Finding Your Identity and Power After Emotional Abuse with Kodie

**ONLY FOR ESTABLISHED MEMBERS**

This session will focus on coping strategies for trauma survivors, offering support for victims of domestic violence, adult survivors of child abuse, and those navigating narcissistic abuse recovery. Experienced speakers will delve into topics like emotional trauma, PTSD, healing from abusive relationships, and the struggles faced in day to day life. Gain insights on narcissism awareness, healthy living practices, and ways to overcome the impact of breaking trauma bonds developed during abuse. Whether you
are going through a divorce, getting over a breakup, or struggling with codependency issues, this event is designed to provide a safe space for growth and healing. Connect with fellow survivors, share your story, and learn valuable tools for moving forward on your journey towards empowerment and resilience.

Meeting Format:
We will start the meeting each week by reading the daily reading from "The Language of Letting Go" written by Melody Beattie (you do not have to have a copy of the book as the host will read it aloud to the group) The meeting will then open up to the floor to talk about the excerpt that was just read and how it may pertain to your life OR anything that is on your mind. Something that you may be going through or need to get off your chest at group level. Then we will end the meeting with a card chosen at random from a deck of cards from the coping skills series deck for depression and anxiety.

About Host:
I was in a 15 year toxic, abusive relationship with my ex for all of my adult life. When the cycle finally came to a stop, and he moved on, I felt like my world had crashed around me. The hardest question to answer was "what do you like to do?" I realized that I didn't know who I was anymore because for so long my likes were his likes, and my favorite things were his favorite things. I had given up every part of me to be able to be what he needed me to be. Something as simple as trying pickles on my burger was a re-learning experience for me. I struggled finding my own identity, lost on who I wanted to be now that I could be whoever I wanted. But more importantly I felt completely alone and abandoned. That's when I found this group and was surprised to find that there were other people out there going through similar situations, and relieved to know that I
wasn't the crazy one in the relationship. Attending these meetings and being able to openly share my experiences with this group has made navigating through life so much easier. Regaining my self-confidence, being able to hold my head up, and learning how to take my power back has been one of the hardest, yet most rewarding, things I have
ever done for myself. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

Rules:
1. You must have attended a first timers meeting in order to be able to attend
2. Raise your hand if you having something you would like to add/share with the group
3. Please be respectful towards each person as they share. No cross-talk, rude comments, abusive or racial slurs, or invalidating responses (this kind of behavior will get you dropped from the meeting without warning)
4. Your camera must be on AT ALL TIMES throughout the entire meeting (we don't necessarily need to see your face but your camera must be on. This is non-negotiable) Also, if you are not the one sharing please make sure your microphone is muted
5. Please do not reach out and message anyone from the meeting afterwards on your own time (if you would like to connect with anyone privately please message me first and I will reach out to the person on your behalf)
6. Be supportive to everyone in the group and be sympathetic to the fact that most people are in different stages of their healing process than you might be, and that's okay

~ZOOM links will be sent via email (to the email you signed up with) or through your MeetUP messages the day of the meeting~