My writing group has been meeting for two years and we started as strangers giving each other craft feedback, but now we've all shared deeply personal work and formed real friendships, and I don't know how to handle it when someone shares something that's clearly trauma-dumping disguised as creative writing and the group doesn't know whether to respond as friends or as writers.
More people experience this than they realize.
Groups that begin with one purpose can develop emotional intimacy that requires different skills and agreements than their original container can hold.
“Where Are You with EMDR and trauma processing?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.