Monday, October 11, 2010

Should I - or Shouldn't I - that is a question....

As I'm researching all these support groups - I'm seeing the different formats that are used by the 'moderators'... all have their points and are pretty good... I wondering if I should try to start a support group. Would people come? Would I be able to 'support' folks? Do I (at 18 months out) have enough 'experience' at this WLS stuff to be able to give good support? I would like to consider myself as sort of successful at being a WLS patient... I mean I'm at 'goal' - but I still have some 'issues' I have to work on myself.  IF I did a support group - where to have it? Not at my house - too much w/Momma there - I would love it if Gary could be there too, but he can't even make the ones I go to now - (Momma sitting) - sigh... Now we already go for breakfast once a month - we could just do one there - an informal one (would sort of have to be since Momma would be there with us) - where we take up the back area and we just get together and 'share' our journeys... that sounds like it might be do able... and maybe a place to start. LOL - thanks for listening/reading my scattered thoughts on this... we'll see what happens :)

4 comments:

  1. I think you would be REALLY good at this...I sometimes think that people too far out have a different experience since thins have changed over the years and they may have forgotten the feeling that newbies might experience...Go for it! I run a support group for adoption and foster care and we all learn from each other...The person who runs ours has not had WLS and sometimes I see that as a disadvantage...

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  2. Same with one of the ones I attended. She worked in the Doc's office (can't remember her job title) but she hasn't had the surgery. That was at the one meeting where we were going over some of the 'common mistakes' - and talking bad to yourself was one of them - that one reply (from another member) STILL amazes me!! I don't know how as a moderator I would have handled that - but I didn't really like how she basically did nothing to correct/guide her - sad!!

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  3. I think you'd be great as a support group leader Paula -- but with your momma and the added stress of juggling babysitting with your hubby, having a weekly meeting probably would just add more stress to your plate. However.....you could look into the formal "training" for being a success coach, get certified, and then along with your PJ business,you could offer one on one coaching -- there are alot of people who have made money by offering teleconferences and online help in addition to one on one in person help -- maybe you could find just one, two or three people to meet with you once a month with a support group mentality -- I'd do something like that with you -- we live almost 3 hours from Sac but I am sure there are others who will be at the meet and greet on Sat that live closer and would like meeting with you and learning from you -- just a few thoughts -- that's my two cents worth. But you would make a great leader, I am sure of that - I can just tell. :0)

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  4. Training?? I wonder where I could get training for being a 'Support Group Leader'... good thought!! I wasn't thinking weekly!! Yikes... maybe monthly?? Or hey - just when I deliver orders if nothing else :) Training though - yeah I think that would be a good thing!!

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