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PASSAGES: A MID-LIFE
WOMEN’S GROUP
Explore themes and issues
unique to the mid-life stage of life in this 8-session series for women. Mid-life is a time of tremendous transition, and
for women, the changes are unique. During
this series, you will have the opportunity to learn, share and gain resiliency
with other women aged 45+, as a way to take ownership of your life amidst the
challenges and opportunities you are currently facing. Please call for a consultation prior to
registration.
Group: Passages: A Mid-life Women’s Group
When: Tuesdays, 5:30 to 7:30, October
11th – November 29th, 2016
Where:
Canadian Memorial Centre for Peace, 16th & Burrard, Vancouver
Who: Women age 45-65 and
under the care of a family physician with no active substance dependence,
cognitive impairment, psychosis, suicidal ideation or other medical illness
that would preclude group participation.
Contemporary women at the threshold of their
aging often say they feel at the center of a storm, pulled in different
directions by changes in their health and commitments to work, spouses or
partners, children, aging parents, and friends. Growing up with one foot in the
more traditional values of their parents, experimenting and forming their own
ideas in an ever-changing society around them, many women today say they want
to frame their future with a strong sense of balance, honesty, and meaningful
relationships. Authentic conversations with other women are often integral to
this process.
Through structured activities, reflective writing
and open discussion, you will have opportunities to explore your own passage
through mid-life and beyond while connecting openly with other women. Subject
areas include:
Growing yourself up
Physical changes & Health
Changing Relationships & Loss
Authenticity : Getting Real with yourself and others
Purpose and meaning
Making decisions and facing anxiety
Time alone
This series offers
a chance to learn, draw on the richness of your own history, explore your
feelings and fears in a professionally led group, and connect openly with other
women as you create your own unique way of becoming. Central
to the group will be the exploration of the unique changes often encountered
during this point in life, including role transitions, social, psychological
and physical changes as well as loss and aging. Emphasis will be placed on
promoting a woman’s sense of mastery, resilience, and gaining autonomy.
Group Facilitator
Sally Halliday, MA, RCC, CCC, a
therapist and Educator, has been facilitating women’s groups for over a decade.
Sally uses writing and personal stories to facilitate change and awaken
creative potential in those facing transition points in their lives. Her
academic research in Counselling Psychology focused on how women navigate the
biological, social, and psychological changes of mid-life with hope and a sense
of purpose. www.sallyhalliday.com
Heather
Robertson, MD
FRCPC DABAM is a psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor with the
Department of Psychiatry, UBC and has a strong interest in women’s health and
the unique challenges that are often encountered during different periods of
transition.
For registration and/or information contact womenintransition@shaw.ca (Fee: $75.00 for the series).
This group is supported by Vancouver Coastal Health