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Montclair, NJ 40.81-74.22 07042US
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Northern New Jersey Motherless Daughters 4.50 4.506

Inspired by the same book title, Motherless Daughters, this group is committed to bringing together motherless daughters by encouraging healing among them, providing insight and compassion and offering strength and hope through promoting awareness about the long-lasting effects of such a loss. The group consists of local girls and women who have lost their mothers, and is also open to those who live outside of the immediate area. Events are hosted in the Northern New Jersey area. This group will provide an opportunity to connect with other women who have lost their mothers, share experiences, commiserate together, offer support and hopefully form new friendships.

Since the impact of Motherloss can be very perplexing because the loss is something that changes you forever, the intent of this group is to provide a collaborative, supportive, fun and social experience to its members and to share strategies on how to effectively cope with their loss and celebrate and honor the wisdom that their mothers left behind. We will speak about the past and celebrate the lives of our mothers and the significant role that they played in our lives. More importantly, we will speak about the future, while still carrying our mother's love and support with us. This is a great place to find fun, intelligent, friendly women in the area who can understand what we're each going through.

Each meeting is diverse in the sense that informal social luncheons and dinners at local restaurants are organized, as well as more interactive meetings where we can examine and discuss excerpts from books or focus on a general theme or topic of discussion and address several custom questions which can be used to guide you through the bereavement process.

I hope you can join us each month to have fun and find out how similar our experiences really make us. This group will serve as a safe haven where we will be able to get together, support one another and bond through a shared experience so that we can no longer feel alone in our grief, regardless of which stage we are at in our journey.
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*I AM CURRENTLY ORGANIZING A HOLIDAY EVENT FOR DECEMBER AND WILL KEEP YOU APPRISED OF THE DETAILS SOON.

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What members are saying

 I think anyone who has lost their mom can benefit from discussing it with others who fully understand how they feel. 

Joan

 Everyone was very caring and supportive and had something important to contribute to the discussion. ... 

Karen

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  • Nov 14
    • New member
      “Faith Edelman's book really opened my eyes to the similarities motherless daughters have in their lives even in adulthood. I have always wanted to meet and develop friendships with women with similar issues who can understand.”
  • Oct 21
    • New member
      KIM
      “support & friendship”
  • Oct 8
    • New member
      “Hi I lost my Mom in 2008, about six weeks after I had my first child. I feel really lost without my mom and I would like to talk to other women and hear their stories.”
  • Sep 29
    • New member
      “To find people I can relate to and talk to”
  • Sep 4
    • New discussion
      Started by Liz Attara.
    • New member
      “I lost my mother in 1978 to ALS. I just turned 12 yrs old the month before and I still have difficulty dealing with that loss and the events that followed her death. I would like to speak with women who really do understand.”
  • Aug 29
    • New member
      “To connect with other women who want to share support and can embrace the feelings around the loss of a mother --and the impact the loss has.”
  • Aug 24
    • New Greeting for
      “Hi Petra, Thank you for your message :) It is so nice to hear from people who understand. Hopefully I will get to meet you at the next event-I couldn't make it to the lunch the other day. Take care--Jacqui”
      posted by Jacqui Pumphrey
  • Aug 23
    • New Greeting for
      “Hi Karenann, Thank you for your message. As I'm sure you know, it's so nice to have people that understand what this is like. I Look forward to meeting you at future meetups :) -Jacqui”
      posted by Jacqui Pumphrey
  • Aug 21
    • New Greeting for
      “I was 28 when I lost my mom, I completely understand that feeling! It's not something you wish for anyone else, but you still wish someone could understand. I still struggle when people complain about their moms (it seems to be common around this age) and have to stop myself from reminding them they have someone to complain about.”
      posted by Karenann B
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      “Hey Jacqui, I´m also 27 years old and I lost my mum to leukemia last september. It´s hard imaginable to make my life without her. Getting married, getting children, being supported when you feel helpless, these are things I miss so much. I also lost my daddy when I was 3 years old to a heartattack. So I´m without parents now. But I have two wonderful sisters in Germany. Jacqui, the first year is the worst my mum told me at her last two weeks and I think, i can agree with it. I hope we meet us.”
      posted by Petra Martin

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