🌿✨ Welcome to Resilient Threads! ✨🌿 I’m so glad you’re here. This community is a safe space for survivors, Spoonies, and anyone navigating life with resilience, strength, and hope. Here, you’ll find:💜 Encouragement & support from people who get it🧰 Tools & resources to help on hard days🎶 Playlists, meditations & self-care practices🪡 Threads of connection reminding us we’re not alone 💡 A few things to know: - Share your wins, struggles, and stories—your voice matters. - Respect and kindness are non-negotiable. - Take what you need, leave what you can, and know this is a judgment-free zone. You are stronger than you know, and you never have to walk this path alone. Together, we’ll weave resilience, healing, and hope—thread by thread. 💬 Drop an introduction below and let us know a little about you. I can’t wait to walk this journey with you. — Susan 💜

Sometimes, all it takes is one small step, one tiny act, to get the momentum going! You prove to yourself that you can stand your ground and you start to build trust in yourself again. Boundaries can be anything you need them to be. Anything to give you peace, strength, or whatever else you need. I promise myself I won't take my laptop to my bedroom and that I will not have a TV in my bedroom. My sleep is too important for the possibility that I'll get sucked into all the distractions available. I have books a plenty, but nothing digital, except for my Alexa, and occasionally my phone (work phone and all). What are some boundaries you want and/or need to set? What support do you need to help you uphold your boundaries?

So often, survivors pour compassion into everyone else but forget to keep some for themselves. Self-compassion doesn’t have to be big or fancy—it can be as simple as taking a nap, saying no without guilt, or speaking kindly to yourself in the mirror. 💬 Share one act of compassion you’re committing to this week in the comments—you never know who might need the same reminder.

A Spoonie is someone living with a chronic illness, disability, or condition that impacts their daily energy. The term comes from the “Spoon Theory” by Christine Miserandino, which uses spoons as a metaphor for limited energy. Each task “costs” a spoon, so Spoonies must carefully manage how they spend their energy each day.

So many times, coming out of a toxic relationship, we don't even know who we are anymore. Rediscovery comes in many forms. It starts with making small decisions, something as easy for others as Coffee or Tea? Do I like this song? Do I want to wear my hair up or down? Start listening to how your inner voice reacts. Sometimes it's hard to tell, but others, the Hell NO is much louder than the "but he/she would prefer..." Leave a comment on what your favorite drink is!