2 New Sharing Circle Sessions are Starting w.e.f July 31, 2020

All,

I hope you are all well and safe. We started Sharing Circle Sessions in the last week of March 2020. We are glad to hear from the community that enjoyed participating in these sessions and able to share their thoughts and emotions without any interruption. We are thankful to our Discussion Leaders for hosting these sessions and providing an uninterrupted space for all.

In an attempt to provide more support and based on the community's inputs and feedback, we are pleased to announce two more additional sessions for adults. The new session timings are 7 PM ET & 10.00 PM ET. We heard that some unable to join the share queue due to being an hour session. So we are replacing Get to know your session at 7 pm ET with a sharing circle session to give a straight 2 hours session to accommodate all sharers. So they able to join the queue and share their thoughts comfortably. And if in case you missed the session, you do not have to worry, the next session will be at 10.00 PM ET where you can join and participate.

The complete schedule for Adult Sharing Circle Sessions are as follow:

• 12.00 AM ET
• 4.00 AM ET
• 8.00 AM ET
• 12.00 PM ET
• 4.00 PM ET
• 7.00 PM ET
• 8.00 PM ET
• 10.00 PM ET

We invite all members to participate in these sessions and share your thoughts & emotions. We are here to hear from you. And, we also invite our listeners to participate and provide support to the members sharing and cheer them up for their courage to share.

As we added new sessions, we need your help to host these sessions. You are eligible to cohost a Sharing Circle Session if you have these -

• If you are a listener
  • Verified Listener Badge
  • Sparkler badge (20 member group chats)
• If you are a member
  • No newbie badge
  • Friendly Face badge (Group Chats - 100 + Compassion Hearts - 300)

If you meet the requirements and wish to lead sharing circles then please apply.

It is a team effort to make someone feel better. All help will be much appreciated. Thank you!! '

Important note: All the sessions will be starting a new session even if they are back to back to ensure all those who joined for the first time, get the chance to know what the session is all about. Secondly, all the efforts of scaling up the Sharing Circle is to ensure that you get uninterrupted space to share and vent while others listen and support you.

@GlenM @Heather225 @Hope @CheerfulRose @CheeryMango