Community Guides - who they are and what they do!

[NikNik]

Hi there,

As you may have seen, we did a call out for the latest round of Community Guides.

Community Guides are long term members of the community, who help others feel heard, feel welcome and less alone. You may seem them around getting involved in things like:

• Encouraging members to participate in discussions
• Welcoming new members
• Helping members feel less alone, whether it be through sharing on their own experience or through connecting members with similar experiences
• Starting new and engaging discussions
• Special events, such as Topic Tuesday
• Answering 'How-to' questions from other members

This round of Community Guides are:

@Appleblossom @CheerBear  @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member @PeppiPatty @Phoenix_Rising @Queenie @Sans911 @Shaz51 and @soul

Over the next 24 hours, you will see the title under their names change from 'Senior Contributor' to 'Community Guide'

In the meantime, I thought I would start this space so Community Guides can introduce themselves (incase you don't know them) and you can say hi!!

Thanks,

Nik

[Shaz51]

Ohhhh WOW , @NikNik  

Hello @Appleblossom @CheerBear  @Faith-and-Hope @lisajane @PeppiPatty @Phoenix_Rising @Queenie @Sans911 , @soul, How lovely to see you my friends

[Former-Member]

Hi all,
I think most people know me, im a single mama to two kidlets, and I have struggled with depression, ptsd and anxiety for a long time. I've enjoyed being a part of the forums for around 3 years i think now and have been lucky to get to know amazing people here and learn from others in this space. I'm looking forward to continuing to be a part of the forums 🙂
Hugs to all who want any!

[Shaz51]

Hello My Name Is @Shaz51

I have been on the forum for 2 years, Love been on here

a Little bit about myself , I am 53 , am married , My husband has had lots of different diagnosis , Bipolar 11, anxiety, depression , inherited depression , GAD, Major depression

I am a step mum to 4  children who are adults now

[Former-Member]

Well done to all. I am super glad that these wonderful people will have communtiy guide under their name. I have missed it the last week 

[Former-Member]

@outlanderhere is the feed

[outlander]

congrats to all our Community Guides!!

@Shaz51@Former-Member@CheerBear@Appleblossom@Sans911@Queenie@soul@Faith-and-Hope@PeppiPatty@Phoenix_Rising

[Queenie]

Hey forumites! I'm @Queenie and I am super excited to read and help members explore their recovery journeys. For me, recovery is not necessarily about the cessation of symptoms, rather it is about learning to live a rich, fulfilling life managing the illness/es much in the same way a Diabetic would manage theirs.

I am 38 years old and like to be creative with manga and anime being my favourite art forms. 

I also collect Vinyl Bobble-Heads, I have heaps and heaps of them.

I am diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, which is like a combination of bipolar and schizophrenia but am learning that it needn't be about the label, it's more about the person.

Anyway see you all around the forum here and there!

[Zoe7]

@NikNik Thankyou for letting us know who the CG are.

...and to all our Community Guides:

@Appleblossom @CheerBear @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member @PeppiPatty @Phoenix_Rising @Queenie @Sans911 @Shaz51 @soul

a wonderful group of members who truly embody everything this forum is about  

( @Phoenix_Rising and @CheerBear - I am now officially the 'odd one out' LOL)

[Mazarita]

Welcome back to the guides continuing on in this round and welcome to the role to those just starting! You are all ace!