November 2025 Community Update!

Dear Community,

I hope you all are well!

First, a big shout out to all the newbies joining us! It is great to have you all join us. On a related note, a big thank you to our welcoming committee and everyone else in the community that is helping our newest members feel welcome. This is great to see.

Second, a gentle reminder to all of you to please take good care of yourselves. There are a lot of bugs going around. I personally know 4 people that have been hospitalized in the last month. It seems these bacterial infections are “hiding” and “colonizing” - evading the antibiotics - and then coming back with a vengeance. I’ve not really heard too much of this sort of thing happening often in the past. Please get plenty of sleep, take D3 and K2 supplements, and wash your hands often. Sorry for the PSA, but these recent signals have spooked me a bit so I am trying to be proactive and share with all the people that I care about. 

Third, if you haven’t yet, please check out our Way of the River series. We have 4 of the 5 parts live and will roll out the last part later this week. 

H

We believe that every milestone, big or small, deserves to be celebrated. For many of us, a birthday or an anniversary is more than just a date - it's a powerful reminder that we're still here, that we've overcome challenges, and that we're still going strong. Sometimes, these important days can feel quiet or go unnoticed. We want to change that by hosting Monthly Milestone Moments. Stay tuned for this coming month’s dates and times!

In our continued efforts to support new users, we have opened a room to our Newbies (first 30 days of the site) called the Welcome Lounge. Check out the official post here. If you are a leader interested in helping provide coverage for this 24/7 room, drop me a line!

I am a firm believer in taking small, consistent steps to build momentum and develop (healthy) daily habits. I have been tinkering with an initiative (known as the One Small Step challenge) to set weekly goals and meet at the end of each week as a means of celebration and accountability. It's shown such potential that we have decided to elevate it to make it a 24/7 check in system! Sign up for the Wellness Accountability Huddle and commit to your goals long-term!

Along that same line of thinking, I encourage you all to join the fun in this daily thread: Today I learned… As a large community family, with immense global knowledge and wisdom from all walks of life, we have the power to really help each other improve our lives, so I urge you to please keep on extending yourself to others with an open heart and mind. 

When you’re finished reading this update, head over to this post to hear the latest from our esteemed Ambassador Team: Ambassador Update

And if you’ve seen a Community Mod doing good out in our rooms, please give them some well-deserved love in this new thread.

Hope

This month, a big focus has been on supporting new mentors in trial for both the Quality Listening Program (QLP) and the Leadership Development Program (LDP). This has included helping with task assignments, going over onboarding materials, and making processes a bit smoother for new mentors as they settle in.

Collaboration with Suryansh, our Group Support Ambassador, has helped bring more recognition to group support participants. The Group Support Monthly Review Highlights initiative was launched, modeled after the mentor monthly review highlights. Now, anyone in the group support can be recognized for their positive contributions each month. Shoutout to @Suryansh for taking the lead here!

Find more about the system and submit a nomination here!

Aside from these highlights, things have continued as usual with ongoing Academy programs, keeping operations running smoothly.

SoulfullyAButterfly

This month, we launched the Welcome Lounge to support newbie users (members and listeners). This space is a great way to meet other newbies and ask any questions about the site. We’ve been hosting different discussions in this space to help orient newbies and improve the overall newbie 7 Cups experience.

We also revived community events with the goal of a monthly event combining different events. This month, we honored mental health day and other important themes via Anchors of Support, the October event, which is now concluding with Halloween related activities alongside end of the month reflections.

Supporting Glen’s Way of the River series, we have created a closed group chat where participants exploring this series can chat and explore concepts together. Similarly, we will be relaunching the Wellness Accountability closed/private group chat for everyone working on goals to support one another and get long-lasting motivation.