No One Told Me It Would Be This Hard: A Postpartum Support Group for Moms Is having a baby different than you thought? Feeling anxious, sad, irritable or overwhelmed? Having difficulty bonding with your baby or feel you should love your baby more? This group is open to all mothers with babies up to 12 months old who are emotionally struggling with adjusting to motherhood. The group is led by a licensed therapist and offers moms the opportunity to share their feelings and experiences in a support …

We try to meet a couple times a month. We share our experiences with shyness and social anxiety, and enjoy general conversation as well, in a nice, supportive environment.

Welcome! This group is designed to guide you in making most important life decisions and assist you in effortless conception, harmonious pregnancy, and raising healthy, creative and co-operative baby. Our goal is to help FUTURE MOMS to: Understand and eliminate barriers to your successful conception and pregnancy Resolve any previous relationship traumas, including childhood and relationship issues with parents and significant others that often present major barriers for successful conception, …

I chose to start this group to put into practice the exercises outlined in the book "No More Mr. Nice Guy" by Dr. Robert A. Glover. The purpose of this meet up is to connect with the male energy and support and encourage you to be an integrated man, as defined by Dr. Glover. An integrated man has distinctive qualities: a strong sense of self, he takes responsability for getting his own needs met, he is comfortable with his masculinity and his sexuality, he has integrity, he is a leader, he is …

Meet local Parents of Children with Special Needs, regardless of diagnosis. Gather for support and advice. Find out that there are non-medical alternatives to helping your children.

This group is built around support groups for adults with Aspergers, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder- NOS, nonverbal learning disabilities and other similar learning disabilities. In addition to support groups in Chicago and Evanston, this site will also feature other support groups and social opportunities for adults on the autism spectrum in Chicago and its suburbs. I welcome relatives, professionals, and other friends of adults on the autism spectrum to join this site in hopes that …

Welcome to CASPAN, the Chicago Autism SPectrum Adult (and Teen) Network! Meet with local teens, young adults and adults affected by Asperger's, autism, PDD-NOS, and related autistic spectrum and pervasive developmental issues. Both formally and self-diagnosed people attend regularly. We have several different groups around the Chicago area. We currently list support groups that meet in Barrington, Palos Hills, Naperville, Palatine, and downtown Chicago. We additionally have groups just for Women …

… We'll share tips and advice on what to wear (and what not to wear) out, seek out fun nights at different clubs, practice hilarious synchronized moves together (with no expectations of ever getting good at them), and support each other no matter how bad we look.   For those of you who are into more structured styles of dance - swing, salsa, tango, bachata, you name it - this is your place to find a patient partner who you can feel comfortable and normal around, someone who will repeat the same ne …

We welcome you ~ anyone in Chicagoland, suburbs, state or anywhere. The group seeks to break the isolation of depression, anxiety and other psychiatric disorders. We have four aspects, 1} TOPIC meetings 2} SUPPORT leads 3} SOCIAL gatherings 4} ONLINE Message Board See next for details .. 1} *TOPIC meetings are held occasionally, to explore specific subject areas, and for mutual encouragement. 2} *SUPPORT: see Discussions -> Message Board.  Talk-lines & Lifelines are posted, as well as See …

I am a yoga teacher. I believe in the raw power of yoga to transform, empower, and return us to a sense of aliveness. But I also think that yoga is exclusive. In studios, yoga is too fast, too expensive, and too intimidating to be of use to those who could most use it. Return Yoga (ie, me) is not a studio, but the practices of yoga brought into the world. I am new to Chicagoland area and slowly finding spaces in which to teach. Yoga has scientifically proven results in terms of chronic pain and …

How often do you get feelings of anxiety, being unable to concentrate? Are you familiar with a sense of being stuck in an overwhelming situation? These are emotional messages from your body and psyche that need to be heeded! 
Mandala is enabling you to discover the metaphorical meaning behind your physical symptoms and to heal them.

 Do you want to find out how to express your needs in a healthy and positive way? The Art of Mandala appeals to the inherent wisdom of your body in order to find th …