From Isolation to Connection: Navigating Social Experiences with CPTSD w/Heather

**For Established Members Only**

**This Group Will Run Every Sunday for the Month of November, and Every Other Sunday Thereafter**

This is a compassionate space to talk about the social challenges of CPTSD — to debrief, prepare, and celebrate progress on the journey toward safe connection.

Whether you are living with CPTSD as a result of childhood trauma or toxic adult relationships, the feelings that come with this can sometimes feel like impossible barriers to safe social connection — something we all deeply need and deserve.

This group is a safe, supportive space to explore the social challenges of living with CPTSD. Together, we can debrief after difficult interactions, prepare for those we anticipate, and celebrate our moments of growth, healing, and connection along the way.

*Important Notes*

If this is your first time here, please sign up for a First Timers event.
This event is for established members only. You must have attended a First Timers event prior to signing up for this one. If you have not attended a First Timers event, you will be removed from the meeting.

These meetings are to ensure the safety of our members and our hosts as we share sensitive details about our experiences. We also do this to ensure all new members will get a chance to share and introduce themselves right away, this is a way for us to properly meet each of you. Instructions are posted in the First Timers events and we appreciate your cooperation in advance!

Please Review The Following Before Joining:

I am a peer supporter, not a mental health professional, physician or attorney. Information shared in these groups is not to be construed as professional advice.

• Cameras must be ON. If you need to briefly turn your camera off, please inform the host. If your camera remains off after being asked to turn it on, you will be removed from the meeting.
• Mute your microphones unless it is your turn to speak.
• Raise your hand to share. Shares will be heard in the order hands are raised.
• Offer advice ONLY when it’s explicitly asked for. Supportive words of validation, understanding, and affirmation are encouraged. Unsolicited advice and tangential rants of personal opinions are not.
• If your think your share might trigger others, please advise the group with a trigger warning and wait a moment. This moment of pause allows members the chance to mute their speakers.
• Manage triggers by muting your speakers or taking a break from the meeting as needed. If you need to leave, the host will re-admit you as many times as necessary, no questions asked.
• Solicitation is prohibited. Please refrain from pedaling products or services.
• Please refrain from contacting or DMing other members without prior approval from an organizer. If you’ve connected with someone and would like to exchange contact information, reach out to an organizer, and we’ll facilitate the exchange.

**Although we care deeply about the safety and wellbeing of our members, we are not equipped to intervene in crisis situations. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT FEELS SUICIDAL OR UNSAFE, PLEASE DIAL 911 (US & CANADA) OR 999 IN THE UK. OR SEEK CARE AT YOUR NEAREST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.**
Crisis Hotline: 988 (US)