Our book club started as a way for new parents to maintain intellectual connection but over three years it's become our main social support system. Now one member is moving away and another is going through a messy divorce and we're all realizing how much we depend on this group but we've never talked about what happens when life changes.
More people experience this than they realize.
Groups that become essential emotional infrastructure need explicit conversations about sustainability when members face major life transitions.
“Where Are You with African communal parenting traditions?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.