Workshops

More Groups here than Could fit in the quarterly Newsletter!

****weather cancellations, or schedule changes posted next to effected Workshop below****

Monthly Brown Bag Lunch Thursdays** (It’s Back!)
We miss our regular Brown Bag Lunch meetings! And, at the same time, we’re very busy people. BBL returns, monthly! Pre-registration is now necessary, so that there can be better communication about who is coming, and how to cancel if weather necessitates. Register by email or phone if you’d like to join the circle. Let’s reconnect, share, laugh, cry, and do our thing! A hot cup o’ tea awaits you! Held at Women Supporting Women Center, located at 111 Water Street, Exeter, NH. For registration or information, contact 603-772-0799 or click here for registration form. DATE: 2nd Thursdays, Jan 12, Feb 9, Mar 8, Apr 12 TIME: 12 noon – 1 pm FEE: Gratitude $ Offering LEADER: Claire Houston & Friends
Claire first conceived of and began offering the BBL in 1996 upon opening WSW. It ran weekly for the next 14 years. Taking a year off, she now brings it back in an updated form. Claire has been offering this style of group meetings for more than 25 years.

On Your Own and Making Money
Can I turn a hobby into income? Would I be good at being in business for myself? If I'm laid off, or become suddenly single, what are my options for making money? This interactive workshop takes you through a journey of discovery and self-assessment around what it takes to have more control over your ability to make money. Discover ways that you can turn past experiences, hobbies, interests, volunteer activities, and family life into money-generating possibilities! Walk away with tangible results for building upon your ideas and inherent talents. Preregistration required. Held at Women Supporting Women Center, located at 111 Water Street, Exeter, NH. For registration or information, contact 603-772-0799 or click here for registration form. DATE: Tuesday, January 10 TIME: 6 – 8 pm FEE: $14 members; $24 non-members * CFS available LEADER: Dr. Deborah Osgood
Dr. Deborah Osgood, DA, MBA, has a Doctor of Leadership from Franklin Pierce University, is a serial entrepreneur, author, and consultant, is IBM's national spokesperson for women in business, and a renowned expert in career and small business development.

New Thought Circle
This group explores universal spiritual concepts, and shares first-hand experiences of applying them. We listen to excerpts, or read passages, from various current spiritual leaders and philosophers, and bring meaning to the ideas through examples in our own living. A vibrant and compelling community of women! The suggested fee is $10 per meeting; more if you have it, less if you don't. Held at Women Supporting Women Center, located at 111 Water Street, Exeter, NH. For registration or information, contact 603-772-0799 or click here for registration form. DATES: Thursdays; ongoing through May; drop-in. TIME: 9:30 – 11 am FEE: $10 * CFS available LEADER: Claire Houston, MS, LCMHC
Claire is a licensed psychotherapist, founder director of WSW, an independently ordained interfaith minister, and a student of New Thought for 25 years.

Sunday Women’s Spirit Circle
Gathering in this monthly circle, we feed and strengthen our spirits with many different gifts and directions: Prayer, meditation, music and sound, color, the gifts of Nature, positive readings, and, of course, the support of each other! Held at Women Supporting Women Center, located at 111 Water Street, Exeter, NH. For registration or information, contact 603-772-0799 or click here for registration form. DATE: 3rd Sunday, Feb 19, Mar 18, Apr 15  TIME: 10 – 11 am FEE: Gratitude $ Offering LEADER: MaryBeth Stemp & Claire Houston
MaryBeth is a psychotherapist and teacher by profession, a mother, wife and lover of plants, animals, music and color, especially enjoys and appreciates the power of praying, meditating, and sharing in a supportive circle of women. Claire is a psychotherapist, an independently ordained interfaith minister, the founder/director of WSW, and loves sacred space.

Reclaiming Our Sexuality
Women lead such multi-dimensional, multi-role, multi-tasking lives that, over time, libido can wane. Without looking at studies, or charts of what is ‘normal,’ we will explore this topic from several aspects. Certainly, physiological changes in hormone levels as the years pass contribute to changing sexual interest. Most of us know that, as we’re bombarded with advertising trying to sell us pharmaceutical solutions. But, there are many more contributors to sexuality and interest in it. In this sacred, safe circle of women, we will explore how stresses, circumstances, history, spirituality, and such also correspond to sexual interest. Whether it’s self touch, or touching with another, there are simple solutions toward renewal to be found. We’ll draw from books, and other resources, as we write and talk together. Held at Women Supporting Women Center, located at 111 Water Street, Exeter, NH. For registration or information, contact 603-772-0799 or click here for registration form. DATE: 6 Wednesdays, Jan 18 - Feb 22  TIME: 6:30 – 8:30 pm FEE: $84 members; $144 non-members * CFS available LEADER: Claire Houston, MS, LCMHC
Claire is a licensed psychotherapist, founder/director of WSW, and an independently ordained interfaith minister. She was a trained peer counselor at a campus center for health and sexuality in her undergraduate years, empowering others with information, resources, and an open place to learn and grow.

Sunday Brunch Pot Luck
It’s not one of the big WSW birthdays, but, an annual Sunday Brunch tradition sounds fun as we celebrate our 16th birthday on February 1st. RSVP by Wednesday, January 25. Let’s co-create an atmosphere of fun, nourishing food, friendship, and of honoring the organization that has fed our hearts and souls all these years. Held in the WSW space, please bring a gluten free brunch item and good cheer to the occasion. Even if you don’t know what you’re bringing by 1/25, just RSVP anyway. Held at 111 Water St, Exeter, NH. For registration or information, contact 603-772-0799 or click here for registration form. DATE: Sunday, February 5 TIME: 11 – 1 pm FEE: Gratitude $ Offering & GF Pot Luck Item LEADER: Claire Houston
Claire is the founder and director of the WSW Center.

Couplespeak™ – Simple Tools To Foster Open Communication With Your Partner
Participants will learn about the biggest communication mistakes couples make, and a simple, five minute remedy for each, all derived from couples therapy concepts, and the Couplespeak™ coaching programs. Workshop will be a combination of lecture and experiential exercises designed to empower participants to go back to their partnerships with tools for better discussions about any topic. Come! You’ll be glad you did. Held at Women Supporting Women Center, located at 111 Water Street, Exeter, NH. For registration or information, contact 603-772-0799 or click here for registration form. DATE: Saturday, March 10 TIME: 10 – 12 noon FEE: $14 members; $24 non-members – *CFS available LEADER: Susan Lager, LICSW, CPC
Susan Lager, LICSW, CPC is a couples therapist and coach in her private practice at The Couples Center in Portsmouth, NH, and the founder of Couplespeak™, an online coaching company found at SusanLager.com.

Leadership Skills for a Changing World
Create the kind of community you want to live in. Be an effective,
authentic, appealing leader, offering the kind of leadership you're
looking for. Strengthen your own self-worth so you can value others'
worth. Learn alternatives to sarcasm. Replace self-deprecating humor
with empowered humor. Distinguish the difference between aggressive
power and empowered leadership. Practice constructive validation
rather than "constructive" criticism. Reap what you sow, and enjoy the more peaceful, alive world you yearn for. 12 CEUs available to mental health professionals through the NH-NASW. Both women and men
welcome. This class is taught both on and off site. If you would like
to arrange to bring it to your setting, contact the leader. "When I signed up for this class, I thought I might learn a thing or two. Instead, this class has changed my life." PG, retired psychotherapist. Held at First Unitarian Universalist Society of Exeter, 12 Elm Street, Exeter, NH. For registration or information, contact 603-772-0799 or click here for registration form. DATES: 4 Sessions, January 2012 TIME: 9 – 12 noon
LOCATION: First Unitarian Universalist Society of Exeter FEE: TBA * CFS available LEADER: Claire Houston, MS, LCMHC Claire is the founder and director of WSW, a licensed mental health counselor, and has been using & teaching this model of leadership for 20 years.

Leaders in a Changing World: A Support Group For Leaders
Now that you've taken the basic Leadership class, deepen your
insights and understanding. Come meet with other leaders committed to
a different approach to leading. Give and receive support, share
leadership stories of challenges and victories. Explore questions and
answers. Create the kind of community you want to live in. Be a
constructive participant, offering the kind of participation you're looking for from others. Be an effective, authentic, appealing leader, offering the kind of leadership you're looking for. Shore up your own self-worth so you can value others' worth. Learn alternatives to sarcasm. Replace self-deprecating humor with empowered humor. Distinguish the difference between aggressive power and empowered leadership; the limitless power of vulnerable leadership. Practice constructive validation rather than
"constructive" criticism. Reap what you sow, as you enjoy the more
peaceful, alive world you yearn for. Both women and men welcome. Held at Women Supporting Women Center, located at 111 Water Street, Exeter, NH. For registration or information, contact 603-772-0799 or click here for registration form. DATES: TBA TIME: TBA FEE: $14 members; $28 non-members per meeting LEADER: Claire Houston, MS, LCMHC Claire is the founder and director of WSW and has been using and teaching this model of leadership for 20 years.

* CFS stands for Cooperative Fee System. It means that the fees are posted, but if you would not take the workshop due to inability to pay, you are invited to pay what you can, and go ahead and register. Those who can afford the published fee might be able to pay a little more. By all cooperating, everyone’s needs are met!

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