Resolutions: a peer support circle to reflect on the chaos of the past year and express dreams for the year to come!
As one year closes and another begins, we invite you into a gentle online Belonging Circle to pause, reflect, and imagine what might come next.
This circle will be held in two intentional parts.
First, we’ll take time to look back on the past year, noticing what we’ve carried, what has shifted, and what deserves acknowledgment. Together, we’ll reflect on experiences of uncertainty, resilience, grief, growth, and care that have shaped us.
In the second half of our time, we’ll slowly turn toward the year ahead. Through quiet journaling and shared reflection, we’ll dream into hopes, intentions, and small seeds for the year to come. This portion of the circle is designed to end on a more spacious, grounding, and hopeful note, offering a gentle transition into the new year.
Belonging Circles offer a non-clinical, yet therapeutic space to process the emotional weight of living through the polycrisis, including eco-anxiety, burnout, uncertainty, and the deep care that comes with staying engaged in the world.
✧ This is not a productivity or goal-setting workshop ✧ This is not group therapy ✧ This is a quiet, supportive space for reflection, dreaming, and honest presence ✧ You are welcome to share, listen, journal, or simply be ✧ Feel free to bring tea, a notebook, candles, or anything that helps you settle in
What to Expect
Belonging Circles are relaxed, supportive spaces where participants are invited to share thoughts, feelings, and reflections. This is not a space for debate, advice-giving, or fixing. We practice deep listening and welcome silence between speakers.
To help create a space where everyone feels safe to share, we ask that you avoid cross-talk. That means no advice, feedback, or direct responses to what others share. Silence is part of the circle and gives us time to breathe and reflect.
Participation Notes
• Camera-on preferred • Please join from a quiet, private space • Reduce distractions so you can fully immerse yourself in the circle
Care & Support
Belonging Circles are peer-led and not a substitute for professional mental health care.
If you need immediate support for eco-anxiety or emotional distress:
• Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (judgment-free support)
• Explore the Climate Psychology Alliance (North America) directory for climate-aware therapists
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Belonging Circles build solidarity.
Belonging Circles honor our nervous systems.
Belonging Circles make room for grief and hope.
Belonging Circles soften the edges of isolation.
Belonging Circles remind us we’re not alone.
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If you can no longer attend, please reply to the reminder email to let your facilitators know. Volunteer facilitators put a great deal of care into holding these spaces, and we appreciate your consideration.
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We’re so looking forward to closing the year strong and opening the next, together.
Warmly, Kate & Hannah