Menlo Park Presbyterian Church

Divorce Recovery

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Find help in putting the pieces together after a divorce or a breakup of a significant relationship.

Everything, as we know it, changes. Our friendships, relationships with family and children, and even everyday activities like house cleaning, handling our finances, cooking and eating habits. Perhaps most importantly, our view of ourselves changes. We may feel unlovable, inadequate, or like a failure.

Divorce & Relationship Recovery is a place where you will be with people who understand what you are feeling. You will hear valuable information about ways to heal and begin putting your life together again.

We feature presentations by experts, either in person or by video. Presenters include psychologists, marriage and family therapists, social workers, pastors, attorneys and other individuals who have significant information to share on recovery issues.

In addition to the presentation each night, there is time for questions and answers with the presenter, and time to be in a small, confidential group with others to discuss the presentation and receive support. There is also an opportunity to network with others who are recovering from a breakup and to make new friends.

Divorce & Relationship Recovery meets at 7:00 p.m. every Monday night of the year, including holidays, in Garden Court on the main campus of MPPC.

See below for more information and calendar of events.

Free childcare is provided for children 3mos - 5th grade upon arrival by 7:40 p.m.

Calendar

Date: September 1, 2008
Topic: "Divorce: Surviving The Shock" video
Speaker: Jim Smoke video

Date: September 8, 2008
Topic: "What's Happening to Me?" video
Speaker: Dr. Les Carter video

Date: September 15, 2008
Topic: "The Road to Healing/Finding Help" video
Speaker: Dr. David Seamands video

Date: September 22, 2008
Topic: "Facing Your Anger" video
Speaker: Dr. Les Carter

Date: September 29, 2008
Topic: "Facing Your Depression" video
Speaker: Dr. Robert Abarno

Comments from Participants

"I had so many feelings and thoughts that no one understood until I met the people at Divorce & Relationship Recovery. It seemed liked they just automatically understood."

"Divorce & Relationship Recovery helped me get on with my life instead of spending all my time and energy fighting with my ex."

"It blew my mind when I found out that Divorce Recovery was sponsored by a church. I always thought of churches as being critical and condemning, but these people are very accepting and affirming."

"I was embarrassed to go to Divorce Recovery as I had been divorced for six years, however I went out of desperation. My attempts at forging new relationships were disastrous. I discovered that I had never dealt with issues in my life that had led to my divorce."

"Thank you for reminding me that God loves me despite all my failures and inadequacies."

"How can I say 'thank you' for walking with me through the darkest time in my life."

Online Resources

Divorce Central

Information on various aspects of divorce.

Divorce Helpline

Offers an online primer about issues of divorce.

Divorce Information

Provides a wide variety of useful information.

DivorceNet

Includes interactive bulletin boards and a state-by-state list of resources.

Divorce Online

Resources to find professionals in your area who can help with your divorce.

Divorce Care

Lists support groups by area and offers a videotape series.

Divorce Support

A comprehensive listing of information and resources.

Divorce Source

A listing of information, message centers and resources.

Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement

For help in collecting child support payments.

Disclaimer: The appearance of links to other websites herein does not constitute endorsement by Menlo Park Presbyterian Church of the entirety of the material, services or links to other websites found on said websites. The list of links to other websites are ones we have found to be useful for single parent families. It is not an exhaustive list and we invite you to inform us of others that have been helpful to you.

Book Resources

Boundaries in Dating
Henry Cloud
& John Townsend

Letting God
A. Philip Parham

The Complete Divorce Recovery Handbook
John Splinter

Safe People
Henry Cloud &

John Townsend

Joy That Lasts
Gary Smalley

Finding the Love of Your Life
Neil Clark Warren

Boundaries
Henry Cloud &

John Townsend

Caring Enough to Forgive
David Augsburger

Caught in the Middle
Garrity & Baris

Changes That Heal
Henry Cloud

Forgive and Forget
Lewis Smedes

Growing Through Divorce
Jim Smoke

Healing Your Aloneness
Chopich & Paul

Love Is A Choice
Hemfelt, Minerth, & Meier

Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends
Fisher & Alberti

You Just Don't Understand
Deborah Tannen

Do I Have to Give Up Me to be Loved by You?
Paul & Paul

Disclaimer: The links on this page are provided for your convenience and do not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (MPPC) of any retailer. MPPC does not receive compensation or benefit from purchases made through links on this page.

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