From evaluations filled out by participants after the monthly meeting of Women’s Journey:

What are they saying about Women's Journey? 

•          The Women’s Journey experience “enables the exploration of feelings at a personal level.” 
   

•          The part I liked best was “the way everybody is free to express their reaction to the
     material presented.” 
   

•          The Women’s Journey experience was “very healing, so needed.” 
   

•          “It was interesting to meet women from other countries and hear their points of view.” 
   

•          The Women’s Journey experience “met my needs and made me think.  I’ve already
     learned a lot.”
   

•          The Women’s Journey experience “was an inspiration.” 
   

•          “I’m very happy I came!”  “I spoke in a group for the first time.”  “I felt relaxed and not
      threatened…peaceful.” 
   

•          “I enjoyed listening to and meeting other women.”  
   

•          What I liked the best was “the light (candle) in the middle and listening to others.”
   

•          “I enjoyed hearing about others and their challenges.  Loved it all.” 
   

•          “It was very exciting to meet new people that are warm and supportive and nonjudging.” 
   

•          “Women’s Journey is a way for me to heal myself.”  “It gave me insight.” 
   

•          Women’s Journey “encouraged critical thinking; stimulated new thoughts re: listening.” 
   

•          “It was fulfilling and deep.  It gives you a sense of security and so I felt I could trust and
      open up.”
   

•          Women’s Journey is a “great source of meeting others facing similar issues.”
   

•          “I felt myself in a very positive environment where I can meet people with the same
      interest as mine.”
   

•          “Congratulations for this great organization.”
  
   

Presentation based on Codependency and the Socialization of Women, by Ann Mody Lewis, Ph.D., Copyright 1996