PARENTING PROCESS GROUP
What Is a Parenting Process Group?
As a parent you likely spend most of your energy focused on others. Being responsible for little ones (big ones too) is a full time job as you both meet their needs and make the big decisions that shape their life. Unlike a paid-work environment with co-workers and peers, parenting can feel lonely and isolating, without people supporting and looking after you or working alongside to share their understanding and skills.
That’s where a process group comes in.
You’re probably familiar with the idea of a group—people gathered for a common purpose. But what makes a process group different is how we show up together. Rather than focusing on content (like in a course or workshop), process groups center on connection—talking openly about what we’re feeling, what we’re facing, and what we need. Through a process group you can be heard, seen, understood, and accepted, leading to a more accurate understanding of your circumstances and therefore increasingly effective plans for improvement.
It’s a space where 5–10 people come together—guided by a skilled facilitator—to share what’s happening beneath the surface. Whether it’s the emotional toll of caregiving, the isolation of parenting, or the doubts you have about whether you're doing enough, it all belongs. And by being accepted and supported for where you are, you can better identify the information, tools, boundaries, and people needed to make things better.
Why Parenting Process Groups Matter?
Let’s be honest—parenting is relentless. Of course it’s amazingly beautiful, but it’s also confusing, lonely, and exhausting, often all in the exact same day. But what gets us through it all isn’t just strategies or resources, it’s the people. Process groups offer what we might call relational nutrients—things like empathy, validation, perspective, encouragement, celebration, and challenge. These are the essential ingredients for emotional and relational health. Just like our kids need proper nutrition to grow, we need these nutrients to stay connected, grounded, and resilient.
This kind of space isn’t about fixing each other—it’s about showing up, being present, seen, and heard, and realizing you’re not the only one who feels overwhelmed, unsure, or stretched thin.
What Makes a Parenting Process Group Work?
Here are 3 key ingredients of a truly healthy group:
Skilled Facilitation
Parenting is complicated. Emotions run deep. A trained facilitator helps create structure and safety so the group can go deep without going off the rails. They know how to hold space, guide conversation, and make room for everyone’s voice.
Emotional Safety
Process groups are a judgment-free zone. No one here is relying upon you to be better than you are. You don’t have to clean up your story or pretend you’re fine. You can say, “I feel burned out,” or “I miss who I used to be before parenting,” or “I love my kids, but I don’t love every part of this job.” That kind of truth-telling matters.
Respect for Needs
So often, parenting teaches us to ignore our own needs. A process group flips that script. It’s a place where your needs, emotions, and limits aren’t a burden—they’re respected. That’s not something most of us grew up with. And it’s deeply healing.
Where Does a Process Group Fit in My Life as a Parent?
Think of a process group as TEAMMATES—a kind of emotional support team committed to your connection, health, and flourishing.. It doesn’t replace your family or your friendships, other parent friends in the community, but it complements them by offering something specific: a unique space where you can show up as you are, receive care, and process life with people who “get it.”
In every home we grow up in, there are emotions and questions that just aren’t met with curiosity and kindness. A process group helps fill in those gaps. It gives you what your original family or current environment may not offer—structure, empathy, wisdom, celebration, and unconditional presence.
If you're homeschooling, parenting full-time, or simply craving deeper connection in your life, a process group can be the kind of life-giving community that nourishes you—so you can keep showing up for the people you love.
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