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Number of ratings79 Number of reviews37 Listens toOver 18 LanguagesEnglish, Slovenian Listener sinceDec 19, 2017 Last activein last week PathStep 434 People helped286 Chats515 Group support chats2,334 Listener group chats1,327 Forum posts413 Forum upvotes521
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What motivates you to volunteer on 7cups?
7 Cups Leadership / by JoyousBear
Last post
 March 3rd
...See more What motivates you to volunteer on 7cups? What replenishes your passion to volunter on 7cups when you find yourself that you are starting to lose it?
Anxiety support
General Support / by JoyousBear
Last post
 September 27th, 2023
...See more Hi, i give emotional support to members who struggle with anxiety.
Spoon theory
Disability Support / by JoyousBear
Last post
 August 17th, 2022
...See more “The Spoon Theory [https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/]”, a personal story by Christine Miserandino, is popular among many people dealing with chronic illness. It describes perfectly this idea of limited energy, using “spoons” as a unit of energy. Can you relate with spoon theory? What do you think about it? Taglist: @adequatelyInadequate @adventurousBranch3786 @AffyAvo @Arsalanahmed @Ashleylovescats @Averayne93 @Azalea98 @azuladragon34 @BeyondTheInvisible @BlindGrapefruit @bouncyVoice4149 @Breezy2013 @CaringBrit @CheeryPotato @CheerySandi @Colorfulcatsofhope @considerateParadise6717 @Disneywoman @DoISayIt @DylanMark @Edobre399 @Emiliako @Fireskye13 @friendlyEars8792 @goldenSpruce1512 @InfiniteThoughts2k19 @jovialButterfly6752 @JoyfulUnicorn @JoyIntoDarkness @K87 @killaj0ule @lightTriangle7748 @LikeABirdWithoutWings @lovelySun2900 @LoveMyRotty @magnifiedfaith @MikuoniandBlueCheese @MistyMagic @mnhtx3 @moosprbrk @MyNameIsNicole @NaomiR @NevaehRose @OneErased @Pixiechu @PotFullOfSky2020 @Raysofsunshineandrainbow2005 @redGrapes1822 @Redheadmadeofglitter94 @repen13 @sabeyesofblue3535 @SmolBurrahobbit12 @specialPurple1582 @StarsOrchidsOwls @sunshinegiraffe123 @TimidBear @u2canwin @wahmbrenda @WeedyGarden
Survey about disability support discussions
Disability Support / by JoyousBear
Last post
 July 24th, 2021
...See more Hi there! We aim to improve our disability support discussions. I kindly ask you to fill this form in order that we can do the needed improvements. Click here! [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3HvGVbwk7BWE1GjAzBKOjD15I_CWxjsTIWWPeUomfVionuA/viewform] Taglist: @adequatelyInadequate @adventurousBranch3786 @AffyAvo @Arsalanahmed @Ashleylovescats @Averayne93 @Azalea98 @azuladragon34 @BeyondTheInvisible @BlindGrapefruit @bouncyVoice4149 @Breezy2013 @CaringBrit @CheeryPotato @CheerySandi @Colorfulcatsofhope @considerateParadise6717 @Disneywoman @DoISayIt @DylanMark @Edobre399 @Emiliako @Fireskye13 @friendlyEars8792 @goldenSpruce1512 @InfiniteThoughts2k19 @jovialButterfly6752 @JoyfulUnicorn @JoyIntoDarkness @K87 @killaj0ule @lightTriangle7748 @LikeABirdWithoutWings @lovelySun2900 @LoveMyRotty @magnifiedfaith @MikuoniandBlueCheese @MistyMagic @mnhtx3 @moosprbrk @MyNameIsNicole @NaomiR @NevaehRose @OneErased @Pixiechu @PotFullOfSky2020 @Raysofsunshineandrainbow2005 @redGrapes1822 @Redheadmadeofglitter94 @repen13 @sabeyesofblue3535 @SmolBurrahobbit12 @specialPurple1582 @StarsOrchidsOwls @sunshinegiraffe123 @TimidBear @u2canwin @wahmbrenda @WeedyGarden
How does your disability affect your relationships?
Disability Support / by JoyousBear
Last post
 September 24th, 2021
...See more Relationships are very important part of people's lives. Relationships aren't only romantic relationships with your spouses (marital or extramarital), but are also relationships with your friends, parents, siblings, kids, work relationships, relationships with people in your support group, disability association (a formal nonprofit organization which unites and helps disabled people (one such example is British Deaf Association (BDA)) [http://www.bda.org.uk] , etc. Relationships can be formed also in relations with companies you come into contact (buyer - seller relationship in supermarket, customer - official relationship at a public sector agency, disabled person - caregiver relationship), etc. For example, if local community is unwilling to accomodate the streets and public buildings for people in wheelchair, it means that there are issues in relationship (discriminatory relationship) between people in wheelchairs and local community. Disabilty can have positive or negative effect on relationships, for example: - positive effects: due to disability you can do voluntering in local disability association advocating disabiled people and spreading awareness, which means that you have got good relationships with disability association, fellow disabled people and local community. If you weren't disabled you wouldn't have the opportunity to have such a relationship with local community and disabled people as you wouldn't have a role there. - negative effects: if you get discriminated against in any occassions. For example, you wish to go to theatre and a rude employee deny you help and deny you entrance just because of your disability. It is called discrimination. Today's question: How does your disability positively or negativelly affect your relationships? Taglist: @adequatelyInadequate @adventurousBranch3786 @AffyAvo @Arsalanahmed @Ashleylovescats @Averayne93 @Azalea98 @azuladragon34 @BeyondTheInvisible @BlindGrapefruit @bouncyVoice4149 @Breezy2013 @CaringBrit @CheeryPotato @CheerySandi @Colorfulcatsofhope @considerateParadise6717 @Disneywoman @DoISayIt @DylanMark @Edobre399 @Emiliako @Fireskye13 @friendlyEars8792 @goldenSpruce1512 @InfiniteThoughts2k19 @jovialButterfly6752 @JoyfulUnicorn @JoyIntoDarkness @K87 @killaj0ule @lightTriangle7748 @LikeABirdWithoutWings @lovelySun2900 @LoveMyRotty @magnifiedfaith @MikuoniandBlueCheese @MistyMagic @mnhtx3 @moosprbrk @MyNameIsNicole @NaomiR @NevaehRose @OneErased @Pixiechu @PotFullOfSky2020 @Raysofsunshineandrainbow2005 @redGrapes1822 @Redheadmadeofglitter94 @repen13 @sabeyesofblue3535 @SmolBurrahobbit12 @specialPurple1582 @StarsOrchidsOwls @sunshinegiraffe123 @TimidBear @u2canwin @wahmbrenda @WeedyGarden
Weekly check-in for June 28th - July 4th
Disability Support / by JoyousBear
Last post
 July 10th, 2021
...See more Hi disability community, Summer is here and time of vacations too. I hope that it will be relaxing and joyful time for you. Here is a video on how to see ability in disability: https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_whitaker_the_dandelion_shift_seeing_the_ability_in_disability Check-in questions: 1. Do you see any abilities in your disability? 2. How are things going for you this week? 3. What do you wish to get improved? If you would like to add/remove yourself from our automatic taglist, please click HERE [https://www.7cups.com/forum/DisabilitySupport_47/DisabilityTeam_1148/NewTaglistDisabilitySupport_202464/1/] Taglist: @adequatelyInadequate @adventurousBranch3786 @AffyAvo @Arsalanahmed @Ashleylovescats @Averayne93 @Azalea98 @azuladragon34 @BeyondTheInvisible @BlindGrapefruit @bouncyVoice4149 @Breezy2013 @CaringBrit @CheeryPotato @CheerySandi @Colorfulcatsofhope @considerateParadise6717 @Disneywoman @DoISayIt @DylanMark @Edobre399 @Emiliako @Fireskye13 @friendlyEars8792 @goldenSpruce1512 @InfiniteThoughts2k19 @jovialButterfly6752 @JoyfulUnicorn @JoyIntoDarkness @K87 @killaj0ule @lightTriangle7748 @LikeABirdWithoutWings @lovelySun2900 @LoveMyRotty @magnifiedfaith @MikuoniandBlueCheese @MistyMagic @mnhtx3 @moosprbrk @MyNameIsNicole @NaomiR @NevaehRose @OneErased @Pixiechu @PotFullOfSky2020 @Raysofsunshineandrainbow2005 @redGrapes1822 @Redheadmadeofglitter94 @repen13 @sabeyesofblue3535 @SmolBurrahobbit12 @specialPurple1582 @StarsOrchidsOwls @sunshinegiraffe123 @TimidBear @u2canwin @wahmbrenda @WeedyGarden
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A patient listener, quite respectful, it was really nice talking to you. Keep up the good work!
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She listens amazing and give good tips
True pro, takes time to think and respond. Helps you generate the awnsers.
She is very supportive and not at all judging. She's the best person I've spoken to yet and I feel very comfortable opening up to her I feel like she had helped already.
gentle Sun is friendly and helpful.
very good and understanding each other well
A great person to talk to with a lot of empathy.
I feel better and more relieved than before he was helpful and nice
He helped me
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Very empathetic and supportive :)
Stay care and loveurself :)
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