​A simple peer support circle, share or just observe. ALL are welcome. Bring a friend, get a free Climate Resilience t-shirt, have them register and let your host know when you join.

​Hosted by Drew Alcoser (they/them)

​Subscribe to this Luma calendar to receive the notifications of our peer gatherings, held three times each month on days of multiples of 5.

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​A personal resilience practice.

​​Why should we uncover our feelings? We will talk about it.

​​This is NOT group therapy. It is an opportunity to dig in to your own feelings, ask questions of yourself, and feel community connection with other concerned folx. Saying the quiet part out loud is empowering.

​Climate Circles are a system of CLIMA-unity.

​​Coming together in a Circle like this, gives each participant a chance to simply listen to perspectives of others. How does the changing climate, and everything before it, during, and the aftermath of its wrath— how do each of us take this into our continuum of understanding the natural and built world.

​Understanding.

​Our 3-step approach is something to be practiced over time. We hope you will consider joining others from the upper left corner of Turtle Island to give yourself grace, to practice "self" personal boundaries, and prioritize self-care in community with others.

​TOPICS format

​Each of our facilitators choose their format. For this one, host Drew will lead Circle-ists through their "monologues" about how they feel about protesting. It's natural to feel apprehension about attending.

​"Some HML (humans like me) feel this way too and then, for me, I experience guilt for not attending, FOMO (fear of missing out) and then I feel regret when I see images and hear from others about their experience. My initial feelings of fear are valid, I need to listen to that, and it should not be diminished, nor should I have to defend myself to others, nor give in to outside pressure to attend. But that doesn't come easy for me."

​Come to this Circle, and hear your story told by others. Feel better in a safe Circle.

​For immediate help with eco-anxiety

• ​​​Text or call the 988 Lifeline. Literally, enter 9-8-8 on your phone to reach someone that will provide "judgement-free care".

• ​​​Directory of "Climate-Aware" therapists in North America from Climate Psychology Alliance, NA.

​Readings from climate resilience authors like Joanna Macy.

• ​Introductions and understanding resilience, intro to the topic

• ​Group agreements

• ​Practice personal resilience

• ​Open the Circle, optional sharing, monologues, without feedback or judgement,

• ​Personal reflections

• ​More time to practice our resilience tools

• ​Closing reading

• ​Community announcements

​CANCELLATION POLICY. In-person Circles will shift to an online format if less than 2 people are registered, up to 2-hours before its start time. The site location will be cancelled and the Circle will take place online only. Please plan accordingly. Thank you for understanding. Both, our facilitators' time and yours is valuable.

​For any Circle, please let your facilitator know if you are no longer able to attend by replying to a reminder email. Volunteer facilitators put a lot of time and care into planning a thoughtful and engaging meeting for participants. Thank you for your consideration.