Discussion: This study explored care partners' experiences of social support while engaging in a golf program for people living with dementia and their care partners, and their perceptions of how participation impacted their resilience, coping, and quality of life. Program staff and volunteers played an important role in facilitating a program that provided relief and temporary respite to care partners from their care-providing responsibilities. Through building social connections, sharing experiences, and witnessing others navigate similar challenges, care partners accessed emotional validation and support that helped normalize their struggles and strengthen resilience. Societal expectations pertaining to gender and providing care likely shaped care partners' experiences, as many saw their role as deeply connected to their identity as a wife. Staff and volunteers helped care partners by providing an accessible, supportive program for them and their husbands. Respite and emotional relief provided by the program enabled care partners to manage role-related stress by allowing them to temporarily step back from their responsibilities, recharge, and engage in an enjoyable activity. Drawing on Windle's 201) conceptualization of resilience as a dynamic process supported by external resources, respite and relief within group PA programs may case emotional distress and enhance care partners' capacity to navigate the demands of providing care. Participating in leisure activities, especially with the person they provide care for, may reinforce a sense of independence and help them. Need Assignment Help?