1-800-PEOPLEPROBLEMS
Your free, friendly hotline dedicated to all problems of the peopley variety, hosted by Elise Granata of GROUP HUG.
people problems?
Got conflict within your club? Woes in the working group? Newbie nerves? Or maybe you just want to gut check your next get-together! Cook up a new thing with your neighbors! Whatever! It doesn’t even have to be a problem. We just love alliteration. If it has anything to do with you and building things with other people and you could use some space to talk about it, you know who to dial.
how to hotline
Leave a message on the hotline below – voice memos are encouraged, but written is also fine. All identifying details will be kept confidential to the hotline exchange but you're welcome to anonymize, make up names, or keep it vague if that feels more comfortable. You should receive a response within a week – an invitation to a call, a voice memo, or written response based on your preference/my availability – but this may take longer depending on volume or not happen at all if I'm not comfortable responding.
about your hotline host + what to expect
This is a peer-to-peer hotline experiment, meaning that Elise is here to offer time, attention, belief in you, and maybe new ways of thinking, inspiration, or an idea. This is not an expert advice zone. We might not crack the problem together. Elise is not a therapist or coach but someone who swims in these questions every day in her collaborations and writing. This is an experiment in giving love and attention to the kind of talk that doesn’t often get this. Read more about it here X and write grouphug@substack.com with any questions.
What happens to be your people problem today? (Make sure your mic settings are turned on in browser.)
Or write about it if this is more your thing.
What is your wish for this situation?
examples: showing up to this thing even though i'm nervous, reducing tension in the next meeting, etc
How would you like to hear back? Check all that apply. All are free.
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Anything else that feels important to know about you before responding?
A pledge: I will try my best to offer this same space to someone else, in a pay it forward kind of way, to someone else who needs to talk about the struggle/joy/annoyances of building things with other people.
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