Thrive inside of Community!
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The Stronger Together community ensures that you are never alone. Many of us are trauma, harm, and suicide survivors who did not have the community support we needed in vulnerable periods of our lives. We have found that being connected to a community who cares is one of the keys to helping each other to survive and thrive. This why we’re here, and we invite you to become Stronger Together with us.
Stronger Together is a community discord server that is hosted by Stronger U in support of our partners at THRIVE Lifeline. All Stronger Together members receive free access to peer-based support, improving access to ongoing care inside a safe and affirming mental wellness community. Members who are interested in a variety of coaching opportunities may also subscribe to our low-cost paid channels to deepen discussion, form more intimate peer connections with people working through similar things, and share the guidance of Stronger U coaches.
We also hold semi-frequent peer support voice chats in the discord that provide another way to connect and be held in community. Currently, we are holding the following peer support chats:
- Trauma and Chronic Suicidality: on the second Friday of each month at 5pm GMT / 1pm ET / 10am PT
- Trauma and DID / Plurality: on the fourth Monday of each month at midnight GMT / 8pm ET / 5pm PT
Stronger Together 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)
- Use our peer support channels to connect with people who share marginalized identities and experiences with you
- Build personal connections through member DMs (respectfully and consensually)
- Learn a variety of supportive strategies that help you to feel more strongly yourself
- 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
- Our server is available 24/7/365
- Affirming peer support
- Our team and our community members are dedicated to validating each other’s identities and experiences and helping each other to thrive.
- PluralKit is available, which allows system members to post individually rather than obscured by a single nickname. Click here for more information about PluralKit.
Stronger Together Paid Channels
Trauma and Wellness coaching channel
If you are looking for low cost group coaching that gently guides your wellbeing journey and reflect your experiences marginalization, then the Trauma and Wellness discord coaching channel might be right for you! Choose this option for:
- Guided weekly wellbeing prompts: Build weekly, or engage in prompts that feel most relevant to you.
- Monthly “Ask Your Coach anything” responses: channel members anonymously submit their questions through the month and a Stronger U team member chooses from your submissions to reply.
- Regular group self care check-ins
- *Please note that this is the “Discord only” option. Check out our Trauma and Wellness group coaching program for the live group calls + discord option.
Cost:
Monthly subscription: $30/mo for 12 months
Single month: $40
Body Doubling channels
Being human is difficult; being alone in your humaning can be even more difficult sometimes.
The Stronger Together Body Doubling channel connects you to the Stronger U team and community members as body doubles. Make progress on tasks or projects, gain momentum for self care, know that you are not alone. Choose this option for:
- Membership in the body-doubling voice call channel as well as the private text-based channel
- Minimum of 1 weekly one-hour body doubling meeting with the Stronger U team, guaranteed.
- Ability to create your own calls with other channel members, or join others’ calls, any time they become available
Cost:
Monthly subscription: $100/mo for 12 months
Single month: $120
Currently running: Tuesdays at 8pm GMT / 3pm ET / 12pm PT / 10am HT
Stronger U group coaching channels
If you enjoy topic-based discussions, cohort connections, and ongoing growth alongside a caring and invested coach, then our group coaching programs might be right for you! Our coaching cohort channels are freely included with your group coaching package for the duration of your subscription. Shorter term coaching programs also include lifetime membership to private coaching channels after your coaching program is over, so that you can continue supportive dialogue! Upcoming programs are included below. Subscribe to our newsletter for new program announcements!
- Trauma and Wellness: ongoing weekly coaching group hosted by the Stronger U team for trauma survivors and people navigating marginalization. Your group coaching subscription includes monthly membership in the paid Stronger U discord channel.
- Just Another Thursday: 8 week group coaching program for people who have navigated chronic suicidal ideation and are looking for a shared community space to regain their voice and speak openly about their experiences. This group is a non-carceral environment that respects your autonomy. Subscription includes membership in the paid Chronic Suicide discord channel. Next program begins April 11.
- Masking and Unmasking: 8-week group coaching program for neurodivergent people and trauma survivors who are accustomed to masking as a coping mechanism. Coaching program subscription includes membership in the paid Masking discord channel. Next program begins May 5.
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, we recommend:
- THRIVE Lifeline, for fully anonymous, non-carceral deescalation, grounding, safety planning, and general support conversations, 24/7/365.
- Text “STRONG” to +1.313.662.8209, from anywhere in the world. *THRIVE’s crisis response services are free, but please note that texting rates and international rates may apply.
- Additional non-carceral options may be found at this link.