Congratulations to NB Founder and Executive Director Carol Randolph for being selected as a 2025 Women Making History Award Winner by Montgomery County Commission for Women and Montgomery Women.
Celebrating 46 Years!
Divorce Support
2025 Women Making History Award Winner: Carol Randolph
NEW BEGINNINGS® is a support group for separated and divorced men and women based in the DC metro area (MD, DC and VA). Established in 1979, we are the oldest and only group in the metro area that deals strictly with separation/divorce and is open to people with or without children.
A marital separation is a wrenching experience which can happen to anyone at any time for a variety of reasons. We believe that by sharing feelings with other people in similar situations, we can gain a better perspective on the process of separation and thereby begin to build a new life. This is our first task—because the one certainty is that our lives cannot remain the same.
NEW BEGINNINGS® discussion meetings are offered several times a month and are open to non-members. Led by member volunteers trained to guide the discussion, these meetings offer a chance to talk to others who share and understand your concerns.
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We offer three in-person discussion meetings each month--two in MD/DC & one in VA.
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Discussion Meetings
November
EMOTIONAL CRAZINESS: When you first separate, it is normal to be crazy--to experience the roller-coaster of extreme highs & extreme lows, often in the space of minutes. What triggers the peaks & valleys for you?
COPING AS A SINGLE PARENT: How do you balance your own needs as a single person versus the demands of caring for your children? Discussion includes issues for those who are dating a single parent.
TRANSITIONS: Change may be inevitable, but it’s not always easy or welcome. How do we manage the many changes–good AND bad–that come with divorce?
OPEN DISCUSSION: Bring your own issues & feelings to share!
WED 5 ** Open Discussion ** 7:30-9:30 PM ** Online ** $10
SUN 9 ** Emotional Craziness ** 3:00-5:00 PM ** Fairfax ** $10
SUN 16 ** Transitions ** 3:00-5:00 PM ** Kensington ** $10
SAT 22 ** Coping as a Single Parent ** 7:30-9:30 PM ** Rockville ** $10
December
COPING WITH THE HOLIDAYS: EVERYONE, coupled or uncoupled, experiences stress at the holidays–from practical issues like where & with whom to eat the big meal(s), how to divide your time, giving & receiving gifts, to the bigger questions of where you are in your life. What are the particular issues for you this year?
HOME: “Home” is a powerful word with many associations. The marital home is just one. Whether you keep the house or find a new one, what defines “home” for you?
OPPOSITE SEX FRIENDS: Many of us never have one until we separate. What makes these relationships unique? How do we establish & maintain them?
OPEN DISCUSSION: Bring your own issues & feelings to share!
SUN 7 ** Coping with the Holidays ** 3:00-5:00 PM ** Falls Church ** $10
WED 17 ** Open Discussion ** 7:30-9:30 PM ** Online ** $10
SAT 20 ** Home ** 3:00-5:00 PM ** Rockville ** $10
SUN 28 ** Opposite Sex Friends ** 3:00-5:00 PM ** Silver Spring ** $10
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OPEN EVENTS -- Any single can attend
Online speakers return in January
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Divorce 101
NEW BEGINNINGS and the COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE CENTER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY co-sponsor a 6-week program covering everything you need to know about divorce in Maryland. It is offered twice a year and features 13 of the top family law professionals in Montgomery County as speakers. Audio recordings available for Weeks 1-5.
NEXT SESSION: Spring 2026
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New Beginnings, Inc. • 2711 Covered Wagon Way • Olney, MD 20832 • 301-924-4101
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Separation and Divorce Support Meetings
Our discussion meetings are led by a New Beginnings member-volunteer trained to facilitate the discussion. You may join the conversation or just listen; there is never any pressure to talk.
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October
MAKING A NEW BEGINNING: Conquering the emotional challenges of those first few days & months–or any step along the way. Wherever you are on the journey, offer a hand to those following behind.
GETTING TO KNOW YOU: Easing into a relationship.
TIMING IN RELATIONSHIPS: How important is it that one of you is recently separated & the other is long divorced? Apart from chronology, what does it mean when one is "ready" but the other is not?
SUN 12 ** Timing in Relationships ** 3:00-5:00 PM ** Bethesda ** $10
SUN 19 ** Getting to Know You ** 3:00-5:00 PM ** Arlington ** $10
SAT 25 ** Making a New Beginning ** 3:30-5:30 PM ** Kensington ** $10
WED 29 ** Open Discussion ** 7:30-9:30 PM ** Online ** $10
November
EMOTIONAL CRAZINESS: When you first separate, it is normal to be crazy--to experience the roller-coaster of extreme highs & extreme lows, often in the space of minutes. What triggers the peaks & valleys for you?
COPING AS A SINGLE PARENT: How do you balance your own needs as a single person versus the demands of caring for your children? Discussion includes issues for those who are dating a single parent.
TRANSITIONS: Change may be inevitable, but it’s not always easy or welcome. How do we manage the many changes–good AND bad–that come with divorce?
OPEN DISCUSSION: Bring your own issues & feelings to share!
WED 5 ** Open Discussion ** 7:30-9:30 PM ** Online ** $10
SUN 9 ** Emotional Craziness ** 3:00-5:00 PM ** Fairfax ** $10
SUN 16 ** Transitions ** 3:00-5:00 PM ** Kensington ** $10
SAT 22 ** Coping as a Single Parent ** 7:30-9:30 PM ** Rockville ** $10
December
COPING WITH THE HOLIDAYS: EVERYONE, coupled or uncoupled, experiences stress at the holidays–from practical issues like where & with whom to eat the big meal(s), how to divide your time, giving & receiving gifts, to the bigger questions of where you are in your life. What are the particular issues for you this year?
HOME: “Home” is a powerful word with many associations. The marital home is just one. Whether you keep the house or find a new one, what defines “home” for you?
OPPOSITE SEX FRIENDS: Many of us never have one until we separate. What makes these relationships unique? How do we establish & maintain them?
OPEN DISCUSSION: Bring your own issues & feelings to share!
SUN 7 ** Coping with the Holidays ** 3:00-5:00 PM ** Falls Church ** $10
WED 17 ** Open Discussion ** 7:30-9:30 PM ** Online ** $10
SAT 20 ** Home ** 3:00-5:00 PM ** Rockville ** $10
SUN 28 ** Opposite Sex Friends ** 3:00-5:00 PM ** Silver Spring ** $10