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Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

Hi there SANE Forums Community,

This fortnight we invite you to join in a discussion about communities and the places where you feel connection and belonging. For many of us, finding community and people that we feel connected with can be a journey, and SANE Peer Support Worker @Former-Member will be joining us to share her experience of finding like minded people, and places she feels most connected.

Every person's experience of community is unique, and the path to finding belonging and connection can take many twists and turns. We would love to hear your experience of finding community, and your advice to others who may still be searching for places they feel they can be their authentic selves.

The role of community, connection and belonging in recovery

A big part of recovery for many people is finding spaces where we can be our authentic selves. Finding connection with others who share similar values, interests or experiences can help us to feel a sense of belonging, and reduce feelings of isolation.

For so many of us living with mental health concerns, there are times in our recovery journey we might feel really alone. I know I certainly have at times. Finding our tribe and our people can help us in our recovery, as belonging to a community promotes our social wellbeing, and allows us to be seen and held for who we truly are.

Join us to talk about the role of community, connection and belonging in your life, and how we can build up our dream communities.

Please join the discussion here on Tuesday the 7th of December 2021 from 7:00pm-8:30pm AEST to follow this conversation.

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In response to: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

@Daisydreamer @Former-Member

Gotta go night all. Need to get kids to bed. Hugs to all.

In response to: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

@HenryX I'll have to try from my PC...my phone's not giving me any joy..

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

I have felt that at times myself @outlander
if you could try & imagine what it might feel like, does that maybe help?

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

6. What would your dream community/ies look like?

@Former-Member @outlander @still_bookish @HenryX @Shaz51 @Shaz51 @Bunniekins @nony @chibam @CapnWannabe @Judi9877 @Mystickate

In response to: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

I agree @still_bookish . , my @outlander you are awesome my sister

Good night @nony , see you tomorrow

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

goodnight! @nony
thanks for being here with us tonight!

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT


@Daisydreamer wrote:
That clear picture sounds like a great blueprint to finding and building communities that you value @chibam

I would be interested to hear what your picture looks like 🙂

I wanted to get back to this @Daisydreamer , because it's important, but these discussions move so fast...

It's a place where relationships are paramount and indispensable.

It's a place where we focus on making life worth prolonging before we focus on prolonging life.

It's a place where happiness is pursued before safety.

It's a place where sadness is driven away and never cultivated. If we lack the capacity or strength to turn our own sadness into happiness, we can count on our community to do their darndest to do it for us.

It's a place where life isn't compulsory and suicide isn't a taboo. The people there are truly free: including free to leave when they wish, without incurring the wrath or misery of their peers.

I could go on with the subtleties, but I think that's enough for people to try to digest, for now.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

I'll grab the link to the Hangar for you @CapnWannabe @HenryX

Henry's Landing Strip & Hangar

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

What would your dream community/ies look like?

In a broad sense; what first came to mind was a beautiful diverse group of misfits who challenge the status quo, having fun doing it & being able to be themselves & share that with the world. Hahaha….

To go into it a bit more I guess, a group of quirky & unique individuals from diverse backgrounds who are happy to be and express themselves in the truest manner that is right for them. Who represent all walks of life and bring varied perspectives and life’s experience who can respect, encourage & mirror each other their strengths and individual qualities which contribute to a whole ecosystem.

What do yours look like? Mine is more vague but are there more specific ones like a support or leisure group for example?

In response to: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Finding community: Feeling belonging and connection // Tuesday 7th December, 7:00- 8:30PM AEDT

Thanks for the tag @Daisydreamer Being an hour behind in Qld I have only just caught up.

This has been a very interesting topic so thanks for having it. I don’t think I have anything of value to add tonight.

Cheers

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