Women Empowering Women Support Groups

01/11/2026

Make 2026 the year you decide to truly LIVE life - take time for self care, and set healthy boundaries ✨🦋✨

01/09/2026

Familiarity is often an issue for those with unhealthy behaviors and lifetime patterns that can be unconscious drivers of trauma, and the cycle of abuse. When our body feels at ease simply because something is predictable it’s hard to make it align with a new behavior or doing something radically different. Holding some compassion for yourself if you are attempting to make changes in your life is essential to allow time to pass so you reset what is healthy as familiar. This was my personal experience and one that many women resonate with. - Kimberly Nicole SprintzI speak to this often in our next step meetings and hope you can attend them if you want to learn more. The meetings are always free of charge and will be posted on our website. If you want to try our ACA or CoDA meetings as a secondary option, we offer those as well. Check us out at nextstepwew.org and our twelve step groups at codawew.org ✨🦋✨

01/07/2026

There were days in my past that I felt the was . When I was in a violent I maintained the that he wasn’t so bad, he “could be nice”, but then soon become harsh, , and . There was just “not so bad” for me to stay until it got really bad, but I survived and many do not. There is no reason to be to reach out for help. - Kimberly Sprintz

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12/30/2025

“ A new year practice to consider is to remain present and open to allow things to come into your life that may be better than what is expected. Being overly rigid in outcomes prevents us from receiving what is in our highest and best good.” - Kimberly Sprintz

12/25/2025

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone from Women Empowering Women Support Groups to you!

12/22/2025

Our First Next Step Meeting for 2026 is officially on the books!
🦋This one promises to be powerful: Parental Estrangement.
🦋We will explore both sides of the issue citing recent research on the topic.
🦋Join the Zoom Meeting from our website at nextstepwew.org only the day of and keep in mind it is central standard time zone.
🦋If you want me to research specific issues related to the topic respond below or email us at wewsupport@icloud.com and reference Parental Estrangement -

12/22/2025

This is amazing to see, it’s also validating to hear why the body learns how to adjust to the environment even when it’s harmful. It explains why it’s so very hard to heal from trauma BUT it’s not impossible. You are worth the investment in time to heal. - Kimberly

self-isolating is a very specific sign your nervous system is overloaded or dysregulated 👇🏼your nervous system to get stuck in a state of overload or dysre...

12/15/2025

This really resonates with me. I had a talk yesterday with a close friend of mine about this and it’s a deeply painful sadness and loss. I am reminded of my favorite quote by Lily Tomlin: “Forgiveness is giving up hope for a better past” and self forgiveness is always the hardest. If you feel this way, know you are not alone. 🦋

Some mothers feel robbed of their motherhood experiences because while they should've been enjoying and soaking up every moment, they were busy fighting in survival mode.

The ache in that statement is palpable—a grief for the joy that was overshadowed by the sheer effort of coping. Survival mode isn’t just a state of being; it’s a relentless tide that pulls you under, leaving little room for the sweetness of simply being present. It’s the stolen moments of wonder, the laughter cut short by stress, the milestones marked by anxiety instead of awe. The "should've been" lingers like a shadow, a reminder of what feels lost.

But even in the fight, motherhood still unfolds—raw, unpolished, and fierce. Maybe it’s not the loss of an idealized experience, but a redefinition of what it means to show up. The resilience in survival is a kind of love too, one that adapts, protects, and holds on. Perhaps in time, the space opens up to reclaim those moments, to find joy in the scorchiness of it all, and to honor the strength it took to keep going. Want to explore how to find pockets of peace or how to gently rewrite your story?

12/04/2025

Here is a little affirmation for those who struggle during December ❤️

12/02/2025

This is such important information regardless of gender but since I’m BP and support empowering women to make better decisions with their health - I had to share!