{"id":53395,"date":"2018-08-09T05:06:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T09:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=53395"},"modified":"2018-08-08T22:35:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T02:35:08","slug":"women-and-wisdom-provides-support-network-for-women-of-all-ages-and-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/women-and-wisdom-provides-support-network-for-women-of-all-ages-and-stages\/","title":{"rendered":"Women and Wisdom provides support network for women of all ages and stages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karen Patterson, owner of Muskoka Family Works, is a family mediator and relationship coach. Through her years in the business, she often noticed that when many women are in transition or conflict they can feel lonely and isolated. To help close that gap in the community, Patterson decided to launch the Women and Wisdom group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the time, I myself was beginning the road to empty nesting and realized that it was a tougher transition than I imagined,&#8221; she said. \u201cI noticed how great it felt to have the support of women friends from different ages and stages. Many women don\u2019t have that network so I wanted to create it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group started with 40 women and within just one year it quickly grew to 416.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>For the first two years, Patterson offered evening workshops once a month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intent was to have a facilitated chat\/support group. We covered topics such as how to navigate family relationships, personal goal setting, managing finances. At around the second year, I decided to launch a Facebook group so that I could reach other women who may also benefit from having a safe, peer place to check into.\u201d (Joining the Faceboook group is free. You can request to join at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1683431531967185\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women &amp; Wisdom Muskoka<\/a><\/span>.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of my wish was to have a multi-age group so people can share their wisdom from different perspectives,\u201d said Patterson. \u201cI didn\u2019t want a &#8216;mom\u2019s group&#8217; or a &#8216;business women\u2019s&#8217; group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She is currently organizing her fall calendar and will soon be starting an email group for updates on events. Starting this autumn, Patterson will be changing the format of the in-house sessions and will be offering four-to-five-week programs.<\/p>\n<p>In the works right now is a workshop titled \u201cRe-Finding Our Fun Selves\u201d which will be held on Thursday nights for five weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m also planning to start online &#8216;tea and talk&#8217; nights where people can sign up ahead for an interactive group without having to leave home,\u201d said Patterson.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of Patterson\u2019s events and workshops are free, and some have a small fee to pay for supplies.  She recently received a grant from the District of Muskoka Pay-it-Forward program, but before that she covered most of the costs of running the workshops herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s kind of my way to give back as a business. I often have people call for relationship coaching who can\u2019t afford it,\u201d said Patterson.<\/p>\n<p>To contact Patterson, email karen@muskokafamilyworks.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karen Patterson, owner of Muskoka Family Works, is a family mediator and relationship coach. 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