Facilitated by GetSomeJoy co-founder Alex Hardy
Additional Dates:
Wednesday, May 21 @ 7:30pm ET
GetSomeJoy’s Peer Support Groups are free, peer-led spaces for adults with experiences navigating mental health or substance use challenges.
This group occurs biweekly on Wednesdays @ 4:30 PT/7:30 ET.
Attendees can connect with others who understand, receive support and accountability, discuss coping + creative wellness strategies, and offer each other hope.
GetSomeJoy has hosted over 250 Community Mental Health Check-Ins via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Spaces, Zoom, and in-person since 2018, providing welcoming space to discuss one's experiences + celebrate oneself, connect with caring folks who care, and access resources. This Peer Support Group Program is an expansion of that trusted offering.
Learn more about GetSomeJoy and our Peer Support Groups right here.
YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE JOINING:
Groups are open to people aged 18+
All spaces are free, virtual, confidential, and led by trained peers
Register once and receive group updates + invites
No insurance, diagnosis, or audition required
Group facilitators do not provide clinical or medical advice
Peer Support Groups are not Emergency Support Services
HOW'S IT GOING DOWN?
register + tell a friend. bring snacks.
grab a pen and notebook + join the party via zoom
relax, reflect, release
connect. share. flourish.
About your Facilitator
Alexander Hardy is a grits-powered writer, home cook, dancer, lupus survivor, and National Trainer for Mental Health First Aid USA. He is on a lifelong quest to make better empanadas.
He battles spiritual ashiness as CoFounder of GetSomeJoy, a creative wellness agency supporting communities and organizations with joy-flavored trainings and experiences, soulful storytelling, and accessible wellness resources. Alexander has written for outlets such as Ebony, CNN.com, Food & Wine, Esquire, Courvoisier, The Root, Saint Heron, and Very Smart Brothas.
Will Alexander ask you about delicious meals you’ve had or prepared? Does he accept restaurant recommendations and joy-inducing recipes? Yes.
He supports communities and organizations with English and Spanish Mental Health First Aid trainings, grief and loss workshops, Literary Therapy writing sessions, resource development, and other wellness-infused experiences.
Alexander does not believe in snow or Delaware.