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Some good news about support circle

TheMixTheMix Posts: 3,040 Boards Guru
Hey everyone :wave:

Many of you will have been to support circle, a special kind of sign-up only support chat that happens twice a month.

For those of you who haven't been or aren't sure what it is, here's a quick overview:

What is Support Circle?

A support circle chat follows the same basic structure as a standard support chat session - opening round, support time, and closing round. The key difference is that everyone that signs up will have their own time to chat while everyone else listens and offers support, going around the room. This gives everyone the chance be heard by the group, and have their chance to listen and support others.

Why go to Support Circle?

It's a great space for people who find it difficult to get their voices heard in regular support chat and/or are keen to listen and support others in a more structured environment. If you find regular support chat too busy or difficult to follow, support circle might be for you. We have places for both people who want to come and get support or be listeners and support others.

We really like this format and think it works really well as a complement to regular support chat. We've noticed that many of you are fans too, and we seen lots of people signing up, which is awesome :)

But sometimes we've actually had more people signing up than we have space for!

So, we're really happy to announce that after chat break, we'll be increasing the number of support circles we run!
Instead of running a session every 2-3 weeks, we'll be aiming to run one support circle every week. :hyper:
As now, support circles will happen on Tuesdays.

Hopefully this will mean more of you can come along to these sessions and will be able to get places much more quickly.

Keep an eye on Live Chat Announcements for sign-up info each week and feel free to ask any questions below :)

- James, Aife & Mike
We're @Aife, @Ella, @Emma_, @Gemma, and @JustV - the staff team here at The Mix.

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Comments

  • independent_independent_ Community Champion Posts: 8,610 Legendary Poster
    Ah that's fantastic news!

    But ah damn I still won't be able to go to them😂😂
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • Past UserPast User Posts: 976 Part of The Mix Family
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  • TheMixTheMix Posts: 3,040 Boards Guru
    Ah that's fantastic news!

    But ah damn I still won't be able to go to them😂😂

    Ahh, that's a shame Independent! We're sticking to Tuesdays for now because that works best with moderator availability, but that doesn't mean we can't do different days eventually :)
    Meggles wrote: »
    Is this also a way to help manage the Numbers attending support chat?..

    That's also the hope Meggles, yep :)


    - James
    We're @Aife, @Ella, @Emma_, @Gemma, and @JustV - the staff team here at The Mix.

    Our DMs are monitored Monday - Friday (10am - 6pm) with limited cover on weekends. We have a great team of moderators looking after the community outside of those hours to check in on any reported posts.

    We're not able to provide support on this account. If you need support urgently for any reason, please call 999, go to your nearest A&E or contact Crisis Messenger by texting THEMIX to 85258.
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  • AuroraAurora Posts: 11,722 An Original Mixlorian
    Do you pick and choose who attends support chat, or is it on a first come first serve basis?
  • TheMixTheMix Posts: 3,040 Boards Guru
    Aurora wrote: »
    Do you pick and choose who attends support chat, or is it on a first come first serve basis?

    It tends to be first come, first serve Aurora. We'll usually offer places to the people who've been on the list longest.
    The exception to this is when someone's signed up to be a listener only - we have a limited number of spaces for those wanting support, but a more flexible number for those wanting just to offer it.

    Hope that makes sense :)
    James
    We're @Aife, @Ella, @Emma_, @Gemma, and @JustV - the staff team here at The Mix.

    Our DMs are monitored Monday - Friday (10am - 6pm) with limited cover on weekends. We have a great team of moderators looking after the community outside of those hours to check in on any reported posts.

    We're not able to provide support on this account. If you need support urgently for any reason, please call 999, go to your nearest A&E or contact Crisis Messenger by texting THEMIX to 85258.
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