Over the past two years, providing advocacy, service and support for people surviving intimate partner violence (IPV) and domestic violence (DV) has been challenging, in ways unlike ever before – especially for advocates who also identify as survivors themselves.

In this peer support group, you are invited to virtually share space with other DV advocates who are survivors. In this group, we will create opportunities to discuss some of the complex challenges that comes up professionally and personally for advocates who are survivors, reflect on practices to support you in your role in your organization and offer resources, tools and practical ideas to best take care of yourself.

Facilitator Bio
Michelle Goodloe is a licensed clinical social worker and a published author, dedicated to helping others develop healthy relationships with themselves and with others.

With a professional background in providing clinical interventions, compassion-based services and statewide advocacy for people impacted by domestic violence, child abuse and stress-related conflict, the focus of Michelle's career has been to develop and institute accessible and resourceful avenues of support through her agencies: The Essence of Healing LLC and Gmichelle Wellness.

Michelle is the owner and psychotherapist with The Essence of Healing LLC, a private therapeutic practice based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Essence of Healing LLC provides virtual individual psychotherapy to adult residents of Georgia and Illinois. She is also the creator of three self-care centered books: Self Explore, Self Restore, The Self Care Investment and I Own My Magic, and the host of Gmichelle Wellness. Gmichelle Wellness offers busy, caring professionals the opportunity to make self-care a practical part of their lives. Michelle facilitates interactive workshops for non-profit and private organizations that experience challenges with addressing self-care, compassion fatigue and professional burn out.

Questions? Email cnorton@the-network.org.

This group will meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 2:00pmCST.

Peer Support Groups: Staff Who are Survivors Themselves