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A Divorce Recovery Program will be held at St. Paul of the Cross, 312 S. Washington, Park Ridge, for ten Mondays beginning Sept. 20 from 7:00-8:45pm. Read more
The program helps bring healing for those who have been through a divorce. Each meeting focuses on a different aspect of the divorce healing process such as grief, stress, anger, blame, guilt, loneliness, forgiveness, and happiness. The program includes education, discussion and prayer. Former program participants help facilitate the program and are available for support. For more information, contact Pastoral Associate, Kelly Heus at 847.692.6025 or kellyheus@spc-church.org.
 Divorce is never part of your plan for life. When you married, you intended it to last a lifetime. Now you have been faced with a situation that could seemingly not be resolved any other way. It is a time of grief and great pain for the loss of the dream you had for your life. You are divorced. You are single again and probably have many responsibilities from the marriage that will need your attention. The first thing you must do is to take good care of yourself. The children, your job, your extended family will all suffer more if you are not healthy and hopeful for the future.
A few things to do:
- Attend peer self support groups
- Seek the help of a professional counselor as you transition into single life.
- Get enough sleep every day.
- Eat healthy foods.
- Avoid alcohol.
- Exercise a few times a week.
- Do not dwell on what you could have done or should have done.
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- Do not start dating again for a couple of years. You need time to heal.
- Listen to soothing music to calm yourself, even at bedtime.
- Pray daily for strength to get through this difficult time.
- Ask for help from friends and loved ones. More...
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