framework, one script, one story. The thing we wish we'd found when we were still fumbling through this.