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What is the Restored Lives course?

Relationship breakdown can be the hardest experience of a person’s life. No one should have to face it on their own. By joining one of our courses we hope you will become part of a local group nearby where you can feel supported. 

We offer eight-session courses that welcomes you into a small group of people who are also facing separation or divorce. Together we explore all the challenges commonly faced when a relationship breaks down, from the emotional struggles to the practical issues including legal and financial matters. 

We have consolidated expertise from professional counsellors, family law solicitors, mediators and parenting specialists to create a course that is stuffed with practical tips that will help you navigate your separation or divorce and reduce the harm of the process as much as possible. 

Usually we run about 40 courses across the UK and more overseas, for full details scroll to the bottom of this page. We also run Restored Lives At Home – Which is the online version of our course which you can join from anywhere (we will try to group you with local people whenever possible)

Meet others

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Restored Lives is typically run one evening per week for eight weeks. Each evening starts at around 7 pm (some variation by venue) either in person or online with a virtual cuppa. There’s time to connect with the other guests and the leaders and helpers who usually have first-hand experience of going through separation or divorce. Lots of courses provide a simple meal or refreshments.

Listen to talks

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Each session includes a talk which is either delivered in person or as a video link that explores different topics including:
– Facing what’s happened
– Communication and conflict resolution
– Letting go
– Managing the effect on other relationships, including children
– Legal matters
– Being single and moving on

Discuss in small groups

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In small groups of six to eight people, there’s an opportunity to discuss the talk. You can share as much or as little as you like about how your personal situation relates to the topic. Restored Lives is a non-judgemental safe space where you can speak to others who have or are facing similar situations.

Hear Personal Stories

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We end each evening with a personal story of recovery. You’ll hear from past participants of the course explaining what happened to them and the key things they did to overcome their challenges so they could live a fully restored life.

Who is it for?

Restored Lives is for anyone who is going through or has been through the breakdown of a significant relationship. This includes civil partnerships and cohabiting couples, recent breakups as well as those that ended years ago.

Most of our courses are run by Churches because the charity was founded by Christians who felt a calling to come alongside heartbroken people but it has also been run by mediators and community groups in front rooms, pubs, offices and even a bakery. The course content is not religious, it is designed for people of all faiths and none. You won’t be judged and nobody is trying to convert you. For Christians attending the course or anyone who is interested, we have optional content that looks at what the bible says about divorce and considers the faith aspects of separation and divorce.