Divorce, Widowed and Grief Support

- Marriage
This page offers resources to support families impacted by divorce or the loss of a spouse

Beginning Experience
Are you struggling with the loss of your spouse from death, divorce or separation?

Loss affects everyone differently and learning to live again is challenging. As a faith-based organization, Beginning Experience offers men and women the opportunity to cope with the pain of loss and to move into the future with renewed hope.

If you or someone you know is dealing with loss and want help healing, please consider attending a Beginning Experience weekend retreat. Through targeted writing and support in small group discussions you can expedite your healing process. This process has been working since 1974.

The next Beginning Experience retreat is April 3-5, 2020 at the Archbishop Brunett Retreat and Faith Formation Center at the Palisades in Federal Way, WA. Join us for a weekend away for a lifetime of change.

To learn more about this retreat visit:
https://beginningexperience.org/program/beginning-experience-weekend/

To learn more about Beginning Experience go to https://beginningexperience.org/

To view the Beginning Experience Western-WA website go to https://www.beoftacoma.org/

To communicate directly about this time tested program, you can email Chris Coylar at nestandtwig@icloud.com or call 253-223-2645.

Divorce and Beyond - Divorce support group
St. Louise, Bellevue
Divorce and Beyond is a 10-week Catholic small group program that offers emotional and spiritual support to those who have experienced divorce or those in the dissolution process. Sessions typically start in September and February.

Each session highlights an aspect of the divorce-recovery process. Topics include: Healing, managing emotions, blame, loneliness, and achieving growth and personal happiness. Session are led by experienced Divorce and Beyond graduates committed to fostering the personal, emotional and spiritual growth of all participants.
If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please contact
David Gehrig at david@stlouise.org or 425-214-5466.
https://stlouise.org/divorce-and-beyond or by email at divorceandbeyond@stlouise.org

Surviving Divorce- Hope and Healing for the Catholic Family

This is a 12-week parish group program to help Catholics navigate the rough waters of divorce and separation. They also have a wealth of information and resources
https://catholicsdivorce.com

Divorced Catholic

A Catholic divorce help program that helps individuals recover and restore peace. This program can be done individually or at the Parish.
https://divorcedcatholic.com/

Grief Support Ministry

The office of Pastoral Ministries at the Archdiocese of Seattle has a number of grief support resources including other local groups: http://www.seattlearchdiocese.org/ethnic/pc/grief.aspx