The thing I feared most was being alone and that's the thing I enjoy the most now. When a woman gets divorced after a long marriage she faces issues younger women don't. The peer led group allows women in various stages of healing to lend an ear to each other. She says it helps them validate their experience and let them see light at the end of the tunnel.
Most support groups are a mix or men and women, old and young.
OWL believes peer support is more useful to older women because they face unique challenges in divorce. If you would like to form one, check out the contact number below. All rights reserved. As part of the Go network, WTVG adheres to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Internet Safety Information .