COMMUNITY LIstening CIRCLES
An Opportunity To Reset & Feel Better, Together.
In the years following Helene, we continue to hold space for WNC residents to find community healing and connection.
Big events, and everyday stress, can hit us hard and affect us in many ways. Let’s lean on one another, and learn tools that can help with pain or grief, or the anxiety and stress of daily life.
Join a FREE Reset Session (commonly called Listening Circles) to gain support, connect with others, and highlight what gets us through the ups and downs.
Register today to receive a Zoom invite and secure your spot!
Program Snapshot
Time Commitment
1 hour
Accessibility
- In person
- Online
- Available in Spanish
Recommended Participants
- Max per virtual session: 10
- Max per in-person session: 25
- General Public/WNC residents
Facilitator(s)
- Certified RFR Listening Circle Facilitators
Takeaways
- EXPERIENCE a safe, judgement-free space to connect with others
- SHARE what’s feeling hard or difficult in this moment
- PRACTICE hands-on tools to manage stress or grief
Program TESTIMONIALS
“Before this today, I was wondering how I could keep going. Now I feel like I can and that the people here with me will help me get through.”
“I attended a Listening Circle today, and it was exactly what was needed. Being surrounded by others who truly understand what we’re all going through here in western NC was incredibly grounding. These circles help reconnect you with your body, provide a space to share, and offer practical tools to manage the stress and overwhelm. It’s not just about receiving sympathy; it’s about real support from people who get it.”
Melinda S.
“I hadn’t felt the relief that I was actually okay until today. It was like I kept saying I was okay, but now I am okay.”
“I wanted to reach and specifically thank you all for the training and listening circle. So much has happened to me personally and professionally since Helene. It’s honestly been awful. I’ve always tried to be a person who is grateful or stays positive during bad stuff that happens to me. But I don’t think I actually knew how to do that. I think it was more like pushing through still carrying all the same weight and just feeling it all over again when I talked about it but now it feels different. I actually feel different and like I know I can do a little something about it.”
Program REGISTRATION
Community Listening Circles
Resources For Resilience will occassionally offer virtual or in-person Listening Circles during times of community crisis. Stay connected via social or email to stay in the loop for these opportunities.
Private Listening Circles
Organizations or groups may book a private listening circle here.
Program IMPACT
Laysha, a Resources for Resilience Resiliency Educator and Listening Circle Facilitator, talks about the role of Listening Circles in keeping her connected to other helping professionals as they work to manage their own stress and care for the people around them.
Tabatha, a Resources for Resilience Resiliency Educator and Listening Circle Facilitator, talks about the role of Listening Circles in helping people connect and highlight what is getting them through in response to racialized trauma.
Lindsey, a Resources for Resilience Resiliency Educator and Listening Circle Facilitator, explains how important Listening Circles have been for her as a professional and as a mother throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.