Life Giving Wounds Story Retreat

As an Adult Child of Divorce (ACOD), we need to heal from our dysfunctional family system and the devastating effects of our parents’ divorce or separation. At this retreat, we explore our stories of harm, seeing how God, our co-Author, is transforming us and leading us to a greater purpose in our life and holiness. Here’s what it entails:

• Curiosity: With the Holy Spirit, story work begins with a deep exploration of the stories that hold our childhood pain. We are particularly interested in the stories that we don’t really know but may be significantly impacting us in the present.   
• Crafting: In this phase, we begin to write the story that the Holy Spirit is prompting us to write. Without much thought to spelling or grammar, we simply put words and texture to our past. We describe in great detail what happened. 
• Telling: With the courage of the Holy Spirit, we read our story out loud within our ACOD Catholic Story Group  Through the active engagement of our fellow ACODs, our story is witnessed and further illuminated by the ways that we have been wounded and how God wants to redeem our stories to bring about greater goodness in the world.  
• Blessing: At the end of the retreat, blessings spring from our story and our engagement with others. We will have grown in our capacity to tenderly attune well to others, God, and ourselves. We will begin to experience more joy in our relationships rather than tension, conflict, and strife. Our ability to more clearly see reality and love others in our families and communities will expand.

Cost: The fee to attend, participate in story work, and overnight stay is FREE. We ask for monetary contributions to cover the cost of food during the retreat.

If you have questions or are interested in attending, please email Kathryn@WesslingPhd.com

Location Website: https://www.olamshrine.com/