ENGAGE Community Progam

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ENGAGE Community Program Registration!

If you are here, then you have heard about Hesed Place, and we are so glad you have! If you are reading this then you are meant to be here. Whether for a few minutes, a month… or for a long time to come, we are glad you have found us. You are valued here, and are wanted as a part of this group.

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Step 1: Click button to Sign-up and create your Memberspace account (the 1st step to joining ENAGAGE Community Program).
Step 2: Once you have created your Memberspace account — You will have access to our Members ONLY Resources as well as a complimentary Healing Place @ Hesed Membership.

Each membership comes with a complimentary Healing Place @ Hesed Membership!

Wondering if ENGAGE is for you?

Are you an adult looking to heal from hard things in life – regardless of how “big” or “small” you consider the experience to be?
Do you feel like you are struggling with function in life because of trauma?
Would you like to learn more about how trauma has affected you in life, and how to heal from it?
Were you faced with trauma in childhood or as an adult, no matter if it has been short or long term, or forever.
Are you committed to your HEALING?

Then ENGAGE is for you!

ENGAGE is for any adult who wants to heal from trauma, and those who support trauma survivors! While ENGAGE is NOT designated therapy, this program serves to supplement traditional therapies with relationally-based, meaningful activities that enhance self-awareness and incorporate body-related regulatory activities. This much needed component necessary for holistic trauma recovery is often overlooked.

Join the Hesed Place ENGAGE Community Program to begin your journey now! Healing is the priority of the ENGAGE opportunity.

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What we know about TRAUMA:

Trauma isn’t just what happens TO us, it is what happens INSIDE of us because of what happens TO us.
Life presents trauma to us.
We all go through TRAUMA.
The age of trauma onset, intensity and consistency, and relational context can all impact the degree of functional struggle.
We have what it takes to make it through trauma, and we have what it takes to HEAL.
Helpful resources paired with relational attunement helps the brain and central nervous system HEAL.

We are super excited you are here!

Let’s start getting to know each other at

Healing Place @ Hesed

***Complimentary Membership included w/ ENGAGE Community Program

Science tells us that when we live with constant threat, insecurity, or scarcity, our bodies adapt by staying on high alert. This doesn’t mean we are “bad,” or doing something wrong, or failing – but instead that we have formed survival responses to help us get through life. There is a cost, though, for staying in survival mode! Creativity, compassion, flexible thinking, healthy relationships, and collaboration all depend on having enough stability to feel safe. Without safety, we may stay in states of fear, reactivity, overwhelm, and division – conditions giving us a sense of control. Staying here, though, keeps us from thriving and growing into our best selves the way so many of us want to do! Over time these layers of big responses to life can cause us to struggle with regulating our emotions, and in cognitive, social, and sensory ways as well.

This is why the Hesed Place ENGAGE Community Program exists!

The ENGAGE Community Program offers small group settings paired with a variety of somatic (body-based) workshops promoting mind-body connection, CNS regulation, emotional regulation, and psychosocial interaction. When paired with therapeutic services, trauma recovery is supported by holding these activities in the safe setting of the Journey Center, led by volunteers who want to expand our capacity to heal!

Our ENGAGE workshops include:

Pottery
Creative Arts (Arts & Crafts)
Tai Chi
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
Music
Art
Relationship & Resiliency Coaching
Horticulture
Somatic Coping Skills Coaching
Finance Management Coaching
OTHER somatic and life skills based options as we build out the calendar – We will be ever-growing!

Most ENGAGE workshops are held right here in New Bern at the Hesed Place Journey Center.

We are offering this exciting opportunity for any adult hoping to HEAL FROM TRAUMA. We know the brain is a social organ – we are shaped by our experiences and our relationships! Hesed Place understands “The Whole Journey” of the trauma survivor.

It is critical that the needs of the WHOLE PERSON (body, soul, mind, heart, and spirit) are considered while we also honor the TIME it takes to allow the brain and central nervous system to reset / adapt after trauma. Participating also means doing the hard work to be willing to heal while a part of Hesed Place programs and beyond.

Once a member of the ENGAGE Community Program, you will also receive a complimentary membership to Healing Place @ Hesed, a mindful and respectful global online trauma recovery community via a private Facebook group. The group fosters healing through guided discussions, peer connection, and curated educational content. With 300+ hours of recorded lectures and curriculum available, participants can engage at their own pace to support growth between sessions. In 2024, materials were viewed over 8,500 times! Healing Place @ Hesed is a place where we can openly discuss and deepen our understanding of trauma and its impact on humanity.

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$15 / month supports the programs and our Hesed Place nonprofit commitment to the Healing Journey

We are so looking forward to meeting you, to getting to know you, to growing with you and to living some life together in this special ENGAGE space. Our Journey Center is inviting and meaningfully created, just for you. Please come join us – We are here for you.