ACOD Thursday Story Group

$250.00

Note: must be 18 years or older to participate

-some financial aid is available for those in need
-priests & religious attending for the first time, may register for FREE
-full-time students may register for 50% off
If any of these apply, please submit a request form to receive a discount code to register

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This is an offering specifically for Adult Children of Divorce (ACOD) adults whose parents divorced or separated.  

We are best seen and known in the presence of others. Join a group of Catholic ACODs for a profound experience where we will explore the depths of our childhood stories of grief and disintegration as the result of our parents' divorce or separation.

Facilitator: Fellow ACOD, Kathryn Wessling, PhD

Dates & Time: Thursdays 1 - 3pm EST beginning January 23, 2025

If this day and time do not work for you, please join our waitlist to be notified of future groups. 

Participating in a Catholic Story Group is not therapy or counseling. Each session is designed to help attendees own and process their story more fully so they may more deeply understand the story that God is writing in their lives. During the 8-week time period, each participant is asked to write a story from their early childhood or adolescent experience and share it with the group. The writing and sharing of our story can involve emotional, psychological, and physical discomfort. This is normal. It is one of the purposes of the group: to provide a supportive context that invites each attendee to identify and begin to explore difficult issues that may have inhibited their ability to connect with God, others, and their own self. The purpose of the facilitator is to create an environment of psychological safety, authenticity, and guidelines for strict confidentiality (nothing is shared or published outside of the group). The facilitator will also model how to attune and respond to one another's stories and provide guidance for how to relational repair when misattunement occurs.