Stubborn Survivors Sanctuary & Community Care
Peer-Led Support for Those Who Survive the Unsurvivable: Anchored into community; rooted into our collective power
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Stubborn Survivors is Stronger U’s flagship peer-led space for complex trauma survivors, people living with chronic suicidality, those who have experienced psychiatric incarceration or other non-consensual interventions, or any other survivor who wants to reclaim your personal power.
We offer 3 free and low-cost options (Stubborn Survivors subscription discord, Stronger Together free discord, and weekly support groups) to community members who want to practice non-carceral care, radical self-trust, and collective anchoring. No fixing, coercion, or pathologizing — just honest connection, humanizing, and mutual care.
Join the Stubborn Survivors Sanctuary today and get your first month free!
Stubborn Survivors Sanctuary Subscription
The Stubborn Survivors Sanctuary is a private community made up of people with lived experience. Subscription is ideal for anyone who prefers intimate curated community, specialized ongoing peer support, and expert reflections designed to help you grow each week.
Choose from monthly or annual subscription options. Annual subscriptions include one free month for the first three tiers. The Thrivers tier receives two free months with an annual subscription!
The table below shows 4 subscription tiers and the benefits you receive! Scroll right to view on a mobile device.
Stubborn Survivors Explorers ($15/mo) | Stubborn Survivors Adventurers ($35/mo*) | Stubborn Survivors Resistors ($80/mo*) | Stubborn Survivors Thrivers ($200/mo**) |
Weekly email with tips, self reflections, and more! | Weekly email with tips, self reflections, and more! | Weekly email with tips, self reflections, and more! | Weekly email with tips, self reflections, and more! |
Early access to offerings | Early access to offerings | Early access to offerings | Early access to offerings |
Links to free support seekers guides | Links to free support seekers guides | Links to free support seekers guides | Links to free support seekers guides |
| Private curated community | Private curated community | Private curated community |
| Support group links | Support group links | Support group links |
| Webinar and training content highlights | Webinar and training content highlights | Webinar and training content highlights |
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| 10% off store purchases | 10% off store purchases | 10% off store purchases |
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| 15% off workshops and training programs | 15% off workshops and training programs |
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| 15-min private community care check-ins (once weekly) | 15-min private community care check-ins (once weekly) |
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| 30-min private community care appointments (once weekly) |
*minimum 3-month commitment
**minimum 6-month commitment
- If our paid Stubborn Survivors community is not right for you right now, no problem! We invite you to check out our free Stronger Together peer-led community. We also have a limited number of scholarships available for a 6-month membership to the Stubborn Survivors community, Adventurers Level.
Thank you for supporting our work! Your subscription helps us to continue providing a variety of free resources and services, including our free downloadables, support groups, Stronger Together community, and services of THRIVE Lifeline.
Stronger Together Community
Stronger Together is an open public community space where you don’t have to feel so alone. Many community members are trauma, harm, and suicide survivors who did not have the community support they needed in vulnerable periods of their lives. This why we’ve opened this space, and we invite you to become Stronger Together.
Join the free peer support discord server if you are 18+. Stronger Together is moderated by Stronger U in support of our partners at THRIVE Lifeline. All Stronger Together members receive ongoing access to peer-to-peer support, improving access to community care inside a safe and affirming mental wellbeing space, filled with multiply marginalized trauma survivors who understand.
Calendar of Peer Support Group Offerings (in Eastern Time)
Stronger U Discord Features
- Go at your own pace
- Engage as much or little as you prefer, at whatever intervals feel good to you
- Deepen connections (or not)
- Connect with people who share marginalized identities and experiences with you
- Learn a variety of supportive strategies that help you to feel more strongly yourself and stubbornly survive
- Anonymity
- You get to choose your name and what information that you share
- No geographical barriers
- We welcome community members, wherever you are!
- No timing barriers
- Access to community 24/7/365
Unsure how to use discord? That’s okay! You can find some information about how to download discord, understand what a discord server is, and learn how to send messages so you can interact with our various community spaces. Feel free to ask questions too — we’re happy to help you figure out how to navigate it, and be appropriate and supportive in our shared community spaces!
PluralKit is available, which allows system members to post individually rather than obscured by a single nickname. Click here for more information about PluralKit.
Definitions and Disclaimers
What is the difference between peer support, coaching, and licensed therapy?
Great question! Peer support is a community care option that relies on shared identities and experiences to help people help each other through difficult periods. Peer supporters may or may not have completed training, but use lived experience to connect with you. The Stronger U team are people with lived experience and evidence-based training in crisis response and trauma-informed communication for marginalized communities, while the Stronger Together community members are people with valuable lived experience who may or may not have received training.
Coaching: Coaches receive a variety of certifications, focused on the wellbeing support methods that most resonate with the communities that they serve. Often, coaches often share lived experience with their clients, but that is not always the case. Coaches are often uniquely situated to create meaningful and mutual spaces with their clients, provide personally relevant and consensual support, and help clients to feel empowered in the present while identifying and making progress toward their future goals.
Licensed therapy: Therapists undergo formal education in evidence-based clinical interventions and may additionally complete education in other supportive practices for the clients that they serve. In the U.S., obtaining and retaining licenses follows state laws and typically requires graduate degrees with practicums, supervised counseling experience, and a board examination. Therapists often focus on resolving and healing past trauma and creating current coping strategies.
Disclaimer
While we believe that affirming coaching and consultations can be transformative, Stronger U does not purport to prevent, cure, or treat any mental health, medical disease, injury, or physical condition. While our coaches are highly skilled and qualified, they do not provide licensed therapy, treatment (clinical or otherwise) or diagnoses. We coach members and clients through holistic wellness practices, which are not a substitute for counseling, psychotherapy, medical or mental healthcare, substance abuse treatment, or any other professional advice offered by qualified medical or legal professionals.
If you are in need of immediate support, various non-carceral options may be found at this link.