Empty-Nest Workshops – Learning to Live (and Love) in an Empty Nest

Posted by Andy Alt

This article recently appeared in TIME magazine. Below is an excerpt; click the link to read the full article on TIME’s web site.

Learning to Live (and Love) in an Empty Nest
Monday, Aug. 24, 2009
By Bonnie Rochman

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There’s a growing cottage industry of experts who contend that sending kids off into the great wide open deserves at least as much attention as preparing to have them in the first place. Community centers and churches around the country are tuning in to the problem and hosting seminars in which parents try to reignite their relationship and figure out how to move forward as a twosome. Marriage therapists Claudia and David Arp call this stage “the second half of marriage.”

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http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1916284,00.html

Northfield Grief Support Coalition Updated Brochure for Groups and Special Events 2009-2010

Posted by Andy Alt on October 6, 2009

Barbara Knaak has sent me the brochure for the Northfield Grief Support Coalition’s groups and special events for 2009-2010 (for detailed information about the group, visit http://northfieldmn.wordpress.com/resources-g-m/northfield-grief-support-coalition/):

Bethel/First United Church of Christ Grief Support Group

Posted by Andy Alt on May 3, 2009

Bethel/First United Church of Christ Grief Support Group

This group is part of the Northfield Grief Support Coalition.

Location: Bethel Lutheran Church
Dates: Weekly on Wednesday / May 27, 2009 – July 1, 2009
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
( View full calendar )

The purpose of the Northfield Grief Support Coalition is to provide a list of grief and loss support groups and resources for people in our community. By working together, various support groups are available throughout the year, along with special events, services and presentations on topics related to grief and loss. regardless of who you are, or the nature of your loss, we hope you find something here to assist you on your own healing journey. You are not alone.

FROGS Grief Support Group at Main Street Moravian Church

By Pastor Amy Gohdes-Luhman

FROGS Grief Support Group

Main Street Moravian Church
3rd Mondays 7:30 pm
Contact Person: Sandy Wetzel, 663-7009

FROGS is a group for Friends and Family to deal Respectfully and Realistically with Opiate abuse and Overdose. It is a place to Gather to Grieve and offer Support and Sympathy. All are welcome to attend on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Main Street Moravian Church. Please call Sandy Wetzel at 663-7009 for more details.

View calendar

Pat Richardson to speak at St. Peter’s Grief Support Group

These meetings are every Monday until April 27, 2009 (View Calendar)

An email I received from Barbara Knaak (with links added by me):

Hi again, Andy,

Below is a “blurb” I have put together for you to post relating to the upcoming Grief Support group:

Pat Richardson, well respected therapist and counselor in Northfield, will be speaking at the opening session of the Grief Support Group at St. Peters Lutheran Church on Monday, March 23. The church is located at 418 Sumner St., and all are welcome to attend, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The group is part of the Northfield Grief Support Coalition and will be meeting for six consecutive Monday evenings.
For additional information contact: Barbara Knaak, bknaak4@charter.net or 507-664-0444.

Thanks, Andy – if you need anything else, please let me know.

Northfield Retirement Center / Three Links Support Group

This group has been listed on the calendar for over a month, but Barbara Knaak has just informed me the times were wrong. The problem is that when I’m signed into Google, the times are correct. When I’m signed out and look at the calendar entry, the times are wrong — A Google calendar bug which will probably force me to use some other calendar system.

The times mentioned below and in the Northfield News are correct: 1:30pm to 2:30pm.

Zach Pruitt and Kathy Sandberg write about addiction

Yes, I’m finally getting around to mentioning this:

Northfield News, November 18, 2008: What does addiction mean to our community?, a guest column by Zach Pruitt and Kathy Sandberg (or by Kathy Sandberg and Zach Pruitt)

Youth 12-step Recovery Group at First United Church of Christ

Posted by Andy Alt / northfieldmn.wordpress.com

Dec 15, 2008

Youth 12-step Recovery Group to deal with chemical dependency issues. Here’s the rest of the information:

We will be using a meeting room located at First United Church of Christ (View map).The First UCC is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of 3rd Street and Union, just West of the old Middle School. To help obtain anonymity, we will be using a door on the west end of the building along 3rd Street.