Social Anxiety Walking Group

Welcome to the social anxiety walk club! We don't have an official leader (if Catherine's there, she'll probably greet everyone, but that's as close as it gets); we're just a group of people, walking in one of the world's greatest parks.

We meet at the Maine monument in the Central Park entrance near Columbus Circle at 11:00 am and wait 5 minutes for folks to show up. (Pro tip: if you're running late, message our WhatsApp group chat and let us know.)

At 11:05 am, we start walking toward Bethesda Terrace. On the walk, feel free to talk, not talk, and leave whenever you like--it's up to you. We just want to walk (and maybe talk) with you for a little while. We hope to see you there.

(Pro tip: if you're running late, message our WhatsApp group chat and let us know.)

On the walk, feel free to talk, not talk, and leave whenever you like--it's up to you. We just want to walk (and maybe talk) with you for a little while. We hope to see you there!

And please join our WhatsApp group chat! (https://chat.whatsapp.com/JinNSrSNuasCvHPCRVB7ZA) Catherine takes a while to respond to requests to join, but she's been trying to get better with that. The group is here to coordinate meeting up for our walks, but it's also here to support one another in other aspects of navigating life with social anxiety, because we understand. <3

Why this group exists:
Our founder spent 6 months in an in-person CBT program for social anxiety, where one of the first things they did was go on a walk together. That program was one of the best things he'd ever done for himself, and a huge part of it was having "behavioral activity partners," other people with social anxiety who can relate to each other and perhaps even go do things together. We hope this group can be something like that in NYC!