Surviving Marriage — Season 1, Episode 5: Episode 5
Reality • 42 min • 1 season, 9 episodes
Episode synopsis
After five years of marriage and three children together, Damien and Randi are on the verge of divorce. Randi strives for her personal and financial independence from Damien so she can have an equal voice in the relationship. Damien is struggling to overcome his control issues where he wants everything done his way all the time; it's his way or the highway. After moving out and serving Randi with a separation agreement, Damian's agreed to give it one last chance. On an island deep in the South Pacific, just when things are starting to look up, Mother Nature intervenes! Can Damian and Randi survive the environment long enough to save their marriage?
About Surviving Marriage
Married couples on the verge of divorce take part in an extreme form of therapy in hopes of saving their relationships. Akin to being locked in a room and told to work it out -- sort of -- one couple on each episode spend five days together on a secluded South Pacific island. Without modern conveniences and with limited access to food and water, the husband and wife have to rely on each other to survive the challenging conditions, including when they take part in physical and emotional exercises designed by marriage counselors. Guiding viewers are clinical psychologist Dr. Colleen Long and family therapist Tom Kersting, who explain how the participants are faring during the often-volatile journey. On the final day, the couple decide if they want to remain married or call it quits.