The MONARCA GROUP is a monthly peer support group for women impacted by trauma, which can result from many different types of situations. The group's purpose is to foster healing through the grace of God, a loving community and personal empowerment through education.

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Defining Trauma: Lasting adverse effects on an individual's functioning, and mental, physical, social, emotional, and/or spiritual well-being, resulting from the exposure to an incident or series of events that are emotionally disturbing or life threatening. 

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Some of those adverse effects could be: concentration/memory problems, fear, sadness, irritability or anger, feeling nervous, jumpy or on high alert, difficulty sleeping, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, and difficulty feeling positive emotions, relationship problems, social withdrawal.

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The MONARCA GROUP aims to educate on various forms and effects of trauma, offering women tools and resources to help facilitate their recovery in a confidential,  supportive environment.