If you are not already a member of the Mama’s Comfort Camp, maybe you are not sure if this group is right for you. To help you decide, I’d like to share the welcome message I post on New Members Monday:
Big hugs for today’s new members, I’m so glad you have joined our uniquely nurturing group. To keep this space comforting and judgment-free, we follow some loving and gentle guidelines. To make it easy for you to jump in, I’ve created a welcome message with simple do-s and don’t-s. The welcome message comes in two ways: you decide if you’d rather listen to a podcast (say on your smartphone while washing the dishes after dinner?) or read this blog post.
Here is the podcast, if you’d rather download this podcast to listen offline, click on the down-pointing arrow on the right.
Sometimes there’s a bug in the player, so if all you see is a line of code, click here to listen to the podcast on SoundCloud.
But if you prefer to read rather than listen, there you go:
First thing first:
Know that you are simply welcome, you do not need to earn your spot at the Mama’s Comfort Camp.
There are a lot of moms here and many posts, please don’t let this overwhelm you.
Do: engage in Guilt Free participation: come and go according to your own shifting level of capacity. Come here when you feel like it, stay away whenever you need to.
Don’t: “should” yourself to read and/or respond to everything. Don’t feel guilty when you are absent, and there is no need to apologize when you ask for help.
Do: Introduce yourself at some point, when you are ready.
There is a quick intro thread and a members info page in the files section.
Don’t: feel like you must introduce yourself before you can participate. It’s okay to go about this in any order that works for you.
Once you familiarize yourself with our group culture, you have a green light to jump in or just dip your toe, it’s up to you.
Do: Share your ups and downs, your triumphs and your struggles. Post ideas include but are certainly not limited to: rants, vents, yays, brags, requests for validation and support, requests for advice and resources, victory announcements, acute cuteness reports, and things you can’t believe just came out of your mouth…
Don’t: keep your happy times away from the group. We really want to know when things are going well for you.
Do: try to keep related updates in the same thread, this helps us follow each story as it unfolds.
Don’t: fret if you can’t find an old thread. On a PC you can use the search option (magnifying glass icon at the top right corner of the page) but this doesn’t work on smart phones. So if you searched for the old thread and can’t find it, start another.
Do: seek support when times are hard, and ask for healing vibes when someone is sick or struggling.
Don’t: please don’t use this space as a crisis management environment, or to seek medical advice. Nobody here acts as a healthcare professional, so please don’t research or suggest medications and treatment options in this space.
Also, if your post centers on postpartum mental illness, it is probably better suited to the #ppdchat group which is a great forum for discussing Postpartum Depression/PPAnxiety/PPOCD /medications /therapies, etc… #PPDchat was created by Lauren Hale, it’s an amazing group, which includes many Mama Comfort Campers (including me and all of our Den Mothers), all eager to support you over there too. If you’d like to be added to the #ppdchat group, please raise your hand on the comments of this post or message me or Lauren Hale to add you.
Do: tell us what you need. Are you posting to just vent and get commiseration, stomps and hugs? Or are you seeking advice and resources? Please let us know so we can best support you.
Don’t: dish unsolicited advice. When someone is struggling, maybe all she needs is validation that she is not the only freak in town having a rough ride. Trying to fix her or the situation doesn’t always help, it can actually make her feel worse. If advice wasn’t specifically requested, please just be supportive. If you have ideas you are eager to share, ask if advice is accepted at this time, or start an independent thread.
The flipside of this: if you asked for advice and got some that doesn’t feel right, please don’t take other people ideas as something you “should” be following. It’s information, some might be useful and applicable to you, some not. People Vary! Please trust your gut, your inner wise woman knows best.
Do: use the PT (Potentially Triggering) posting structure if you are writing from a shaken emotional state, or when posting about issues like death/grief, or impending crisis situations.
Don’t: overuse PT. One of our goals is to normalize the motherhood struggles, so unless you yourself are feeling very triggered, you can probably just state your situation and ask for the kind of support you would like to receive without having to frame your story with PT.
For more on the when, why, and how of PT posts, check out the first Mama’s Comfort Camp Podcast.
Do: share stories, pictures, and blog posts you have written yourself. It’s okay to occasionally post links to posts written by others if you feel moved to do so, but please don’t use this page to post a lot of links to outside resources, especially if those have commercial interests. When in doubt, please ask.
If you are a mother running your own business, we’d love to know what you are up to, but please ask me before sharing your products or services. There is a high likelihood that I will say yes.
Don’t: promote anything excessively. Please remember that Mama’s Comfort Camp is an emotional sharing environment, not a marketplace.
And that’s it! Thank you for reading and respecting our group culture.
On behalf of myself and the Den Mothers, hugs all around.
Please help us bring the Mama's Comfort Camp to more mothers by sharing this post via:
[…] Welcome Hugs, Two Ways […]
Hi Yael,
First, I’m so glad that you have developed this site for mothers- what a support and resource!
I also appreciate your clear guidelines.
I also have a question. I would like to post two Compassionate Communication classes I will be offering, “Parenting From Your Heart,” beginning in April. One will be in the daytime and one in the evening.
Can you tell me if that would be fine and how to do it?
I hope you and your family are doing well.
I can’t believe Sean, my youngest just turned 21. Our whole family, and my kids’ significant others, were just out at the Rongo dancing to Preston Frank Sat. night. I feel so lucky they still want to do things together.
Thanks,
Judy
I’m really happy to find this site and did enjoy reading useful articles posted here. The ideas of the author was awesome, thanks for the share.
They are ordinarily utilized for sufferers who require dampness, however, won’t utilize a vaporized conceal. It can keep running on air or natural air. More often than not, there is a huge nebulizer connected to the gas asset to give the influenced individual bunches of dampness. They can be utilized after surgery treatment, when the influenced individual has a nasal zone issue, confront consumes, and there are a couple more factors that I don’t remember as of now.
Great Review I found this is an informational and interesting post so I think as much it is to a great degree significant and capable. I should need to thank you for the undertakings you have made in creating this article.
Here on this given blog the blog owner is welcoming the new members of this blog by giving them a hug and this is an interesting and cool way to welcome any person. You may look some other methods on Essay Writing that are given by the writers
I found this is an informational and interesting post so I think as much it is to a great degree significant and capable. I should need to thank you for the undertakings you have made in creating this article.
Thanksgiving day is a major occasion and on this particular occasion the relatives should visit the verifiable place around the world.Some alerts ought to be taken and taken after for the change the voyaging encounters on this occasion fun this is begin now
Informative article which explores how to represent ourselves and give quick intro thread and a member’s info page in the files section. College students must know about important of how to simply welcome who are also receiving finance dissertation assistance – <a href
Here on this given blog the blog owner is welcoming the new members of this blog by giving them a hug and this is an interesting and cool way to welcome any person. You may look some other methods on Essay Writing that are given by the writers.
Thanks charitable day is a main juncture and on this exacting juncture the relatives should visit the demonstrable place around the world. Some alerts ought to be taken and taken after for the change the traveling around encounter on this juncture fun this is commence now
nice sh*t man! Keep up!
I like to play online games but I like to play free robux generator online game and it is really very nice game.
This article gives the light in which we can observe the reality. This is very nice one and gives indepth information. Thanks for this nice article.
its really good. i always find that’s kind of such work.It is extremely helpful for us. Excellent and decent post.
Hello! I just wish to give an enormous thumbs up for the nice info you’ve got right here on this post. I will probably be coming back to your weblog for more soon!
I can set up my new idea from this post. It gives in depth information. Thanks for this valuable information for all,..
I will be interested in more similar topics. i see you got really very useful topics , i will be always checking your blog thanks
I’ve read some good stuff here. Definitely worth bookmarking for revisiting. I surprise how much effort you put to create such a great informative website.
I love the way you write and share your niche! Very interesting and different! Keep it coming!
Just saying thanks will not just be sufficient, for the fantasti c lucidity in your writing. I will instantly grab your rss feed to stay informed of any updates.
They’re produced by the very best degree developers who will be distinguished for your polo dress creating. You’ll find polo Ron Lauren inside exclusive array which include particular classes for men, women.
Such a very useful article. Very interesting to read this article.I would like to thank you for the efforts you had made for writing this awesome article.
This is also a very good post which I really enjoyed reading. It is not every day that I have the possibility to see something like this..
Your site is truly cool and this is an extraordinary moving article.
The web site is lovingly serviced and saved as much as date. So it should be, thanks for sharing this with us.
With so many books and articles coming up to give gateway to make-money-online field and confusing reader even more on the actual way of earning money,
Hey There. I found your blog using msn. This is a very well written article. I’ll be sure to bookmark it and come back to read more of your useful info. Thanks for the post. I’ll definitely return.
Welcome to the party of my life here you will learn everything about me.
Took me time to read all the comments, but I really enjoyed the article. It proved to be Very helpful to me and I am sure to all the commenters here! It’s always nice when you can not only be informed, but also entertained!
I am very glad to learn a lot from you this group. Your topic is rich with a lot of useful knowledge and helpful information.
Thanks for sharing this interesting blog with us
Thank you for posting such a great article! I found your website perfect for my needs.
Nice information, valuable and excellent design, as share good stuff with good ideas and concepts, lots of great information and inspiration, both of which I need, thanks to offer such a helpful information here.
I saved this page to my bookmarks so that I can keep me update from your blogs. Your blogs are interesting and amazing, so many times I solved my problems easily and quickly by your ideas that you mentioned in your article. People related to these types of problems can easily resolve their problems through your blog.
Excellent article. Very interesting to read. I really love to read such a nice article. Thanks! keep rocking.
Thank you for sharing …. very useful information.
what does androzene do
Great post! I am actually getting ready to across this information,
Thank you for your great post, I was looking for this information a long time, here you share the messages,
Androzene Side Effects
Really appreciate this wonderful post that you have provided for us.Great site and a great topic as well i really get amazed to read this. Its really good.
Thank you for putting up such a great post. It’s awesome to. of thank you will be perfect. Thanks for posting this. You’re story is very.
Thanks for the nice blog. It was very useful for me. I’m happy I found this blog.
Thank you for sharing …. very useful information.
I found your this post while searching for some related information on blog search…Its a good post.
Thank you for sharing …. very useful information.
Thank you for sharing …. very useful information.
We sell hearing aids for the highest bidder, we are greedy and will lie for you to make your hearing aids sound better for the right price.
Thank you for sharing …. very useful information.
Thank you for sharing …
very useful information.
Thank you for sharing …. very useful information.
very useful information.
No doubt, they start looking for after down after down help to do their capable papers and they are watchful about a particular veritable focus to submit it in end up at ground zero time.
Thank you for sharing …. very useful information.
I was reading the provided article with a great interest! This post is useful and informative.
We have rounded up an XV of the tournament littered with stars of the future, as well as identifying a few potential bolters for the Rugby World Cup later this year.
We Reviewed 100+ Male Enhancements. You Will Be Shocked At What We Found. Scams Exposed. Find Out Which Supplements Actually Work For Stronger Erections and Boosting Test Levels. Expert Unbiased Reviews. Free Trial Scams Exposed. Learn About Side Effects. Which Brands Really Work.
PremierZen Platinum 5000 Sexual Performance Enhancer [Bundle 6 Pills + ‘Double Outlet’ Gift] (6…. … This product is used for male enhancement. … Statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any …
I think you wrote an excellent blog. Thank you for sharing. I am so happy to hear that you have found this excellent blog.
etc
Excellent article. Very interesting to read. I really love to read such a nice article. Thanks! keep rocking.
Hello I am so delighted I located your blog, I really located you by mistake, while I was watching on google for something else, Anyways I am here now and could just like to say thank for a tremendous post and a all round entertaining website. Please do keep up the great work.
This is such a supportive group. I’ll be sure to recommend my friends to visit this website.
Thank you for sharing …. very useful information.
Thank you for sharing.
Of the traveler and the world. So instead of trying to rack. one place you think you d love and go there completely. Too many people out there from luxury few posed shots with “the locals.
Thank you for sharing ….
hypergh 14x results
Thank you for sharing …