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Healing together,
one era at a time
A zine about how music is the way in, belonging is the point and Taylor's music is the invisible string connecting us all.
STEPS
The parking lot.
Mother's Day 2023. The Eras Tour. I was standing in a parking lot full of strangers who already felt like people I knew.
Nobody asked what I did. Nobody asked how many days I had. Nobody asked if I was on MAT. We shared a language, and that was enough.
I'd been in recovery since 2016. I found more belonging there than I found in any church basement. Inclusive. Accepting. A community. I walked out knowing exactly what I wanted to build. So I built it.
We didn't grow out of a fan club.
It sparked from the feeling that night.
An era. A feeling.
A conversation.
We're a healing community first. Recovery is only part of it. You don't have to be sober or in recovery from a substance to be here. Healing from anything counts: anxiety, grief, burnout, the season you weren't okay.
A meeting is a Zoom room, every single day, and an era we work through together. No label, no day count, no disclosure. Cameras optional. Just listening counts as showing up.
We'd rather have you here with us than alone.
Founded and run by
Ten plus a week.
All on Zoom.
Eastern time. Tuesday is free for everyone. Book Club and Craft Night are free with Debut Dreamer. Out of the Woods opens every door.
- MONNew Week Grounding 8 pm
- TUESpeak Now 8 pm free and open
- WEDRelapse Prevention 12 pm and 8 pm
- THUBook Club 8 pm free tier
- FRIFreestyle Friday 12 pm
Craft Night 8 pm free tier - SATSurprise Song Sessions 11 am
- SUNGratitude Sunday 11 am
Surprise Song Sessions are the Saturday ritual. One song from the era we're working through and a prompt to go with it.
Come Tuesday.
Decide after.
Our open meeting, free for anyone. A guest shares a story of hope, then the room shares back. No membership needed.
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Dear Reader
The newsletter. It's how anyone gets the Speak Now Tuesday link, plus the schedule and the stories coming up.
Debut Dreamer
A free seat in the app.
- Speak Now Tuesdays
- Book Club and Craft and Yap
- Resources and selected replays
Out of the Woods.
- Every meeting, every day
- The full Healing Through the Eras curriculum
- The app and the Mastermind, our peer companion, inside it
This is the whole program. Some members use it as their whole program. Others run it alongside AA, SMART, therapy or treatment.
A card is required to start the free month. You're not charged until day 31, and you can cancel before then.
You don't graduate.
Twelve eras, eleven modules, fifty five weeks, on a rolling loop. You start wherever the room is this week, and it comes back around.
- 01DebutBeginning
- 02FearlessCourage
- 03Speak NowVoice
- 04RedHeartbreak
- 051989Identity
- 06reputationBoundaries
- 07LoverSelf compassion
- 08folklore & evermoreGrief
- 09MidnightsHonesty
- 10TTPDRenewal
- 11ShowgirlCelebration
You don't graduate. You deepen.
The research is the reason. The room is the proof.
Reward. Music you love releases dopamine in the same system a substance hijacks.Salimpoor et al., Nature Neuroscience, 2011
Stress. Music changes how the body recovers from stress.Thoma et al., PLOS ONE, 2013
Memory. Familiar songs pull up the memories and the self that go with them.Janata, Cerebral Cortex, 2009
Naming it. Putting a feeling into words turns the alarm in the brain down.Lieberman et al., Psychological Science, 2007
None of this says a playlist treats a disorder. Full sources at swiftsteps.org/the-science
"Part of the magic in this group is the lack of separation. It doesn't matter what your issue is, we're all in the same space and in the same room."Zabeth · Member
"I feel more stable in my recovery because this group exists."Cindy · Member
"Traditional 12 step programs didn't click with me. Joining Swift Steps has made a world of difference in my life."James · Member
"The coolest peer support group I've ever participated in."Tawny Lara · Author
The app is home.
The app: swiftsteps.mn.co. Every meeting link, replay and journaling prompt lives here, plus the feed where members actually talk. Inside it is the Mastermind, our peer companion.
Instagram: @swiftsteps13. Tag us and we'll share you.
The Facebook page. Speakers, events and announcements.
Reviews. If the room has helped you, leave one on Google. It helps the next person trust us.
Pick one.
Come as you are.
Come Tuesday. Speak Now, 8 PM ET. Camera off is fine. Just listening counts.
Get in the app. Make your free Debut Dreamer seat and say hi.
Pick any meeting. The eras are rolling, so jump in any time.
Bring someone. Tuesday is free for anyone.
Sponsor a seat.
Some members hit a stretch where $33.33 a month is the thing standing between them and the room. A sponsored seat means they never have to choose.
This group runs on support. When a seat opens up, it goes first to someone going through a hard time. Nobody has to prove anything to get one.
You can fund one seat for a month or keep one open every month. Businesses and brands can sponsor seats too.
Every seat you fund is someone who doesn't have to do this alone.
Fund a seat at swiftsteps.org
Just come curious.
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