We don’t have to do this sh*t alone.
Long-time friends, authors, and advocates Claire Bidwell Smith, Kelle Hampton and Tamara Taggart invite you to get real with them every week this October. No judgement here, ladies. We want to talk about the real stuff. We are all working, raising families, trying not to kill our husbands, and doing our damnedest to take care of ourselves in the midst of a global pandemic. The only thing we know for certain is that we can’t do it alone.
Join us for a judgement-free pandemic social club
Thursdays @ 7pm EST/4pm PST
Once a week we invite you to cozy up with us on zoom for some commiseration and inspiration. Pour a glass of whatever you’re drinking, and tell us about what’s going on in your home. We’ll share stories from ours too. From mundane stuff like diet fails and Amazon obsessions to big scary stuff like marriage conflicts and career woes, we will be opening with each other, and you.
Life in 2020 has presented challenges for all of us–to varying degrees, yes–but we’ve all experienced shifts in our lives that have invited new forms of anxiety and revealed weaknesses that were once hidden by the hustle of our busy routines and countless plans. This pandemic has shown light not only on cracks within the systems of our world with health and social justice but also the cracks within our personal lives–our intimate relationships, friendships, homes, and our habits. What we are experiencing is not normal. We are meant to crack under the pressure and uncertainty of what is happening. However, we were not meant to crack alone. We are craving connection more than ever before. And that’s what Covid Confidential aims to do.
When the pandemic hit, many of us suddenly reached out to the people who are most important to us, rekindling friendships with withered flames due to lack of time. For friends Claire, Kelle, and Tamara, a shared text thread that normally had a few “pings” a month promptly became a daily source of comfort–a pandemic lifeline where their friendship was strengthened and their worries, confessions and stories were honored with “me too”s and “It’s going to be okay”s. A few texts to check in on each other in March soon evolved to sharing memes, enlightening articles, our latest crazy pandemic purchases, beauty tips, books we’re reading, stories of losing it with our spouses and kids, and daily encouragement to each other to be the very best “us” we can be. We are champions of each other’s work and a safe judgment free place for each other’s stories. Our little pandemic text thread has become one of our favorite silver linings of 2020, and now we want to share it with you.
Let’s not do this alone.
Covid Confidential is a judgement-free pandemic lifeline social club where everyone is welcome. It’s for you…
- If you are feeling lonely, isolated, stir-crazy or just plain crazy.
- If you are craving connection and friendships beyond the ones on your Netflix screen.
- If you want to figure out who you are again, or at least who you are in this new pandemic world.
- If you are feeling ignored by your husband, drained by your kids, and need some real conversation.
- If you need a place where you can really be yourself and talk about all the hard shit.
- If you are feeling desperate to take a break from doing dishes and be heard, seen, and understood.
- If you want to get real about the hard things in our lives right now, surrounded by women who are freaking out with you.
What you’ll get with Covid Confidential:
- Weekly hour-long interactive live zoom meetings with awesome conversation and cool and relevant topics
- A private online community of like-minded (crazy and amazing) women
- Comfort, connection and support (i.e., a place to feel like you’re not insane and alone in this mess)
- Socialization and online friendship where you can actually create real relationships
- A weekly shared goal that only like half of us will meet, but all of us will enjoy attempting
- Weekly newsletter (the fun, the challenging, the inspiring) to keep you going when life starts falling apart mid-week
About Claire
Claire Bidwell Smith is an internationally renowned author, speaker, and grief expert. She is the author of three books of nonfiction: The Rules of Inheritance, After This: When Life Is Over Where Do We Go? and Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief. Her books have been published in 18 countries and Claire lectures and writes regularly about grief.
About Tamara
Tamara Taggart is a community leader, activist, veteran broadcaster, cancer survivor, mother, and former candidate in the 2019 Canadian election. Born and raised in Vancouver, Tamara advocates for others and raises much-needed funds for many important causes. Throughout her career as a broadcaster on local television, radio and digital media, Tamara earned her place as a trusted voice for people in Vancouver. She has focused two decades’ of volunteer efforts on health care and the well-being of children and people with disabilities.
About Kelle
Kelle Hampton is author of the New York Times best-selling author of Bloom and founder of the popular blog, Enjoying the Small Things. Kelle has contributed to Parents, Parenting, Martha Stewart’s Whole Living, Good Housekeeping, NPR’s All Things Considered, and Magnolia Journal. She has also created online courses and guides that have served thousands of students and readers. She’s Vice President of the non-profit Ruby’s Rainbow.