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-hello- ~welcome to my bio~ 💜 you're welcome to call me rayna/ray 💜 ------------------------- my experience: i've experienced almost 2 decades of my life, and i have been through my own package of issues. i think all of my issues have affected someone else here too, plus it would have been so hard. i believe, i can help them find the hope to see that things will get better like it did for me.  ------------------------- what you can expect from me: members:  life is a very long journey, and it is never in anyone's life been easy, and all we are met with struggles at different points in life. i, a basic person, is willing to help you through the difficult times, how much ever i am capable of.  i can be your sound board, listen to you, and comfort you, as long as you need it. 💜 you are all deserving of love, safety, comfort and happiness 💜 you can be assured that you're not judged in any way, and all chats will be confidential. if you're not okay with my texting style, or anything else please let me know, i will be willing to change it - don't hesitate!  please feel free to convey to me if you don't feel things are working; i can help you find another listener better suited for your needs. 🧡 i'm here for you, you're not alone, and you've got this 🧡 listeners:  ------------------------- my role on 7cups: ‣ a kind human being who's here for you ‣ verified listener by the community ------------------------- availability and topics: i will be available on the following times given below.  ❤️ very busy 💛i can talk to you 💚i have all the time for you ------------------------- i will not be taking the following topics: addiction, alcohol or drug abuse, bipolar, borderline, chronic pain, disabilities, diabetes, exercise motivation, financial stress, getting unstuck, loneliness, men's issues, OCD, parenting, perinatal mood disorder, sexual health, spirituality, weight management and work stress. no casual chats, unless a long-term member. the topics i will be comfortable providing support with is given further, please do take notice of that. thank you for understanding feel free to leave a review if it suits you, it will be helpful in future conversations. thank you for reading till here <3 ------------------------- ↓🧡🧡 the following texts are for mood upliftment i think may help 🧡🧡↓ ------------------------- quotes - they were mountains that you were carrying, you were only supposed to climb - what we dwell on is who we become - every saint has a past and every sinner has a future  - you're enough, believe it <3  - not all those who wander are lost, so keep exploring  songs that are motivational, help you get through stuff according to me - a million dreams from the movie ''The Greatest Showman'' - wake up  - from ''Julie and the phantoms'' - million to one - Camila Cabello - shit happens by Katelyn Tarver - fight song by Rachel Platten

Availability: 💚 Taking selected chats! Hello there! I resigned from all my roles on Cups in December 2023 after much consideration and thought. For the foreseeable future, I will not be taking member chats. I may pop in once a month or so to take one-off chats, but I cannot commit to long-term members or offline chatting. If you need urgent help, please visit the 'Browse Listeners' tab to find an active, online listener best suited for you. I wish you all the best, and don't forget to be awesome! 🤍🌸🤍 About Me Welcome to my profile! My name is Lunaire (Luna if you'd like!). I am just but one of the many listeners on this site, who are each trying to make the world a better place, one conversation at a time. I'm a 22-year-old medical student from South Africa. I adore reading and writing, and when my nose is not in a book or the latest story I am trying to finish writing at 3am, you'll find me researching and learning about the most obscure subjects. Education is one of the ideals I am very passionate about - knowledge is power, and makes the world go around.  🤍🌸🤍 My Former Roles on 7Cups Peer Supporter Chat Support  Safety Patrol and Safety Patrol Outreach Team (SPOT) member Quality Mentor Listener Verifier Project Agent for Active Listening Test Outreach and for the VL Team Listener Chatroom Supporter Anonymous Evaluations Team member 🤍🌸🤍 Please take note of the following: * Just like everyone else on the site, I am human and I would appreciate a mutual respect between us during the chat.  * My schedule does not permit me to be online on 7 Cups 24/7. My response time is usually 3 days.  * I do not take chat requests about: sexual topics/health, LGBTQ+ issues, self-harm, breakup/relationship stress/issues and addiction (drugs and/or alcohol usage).  * I do not take chats that request for advice, whether personal or medical as this is against 7Cups guidelines.  * My chat times with members can be between 30 - 60 minutes, however, I cannot chat for more than one hour. Please speak to me if you wish to chat again at another time. I cannot support long term members at this time.  * Please note that I will redirect you to another listener if I feel that I am unable to support you properly as I do not want to make anyone feel like they are unheard.  * I don't accept listener requests for chats about personal support or any non-listener related topic - kindly login to your member account to do so.

Sometimes when things are not going according to what we might have thought of, the best thing is to communicate with someone about that. Major problems and situations can be mitigate or dealt with a heartfelt conversation. I'm here to listen to whoever need to talk their hearts.

Please note I have been on and off in activity since I was most active in 2021. This is due to my external occupations and academics which makes sticking around here difficult sometimes. My roles on 7 Cups Group Support Room Project Leader (Inactive) Group Support Mentor Leader (Inactive) Global Group Support Moderator (ACTIVE) Group Support Mentor (Inactive) Listener Quality Mentor (Inactive) Listener Chatroom Mentor (Inactive) Safety Outreach Team (Inactive) Safety Discussion Team (Inactive) Safety Patrol Team (ACTIVE) LDP Mentor (Inactive) Listener Chat Supporter (Inactive) Listener Peer Supporter (Inactive) Trauma Support Discussion Host (Inactive) Doorkeeper (Inactive)  Adult-Teen Listener / ATL (ACTIVE) I have direct lived experience with peer violence, substance abuse, self-harm, depression, PTSD, childhood sexual abuse, sexual violence, addiction, breakups, domestic violence, and family, relationship, work, and student stress.  If you have any questions, do feel free to send a message and I'll try my best to help out.

------------------------- I am currently on a break from 7 Cups and will not be around much. I am not accepting new member chats for the time being. ------------------------- Hey there! I believe that everyone has a story that deserves to be heard. Whatever your story may be, I am here to listen with curiosity and without judgment. My goal as a listener is not to fix things but to understand them so you do not have to carry their weight alone. I aim to create a welcoming space where you can share your story freely with someone who will sit beside you and truly listen. No matter how big or small your story feels, I care about it. I believe deeply in listening with an open mind and genuine curiosity because everyone’s story matters. When life feels heavy, one of my favorite things to do is take a long walk through nature, sometimes alone, sometimes with a friend. I hope that talking with me can feel a little like that, like taking a quiet walk with someone who listens, who cares, and who helps you breathe a little easier along the way. ------------------------- Session info: 🕐 Session of 60 minutes at a time! ------------------------- Status: 🟢 Green: I am currently online and accepting personal requests. My response time will be within a few minutes. 🟠 Orange: I am online, though I might be occupied with other 7 Cups related things, such as already being in a chat, or in a public chatroom. My response time may vary (20-60 minutes). 🔴 Red: I am currently offline. Please leave me a message and I will try to get back to you as soon as I can. This might take up to 48 hours. ------------------------- Special Cups Corner: ✨Twin Brain Listener:✨ 🎀@Bow64🧠 Tybow, through typos and through laughs, I am grateful and proud to call you my friend! "Where one mind can light the sun, two can ignite the stars, but together they can make them shine✨" ✨Listener Nana:✨ 🚀@TovaCares76🍬 Nana, the great friend that proves how fun a little chaos can be! "You can't stop change any more than you can stop the suns from setting, or Nana from being chaotic fun 😉" ✨Listener Sister:✨ 🕊️@daydreammemories💚 Dayo, a fellow human being who I recognize many parts of myself in! "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'🫂" - C.S. Lewis -------------------------

Hello, my name is Asher. I'm currently a student working on my Master of Business Administration. Looking forward to working with you. I have also provided 5,000 hours of Peer Support for those in need, while focusing on a holistic approach for each member. I do take all issues and will support you on them to the best of my ability (except issues of suicide or active self-harm).  Interests: Narrative Psychology, Mythology, Children Literature, Public Health, Mental Health, becoming a Doctoral student in Public Health or Healthcare Administration, Leadership, and Sociology of Health.  7 Cups Leadership Roles Project Lead, Being Asher Former Roles Community Ambassador  Executive Editor, 7 Cups Newsletter Community Admin Support, Group Support in Community Engagement Community Mentor Leader of 7 Cups Leadership Quality Mentor, Safety Patrol Outreach Team  Project Lead of International Resource Database Chatroom Support/ Teen Chatroom Support Safety Patrol Outreach Team  Peer Support / Teen Peer Support Forum Supporter, Need Replies "Cause I'll be there when you can finally make it home"                                                                 - Missing Piece, Vance Joy "We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly"                                             - Up, Disney            "Go big, get loud, or go home. You gotta check that bucket list before going to the crypt"                                                                                        - Chaz Cardigom                                                 

Hi there, my name is Devin! I am excited to speak with you, to learn more about you, and to grow alongside you. I am currently midway through my masters program in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, and I work in a program with adults who have intellectual/developmental disabilities and co-occurring autism disorder. I love my cat, my family and friends, food, exploring, the outdoors, fitness, reading, and music. Most of all, I love helping people.🩷

I am sorry but I am currently on an indefinite self-care break. If you would really like to talk to me, just shoot me a PM and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Hello, I’m JediTurtle. I’m glad you’ve found me on 7 Cups of Tea. I’ll try to be the best listener I can and support people in whatever struggles they are going through. I like to think that I have overcome quite a bit in my life and I would like to try and help by listening to you. If I’m online please feel free to start a chat, if not then send me a message and we can set up a time to chat. Please remember to read the list of topics that I cover. Take care and have a wonderful day!  Here are some quotes I like: "Don't focus on your anxieties. Keep your concentration here and now where it belongs." -Liam Neeson as Qui Gon Jinn "No matter how difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don't just give up." -Stephen Hawking "No matter how hard life gets, I always say, don't look down at your shoes, look up at the stars." -Stephen Hawking "No-one can choose your mountain or tell you when to climb... It's yours alone to challenge at your own pace and time." -Patricia J. Hacker-Harber "Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always." -Robin Williams Need a hug? Try: thenicestplaceontheinter.net How about trying some calming activities? Try: thisissand.com or weavesilk.com I'm not sure I'm the best one to talk to about loss, but I can say this from experience: "Everyone processes loss in their own way and their own time. Don't let others make you feel like you have to just deal with it in a time frame they think of as acceptable."

I offer a warm and non-judgmental space for you to share anything 💙 . I am empathic and very open minded.  I love to make people smile it makes me happy...I am introvert                   If you're dealing with a lot, you can share it with me. I know that doesn't solve your problems but I hope it help your relax and be calm for a bit. Sometimes all it takes is a conversation to help you feel a little bit brighter.         💙 IT's OK IF ALL YOU DID TODAY WAS SURVIVE.💙                                                                               

Hi! I have to take some time away right now, flying south for the summer. Stay strong. You can do this! 🦋❤️🦋 Right now I am busy with my long-term members and I am not taking on any new ones. So if you have messaged me I urge you to seek another listener using the https://www.7cups.com/BrowseListeners/  link. There you can search using the filter option. I will update here when things change.  ~~~*~~~  "I am glad you have found me here at 7 Cups! I am happy to listen to you on many topics. I have experience in lots of different areas - anxiety, depression, and mental illness, families, and relationships, love, school, college, or work-related problems, financial stress, healthy living, food, and special diets, I can also offer support for chronic pain, illness, and disabilities. I am part of both the adult and the teen listening team, (and yes I can still remember being a teen lol) and I also offer long-term support to those that I can and who are in need. If I am not online then you are welcome to leave me a message -  but please tell me what you want to talk about so we can get off to a flying start. I will get back to you when I am next able, but please bear in mind that I get a lot of messages and I will reply to the most urgent first so if you just say hi, do you really just want a hi back? If you are a teen turning 18 in the near future, or if you have already turned 18 and feel like some more support then you can apply for one of the Teen Transition Mentor Team, including me, to reach out and support you through the transition from the teen side to the 18+ adult side.  The form is here ~~~> https://bit.ly/7CupsTTM If you have any feedback or ideas for the Disability Support Community then please fill out this form ~~> https://forms.gle/EJN1SX74mo6swPwN6  At weekends my response will be slower as that is usually my time off from 7 Cups, and I may not respond to any PMs or new requests till Monday. I  hope you understand that. We all need time for ourselves to recharge our batteries and relax.  ONE STEP AT A TIME "We all have different-sized footsteps that we leave behind on our journey through life. Sometimes we can change the size of our footsteps, the imprint, the impact, the direction. Sometimes our footsteps land on rock and they do not show, or they land on sand and stay for a while, Other times they get washed away by massive oceans or powerful waves. But each and every footstep is important in so many ways. Ways that we may not even know about. Watch your step, think about your steps, plan your next step, and the rest will follow."  Listening ... one step at a time Quote of Acceptance When we don't accept an undesired event, it becomes Anger, When we accept it, it becomes tolerance. When we don't accept uncertainty, it becomes fear, When we accept it, it becomes an adventure,  When we don't accept other's bad behaviour toward us, it becomes hatred, When we accept it, it becomes forgiveness. When we don't accept other's success, it becomes jealousy When we accept it, it becomes an inspiration. Acceptance is the key to handling life well !! Butterflies are a symbol of hope that we can all change from a small brown grub into a beautiful amazing butterfly! One step at a time! "Those who never change their minds, never change anything!" (Winston S. Churchill) "Prepare for the worst, but hope for the best!"  (B. Disraeli) Pearls are a great symbol of the grace we create, for the oyster creates its greatest work of art from an irritant!

I am someone who is passionate about letting people know that they are not alone and I am ready to listen, we all need to know that someone cares, I am not judgemental and my strength is that I feel I have been through alot in my own life and what got me through it, is opening up!