Belonging Circles for Resilience at Community for Positive Aging
peer support circle, share or just observe.
Hosted by Drew Alcoser, a trained One Resilient Earth Climate Circle facilitator
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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, ask questions 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.
This message contains some important notes about what to expect during our time together.
Belonging Circles are intended to be a casual and relaxed setting for each participant to share their unique perspective, experiences, thoughts, and feelings about the climate crisis and the overall state of the world as the polycrisis becomes apparent. This is a space free of educating or persuading to any particular view or course of action. We will take turns deeply listening to each other and allow moments of silence for deepening as it naturally arises.
In order to hold a space where everyone can feel as safe as possible to share deeply, it’s useful to listen without any cross talking. Cross talking can be understood as a back and forth dialogue, answering questions, opinion or advice giving, and commenting of any kind upon what has been previously shared.
The pause between shares can be used as an opportunity to notice if thoughts arise around a shared experience. Advice, opinions, desires to share a resource, impulse to comfort or console, etc. are natural impulses and even enjoyable & welcome in regular conversations, that is not what we are going for here, we will strive together to do our best to refrain from these habitual impulses.
For immediate help with eco-anxiety
Text or call the 988 Lifeline. Literally, use 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.
Masks encouraged.
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.