You’re welcome to post one promotional item: a project, product, service, event, fundraiser, or launch. Please keep it clear and concise so people can quickly understand what you’re offering. Please include a clear call to action, such as Visit, Learn more, Sign up, Contact, or Register. Posts without a CTA may be removed. Posting guidelines: - One link - One email address - One phone number You may also include one video (YouTube or similar) that demonstrates what you do. Timing matters: Promotions are allowed only on Mondays. Any promotional post made outside of Monday will be removed. A note on expectations: Promotion Mondays is primarily a reference thread. Many posts won’t receive much attention. The goal is to have information available if and when it’s useful, rather than to generate immediate engagement.

This is not The Grove. This thread exists for what comes out sideways. The unfiltered thoughts. The gallows humor. The exhaustion talking. The thing you’d never put in a quiet, reverent space because it would blow the tone apart. This is where you can say the messy thing. The funny thing. The unhinged thing. The “okay but WHAT THE FUCK” thing. No fixing. No life lessons. No polishing it into something meaningful. If it’s dark, weird, inappropriate, or just needs to move through, it belongs here. Respond however you actually would. Laugh. Swear. React honestly. If something hits you, say that. If it makes you snort, say that. If it’s uncomfortably funny, even better. Same people. Different weather system. If you want to post a meme, or your cat, you can. (Memes are especially welcome). If The Grove is where we sit, The Pineapple Express is where the pressure moves. What you can’t do here: Do not trauma dump. Do not talk about politics. Do not talk about suicide, self-harm, or harming others. Do not attack or ridicule other people. Do not post about protests you attended or political actions you took. If your post needs content warnings, crisis resources, or a moderator check, it belongs somewhere else—not here.

This thread is a place to name something and let it be witnessed. There is no problem-solving here and no sympathy. People need their scars and their trauma. It gives us strength. You’re welcome to share something you’re carrying. A realization. A transition. An ending or a beginning. A scar. Short is better. If you respond to someone, be present and be honest. Please do not offer generic responses. “I see you” gets exhausting quickly. If you have an honest response like, “OMFG! That’s horrific. I’m impressed you made it out alive,” that response is perfect. It allows us to take pride in what we did to survive, and it feeds our souls. ⚠️ This space exists so things don’t stay unspoken. 🗣️ 💥 This thread is important to me because some days I just can’t. Some days the pain in my body (🦶) is too much. Other days, the people I needed did not show up in the way I hoped they would. It wears me down in ways that are hard to explain without sounding dramatic, so I usually don’t try. 🐺 I am not angry at my body. I am not angry at people. I am angry at the universe. Not because it is cruel, but because it let me hope. It felt like it cared just long enough for me to believe things were finally going to ease up. When they didn’t, the disappointment landed deeper than I expected. On days like that, I stop trying to make sense of it. I stop reframing it, fixing it, or pushing through. Instead, I sit with people who understand what it means to sit with grief without needing to solve it. No advice. No fixing. No pretending things are fine. We sit. We acknowledge what is there. The pain does not disappear, but it is no longer carried alone. ''That is what The Grove is for.

This thread is for sharing wins, momentum, and things that are clicking. Big or small counts: - something got easier - you made more with less effort - a boundary held - a decision paid off - a pattern finally made sense - Thriving doesn’t mean everything is perfect. It means what you’re doing is sustainable. Post what’s working so others can: - borrow the insight - spot patterns - see what’s possible - remember progress happens quietly This is about reinforcement, not bragging.

This thread is for questions about getting unstuck and figuring out next steps. Use it when you’re trying to: - make something simpler - reduce friction - get oriented - stop spinning - decide what to focus on next You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need to explain your whole story. Ask the question you’re actually sitting with. If someone has been there, they’ll respond. If not, the act of asking usually clarifies more than you expect. This space is for momentum, not perfection.