Starting Over

A short-term group for women dealing with emotional and social hardships of a divorce.

This is a focused, guidance-oriented group to help women to cope with an ongoing daily stress of transitioning from marriage, to maintain healthy functioning and to begin re-defining oneself as a single individual. Some of the areas explored are:

• Divorce as a Decision (my decision vs. his; forced vs. mutual decision)

• Divorce as a Loss (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance)

• Divorce and Children (challenges of personal struggles and sustaining positive parenting)

• Divorce and managing Emotions (ambivalence, anger, fear, guilt, remorse, sadness, relief, etc.)

• Divorce as a Transformation and Transition to new roles, beliefs, attitudes, self-perception and self-identity

• Post-divorce Tool and Action Steps