10-Step Program_Expectations & Norms

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A Good Grief Network 10-Step Program

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Welcome to the 10-Step program.
We are excited to journey through the 10-Step program with you.

Please fill out this form after exploring our Expectations & Norms for how we will be together throughout our 10-week session.
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I will make every attempt to attend all 10 sessions of this group:*

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GGN EXPECTATIONS & NORMS

Below are the community agreements we use to guide each of our sessions. Please read and consider each of them. If you agree to abide by these guidelines, please indicate your acceptance. If you have any questions or concerns about the Expectations & Norms, please email hello@goodgriefnetwork.org.
I understand that Good Grief Network offers a support group, not a therapy group. This means that emotional authenticity is welcome and appropriate but using group time for lengthy processing of intense emotional states is not. If I am confused about the difference, I will ask the group facilitators for clarification.*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
I will minimize distractions and side conversations in order to be present in the meeting (e.g., cell phones, internet surfing, chatting).*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
I will protect the anonymity of each group member. I will protect the vulnerable shares of each person, including the facilitators. I will not disclose names or identifying characteristics of participants to other people outside of the meeting space.*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
I understand that our current crises are complex, and there are many different and valid ways of reacting to them. I also understand that retreating into false optimism or resigned nihilism may both be ways of avoiding the real emotional work that we need to do in order to move with this crisis and build personal and collective resilience.*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
I am of sound mental health, managing my mental health and am not in a crisis, or I am being treated by a professional for a mental illness. Currently, I am not feeling suicidal and I can regulate my emotions. I am attending the group to further my personal and spiritual growth, which may bring up some personal trauma and heavy emotions. If my feelings are difficult to deal with or I feel unsafe, it is my responsibility to find a mental health practitioner and/or a safe person outside the meeting space to help me heal personal wounds and traumas and support my emotional processing. These spaces are not equipped to manage suicide or suicidal ideation.*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
I understand the suicide hotline is a free resource that I can call if I’m feeling unsafe. This resource is available 24/7 and is free and confidential support for people in distress and crisis. They can offer resources for me.*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
Participation in the group requires that I help create a brave, emergent space for each member. I understand that this is not a space for ranting, convincing others of my beliefs, or providing advice. Instead, I will practice active & deep listening when someone else is speaking, and I will not interrupt or cross-talk.*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
I understand that anger is an emotion that may arise in our spaces. Anger can easily veer into blaming and while accountability has an important place in social movements, these 10-Step spaces are not for us to cast blame. We are here to explore what feelings are underneath the blame by using "I" statements. Example of what is not appropriate in our spaces "xx is a terrible person and causing so much destruction to our planet." Example of what is appropriate way to express one's anger, "I feel betrayed by our systems who have allowed someone like xx cause so much destruction to our planet."*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
I will practice listening with compassion and curiosity and without judgment.*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
I will help cultivate love and support focused on collective grief & trauma and systems disruption.*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
I acknowledge that all embodiment exercises are suggestions. I am free to participate as I see fit or am able.*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
When sharing, I will speak from the heart, speaking my own truth. I will limit my sharing to a few minutes at a time. Before sharing twice, I will create space for each person to speak once.*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
I will bring an awareness of the power and privilege that I hold (you may have to search for a "power/privilege wheel") and will be mindful of how my levels of power and privilege may impact other people in this space, making attempts to minimize harm in what I say and how I show up.*

AgreeDisagreeI have a question about this and would like a follow up email.
Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ageism, xenophobia, ableism, or any other type of discrimination or hate-talk is not tolerated in our group. We come to this work from a place of love as we attempt to understand the roots of the systemic predicament; we will not scapegoat a portion of the human population.*

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I will not share or reproduce Good Grief Network materials without written permission from copyright holders.*

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If I fail to uphold these meeting expectations or norms, I will be held accountable for my actions by the facilitators. If I become disruptive to the group or continually fail to uphold these meeting norms, I may be asked to leave.*

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I acknowledge that Good Grief Network (GGN) and its programs are not responsible for any discomfort, distress or injury which may occur because of participation in a GGN event.*

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