Lived Experience Forum

[Shaz51]

Hello @Daisydreamer , @HenryX , @BlueBay , @flybluebird  

[flybluebird]

Hi everyone 

So, just a little about me...

I am one of the peer support workers here at SANE and have 6yrs experience of working across various settings including hospital, community & suicide prevention spaces as a peer worker.
Prior to that I spent 12+yrs working in another profession & stumbled across the peer workforce while at a cross roads in my life.

I’m someone who has experienced the struggle to find communities where I belong and feel connected in.
But I have also been fortunate to find ones along the road of trial & error that have really forged a way forward in my own healing, wellbeing and growth. 

This is a conversation I am really excited to have with you all here on the forums as I often see others sharing similar feelings of loneliness/disconnection or longing for connections in communities.

Thanks for joining us here
and please, we love hearing from your own perspectives & ask you to share your own thoughts around the areas we’ll be discussing tonight.

[Daisydreamer]

Welcome @still_bookish 🙂

[Daisydreamer]

Hey @Shaz51 thank you for being here tonight! 🙂 

Also a warm welcome @Dimity 

[greenpea]

@HenryX  @flybluebird @Daisydreamer  and all good to be here.  Am just listening in atm. xx

[still_bookish]

Thanks, @Daisydreamer. Hi everyone.

[Daisydreamer]

So great to learn more about you and your experience @flybluebird 🙂 Looking forward to hearing you insights from your experiences of finding community. And as @HenryX mentioned, hearing how you have overcome barriers

[Daisydreamer]

Welcome @greenpea 🙂 Sounds good!

[Shaz51]

Hugs my @greenpea ❤

@Daisydreamer , @flybluebird  it is soo important to feel belong and connected to a community 

[Daisydreamer]

Let's get started with our first question 🙂 Please feel free to answer this one too @still_bookish @greenpea @HenryX @still_bookish @Dimity @Emelia8 @outlander 

Question 1: What does Community mean to you?