Small Group Online Monthly Fibro Support Circle
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In 2018-I made the transition from 18 years of facilitating in-person classes and support groups to facilitating small ​online fibro support circles using Zoom.  I love facilitating these online Support Circles as they are bringing people together from all over the US and beyond to share and support each other.

You can find two recent short videos of my conversations with Dr. Ginevra Liptan, medical director of the Frida Center for Fibromyalgia, about creating support circles and also about the role mindfulness can play in a healing journey.   Simply Go To:  www.youtube.com/drliptan 

 FIBROMYALGIA HEALING SUPPORT CIRCLES
---monthly facilitated small group ( only 4 per Circle) support circles that meet online via Zoom

    TO SUPPORT YOU ALONG YOUR HEALING JOURNEY AND TO HELP YOU FEEL WHOLE AGAIN
    
***FOR REGISTRATION:  Go to the Upcoming Classes page for dates and how to register!

What to Expect-Description and Benefits:

Enables easy participation from home. (you can even attend in your pajamas if you want!)
Groups are kept small in size (4 participants) and meet once monthly. 

The two-hour format combines guided self-care practices (eg., PAUSE, CALM, and REFOCUS) plus access to a circle of support.

It is a profound healing step itself to simply share with others who UNDERSTAND your journey

Each meeting includes time for sharing and facilitated discussions to help you develop your personal healing plan with a focus on your personal well-being and simple doable action steps to support you in moving in the direction to feeling whole again

Our time together is committed to maintaining a healing focus and sidestepping the oftentimes easy slide into illness focus. This is not to deny the very real challenges of living with this disease! Our group focus is on helping you identify what truly matters most to YOU now and exploring new possibilities to help you begin to live a full life again.
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Our time together gently supports you in taking steps forward to create a "life beyond fibromyalgia."

Simply email me if you have Any Questions/ Would love to have you with us in one of the Circles : 

eemerryfield@gmail.com




Support Services for Fibromyalgia Support Groups
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(Support for Group Leaders and/ or Online Workshops for your Group )
My ebook, Life Beyond Fibromyalgia: A Personal Guide for Moving Forward and Leaving Struggle Behind, includes discussion topics and exercises that can be very useful tools in group settings. The book's appendix offers suggestions for ways to use these tools to help maintain healing-focused interactions in your group. Feel free to contact me at eemerryfield@gmail.com if I can provide further assistance at any time. I am also available to facilitate online workshops for your group via Zoom. Simply email me to schedule an online workshop.

​You can find Life Beyond Fibromyalgia at Amazon.com

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Elaine Merryfield, BS., mind/body wellness educator
specializing in both fibromyalgia and stress relief
Portland, Oregon

To Contact:  eemerryfield@gmail.com
​You can also follow Elaine at facebook.com/navigatinglifewithfibro/




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