Women Supporting Women in North County- Ages 45+

Join us for an evening of support tailored for women aged 45+ who are in the midst of a major life transition.

In this session, we will explore what grief looks like, what to expect when we’re in transition and grieving what once was, and how to move forward with our lives.

Psychologist J. William Worden provides a framework of four tasks that help us understand how people journey through grief. Healing happens gradually as grievers address these tasks, in no specific order, going back and forth from one to another over time.

Grief has many faces. It’s loss. The loss of a loved one, a dream, a phase of life, a relationship, our health, our children leaving home, a way of life, and so on. We can move through our transition, our grief, in a way that is adaptive and restorative or maladaptive and potentially self-destructive. 

Join us for our first support group as we explore this topic together, sharing life wisdom, and experiences to support and encourage each other.

Our experienced facilitator, Darlene Morris, is a practicing psychotherapist in Encinitas, California. Darlene specializes in grief and loss, trauma and stress and anxiety. While working as a grief and loss therapist at a local hospice Darlene facilatated multiple support groups tailored at supporting individuals as they move through grief. This support group, however, is not being facilitated in a professional capacity, but more in an AA type style. One woman in transition joining and coming alongside another for social support.

Boost your overall well-being. Connect with women in a supportive and nurturing environment as we prioritize our mental and physical health together.

Don't miss this opportunity to invest in yourself and enhance your mental and physical wellness.

Please bring a snack, drink or dessert item to share!
No alcohol, please.

Small monetary donations, gladly accepted at time of event to help cover the cost of name tags, food, items, handouts, etc.

Support group meeting in San Marcos at home of host. Address provided via message once signed up. 

Join us for a night of food, fun, friendship and Pictionary! We will be utilizing a large whiteboard with dry erace markers so everyone can see!

This event is a great opportunity to connect with fellow women in the community, enjoy delicious food, and share stories and experiences. Whatever your life transition is, this meet-up is a fantastic way to make new friends in similar life stages or similarly going through difficult transitions and build lasting connections. Positive social support is the focus of this group. Come make new friends and share in the support that can only be received when surrounded by a supportive group of women.

* Event location- home in San Marcos-exact address shared via MeetUp messaging once signed up for event

* Please message organizer with what food item you will be bringing to minimize duplicates.

Join us for creativity and connection at this festive holiday gathering!

Need a good excuse to get those creative juices flowing?

There’s no better time than the holidays to indulge in some good old-fashioned “Creative Therapy”!

Enjoy the peace and calm that comes over you as your creative juices are flowing, experience the satisfaction of starting and finishing a project and have fun as you take part in some holiday cheer!

Here is how it all works:

Say we have a group of 20 friends attending the party (20 will be the maximum), everyone will then bring 20 wrapped gifts (gift bags are a good choice). The gifts you bring can be handmade, baked, or ‘assembled’, and may be different colors or flavors, but all need to be basically the same item. Every person that brings 20 gifts will leave with 20 different gifts (you keep one of your own).

There is no spending limit, but about $5-$10 per gift is recommended, for example: candles, cookies, cards, body scrub, jewelry, a handmade ornament, something painted or sewn.

If you want to take it to another level, you can include the instructions (or recipe) of how to make your gift (not required, but some may appreciate this).

After a time of conversation and munching on holiday treats, we will sit down with the fire crackling and Christmas music playing in the background as we go around in a circle, each person in turn handing out their gifts and describing how they’ve made it.

By giving everyone their own prototype as well as the instructions, they can easily do it themselves at home. Everyone goes home at the end of the night with 20 ready-to-go gifts (either to keep and enjoy or re-gift) and instructions to do so again.

Remember, the gifts can be as simple as putting tea leaves in a pretty jar with a ribbon and a gift tag, to something crocheted, or a small framed piece of art you’ve created. The sky is the limit as you indulge in your own favorite brand of creativity! The idea is to give others ideas and a repertoire of gifts to give out to their friends and family…or to keep for themselves to enjoy the season!

Event will take place at hosts home in San Marcos.
Address will be provided via messaging once signed up.

All party guests are asked to bring one Christmas food item to share as well as the 20 handmade gifts. Host will message everyone with the final count of how many people will be participating one week before the event. After all, if we only have 12 people attending, you don’t need to make 20 gifts! So attendees must RSVP at the latest one week before the event.

Come enjoy some holiday cheer, connection and creativity with new friends!