This group is for women going through divorce. We support each other in moving beyond divorce with increased confidence, choice, and connection.

ENDING A RELATIONSHIP IS AN EMOTIONAL DECISION WITH LEGAL AND FINANCIAL RAMIFICATIONS, NOT A LEGAL DECISION WITH EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES Are you a woman or man struggling with the ending of your relationship? Are you already divorced or separated and feeling that it continues to be difficult to manage? Do you sometimes wonder how you are going to get through the next conversation with your former partner or soon-to-be former partner? I work primarily with people engaged in some aspect of divorce …

Welcome to the meetup site for Divorce and Relationship Recovery at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (address and map). We offer this free program as a service to our community. In operation for over 30 years, it has an outstanding reputation as one of the best divorce support resources in the Bay Area. Divorce and Relationship Recovery (DR) is a safe place to heal your heart and to find support after experiencing a difficult divorce or the breakup of a significant relationship.  The trauma of a b …

It can take 1-2 years or more to recover from divorce or separation. You need to create a new identity, discovering who you are as a single person, finding a sense of belonging in your community, finding or consolidating social networks, and adjusting to single parenthood. If you have kids, you have to re-learn how to deal with your ex, shifting communication styles, becoming more formal and distant. It may be hard to create new boundaries with your ex. The fighting may continue, or one of you m …

In these turbulent times many women find themselves in a place of having to start over for various reasons: after marriages or relationships have broken up, children have left the home, illness or distress has changed their life. All these issues can create huge emotional, spiritual, and physical pain in your life. This group that will help you find not only new people that have endured your situation but a place to be safe and find some ideas on how to adapt. Change is hard but it is in the dif …

We are a group of professionals from the San Ramon Valley who donate our time to give information to attendees to get through the divorce process.

I am going through a divorce after many years of marriage and relaized how tough it is especially in the bay area and how lonely it makes you feel as you navigate the process. So I want to create a safe place where other folks who have gone through this process or planning to do it can come together and share experiences, tips and offer friendship and support to each other. All are Welcome.

Singles Singles Singles is a group of singles that would like to create interesting, interactive, events for singles to interact with each other. Activities need to be clean, safe, drug free, engage the mind, body, and or spirit. Events should not be expensive.  We have a beautiful place / space to have events  and hosts that will spoil you. Call Margaret anytime, she will help you set up an singles event, answer questions about events, tell you about the singles, and advise you on the meet ups …

Divorce Options explains the legal, financial, family and personal issues of divorce in a logical, yet compassionate way. With the guidance of a team of legal, financial and mental health professionals, workshop participants gain a greater understanding of the confusing and overwhelming divorce process options. Divorce Options provides explanations of the differences between self representation, mediation, collaborative divorce and litigated divorce. Issues of timing, legal fees, child custody, …

I know many people in the San Francisco area are struggling with divorce in all its difficult phases and have personally found it hard to find the support needed without paying lots of money to a lawyer, coach or therapist who is whose business it is to "supporting us". As a result, I have decided to start a free group for real people who to help each other by meeting and discussing their challenges in a convenient, safe and neutral space with good and free street parking. Whether you have decid …

A meetup group designed to bring together SF Bay Area fathers whose parental rights are threatened or dysfunctional with the goal of exchanging advice, offering support, and ideally finding a path to fix the problems. This group is for single fathers, divorced fathers, and any father experiencing parental alienation and other challenges. Currently the settings allow anyone in the group who wants to organize a meetup to be able do so. Anyone who has a particular issue to discuss or question to po …

I started this group to provide a safe place to explore the challenges of relationship, separation and divorce. Navigating the waters of relationship, separation and/or divorce can be challenging. Most of us struggle in our primary relationships and marriages. Often, our lover, partner, or spouse does not always show up to be our best friend, but instead disappoints us frequently. Rather than feeling grateful for precious opportunities to grow and transform, we typically end up in the middle o …

The techniques I will show you during these meet ups are simple to learn. They helped me personally through my own divorce and self-discovery, where expensive talk therapy didn’t lead anywhere. This group is not going to satisfy those who wish to remain in their victimhood. This group is for people who are intending to face their own shadows, discover unconditional love of self and others, and allow transformation and wholeness to set in, as they rise up from the ashes of a divorce or break up.

I am 36 and have been separated from my wife for a year and we are in the final stages of the divorce settlement. I have two kids under five. All of my male friends are married (none have been divorced before). I am looking to connect with other fathers in a similar sitution. I want a group that can support each other with parenting advice for kids with divorced parents, divorce help, creating a separate family, how to move on, and making friends. People who should join are fathers who are divor …

Surviving a Toxic Relationship and Staying Positive! I am starting this meet up group to provide a safe place for men and women to heal from a Toxic Relationship. I had been in a toxic relationship for 6+ years. I did not know or understand what a toxic relationship was or that I was even in one. However, after leaving 5 times and going back each time, I finally got the strength and support from family, friends and co-workers to finally break free - so I left a 6th and final time! My hope and pr …

Have you recently gone through a breakup or divorce that has left you feeling Stuck In Your Break Up Muck? Can’t stop thinking about the “What If’s”? This group will help you find new hope and confidence, and re-ignite your spark to move on and design your dream life.

Being an effective parent can be difficult, and having the relationship with your children that you desire can be a challenge. This can be especially difficult when your children "misbehave" as you are trying to balance other demands and pressures in your life. The Parents Wisdom Network is a growing community of supportive parents who want to get in touch with their higher selves to become the best parents they can be....living happy and stress-free lives to better connect with their children a …

We hold our meetings at Calvary Church in Los Gatos. We offer this free program as a service to our community. Everyone is welcome without regard to faith background, relationship status, or the stage of life you are in as far as your "breakup"."We provide a safe atmosphere for you to heal your heart and to find support after experiencing a difficult divorce or the end of a significant relationship.

You need some emotional support. You need to know your life is not over. You need to know you are not worthless. You need someone to understand. You need to know that you can get through this divorce and survive. This is the place for you. This group is about sisters getting together and talking, enjoying events and being there for each other **Please keep in mind this meetup Group is for South/East Bay Area-Therefore majority of the Meetups will be in those areas!"

Are you ready to find a new normal? There are critical times in life when everything you knew up until one defining moment changes everything. We can plan for our futures, but are we ever really prepared for devastating life path 'detours?'  They make you question who you are now, what did your choices mean, what are you going to do with your future, and how are you going to do it? A new door starts to open, requiring a creation of a new normal. Loss forces us to begin life anew which can be ov …

Phoenix women rising is a growing community of women where you will get the support and resources you need to move through grief in a healthy and empowered way. Combining more than 35 years of professional work in empowerment and healing,   Hannah Tunkel, MFT and Erin Ramsden, MA are expert emotional alchemists offering tools to speed up your healing and help you recreate your life. Our meetups will include a sampling of guided visualizations, mindfulness techniques, art therapy, breath work, mo …

A network helping women find their way with compassion and empathy, as their lives take unexpected turns. Are you thinking about getting a divorce? Did you end a relationship and wonder what to do next? Did you lose a partner unexpectedly and need support? Do you want to meet others to support and guide you through your new life journey? Come to our Meet-Up and meet others in your situation.

Herald Family Rebuilding Center (HFRC) advocates for family values, and engages in preventive efforts to protect and foster family unity. HFRC assists couples experiencing relational crisis to restore their family relationships. We empower single parents and their families to rebuilt and have a faithful, hopeful and meaningful life. We focus on Asian families suffering from divorce or the loss of a spouse, or at the brink of divorce. We provide assistance for emotional healing, knowledge enhance …

Are you in an abusive or love-less relationship with a partner that you have lost your connection with. Is the stress affecting the health of our children and/or yourself? Are you or your spouse deeply in debt? Are you in an abusive and/or co-dependent relationship that needs to end? Are you to depressed to find out what you need to do before, during and after the divorce? If so, this group is for you. I am Certified Family Law Specialist, certified by the California State Bar of Legal Specializ …

Are you considering leaving your marriage or relationship? Confused about what you want? Feeling stuck in indecision? Caught in a cycle of trying to get out or stay out and blaming yourself for not being strong enough? Coming Full Circle is a therapy/support group for women exploring the separation or divorce process who want to cultivate inner resilience, develop fierce self love, and learn to access their own wisdom. When we lack these essential resources, getting out of relationship can paral …

You are welcome here. We invite anyone and everyone dealing with the divorce or broken relationships - past, present, or possibly in the future. Starting on June 5, 2013, we will meet every Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm and feature an informational video or speaker presentation, starting with the "Boundaries" book/video series by Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend (learn more). Following the presentation, we will meet in small support groups. We emphasize a safe, confidential, respectful setting. Th …

Are you sick and tired of the problems we have raising our kids with our exes? Let's get together to collaborate on ending the attacks and having friendly co-parenting that empowers our families. This would be a great community to join if you are dreaming of... -Having peaceful interactions with your ex during pickups and drop offs of your children... -Being able to discuss your children without feeling angry and disappointed... -Having more support from your ex... Coffee and cookies will be ser …

This is a group for anyone interested in meeting others who are going through the same pain of divorce. It helps to hear others situations and get support from others who understand what you are going through.