Breakthrough Groups
Don’t be trapped into thinking you’re the only one experiencing your current feelings, that no one understands, or that circumstances will never change! Bay Life's Breakthrough Support Groups provide safe, confidential, and caring environments where you can feel comfortable and safe talking about your struggles and growing toward wholeness.
If you have questions, feel free to email Genevieve LoCicero,
Loss of a Spouse Seminar
Tuesday, August 25 | 7 – 8:45pm | Workbook: $10
Widowed? Do you dread the lonely days and nights? Wonder what to do with your spouse's belongings? Feel like your brain is in a fog? Unsure of how you will go on? As you know, the death of a spouse brings a unique kind of pain. People who are widowed haven't just lost a loved one -they have lost an entire lifestyle. Help is here and hope is possible. At this seminar, you will discover: other people understand and have found ways to make it through, why it won't always hurt so much, reasons for hope, and other practical tips for coping with the death of a spouse.
We hope you will join us on your grief journey.
GriefShare
Thursdays, August 27 - December 10, 2026 | 7pm – 8:45pm | Workbook: $20
It may be hard to feel optimistic about the future. If you have lost a spouse, child, family member or friend, you've probably found there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel. This can be a confusing time when you feel isolated and have many questions about things you've never faced before. Our GriefShare group meets weekly to help you face these challenges and move towards rebuilding your life. Each GriefShare session has 3 distinct elements: watching a video which features experts in grief and individuals who have experienced a loss, a brief discussion time related to the video topic, and use of your participant guidebook during the session and throughout the week. You do not need to walk alone on your journey from mourning to joy. We hope you will join us.
Untangle Your Emotions
Sundays, August 30 - October 11, 2026 | 10:30am – 12pm | Workbook: $20
God made us to feel our emotions, to examine and share them. We can learn what it means to live emotionally healthy lives from studying Jesus' life and how He cared for and responded to the people around Him. In the six week study, we will discover that emotions that are submitted to God and used for the purposes God intends connect us to each other and to Him. We will be encouraged through examples in Scripture, identify unhealthy ways you may be coping with emotions, learn a Biblical step-by-step method to help you process, name and notice what you are feeling. Wouldn't you like to move from apathetic to articulate when it comes to sharing what you feel? We hope you will join us on this journey towards emotional health.
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DivorceCare
Sundays, August 30 - December 13, 2026 | 9 – 10:15am | Workbook: $20
Many people will tell you that separation and divorce are one of the most painful experiences they have ever faced. It is a confusing time when you may feel isolated and have a lot of questions about issues you have never faced before. The emotional damage can cut to the soul. True healing for this kind of pain can only come from God's presence in the life of the person experiencing it. Divorce Care is a Christ-centered program which meets weekly to help you face these challenges and more towards rebuilding your life.
Each session consists of 3 distinct elements: watching a video where experts speak on various subjects impacted by divorce or separation. Afterwards is a group discussion and we utilize a workbook for in-group and at-home between sessions.
I Said This, You Heard That
Sundays, October 18 - December 6, 2026 | 10:30am – 12pm | Workbook: $25
If you have ever said the wrong thing...or said the right thing the wrong way...you know how quickly your mouth can make a big mess. This 7-session video study explores how your wiring affects what you say, how you listen, and how others hear you. After taking a 40-question assessment, you'll learn a simple framework that will instantly improve your communication. And you'll see how advice from apostle Paul thousands of years ago may have held the secret all along.
GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays
Thursday, October 22 | 7pm – 8:45pm | Workbook: $10
If you're facing the holidays after a loss, consider attending GriefShare -- Surviving the Holidays. This is a one time event that provides a safe space to share experiences and receive practical tips for coping with grief during the holidays. Their Holiday Survival Guide includes expert wisdom, planning exercises, and journaling prompts to help you prepare emotionally and spiritually for holiday events. By implementing these strategies you can navigate the holiday season with greater ease and find moments of joy amidst the challenges. Remember, you are not alone, and support is available to help you through this time.
This event will last for 1 hour and 45 minutes and includes watching a 40 minute video, group discussion and receiving a participant guide.
DivorceCare: Surviving the Holidays
Sunday, October 25 | 10:30am – 12pm | Workbook: $10
After separation and divorce, your Thanksgiving and Christmas won't look the same as they used to. Traditions change. Some family members won't be there. Social gatherings can feel stressful. But Divorce Care Surviving the Holidays can help. This is a 90-minute seminar that includes a video, sharing time, and a participant workbook filled with tips and encouragement for managing the holidays after separation and divorce. We hope you can join us for this seminar.
About the Group Leaders
As coordinator for the Breakthrough Support Group Ministry, Genevieve LoCicero and her team have facilitated a variety of groups. She has a heart to reach people that are hurting in all different areas. Her willingness to offer help and hope gently yet persistently through Breakthrough speaks well of her heart for the troubles of others. Breakthrough services are guided by Romans 12:1-2 which exhorts us to renew our minds. By doing so, we are able to live in a way that is pleasing to the Lord. Renewing our mind impacts emotions which in turn impacts behaviors and results in a life changed.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:1-2
For more information about any of our Breakthrough groups and events, contact Genevieve LoCicero,
Meeting Locations
Sunday and some Thursday Breakthrough groups will meet in the Counseling Center located at 140 Yarborough Road, Brandon, FL 33510. Thursday night groups may also meet in the Student Center or the rooms behind the Student Center of Bay Life Church, 1017 Kingsway Road, Brandon, FL 33510. Your registration email will have additional details.