Growth through the therapeutic element of relationships : the experience of a women's spirituality program

Jerebic, Sara (author)

The lives of modern women are characterized by the intertwining of the demands of work, family and social expectations, which increasingly leads to inner conflicts. In such a context, the ability to consciously pause, reflect inwardly and form self-help groups becomes crucial for the well-being of the individual and thus also for her family. Programs to promote women's spirituality, which vary according to culture and context, can be helpful in this regard. We present a study on the participation of women from Slovenia in a 90-day spiritual programme for women, focusing on the relational aspect. We used a semi-structured questionnaire survey and examined the experiences of the programme participants through content analysis. The results showed that relational support was a key factor that helped participants to go through personal change. The findings indicate a clear need for spiritual deepening and living presence in relationships and provide guidelines for the development of therapeutic and pastoral approaches to holistically support women in the modern world.

• Language: English
• Keywords: women’s spirituality, pairs, group, relationship, therapeutic element
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 14.09.2025
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str. 279-295
• Numbering: Letn. 80, št. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-174869
• UDC: 159.964:615.85:27-584.7-055.2
• ISSN on article: 2335-4127
• DOI: 10.34291/Edinost/80/01/Jerebic
• COBISS.SI-ID: 249390339
• Publication date in RUL: 10.10.2025

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Edinost in dialog : revija za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog
• Publisher: Inštitut za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog pri Teološki fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani, Inštitut za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog pri Teološki fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani, Inštitut Stanka Janežiča za dogmatično, osnovno in ekumensko teologijo ter religiologijo in dialog, Teološka fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 2335-4127
• COBISS.SI-ID: 268194560

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Rast skozi terapevtski element odnosov : izkušnja programa ženske duhovnosti

Abstract

Sodobno življenje ženske zaznamuje prepletenost zahtev dela, družine in družbenih pričakovanj, zaradi česar vse pogosteje prihaja do notranjega razkola. V takšnem kontekstu postaja sposobnost zavestnega ustavljanja, notranje refleksije in oblikovanje podpornih skupin ključno za dobrobit posameznic in posledično njihovih družin. V pomoč so lahko programi ženske duhovnosti, ki se različno odražajo v različnih kulturah in kontekstih. Predstavljamo raziskavo vključenosti udeleženk iz Slovenije v 90-dnevni duhovni program za ženske, kjer smo se osredotočali na relacijski vidik. Uporabili smo anketni vprašalnik in na podlagi analize vsebine raziskali izkušnje udeleženk programa. Rezultati so pokazali, da relacijska podpora predstavlja ključen dejavnik, ki udeleženkam pomaga vztrajati pri osebni spremembi. Ugotovitve kažejo na jasno izraženo potrebo po duhovni poglobitvi in živi prisotnosti v odnosih ter nudijo smernice za razvoj terapevtskih in pastoralnih pristopov za celostno podporo žensk v sodobnem svetu.

• Keywords: ženska duhovnost, pari, skupina, odnos, terapevtski element