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SHARE Spot Self-Help and Recovery Exchange (S.H.A.R.E.) Spot is a drop-in center for advocacy and self help

๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž๐ง, ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐.๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ...
03/17/2026

๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž๐ง, ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ: ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ.

๐–๐ž ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐š๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ. ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ-๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐จ๐š๐๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.

๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ž๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ-๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ 8 ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ-๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ.

Today in our Life Skills Workshop, we took time to slow down and check in with ourselves. Our self-awareness review remi...
03/11/2026

Today in our Life Skills Workshop, we took time to slow down and check in with ourselves. Our self-awareness review reminded us that growth does not always look loud or dramatic. Sometimes it looks like noticing youโ€™re overwhelmed before you shut down. Sometimes it looks like realizing you need a break, a breath, or a better choice.

Self-awareness is not about being hard on yourself. Itโ€™s about learning yourself with honesty, patience, and care. The goal is not perfection. The goal is noticing. And every time we notice a little sooner, we give ourselves a chance to respond with more gentleness and intention.

Join us on Monday as we move into the next lesson. On Monday, March 16th we will discuss Empathy. We look forward to you learning alongside us.

03/09/2026

This week in our Life Skills series we are learning about Self-Awareness.

Have you ever reacted to something and later thought:

โ€œWhy did I do that?โ€

That moment is actually an opportunity for self-awareness.

Self-awareness helps us notice:
โ€ข our thoughts
โ€ข our emotions
โ€ข our behaviors

When we notice these things, we gain the ability to pause, reflect, and respond differently.

Learning about ourselves is one of the most powerful life skills we can develop.

There is still time to join us. Next week's topic is Empathy.

Have a wonderful Monday
03/09/2026

Have a wonderful Monday

Here is this month's calendar of events for the Arcadia location. We'd love to see you in person; however, if you aren't...
03/01/2026

Here is this month's calendar of events for the Arcadia location. We'd love to see you in person; however, if you aren't able to make it, join us on Zoom.

If you're not a member, you can request an application and we can fix that issue in a jiffy.

Here is this month's calendar of events for the Punta Gorda location. We'd love to see you in person; however, if you ar...
03/01/2026

Here is this month's calendar of events for the Punta Gorda location. We'd love to see you in person; however, if you aren't able to make it, join us on Zoom.

If you're not a member, you can request an application and we can fix that issue in a jiffy.

Wishing peace and blessings to all observing Ramadan. ๐ŸŒ™โœจMay this month bring reflection, strength, spiritual renewal, an...
02/18/2026

Wishing peace and blessings to all observing Ramadan. ๐ŸŒ™โœจ

May this month bring reflection, strength, spiritual renewal, and meaningful connection with those around you. We honor the dedication, discipline, and devotion this season represents.

From all of us at SHARE Spot, we wish you a Ramadan filled with peace, compassion, and light. ๐Ÿค

Wishing everyone in our community a joyful and prosperous Lunar New Year! ๐ŸงงAs we welcome the Year of the Horse, we celeb...
02/18/2026

Wishing everyone in our community a joyful and prosperous Lunar New Year! ๐Ÿงง

As we welcome the Year of the Horse, we celebrate a symbol of strength, energy, determination, and forward movement. The Horse represents resilience, independence, and the courage to keep going, even when the path feels long. It reminds us that progress comes from steady effort and believing in our own ability to move forward. Sound familiar? These are the qualities you exhibit every day.

As we begin this new lunar year, may it bring motivation, renewed confidence, and meaningful growth. From all of us at SHARE Spot, we honor this season of new beginnings and wish you health, hope, and momentum in the year ahead. ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŒ•

Happy Valentineโ€™s Day ๐Ÿ’›Today isnโ€™t just about romance; itโ€™s also about the relationship you have with yourself. Self-lov...
02/14/2026

Happy Valentineโ€™s Day ๐Ÿ’›

Today isnโ€™t just about romance; itโ€™s also about the relationship you have with yourself.

Self-love isnโ€™t selfish. Itโ€™s a mental health skill.

Itโ€™s recovery work. Itโ€™s choosing compassion over criticism, rest over burnout, and โ€œIโ€™m still worthyโ€ even on the hard days.

If nobody told you lately, weโ€™re proud of your perseverance.

Proud of the days you showed up exhausted.

Proud of the days you asked for help.

Proud of the days you kept going anyway.

Today, let love start at home in your own heart.

You deserve gentleness. You deserve healing. You deserve peace.

๐Ÿ’› Drop a โ€œ๐Ÿ’›โ€ if youโ€™re practicing self-love today, even in a small way.

Share Spot will be closed on Monday in observance of Presidentโ€™s Day, Monday, February 16th. We will reopen on our regul...
02/12/2026

Share Spot will be closed on Monday in observance of Presidentโ€™s Day, Monday, February 16th. We will reopen on our regular schedule the following business day. Please plan transportation and appointments accordingly.

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About the S.H.A.R.E. Spot

The Self-Help and Recovery Exchange (S.H.A.R.E.) Spot is a drop-in center for people with severe, persistent mental illness. This peer-run, evidence-based program focuses on socialization, advocacy, and self-help for each member on a personal journey to recovery. Peer specialists run a variety of activities including self-help groups, education groups, arts and crafts, self-expression activities, and featured guest speakers. Peer specialists also provide emotional support to all members. S.H.A.R.E. Spot empowers members while instilling hope for a brighter future.

Studies of drop-in centers have found that members who attend have a decrease in su***de rate, substance abuse, and Crisis Unit admissions. Members also show an increase in social contacts, quality of life, problem solving abilities, and the ability to carry out the activities of daily living.

Through peer support, members gain self-esteem, learn to advocate for themselves, and become empowered to strive for recovery. The S.H.A.R.E. Spot is a powerful demonstration that people with mental illness can and do lead normal, productive lives.

S.H.A.R.E. Spot is a free, voluntary program open to members every Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. โ€“ 2:30 p.m.