Have You Considered a Divorce Support Group?

Whether your divorce has been quite amicable or extremely combative, at the end of the day you may be startled by the collection of feelings you find yourself juggling. From a sense of loneliness to feelings of bitterness, from fury to bliss, you may find yourself both fatigued and euphoric at different times. One option you may consider to help you manage it all is to join a support group for divorcees.

What are the Benefits? 

One of the chief benefits of a support group is that you will be meeting people who have experienced, or who are going through, circumstances not unlike your own. It can be liberating to realize that others can relate to you–you’re not wildly irrational after all!  Your emotions, all of them, are entirely normal. Other potential benefits of support groups include:

1. They often provide resources, including self-help book suggestions, connections to therapists, and help with myriad issues, from examining the divorce with your children to handling conflicts to relating to parenting plans. Whatever is distressing you, it’s likely someone else has dealt with similar issues and has advice or can recommend a resource to assist.
2. They are safe places that allow you to be yourself. Whatever is happening in your life is okay and can be shared knowing you won’t be judged. There, you ultimately have a place where you can cry and let out and your unvarnished emotions with no recriminations.
3. If you are having problems working through all the transformations in your life, this is a place that can provide survival tips.
4. You may have lost some friends and social connections in the course of your divorce. A support group can introduce you to new friends who help you to pilot the changes in your life. Connecting with friends can be an astonishing boost to your self-confidence and your view of the future, and finding coherence with a new group can help you to realize you are not alone.
5. Along with getting assistance from others, you will have occasion to help others, which can enhance your sense of selflessness and satisfaction.

What to Expect

Many divorce support groups are guided by psychologists, therapists, clergy members, counselors, or other professionals who pilot members through deliberations related to individual and shared experiences. The goal is to then assist them in tackling those concerns. In some cases they offer seminars on topics of interest.

Finding a Group in Boca Raton 

There are numerous places to find a support group in the Boca Raton area. Try checking some of the following:

1. DivorceCare.org can be searched to find groups in the area, often through churches.
2. Many local churches provide support groups of different kinds.
3. Facebook groups can connect you to Divorce Warriors Club, Divorced and Thriving, and/or local community groups.
4. An 8-week program called Unbreakable: Healing After Heartbreak is offered in Broward County through Psychology Today.
5. Many local therapists offer support groups.

You Will Survive

The experienced Boca Raton divorce attorneys at WiseLieberman are here to help you address your divorce needs. Schedule a confidential consultation in our Boca Raton office today.