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 …

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 …

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, …

Are you a single (divorced, separated, widowed, single mom by choice) professional woman looking to connect with others living a similar lifestyle? Do you sometimes find it difficult to relate to women in traditional 'moms' groups?

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. I offer a workshop that helps parents start thinking about this process of parenting together while living apart. In San Francisco: fourth Tuesday of the month. In Berkeley: fourth Monday of the month. Susan Regan, MFT specializes in Therapy Services for Divorce and Separation to help people going through this dif …

Welcome single parents! We are North Bay Single Parents (NBSP), the northern partner of the Bay Area Single Parents (BASP) Meetup group. NBSP extends from San Francisco to as far north as Santa Rosa, while BASP covers the entire Bay Area, with most of its activities centered in the Peninsula and South Bay. Combined, we have exceeded 1,500 members and continue to grow. We strongly recommend you also join BASP. Please go to their site to register there: http://www.meetup.com/BayAreaSinglePare …