New Beginnings: Separation and Divorce Support

12/02/2025

GIVING TUESDAY is ANY day! NEW BEGINNINGS welcomes contributions anytime. New Beginnings is the ONLY ongoing support group in the DC area for people coping with divorce that is open to both men and women and to people with or without children. Help preserve the unique resource of NB! Donate here: https://bit.ly/DonationNB

Celebrating 46 Years (1979-2025)

NB is the oldest ongoing support group in the DC metro area for people coping with divorce and the only one that is open to both men and women and to people with or without children. Since 1979 we have offered facilitated discussion meetings, expert speakers and social events to help people learn th...

11/03/2025

TUES, NOV 11 ** Speaker: “TAME YOUR ANXIETY” ** 7:30-9:00 PM ** ONLINE
Speaker: ANN ASPNES, PhD, ABPP (www.cbtmaryland.com)
Skills to quiet your mind & calm your nerves
Fee in Advance: $15 Non-Members
Visit our website: www.newbeginningsusa.org

Get support from those who understand your plight. New Beginnings in DC metro area (MD, DC and VA), offers a divorce support group for singles.

09/24/2025

DIVORCE 101 begins TUES, SEPT 30, 7-9 PM, online, and runs through NOV 4. Our signature 6-week public education series is in its 13th year, featuring 13 of the top family law professionals in Montgomery County, MD. Some sessions apply to any jurisdiction. Sign up for one session ($15 each) or all 6 for $75 ($125/couple). Payment in advance. Visit our website for details.

09/04/2025

TUES, SEPT 9 ** Speaker: “THE ABC's of GETTING YOUR Z's” ** 7:30-9:00 PM ** ONLINE
Speaker: LINDA BERG-CROSS, PhD, ABPP, CBSM
Using sleep science to get beyond the basics
Fee in Advance: $10 Members, $15 Non-Members

06/21/2025

CREATE YOUR HAPPY

4 MONDAYS • JULY 14 - AUGUST 4
7:30-8:30 PM ONLINE

Speaker:
ELENA KURDINA
(www.life-story-coaching.com)

Happiness isn’t something you chase; it’s something you create. It’s a skill, and once you feel truly happy from the inside out, life starts responding. The partner? The job? The energy, the glow, the ease? They will all come naturally.
https://youtu.be/5s8L1xLfie4?si=eh3ADn6-HtDicwY0

Special NB Fee in Advance: $100 Members, $150 Non-Members
Register:
https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/create-your-happy

Create Your Happy, sponsored by New Beginnings - www.newbeginningsusa.orgLink to register:https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/create-your-happy

06/07/2025

THURS, JUNE 12 ** Speaker: “LISTEN TO YOURSELF” ** 7:30-9:00 PM ** ONLINE
Speaker: CINDY GUNRAJ (www.facebook.com/stillnessblooms)
Learning to trust your inner voice
Fee in Advance: $10 Members, $15 Non-Members
Visit our website:

Get support from those who understand your plight. New Beginnings in DC metro area (MD, DC and VA), offers a divorce support group for singles.

05/12/2025

THURS, MAY 15 ** Speaker: “ESTABLISHING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES” ** 7:00-8:30 PM ** ONLINE
Speaker: CATHY NUGENT, MS, LCPC, TEP (www.lptipsychodrama.com)
Getting clear on the lines you won’t cross (or let others cross)
Fee in Advance: $10 Members, $15 Non-Members
Visit our website: www.newbeginningsusa.org

Get support from those who understand your plight. New Beginnings in DC metro area (MD, DC and VA), offers a divorce support group for singles.

03/08/2025

I am honored to be one of 31 women recognized as Women Making History in Montgomery County. The full list is attached (I'm on page 12).
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cfw/Resources/Files/womenhistory/women-history-month/2025%20Women%20Making%20History%20Honorees.pdf

02/28/2025

Divorce 101 is a 6-week series of public education seminars to help people contemplating or in the early stages of divorce. It is offered twice a year. The next program runs TUESDAYS, MAR 4-APR 8, 7-9 PM, online. Mar 4: BEFORE YOU SEPARATE.
The cost is $15/session or $75 for all 6 ($125/couple), payable in advance. Audio recordings available for the same fee. Each session will be conducted by prominent attorneys, counselors and financial advisors on topics like Basic Law, Approaches to Divorce, Financial Considerations and Finding Support. Sponsored by New Beginnings and the Collaborative Practice Center of Montgomery County. Advance RSVP required. Visit our website.

02/13/2025

WED, FEB 19 ** Speaker: “PRE-NUPS & POST-NUPS” ** 7:30-9:00 PM ** ONLINE
Speaker: BIANCA PINNOCK, Esq. (www.shulmanrogers.com)
What’s the difference & when do you need one?
Non-Member Fee: $15 in advance
Visit our website: www.newbeginningsusa.org

Get support from those who understand your plight. New Beginnings in DC metro area (MD, DC and VA), offers a divorce support group for singles.

01/17/2025

THURS, JAN 23 ** “JUMPSTART YOUR DATING LIFE” ** 8:00-9:30 ** ONLINE
Speaker: AMY SCHOEN, MBA, CPCC, PCC (www.MotivatedToMarry.com)
10 strategic & easy steps to meet the right people, online or in person
Fee in Advance: $10 Members, $15 Non-Members
Visit our website: www.newbeginningsusa.org

Get support from those who understand your plight. New Beginnings in DC metro area (MD, DC and VA), offers a divorce support group for singles.