Navigating The Midlife Maze

Is change a challenge or a blessing?  By the time you reach mid-life, you’ve probably experienced quite a few life challenges already. Growing up, starting work, new relationships, career change?  And while mid-life offers exciting choices, it can often bring you face to face with difficult decisions.

In a supportive and confidential environment, we will look at mid-life changes  from the women’s perspective.  And whatever issues are on your mind, you can get together with others who’ll listen and share their own experiences.

Led by an experienced Facilitator and Qualified Life Coach, members will be encouraged to participate and contribute to the running of the group.  This means you’ll learn new skills, grow in confidence, handle life more serenely and, with luck, make new friends along the way.

The Group is open to anyone facing challenges large or small, and wanting more support to cope with redundancy, menopause, children leaving home, caring for elderly parents, divorce, loss, retirement, change of living circumstances or location.  Or anyone simply finding life a bumpy ride and wanting a greater sense of power and control in the world.

We’ll use life coaching techniques, particularly the popular GROW model, and follow a group process used by successful organisations across the world.  This is a personal growth opportunity not to be missed. Numbers are limited to ten to ensure individual time and focus for everyone. 

Benefits and Goals of the Group 

• To embrace opportunities to learn, grow and thrive in life 

• To support each other’s life goals

• To empower ourselves and each other to make positive choices over all areas of our lives

• To pool our skills and knowledge to develop more insight into our individual challenges

• To encourage each other to live holistically, achieve work/life balance and to make a positive contribution to our communities 

Group Facilitator Judi Goodwin has a wealth of teaching and coaching experience. She has worked with life term prisoners, people with AIDS and HIV, and people in recovery from drugs and alcohol.  She has been a tutor at the Guild for more than a decade.  

Time 6.30 – 9pm Weekly on Thursdays.

Dates

7 November

14 November

21 November

28 November

5 December

12 December

Testimonials

“Getting perspective on my own problems by helping others meant that my problems didn’t seem so overwhelming.”

“There was an atmosphere of caring through sharing. Members of the group grew in self-confidence through the sharing of problems and solutions - and determining potential courses of action.”

“The ideas shared were constructive and supportive, demonstrating real empathy.”

“Judi was able to ‘hold’ the group with care, kindness and respect and instilled firm boundaries which I really appreciated.”

“I had no idea what to expect but I joined with an open mind – and had my mind opened further.  Thank you for providing this valuable opportunity.”

“I felt supported in the most caring and unbiased way by what initially felt like a group of strangers.”

“Allowing people the time to be open and vulnerable is so important and the space certainly facilitated that. I was struck how people can work together collaboratively for the good of each other, having only their best interests at heart.”

• Chairperson - Judi Goodwin