Compassion and Acceptance: Subcommunity Promotion Week

By being compassionate, we foster connection, facilitate problem-solving, and improve our health and well-being. The essence of compassion is the refusal to back down from challenging situations and put aside judgment. It’s about understanding the struggles of another person and wanting to help.

Humans thrive in communities–we are meant to be social. Compassion is a key ingredient for establishing and building strong connections. By truly understanding and caring about what others are experiencing, you become better able to respond in helpful ways. Compassion can help you approach situations with kindness and interest, an approach that creates trust. By building on that strong foundation, lasting relationships can be established and potential problems can be addressed together.

Compassion is shown to improve health and wellness because of its ability to drive meaningful interactions. It pushes us to address inequality, cruelty, and the struggles of others. It encourages us to be kind. It allows us to see others and how we can help them or hold space for them. And, because we’re social animals, we may find ourselves unable to be happy all of the time if others are suffering.

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• LGBTQ+/MOGII Support: Welcome to the LGBTQ+ subcommunity! We are a welcoming and inclusive community where questions can be asked and answered, where support and information are easily obtainable and exchangeable, and where topics can be talked about openly and respectively!

• Disability Support: The group is a great place for those with chronic illnesses, chronic pain, and impairments to get support and connect with others. These things are all covered under the disability category.

• Positivity & Gratitude: Our community aims to spread positive vibes through forums, chatrooms & growth path activities for everyone to grow and move forward in life.

• Healthy Living Support: Healthy Living is a journey regarding one's "complete" well-being. "Physical, Mental, Emotional or Spiritual". Here you will find the support to help you move forward in your goals and be your best self. No matter where you are on your journey, we are here for you!

• Trauma Support: The Trauma Support Community aims to provide a safe, empowering, inclusive, supportive & proactive community for survivors of trauma to have the opportunity to begin healing from their experiences, in a nonjudgmental environment through support sessions and posts. The Trauma Support Community, with all its listeners and members, aims to help spread awareness of trauma and its impact on individuals' lives while validating the members of this community, reducing the isolation many feel.

• Self Harm Recovery: Welcome to the Self-Harm Recovery Subcommunity! It’s great to have you here and we are proud of you for making the first brave step in reaching out for support by joining us in this supportive, safe, friendly environment.

• Eating Disorders Support: This sub-community aims to provide support to people dealing with eating disorders and to the loved ones of people dealing with eating disorders.

Leadership Opportunities are available in the subcommunities as well. Below is the masterpost of available roles:

• Click here to apply for Subcommunity Track Leadership Roles

Tagging the above-mentioned community leaders: @KateDoskocilova @Banjothebudgie @Listeningsarinn @AffyAvo @VerseArt @PoliteOcean @DonaldDraper @whenitsdarklookforstars @Greenchoice1 @hopebeyondpain @HealTheHealer @Oceanwaves16 @rebecca947 @enchantedlove @helpingxhearts @CheeryMango