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Next up: Open support circle· Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00pm

Free online peer support groupsThe place to find your people

Small live video groups with others who understand, because they've been through it too.

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  • Free to join
  • Small groups
  • Nothing is recorded

Nervous about your first group?

Most people are. Keep your camera off if you like, just listen, and leave whenever you want. Nobody will put you on the spot.

Support that fits how you're feeling today

How are you feeling today?

Or, what's on your mind?

Support groups for

AnxietySocial anxietyDepressionGrief & lossTrauma & PTSDReligious traumaNarcissistic abuseDomestic abuse & coercive control

How it works

  1. Pick a group

    Browse by topic, by time, or by how you're feeling today.

  2. Save your spot

    Book your place in a session. When it starts, come in with your camera and mic on or off, whichever feels right.

  3. Share when you're ready

    Most groups have a host, a peer with lived experience who keeps things safe and on track. Guided peer groups have no host: instead, the Heal Kinder guide welcomes everyone and offers talking points to get started.

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Connection groupDaily · 12:00pm

Open support circle

A free online support group for anyone, whatever you're going through. No topic to fit into: come with something big, something small, or just wanting to be around people who understand. Talk if you'd like to, or just listen. If you're thinking about suicide or are worried about staying safe, call or text 988 (the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) any time, or call 911. In the UK, call Samaritans on 116 123. This is a guided peer group: there's no host, just people who get it, talking together, with the Heal Kinder guide to welcome everyone and offer talking points. Cameras stay on, so everyone can see who they're talking with; your microphone is your choice. Please be kind, and use Report if anyone makes the room feel unsafe.

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Narcissistic abuseSaturdays · 10:00am

Children of Narcissistic Mothers

The damage done to a child from a narcissistic parent is tremendous, the foundations of a human being have been destroyed by the Narcissistic parent in those fundamental years. A mother wound, a father wound or both were created within you and now you have to unpack all your baggage and sort through it and throw away what no longer serves you, the coping mechanisms that kept you safe as a child now keep you prisoner as an adult. Learning to undo and build up what you were never taught is a tough job and sometimes it doesn't feel fair that the healing is all up to you when none of it was your fault. "I'm 36 now and a lot of people think that by 36 you should stop blaming all your problems on your parents, well riddle me this, if you were in a building with a messed up foundation, would you feel safer on the 36th floor?" - GianMarco Soresi A little humor that hits home and might bring a smile to your face.

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Focus session · body doublingMondays · 10:00am

Monday body doubling focus session

Get something done alongside other people. Body doubling helps many people, especially with ADHD, start and stick with the things that are hard to do alone: work, study, emails, tidying, a form you've been putting off. How it works: say in the chat what you're working on, then we all get on with our own thing together, with a shared timer: 25 minutes of focus, a 5-minute break, 20 more minutes, then a quick check-in on how it went. Your mic starts off and your camera is your choice. Nobody has to talk. Come in any time during the hour.

Join any time · mics offWork alongside othersSave a spot →

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What members say

“Fab chat, perfect host - great to talk, cannot wait for next Saturday. Thank you for this safe space to heal ❤️”
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A safe place, looked after together

Hosted by peers

Hosts have lived experience and take part in groups themselves before they can host one.

Kind, clear guidelines

Everyone agrees to our guidelines. Anyone can report a problem, and members can remove someone together.

Help is one tap away

Every room has a "Need help now?" button with crisis lines like 988 and 911 in the US, and Samaritans in the UK.

Private by default

Everyone is 18 or over, and we never sell or share your information.

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Come as you are

Groups run most days, so there's usually one coming up soon.

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Questions

What is Heal Kinder?

A free community where you can join small, live video support groups with people who have been through something similar.

Is this free group therapy?

It's free, and it's a group, but it's peer support rather than therapy, and that's its strength: hosts are peers with lived experience, not clinicians, so you're with people who truly understand. It doesn't replace therapy or medical care, but many members join groups while seeing a therapist or doctor, and find it makes the journey feel a lot less lonely.

Do I have to turn my camera on?

Usually not. You can join with your camera off and stay muted until you're ready, and many people listen for their first session or two. A few hosts ask for cameras on so the group can see each other; those groups are marked "Camera on".

Is it private?

Video and audio go directly between participants' browsers over encrypted WebRTC connections. Nothing is recorded. You choose the name others see (you're welcome to use your real name), and everyone agrees to keep what's shared in the room.

Is this crisis support?

No. If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency number (911 in the US, 999 in the UK). In the US, you can call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, any time. In the UK, you can call Samaritans on 116 123, any time.

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