Announcement to Divorce Support Group Participants (Current and Future) — A Change for the Better is in the Works!
{2 minutes to read} In the interest of meeting the needs of our community, with the expectation that more frequent contact might be helpful, we have arrived at a new trial format for our monthly divorce support group.
The first Monday Monthly Meeting will be shortened to one hour (from an hour and a half), and there will be a second “check-in” meeting of 30 minutes on Monday, two weeks later. With this format, there will be a meeting every two weeks instead of once a month.
We can try this out for a couple of months and then decide, as a group, whether this modified format resonates with attendees’ needs. Although the second meeting will be brief and have more limited, focused sharing, the regular “touch-in” may be helpful.
Support comprises multiple factors, including predictability, consistency, and ongoingness. The intention of dividing our time in this way and offering the additional group specifically addresses the preference many have expressed for shorter intervals between meetings and more regular contact. When one feels held by frequent, compassionate interactions, such as those facilitated within our support group, it becomes easier to carry the positive experience into other aspects of life and sustain the benefits between meetings.
Therefore, our next divorce support group meeting on August 5 will be from 7 pm to 8 pm and our second August meeting will be on the 19th, beginning at 6:30 pm, and ending at 7:00.
Looking forward to being together on August 5!
RACHEL ALEXANDER
Alexander Mediation Group