1.Mental Wellness Meet-up

Meets every 1st Wednesday of the month 6-7pm on Google Meets hosted by Tatijana. This meet-up gives individuals a chance to meet new people, get insightful tips, share experiences and stories, and spread awareness of mental health. This is a safe and supportive platform for all humans to express ourselves and evolve into the beautiful souls we were born to be.

Each meeting is an hour long and focuses on a different topic each month to broaden perspective, increase coping strategies, and build a sense of community. The meet-up focuses on bringing the community together to discuss mental health awareness, coping strategies, networking opportunities, and education. Families, Practioners, and Community Members welcomed!!

We create a safe space for all humans to become more comfortable accessing and talking about mental wellness. It's impactful when you are with others who are further along their road to recovery and who are making great strides toward having healthier lives.

2. Breaking The Cycle (of Intergenerational Trauma) Meet-up

PAUSED Meet-ups until further notice

Meets every last Tuesday 6:30-7:30pm hosted by Tatijana. Support group for breaking the cycles of toxicity and adversity of intergenerational trauma to heal past, current and future generations. Our goal is to support individuals and families struggling with intergenerational trauma by sharing resources, validating feelings, and strengthening the healing process as a community!

This is a reminder that we are not alone and that we are worthy of love, respect, safety, and a joyful life beyond the adversity we have faced. Hosted by NWR's executive director, Tatijana; ethnicity: Albanian and Serbian & first generation American.

3. Men’s Mental Wellness Meet-ups

Meets every other Monday 6:30-7:30pm hosted by Matt. This group is meant to create a safe space for all guys to share, connect, and step into a more mindful masculinity. This group will give participants a place to explore that, in the hopes that they are able to be better friends, sons, fathers, partners, brothers, and community members. The meeting agenda’s will be subject to change, but initially will alternate between weeks of an open forum for sharing and weeks of a chosen theme/topic. While additional discussion topics will be fielded from the group.

4. BIPOC Community Doula Meet Up 

Meet-ups held every 2nd Saturdays 11am-12pm hosted by Birthnet NY. This meet up is to help BIPOC doulas around the area build community and complete requirements for doula certification or learn about the latest evidence based research / practices in maternity. 

Each month classes will be held by midwives, RNs, lactation, consultants, and Doula’s. One of Birthnet’s top priorities is to support and increase birthing outcomes in BIPOC communities across tye capital region but specifically throughout Albany County.

5. Dark Moon Grief Gathering

Meet-ups held every 2nd Tuesdays 7-8pm hosted by Dandelion Collaborative. Loss can come in many forms - loss of a loved one, loss of faith, loss of trust, loss of identity, and so much more. As if loss isn’t difficult enough, with loss also comes grief - a complex, heavy, and often misunderstood clutter of emotions. Dark Moon Grief Gathering will harness the energy of the end of the moon cycle to create a safe, open, and accessible space to explore all forms of loss and grief in community without any expectations.

Amy Elizabeth of Dandelion Collaborative will facilitate discussions, meditations, spiritual or herbal ceremonies, or other activities, with the intention of encouraging recognition, communication, and processing of grief so we can learn to move through the world despite our burden. Gatherings may occasionally involve movement, however all movement will be both extremely low impact and accessible. Come as you are.

Our goal is to empower and educate guests to access support and resources to increase their mental health well-being by meeting monthly and providing a safe atmosphere for all humans to share insights and strategies to strengthen and adapt healthy coping skills. If you have attended any of our mental wellness meetups please take our survey above so we can further enhance our meetups to better support our community!

Finding Support

If you or someone you know needs support, there is help. You are not alone. Below you can find information and resources on how to get help.

• Albany County Department of Mental Health Available 24/7 at the CDPC Crisis Unit and from the Mobile Crisis Team. Call (518) 549–6500. VISIT WEBSITE

• Crisis Text Line- f you are in crisis, text CONVO to 741741 in the US for free, confidential, 24/7, support. VISIT WEBSITE

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)- Free, confidential, 24/7 help is available. Call 1-800-656-4673 or visit online.rainn.org to chat with a support specialist. VISIT WEBSITE

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline- The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress. Call 1-800-273-8255 VISIT WEBSITE

• TrevorLifeline- The Trevor Project's free and confidential phone support for LGBTQ youth is available 24/7. Call 1 (866) 488-7386 VISIT WEBSITE

Our mental and emotional health are just as important and critical to care for as our physical health. Participants are free to express themselves so we can help one another. These meet-ups are open to all ages of humans who can participate in the group and discuss the topics and to overall embrace their mental wellness, network with others, access resources, feel empowered, and learn new coping skills.

All of our services center around mental, emotional, physical & social wellness whether it is skateboarding lessons, or workshops. These peer hosted meet-up brings us all together to check in and enhance our mental wellness even more.

All peer hosts of are trained or in training to be certified in Mental Health First Aid.