This is going to be one of those promised updates, (see my first article of 2025.)
The SMP’s online Center where our community of moms meets, discusses, supports one another, and learns together is housed on a platform known as Mighty Networks. And this platform is mighty, indeed!
Part of the re-imagining of the SMP is to determine how we can best support more moms while ensuring the current quality of support remains high. This will involve me diving in and getting better acquainted with the premium features of Mighty Networks. The feature selection is robust, and we want to create the best possible experience for our members, so we’ll be exploring our options and restructuring in the coming months.
To facilitate this restructuring, we’re going to close the doors to new members beginning February 1. This will be temporary and we’ll relaunch once we’re on the other side of “construction.” The current level of support will remain for existing members–who will always be my top priority, along with my 1:1 clients. Among the benefits members receive:
Monthly growth-oriented themes with supporting resources, discussion prompts to support new understanding, and reflection prompts to help integrate and practice new learning that can support a shift in the experience you’re having.
This month, we’re exploring “the dark night of the soul” and it’s relationship to New Beginnings.
Weekly check-ins that are facilitated by our brilliant leadership team where moms can share their ups and downs and feel supported by the community in their unique experiences.
The ability to post support requests in our main feed and receive the compassion and wisdom that is abundant in our membership of moms.
Peer-led learning clubs for members who want to dive deeper into a supportive topic.
3 Live zoom meetings each month, facilitated by yours truly, where we gather to learn, discuss, and practice together, and hold ourselves accountable to our commitment to our own quality of life.
If you’d like to take charge of the quality of your experience and don’t want to wait until we relaunch later this year (date yet to be determined), you have until the end of this month (January 2025) to join us in the Center and receive all the support and resources we currently offer while securing first dibs on and possibly even helping us design the new additions.
But maybe you’re not ready. How do you know? I think the most important indicator might be how I started that last paragraph, “If you’d like to take charge of the quality of your experience…” then there’s no better time than the present! If, on the other hand, your focus is on changing external circumstances, then your goals wouldn’t be aligned with what we do in the Center.
Change is coming, regardless. For those who wait to join, the price of membership will certainly change. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it can send a strong message to your psyche that you’re serious about changing when you’re willing to pay a premium for support.
But if you’ve already decided that 2025 is your year to reclaim your sense of agency, to restore your zest for life, to take charge of your experience, then why wait? The sooner you get started, the sooner you experience the benefits of your efforts!
Here’s that application (which can also help you determine whether you’re ready. If you read the prompts carefully and complete the application honestly, you’ll likely get some clarity around whether now’s a good time for you to join.)
Will 2025 be the year you make change for yourself?