#CheckInWithMe: Give and get support here.

Family and Friends is a support group for partners, spouses, siblings, adult children, parents, cousins, aunts, uncles, guardians, caregivers, close friends and other family members of individuals with a mental illness or any mental health challenge.

This group provides opportunities to share valuable coping strategies and practical information that helps you support your loved ones experiencing mental health challenges.

💻 If you'd like more information or would like to join, you can find the link here. Virtual groups are every 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 6 to 7:30pm Eastern Standard Time. Closed captioning is available:
naminycmetro.org/programs/family-friends

🗺️ If you are in the New York City area, in person groups are every first Tuesday, 2-3:30pm ET at the NAMI-NYC office. Check the link above for more information. ⬆️

If you have any questions, feel free to comment below!

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Thank you so much for joining our Mighty community, we’re really glad you’re here. ✨ If you have any questions/concerns, or need any help at all, please email mailto:community@themighty.com.

To get started, feel free to check out these two posts to learn more about how to make the most out of your Mighty experience:
What are some tips for posting on The Mighty?
How can you get the most out of your experience on The Mighty?

To begin navigating, you can explore the group directory where there are lots of public or private mental health, chronic illness, condition-specific, and creative groups to join: themighty.com/groupdirectory

If you find the list overwhelming (we feel that!), we recommend you check out our staff picks marked with a ✨ sparkle ✨.

Additionally, you can follow these links here to browse and check out our Mighty newsletters and collections as well:
themighty.com/newsletter/subscribe
themighty.com/collections/all

Note: To find your newsletter subscriptions, you can look in the Preferences section of your profile. ⭐

To find all things Mighty you can take a look at our Linktree here as well: linktr.ee/themightysite

Cheering you on! We hope you find what you’re looking for.

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This week we'll be exercising our writing muscles and jotting things down, Mighties. ✍️

Today's challenge will be to write a to-do list for the week. What do you need to prioritize?

Let us know in the comments below. 💌

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#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

The great thing about traditions is this: We have the power to maintain the ones we like, but we also have the power to create fresh ones. And adopting new traditions can help us build our own sense of community, especially around what and who we value most.

A new tradition mighty staffer @sparklywartanks wants to incorporate in her life is having a family movie or game night at least once every month so she can see her siblings more regularly.

What about you?

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#Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

Hi Mighty fam! 🩷

If you could pick an animal that represented your mental health right now (real or fictional), what would you choose? What makes that animal fit where you are right now?

For me, it would be a turtle. I've been finding myself wanting to be alone in my dark, quiet shell — my safe space — moving at my own pace.

#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Parenting #ChronicIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Depression #MentalHealth #Selfcare #EatingDisorders #CheckInWithMe