NCJW’s support group for recently widowed women starts new session

NCJW-St. Louis Section is beginning a new bi-monthly session of the Wife-Widow-Woman support group for recently widowed women. The group aims to bridge the gap between grief and growth reducing the sense of isolation from loss. Led by an experienced social worker and grief counselor, the Wife-Widow-Women program helps participants become functioning, independent single women in a coupled world, providing them with a non-judgmental atmosphere and a safe place to talk about the issues that may be difficult to discuss with family and friends. Recently widowed women are welcome to participate and may be of any age, race or religious background. There is no cost to join the group as it is generously underwritten by Nardie and Sally Stein in memory of Jean Stein Bloch.

The 2011-12 winter session begins Wednesday, Nov. 9 and takes place twice a month through April 4 (February will include three sessions, and April will include one session). Sessions take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays at the NCJW Office located in Crown Center at 8350 Delcrest Drive.

Session participants agree to maintain confidentiality of what is shared, as well as names of group members. No new members are added once sessions have begun.

For more information, contact Nancy Weigley at [email protected] or call the NCJW office at 314-993-5181.