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7 Cups 13th Birthday Paper Plate Awards: Nominations Open!!
by Heather225
Last post
 October 1st
...See more Hello, everybirdy!! In celebration of 7 Cups' 13th birthday (July 7th!), we want to recognize and appreciate the contributions, accomplishments, and milestones we achieved both individually and as a community. A "paper plate award" is a humorous, informal, and often homemade award given to someone to recognize a unique, funny, or specific characteristic, habit, or contribution, put on in various settings like schools, sports teams, or community events. In the context of 7 Cups, a Paper Plate award is given to a community member for their unique personality and contribution to the community. We will share the awards winners as part of our 13th 7 Cups Birthday events.  The rules of nomination are simple: * Anyone can nominate anyone! Yes, you can nominate yourself! * You may submit as many nominations as you like! Some examples:  * @Heather225 earns the paper plate award for the most emojis * This year’s paper plate award goes to me because ___________ * Paper Plate Award goes to 7 Cups for ______________ * To @Username for ______________  ✨ Submit your nominations here! [https://forms.gle/u47wFKyZBYg6ozTe6] Form closes July 10th!! Be creative and have fun!!  ------------------------- We expect to announce the final awards by July 24th!
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13-Day Countdown to 7 Cups’ 13th Birthday: Celebrating #13YearsofCare (Master Post)
by SoulfullyAButterfly
Last post
 July 7th
...See more 7 Cups is turning 13 on July 7! To celebrate, we’re beginning a 13-day countdown to our birthday, highlighting the care, connection, and community that have made 7 Cups what it is today. To celebrate, we have a mix of ongoing forum based and live events scheduled. Participants will be presented with a commemorative badge to mark their participation in the celebration. Ongoing Events/Forums: 🧁 Submit Your Videos, Voice Messages, or Graphics Here! [https://www.7cups.com/forum/projectsandevents/7CupsTurns13_2738/JoinUsinCelebrating7Cups13thBirthdaySubmitYourVideosVoiceMessagesorGraphicsHere_384569/] 🧁 13 for 13: Words That Define Us & Our Community [https://www.7cups.com/forum/projectsandevents/7CupsTurns13_2738/13for13WordsThatDefineUsOurCommunity_384451/] 🧁 7 Cups 13th Birthday Paper Plate Awards: Nominations Open!! [https://www.7cups.com/forum/projectsandevents/7CupsTurns13_2738/7Cups13thBirthdayPaperPlateAwardsNominationsOpen_384453/] 🧁 Color Your Season: A 7 Cups Birthday Challenge [https://www.7cups.com/forum/projectsandevents/7CupsTurns13_2738/ColorYourSeasonA7CupsBirthdayChallenge_384437/] 🧁 Submit Questions in Advance: Birthday AMA with Glen & the Community Team. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/projectsandevents/7CupsTurns13_2738/SubmitQuestionsinAdvanceBirthdayAMAwithGlentheCommunityTeam_384506/] 🧁 Support in Every Language: Share a Message of Care in Honor of 7 Cups Turning 13! [https://www.7cups.com/forum/projectsandevents/7CupsTurns13_2738/SupportinEveryLanguageShareaMessageofCareinHonorof7CupsTurning13_384511/] 🧁 7 Cups Talent Showcase: Submit Your Creative Work for Our Birthday Celebration [https://www.7cups.com/forum/projectsandevents/7CupsTurns13_2738/7CupsTalentShowcaseSubmitYourCreativeWorkforOurBirthdayCelebration_384512/] 🧁 You Aren’t Broken, You Have a Care Deficit - Try the Care Calculator Here  [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/GlensNookCommunity_547/YouArentBrokenYouHaveaCareDeficitIntroducingtheCareCalculator_384433/] 🧁 Share Your Best 7 Cups Stories  [https://www.7cups.com/forum/therapy/General_2432/7CupsBirthdayStories_384782/] [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/GlensNookCommunity_547/YouArentBrokenYouHaveaCareDeficitIntroducingtheCareCalculator_384433/] 🧁 What Bought You to 7 Cups? Share Here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/trauma/JournalingStories_318/Whatbroughtyouto7cupsoftea_385209/] Events to be Scheduled/Announced: 🧁 Live Community Team Birthday Party and High Five Live - Date and Submissions Announcement 🧁 Annual PB, Smalls, and Community Cupcake Awards 🧁 Community Birthday Video Announcement Live Events - all to be hosted in the Special Events chatroom: Date Event Name Host Time June 22, Monday Way of the River: Finding Your Flow Workshop SoulfullyAButterfly 12 PM EST Adults; 1 PM EST Teens June 23, Tuesday Stress Management Workshop SoulfullyAButterfly 12 PM EST Adults; 1 PM EST Teens June 24, Wednesday My 7 Cups Care Story - Sharing Circle Style SoulfullyAButterfly 12 PM EST June 25, Thursday Caring and Growing Mindfully Soulsings and AmiablePeace77 5 PM EST Mindfulness; 3 PM EST Teen Time June 26, Friday 7 Cups Trivia Night with Suryansh! Suryansh 2 PM EST Teens; 3 PM EST Adults June 29, Monday Madlib Monday with Mod Iris!  CommunityModIris 12 PM EST Teens; 1 PM EST Adults June 30, Tuesday July 1, Wednesday AMA with Glen and the Community Team! Pre-submitted answers and chitchat SoulfullyAButterfly and GlenM 12 PM EST July 2, Thursday Hope Grows Here: A Guided Self-Care & Journaling/Reflection Session with Our Clinical Director Lisa Meighan 12 PM EST Adults and Teens July 3, Friday July 6, Monday Talent Show + Coloring Page Gallery Announcement SoulfullyAButterfly 12 PM EST July 7, Tuesday Main Birthday Event TBA in the Community Community Team TBA Want a calendar invite to your preferred live events? Please RSVP through this form: Click Here [https://forms.gle/7xDDVScroxQzBCHP7] Once you fill it out, we’ll use the email you provide to send a calendar invite for the event. We’ll keep the guest list hidden from other attendees, so others should not be able to see who else was invited. Please make sure to use the email address where you’d like to receive the invite. Would you like to host an event to join in the celebration? Please contact me so that we can support you! 
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13 for 13: Words That Define Us & Our Community
by Heather225
Last post
 July 6th
...See more As 7 Cups celebrates 13 years of care, healing, connection, and kindness, we invite you to be part of the heart of our birthday celebration. Words are powerful. They can hold our experiences, our emotions, our memories, and the moments that made us feel seen. So we’re asking you to share: Which word(s) best describe your experience on 7 Cups? It could be a word about the community as a whole, or about the people who make it special - from listeners and members to leaders, peers, and everyone who helps care flow here. During our Birthday Events this July, we’ll gather 13 of the most powerful, heartfelt, and relatable words from the community and celebrate them together. ✨ Submit your word(s) here [https://forms.gle/txkML88nfMaN6bor9] ------------------------- Already submitted? Feel free to drop your word in the comments below too, so we can all cheer on your reflection together! #13YearsofCare
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Need a Hug? FREE HUGS!!!
by Laura
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 2 hours ago
...See more FROM ME!NEED ONE??? POST HERE, I GOT YOU!ALL WELCOME
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Members - Welcome to 7 Cups! Introduce yourself Here!
by Hope
Last post
 19 hours ago
...See more Welcome to everyone who's joined our lovely community! This post is outdated and no longer in use. Be sure to introduce yourself in our new official welcome thread for all users! Click here! [https://www.7cups.com/forum/welcome/WelcomeIntroductionsto7Cups_1163/Welcometo7CupsIntroduceyourselfhere_331308/] - This post is dedicated to welcoming members. If you are a listener, please show support to the members who post here! Listeners can introduce themselves here. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/NewbieHub_27/WelcomeIntroductionsto7Cups_1163/Welcometo7CupsIntroduceyourselfHere_225605/] Hi there! We are so excited you joined 7 Cups! Allow us to welcome you by posting in this thread! Please tell us why you are here and what topic are you seeking support for? How can we best support you? Here is a resource you may find helpful: Find Welcome Pack here! [https://www.7cups.com/forum/GroupSupport_168/CommunityManagersOffice_2008/Introducing7CupsWelcomePackMembersListeners_238986/] Practice compassion and empathy for yourself and others. Also, on successful completion, get a chance to earn a shiny badge known as "Compassion Hero". Open Here! [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMEXP6lopKu4ZJAtmctmwk0vq9Fp7T892gWJteqmQoIJa_Dg/viewform] ------------------------- edited by ASilentObserver as of Feb 17, 2021
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One Word for Mental Strength
by Positivethoughts00
Last post
 Wednesday
...See more If you could choose just one word to boost your mental strength right now, what would it be?
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🌿☕🌿
by Positivethoughts00
Last post
 Tuesday
...See more If you could safely take off your 'I'm fine' mask for just one minute, what would you say? 🎭
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Health Psychology and Illness
by calmDew1576
Last post
 Monday
...See more Health psychology is a specialty area that focuses on how biology, psychology, behavior, and social factors influence health and illness. Other terms including medical psychology and behavioral medicine are sometimes used interchangeably with the term health psychology. Health and illness are influenced by a wide variety of factors. While contagious and hereditary illness are common, many behavioral and psychological factors can impact overall physical well-being and various medical conditions. By looking at the patterns of behavior that underlie disease and death, health psychologists hope to help people live better, and healthier, lives. Health psychologists work with individuals, groups, and communities to decrease risk factors, improve overall health, and reduce illness. They conduct research and provide services in areas including: * Stress reduction * Weight management * Smoking cessation * Improving daily nutrition * Reducing risky sexual behaviors * Hospice care and grief counseling * Preventing illness * Understanding the effects of illness * Improving recovery * Teaching coping skills Today, the main approach used in health psychology is known as the biosocial model. According to this view, illness and health are the results of a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors. * Biological factors include inherited personality traits and genetic conditions. * Psychological factors involve lifestyle, personality characteristics, and stress levels. * Social factors include such things as social support systems, family relationships, and cultural beliefs. Tip! If you are struggling to make healthy changes in your life, dealing with the onset of illness, or facing some other type of health problem, seeing a health psychologist is one way to help start you off on the right foot! Source: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-health-psychology-2794907 Reflection exercise What are your thoughts about the two-way relationship between health and psychology? #Psychology #Health #Well-being
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🌿Nature's Precious Treasure💎
by Positivethoughts00
Last post
 October 21st
...See more Imagine a place filled with peace and natural beauty. How would you like to feel while you are there?
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Listeners - Welcome to 7 Cups! Introduce yourself Here!
by Hope
Last post
 October 20th
...See more Welcome to everyone who's joined our lovely community! This post is outdated and no longer in use. Be sure to introduce yourself to all users in our new official welcome thread! Click here! [https://www.7cups.com/forum/welcome/WelcomeIntroductionsto7Cups_1163/Welcometo7CupsIntroduceyourselfhere_331308/] - Hi everyone! I hope you are doing well. Welcome to 7 Cups! We are so excited to have you with us!! Please tell us what brought you here and what you would like to offer support on? You are not alone! We are here with you every step of the journey! Here is a resource you may find helpful: Find Welcome Pack here! [https://www.7cups.com/forum/GroupSupport_168/CommunityManagersOffice_2008/Introducing7CupsWelcomePackMembersListeners_238986/]
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Overcoming Life's Messes: What is your tip, may I know please?
by Positivethoughts00
Last post
 October 19th
...See more If there is a mess, how can we fix it step by step? Would you like to share your ideas, please?
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LEARNING
by luminousSun8290
Last post
 October 18th
...See more With the learning I am currently journeying, is it just me that realised it is possible that one does not know self as much as they thought. Speak of discovering the difference between character strength that was allocated or delegated to you while growing up and understanding the individual that you are?
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Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change (World Mental Health Day 2026)
by SoulfullyAButterfly
Last post
 October 14th
...See more At 7 Cups, we believe that sometimes, one of the most meaningful things you can do for someone is simply listen. To make space for their feelings, let them share their story at their own pace, and remind them that they don't have to figure everything out alone. Everyone experiences life differently, and we never know the full story behind what someone is going through. A little empathy, a judgment-free conversation, or having someone who genuinely listens can make a difference. This World Mental Health Day, let's celebrate the power of being heard and remember that every lived experience deserves to be taken seriously. 💬 Here are three simple questions to reflect on today: 1. What do you wish others understood about how you feel? 2. What helps you feel truly heard and supported? 3. How can you make someone feel safe enough to share their story? Feel welcome to share your thoughts in the replies. Whether you are a member, listener or leader - we have all listened and show up, every day. Thank you for being part of this community
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World Mental Health Reminders
by Ivy229
Last post
 October 13th
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ADHD Awareness Month: What Do You Wish More People Understood?
by Sabina134
Last post
 October 11th
...See more 🧠💚 A little discovery that turned into something worth talking about! Hey everyone! 🌿 I recently learned that October is ADHD Awareness Month, and I wanted to take this opportunity to learn more about it and share what I've learned with you. It also got me thinking about how easily we can misunderstand conditions we haven't experienced ourselves. So, let's talk about ADHD! 🧠 ADHD stands for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. It is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by persistent patterns of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that can interfere with a person's daily functioning or development. ADHD is generally described through three presentations: * Predominantly inattentive presentation: difficulties with sustaining attention, organizing tasks, following through on instructions, and managing distractions. * Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive presentation: patterns of excessive movement or restlessness, difficulty waiting, and acting or speaking impulsively. * Combined presentation: significant symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity. ADHD can affect people differently depending on their individual experiences, environment, and stage of life. Not everyone with ADHD is visibly hyperactive, and difficulties with attention don't necessarily mean someone cannot concentrate. Some people experience hyperfocus in certain situations, although this is not itself a diagnostic criterion for ADHD. 💚 Why does awareness matter? ADHD is more than occasional distraction, forgetfulness, or restlessness. For a diagnosis, symptoms must be persistent, occur in more than one setting, begin during childhood, and cause meaningful difficulties in everyday life. Other conditions or circumstances can produce similar symptoms, so diagnosis requires an appropriate professional assessment. Greater awareness can help us move beyond stereotypes and better understand the experiences of people with ADHD. Instead of assuming someone is lazy, careless, or simply not trying hard enough, we can approach them with curiosity, patience, and compassion. 💭 Let's open up a discussion! What's something you wish more people understood about ADHD? Have you learned something that changed your perspective, or is there a misconception you'd like to challenge? Let's make this a space where we can learn from one another without judgment. 🌱💚

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Forum Team: @CheeryMango
Music Therapy: Inactive at the moment
The Needs Reply Team: @bookworm274
Q & A Project: @SoulfullyButterfly
Subcommunities: @CheeryMango
Translation Project: @SoulfullyAButterfly
Team Lightship: @ASilentObserver

Updated: 11/23/2022 by @CheeryMango