Sunday Assembly Chapel Hill

Let's share and learn a little something from each other!

In the true spirit of showing and telling, we're throwing the doors open to all sorts of things, acts, smells, and what have you. Look around yourself and think if you could bring:

• Pictures from a trip to someplace special (we've got a projector)
• A story, a joke, or a magic trick
• A nifty object to pass around, like maybe a really cool rock
• A dance, a song, a martial arts display
• A special food or drink
• And as always: a science fact, a poem, an article

You don't have to bring anything glamorous, but please do bring something! Or maybe multiple things! Don't limit yourself for an idea being too big or too small.

Reach out at info@sundayassemblychapelhill.org if you have questions (or slides/photos). The venue unfortunately does not allow non-service animals, so keep those friends at home.

===Organizing Meeting===
After the main event and some snacks, the organizing team will be meeting in the same spot, and all Assemblers are welcome to join the conversation :-)

Kids welcome!
There's a children's playroom adjacent to the venue's main room, and a small playground just outside.

What happens at an Assembly
This assembly is a bit different, but most of our standard Assemblies hit these highlights:

• Some light conversation with an icebreaker question
• Our main event
• Some smaller segments on science, news, and meaningful readings
• Snacks and chats

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Parking at Pacifica
We recommend parking along Hanna St. There is handicapped parking in the small parking lot off the roundabout, with more around the back of the venue.

This month, we're turning towards nonfiction in the first time in a while! We'll be reading the NYT Bestseller Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents.

Many of us at Sunday Assembly come from backgrounds where we have distanced ourselves from the families and communities that we were brought up with. There are many reasons to have break ties, but an unhealthy relationship is unfortunately a common one.

We hope this read, and the discussion we'll have together, will bring some light to how our past continues to affect the way we interact with our world.

From the book:
If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate for your parent's behavior. These wounds can be healed, and you can move forward in your life.

In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect, and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents' emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you'll learn how to create positive, new relationships so you can build a better life.

We'll see you on Tuesday 8/25 at the library!