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Monday 1in6 Online Support Group
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Rick Goodwin, Facilitator
3:56
Welcome all to the Monday session of the Online Support Group (OSG) for men who have experienced childhood sexual abuse and/or adult sexual assault. Today's opener is from Og Mandino: “I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.” We will talk and walk about the way - at the top of the clock.
4:01
Hey folks!  Welcome all.
Karma
4:01
great opener
Jaime
4:01
Greetings
Charlie
4:01
Top of the clock!
Karma
4:01
test
busyrunner
4:01
hello!
Zach
4:01
Hi!
Rick Goodwin, Facilitator
4:02
Good to see your names! Can everyone state that you are here, and tell us if you are new tot he program.
Charlie
4:02
Howdy friends, even if I can't see who is here!
Q
4:02
Good day, all
Karma
4:02
present @Rick
Charlie
4:02
Q good to see you on a Monday!
Darius S
4:02
Hi everyone
Q
4:02
Here and accounted for
Zach
4:02
First time here
Q
4:02
Charlie, great to see you, brother
Karma
4:02
awesome Zach
Darius S
4:03
Welcome Zach! Great to have you here
Rick Goodwin, Facilitator
4:03
Zach - then a warm welcome for you! May i ask how you heard of the service?
Charlie
4:03
Zach welcome big time!
Jaime
4:03
welcome, Zach
Q
4:03
Zach, welcome -- great group of guys here
Rick Goodwin, Facilitator
4:03
And as we have a new member here today, let me cover some background information.
A reminder to all: I will intro the steps of the session as we go through them, so you know what is to be expected. Keep in mind you can pass on any question asked - just say "pass” and that will be respected.
Zach
4:04
Some basic google searching for helpful resources, and found it pretty quick
Rick Goodwin, Facilitator
4:04
Gald to hear, Zach.
We here at 1in6 and Zero Abuse Project commend your interest in your personal recovery, and I acknowledge your commitment to joining us in this online community of men. This is courage in action. We have been delivering this service since 2016, and we appreciate your trust in working with us.
Charlie
4:05
10 below temperature, 31 below wind chill right now.
Rick Goodwin, Facilitator
4:05
There are two of us working for 1in6 to deliver this program for you today. Ryan is the moderator of the group – “mods” handle everyone’s contributions and reviews them before posting. Say hi if you would like! Keep in mind mods can read the posts but won’t be contributing directly in the discussion.
I hold the role of group facilitator here. I am also here to teach about trauma and recovery as need be. I help keep the discussion rolling, answer questions you may have, and share insights or useful knowledge with you.  
And I should post the group rules for our discussion...
Q
4:05
Ryan & Rick, thx for looking out for us today
Rick Goodwin, Facilitator
4:06
Ground Rules for the Online Support Group (OSG):
 
·        Participants must be at least 18 years of age, be male-identified and have had an unwanted sexual experience (i.e., childhood sexual abuse and/or adult sexual assault). Anyone who does not meet these criteria will be asked to leave immediately.
·        We encourage participants to seek therapy from licenced clinicians. Please note that OSG does not replace or substitute psychological or mental health services. 
·        As participants, we agree to start on time. Although we close the doors after 30 minutes, we encourage all participants to start at the top of hour as late participants can be disruptive.  
·        We commit to stay for the full session – i.e., we expect participants to stay for the 90-minutes.
·        We commit to confidentiality. “Who we see here, what we hear here, let it stay here.”
·        We refrain from advice-giving or asking for advice from other participants.
·        We refrain from asking direct questions to others. Instead, we focus on our own experiences using “I” statements.
·        Please participate! Sessions are only productive if members share and talk with one another.
·        We have the right to pass. That said, we expect everyone to participate in the opening and closing round (i.e., check in and check out).
·        We expect that fellow participants and staff will be treated with respect. Abusive language will not be tolerated and those who violate this rule will be ejected for that session.
·        Please refrain from sharing unnecessarily graphic language as it may be triggering for others.
·        We will be sober for the session.
·        No personally identifying information is to be shared with other participants. This includes names, emails, phone numbers, etc.
·        We may edit your comments via a private message (PM) to you, or delete if not appropriate if they are in violation of any of the above ground rules.
Oof! Thankful for copy and paste....:)
4:07
So let's begin our work...
To start, let’s have everyone “check in”. Write a brief sentence on how you are feeling right now. Once we hear from the first volunteer, we can then have everybody check in. Focus on your feelings more than thoughts.  Avoid words like “good” or “okay’ or “crappy” – they don’t really convey your emotions.
Charlie
4:08
Zach but if you get a pm, it is not a "go sit in the corner" message but a FRIENDLY note. At least Rick has never told me to sit in the corner. 😅
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