I used to think the hardest part of building community was finding people.
It’s not. The hardest part is showing up when you don’t know what you’re walking into. When you’re not sure if it’s going to be worth it, if you’ll know anyone, if it’ll feel like one more thing to sit through before you can go home.
I know that calculation. I’ve done it myself.
What I also know is that the rooms we’ve built inside Be At Ease, Woman Veteran™ are different. They’re ours: built by women with military service time, for women with military service time, doing life out here in the civilian world together. No rank. No uniform. No intake form. Just show up.
This month, we have two kinds of opportunities on the calendar, and I want to make sure you know about both of them.
🌿 Be At Ease (BAE) Gatherings · Third Thursday, March 19 5:30–7:00 PM EDT | Virtual (most locations) and In Person (Muskegon, Battle Creek)
BAE groups meet monthly, and this Thursday is the March gathering across all our locations. These are peer-to-peer spaces: casual, confidential, and open to any woman with military service time. You don’t have to live in the city listed. You don’t have to be a member first. You just have to show up.
Groups meeting this Thursday:
MI West Michigan · Virtual
MI Macomb · Virtual
Roll Call · Virtual
MI Upper Peninsula · Virtual
MI Muskegon · In Person
MI Wayne · Virtual
MI Oakland · Virtual
MI Lansing · Virtual
And if you’re in the Battle Creek, MI area, mark your calendar. BAE Battle Creek meets Thursday, March 26, in person.
Each group has its own leader, its own personality, its own regular faces. If you’ve never been, this is a low-pressure way to find your people.
Not sure where to start? Roll Call is the place to be.
🌼 Wildflower Bingo with Teena: Reset & Reorient Monday, March 23 | 6:00–7:00 PM EDT | Virtual
This one is different. Our Healthy Habits Coach Teena is leading a laid-back session built around Wildflower Bingo: a simple, low-pressure way to reconnect with yourself when life has gotten loud. No performance. No pressure to have it together. Just an hour to breathe, reflect, and get your rhythm back without adding more to your plate.
If you’ve been in “keep going” mode and haven’t checked in with yourself in a while, this is the one.
All events, links, and RSVPs live at join.othersoverself.com.
See you there. 🌸