@eth, understandable that you might want an easy afternoon after an intense session. Fingers crossed for the phone numbers to follow up afterwards. Sounds like it might be good to have some friendly and interesting women to debrief with after the course, and to help each other in an ongoing way.
Interesting that you were challenged by one woman in the group. I went to a women's group last year but could only bear one session because of one woman in the group who dominated with hate filled monologues about her ex. I really felt the facilitator needed to pull this woman back from dominating so much, though I understood her anger and need. But in the absence of that boundary to meet the needs of all in the group, not just this one woman, I stopped going. I may try a different women's group in future, though I'm not that keen on 'instructional' groups at this time, more interested in shared therapeutic activities, such as art or laughter yoga.
@CheerBear, hope the little fish are all much more fit today, and that your plans with your MH worker ease your mind. Ciao for now. 
@eth, I've already watered a couple of plants here this morning, unusually active at an early hour today! 
It is really weird but until recently I thought I did not fit into the sexual assualt type of workshops but that has all changed. Now I could probably get a lot out of it. Now it is obvious there were a huge series of assualts. I must have internalised mother's blame mantle without even knowing, in spite of all the work I had done on myself.
It was discovered in my state ward file, and about 20 events and deep seated reactions all made more sense. So not all bureacratic stuff is useless. So much to reprocess atm, it is hard for me to stay in my skin.
I will be safe, so no worries.
The forum is my life line.
Thanks @eth will be good for later.
@Mazarita soooo .....
She is the only other older woman in the group. She's been late and left early almost every session. She seems to expect to be treated as the elder - she knows more than the rest of us and expects her word to be accepted by all. (In my book respect has to be earned and you have to show some to get some no matter what your age is). At the first session when I shared she was next to me and grabbed my hand and held it for some time. Eventually I turned my hand palm up and spread it out to get her to let go. So I felt she had some focus on me right from the start. Then at one session we disagreed about the meaning of the word chagrin. She spoke loudly over the top of me, repeating her definition 3 times to the younger women. When I came home I looked it up and I had been right, but I chose not to bring it up again with her.
Then last week I shared that I'd had contact with the Victims of Crime people and had been told I was outside the time limits (10 years for rape and 2 years for domestic violence). I had spoken at length on the phone with the facillitator of our group about this as I was shattered by it. Anyway when I said it she loudly said " There's no time limit. I've had a pay out from them. There's no time limit." I was sitting directly opposite her and said that that was what I'd been advised by VoC only a week earlier. (Maybe she did it before their time limits were introduced or in a different state, who knows? I didn't ask these things because of the way she was loudly insisting I was wrong). This happened immediately before the morning break. As I was upset and shaking I headed for the door to go outside for a smoke. She yelled my name from the other side of the room. I turned towards the door and flicked my hands backwards (to say I'm not responding) and kept walking. I didn't make eye contact with her for the rest of the session. For the record, I am not seeking a payout anyway. I am seeking ongoing counselling that I can afford.
To top it all off, she offered everyone in the group a session with her (turns out she's a homoeopath and a COUNSELLOR!!!) and when we came in for the break she had put her business card in everyone's handouts. She put 2 in mine!
The facillitator talked with me for about 1/2 hour afterwards and said she'll say something about accepting each other's truth this week. She also said promoting her work was completely out of line and would be discussed with THE woman.
I feel like today I'm going to have to go with defenses and strategy in mind, instead of just feeling safe in the group. I don't handle conflict at the best of times. It makes me want to run. If she approaches me I'm going to say "I'm not dancing" and walk away, but I know even this will have a strong effect on me.
Rant over!
The garden can wait a bit longer 
Sorry to hear that @Appleblossom. I'm hoping you are getting good support around those matters. Sending you support