I am new to all of this and find it intriguing and terrifying at the same time.

I was guided by my friend Alexandra to join this community. I own a small business owner in Santa Rosa, CA called Soul Movement, biomechanics and body work by Brooke. I specialize is corrective posture and gait. Looking to expand my practice merging biomechancs with mental, emotional spiritual practices. Excited to be apart of this community.

Welcome, old friends and new ones, to the Smart Funny Tortured Framework course on Skool. First off, let me say how profoundly happy I am that you’ve taken the time and have the curiosity to explore this offering and, in doing so, learn a great deal about yourself. Thank you from the bottom of my heart 🤍 🤝🏽 First and foremost, this is a community. A place for those of us who know exactly what the combination of words "smart," "funny," and "tortured" means and has meant throughout our lives. This is where we share the questions, observations, and eccentricities that make a gathering vibrant and enriching. ✅ HOUSEKEEPING - If you haven’t yet, comment below with: ✨ Introducing yourself ✨ Where you are from ✨ How you hope to leave this course 🖥️ We will be having group Zoom meetups—two are scheduled for next week. - Call 1: [Tuesday, August 26th • 6:00pm PST] — Orientation + Q&A - Call 2: [Thursday, August 28th • 6:00pm PST] — Smart / Funny / Tortured Q&A - Format: 15‑min teaching, 25‑min Q&A, optional 10‑min breakout. - Access: Links in Calendar. Replays will be posted in 24-48 hours post. 🎁 You are also beta testers, which means your feedback, progress, and observations are invaluable. You will have unrestricted access to me. You may message me privately with questions and feedback. Consider me also your accountability coach, as I will be gently checking on your individual progress. But please know: there is no rush to the final Integration module. Take your time, be thoughtful, and be kind to yourself. ] 😄 Gamification (simple + fun) You’ll earn points for: - Completing lessons (+ marking complete) - Commenting with substance (reflection, insight, or support) - Attending live calls / watching replays - Top member points unlock surprises (early content, invites, 1:1 office hours). 🔴 House agreements Confidentiality. Respect. Depth over performance. Share what’s real; take what serves. Make new friends. I’m grateful you’re here. Let’s begin.

New day. New move. What’s ONE thing you’re carrying into today that makes you: - Smarter? - Funnier? - Cozier with your Tortured side? Call it. Claim it. Drop it below. 👇

A steadier way to move through weeks like these, together. In days like these, the air gets thin. Outrage spikes, hope dips, timelines melt into a single fever. If you’re feeling exhausted or numb, you’re not failing—you’re processing. The Smart Funny Tortured were built for days like these. Smart is our pattern recognition. We refuse panic’s short horizon. We look for repeating signals, incentives, and second-order effects.Funny is our Defiant Joy. Not denial—discipline. The posture that keeps a room human when fear is trying to rewrite the script. Tortured is our fluency in shadow. We know shame and trauma by name, and that’s why we don’t shatter at the first hit. We transmute. The SFT Crisis Code: Calm. Clear. Kind. Courageous. Calm nervous systems make better choices. Clarity slices through noise. Kindness keeps the social fabric from tearing. Courage moves us from commentary to contribution. A simple playbook - Read the room: What pattern is present? What’s signal vs. spectacle? - Hold the room: Breathe. Speak slower. Offer warmth. Check on two people. - Rebuild the room: One sovereign act today—share a vetted resource, protect someone’s dignity, support a local org, or offer your craft where it matters. If you need structure, our Reflection Engines are live in Skool (Smart, Funny, and Tortured). Upload your handwritten worksheets, get a private readout, and choose your next move from a grounded place. We don’t do performative panic here. We practice Defiant Joy and disciplined action. Read. Hold. Rebuild. Together. Join the conversation in Skool and post your one action for this week.