wellness group + Safe space

A place for male individuals to gather and fellowship with one another in the inner city. A place where men can be open and vulnerable with each other without the sense of ego, pride and hierarchy. Our Wellness Group + Safe Space was essentially curated to form a unique atmosphere that creates ZEN FOR MEN. Often times, men generally allow the pressures of society to cause them to internalize their issues. It can be very difficult if not impossible at times for men to be verbal about their true inner feelings. Our Wellness Group + Safe Space gives the men who attend a chance to decompress and be heard in a different fashion. It gives them the opportunity to heal, learn and grow through situations while simultaneously creating bonds with fellow men that they might have not even personally known prior to attending a session. Our Space allows our guests to calmly engage and network with each other, while also leaning on one another to gain positive insight about different aspects of life. Topics and discussions are curated amongst our team of life coaches and peer specialist. We always provide refreshments for nourishment while we fellowship. The doors to our Wellness Group + Safe Space are open twice a month, every other Wednesday. Guests are made sure to RSVP each time, especially due to the fact that seating is limited. The Space is also limited for many other reasons, with the main reason being that we want our members and guests to be able to share what’s on their mind in a timely fashion without feeling as though they are being rushed to speak. The meetings are typically facilitated by the Founder of the organization, alongside a Wellness Coach who also serves as a member on the board for the organization itself.

Since the first initial meeting, this Wellness Group + Safe Space has grown tremendously! Our guests who attend always reiterate the fact they have never in their entire life been to a space like this. They always share deep situations that they have never shared with anyone else. We have reoccurring guest that literally verbalize that they look forward to every single meeting. Some of our guests have even stated that they fired their therapist because they are getting more out of the group than in therapy. Contrary to that notion, we also have guest who have hired a therapist after attending our meetings. We have a network of therapist that relatable to the demographic we serve, that we are able to link and refer our guest if they want to seek clinical treatment outside of our Wellness Group. We are also implementing a Life Coach program and service into the organization to better assist some of our guest who attend our Safe Space.