Heartbeats Community Resources💗
Start here for ways to connect to other creative caregivers and refill your well
Hi! 👋
Below you’ll find ways to connect with other creative caregivers (even if you are only caring for yourself!) and refill your well. Show up as your authentic self—whole, imperfect, and worthy. Life is better in community!
Welcome to the Heartbeats Community Resources Page 💗
"The connection economy is the economy of prosperity, collaboration and infinite possibilities. It's the vision of an economic ecosystem, a complex network of interconnected systems built on trust, value alignment and reciprocity.
-Forbes
Monthly Connect, Create, Collaborate Thread 💞
If you’re new here, check out this month’s “Connect, Create, Collaborate” thread for an opportunity to share and exchange resources and build community!
Leave a comment or share the monthly threads with others to widen our circle of generous reciprocity. A new thread will be posted and linked here on the 1st Sunday of every month.
✨NEW✨Heartbeats Writers’ Chat ✏️
This is specifically for writers or anyone interested in starting the publishing journey, whether that’s self, hybrid, or traditional!
Join anytime to:
Find a query buddy and exchange queries for gentle feedback, accountability, and encouragement
Share resources for events, workshops, and more
Celebrate/commiserate—writing is a journey and we’re here to witness the unseen celebrations and milestones along the way, as well as the roadblocks and rejections! You don’t have to be alone while you’re in process. We’re here for you for all of it!
Bi-weekly Connection Circles 🦋
This is an opportunity to connect in real-time in a nurturing space with other creative caregivers to share ideas and work collaboratively. Alternating every other Wednesday from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM EST, each session will have 45 minutes for organic conversation loosely based on that month’s theme, and 45 minutes for co-working on or off camera. Join us to dive deeper and grow your support system with intention and care.
For upcoming Connection Circle dates and journal prompts (including a free, printable journal) check out the Connection Circles Hub!💞*
*For paying members of Heartbeats
Weekly Check-in 💬
Life happens in seasons and cycles. We can navigate the ebbs and flows with more grace and compassion when we’re in community. Join us in the weekly chat as we share the often unseen wins and challenges of living a creative life as caregivers (even if you are only caring for yourself!). Be held and witnessed in the thick of it, exactly as you are in all of your becoming.
Heartbeats Community Bulletin Board 📌
Highlight your newsletter, upcoming event, workshop, or website in our new Heartbeats Community Bulletin Board, included at the bottom of each Heartbeats newsletter. This is an excellent way to “cross-pollinate” and share your offerings with a generous, creative community.*
*For paying members of Heartbeats
Shop My Favorite Books 📚
Did you know? A physiological phenomenon happens when we read or listen to the same stories. Across time and space, our heartbeats actually begin to synchronize. These are books that have made me feel less alone, shifted my perspective, or given me hope when I needed it most. Essentially, they’ve given me life.
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Questions? Comments? Ideas? I’d love to hear your feedback! Leave a little note below or send me an email 💌