We hope this introduction finds you well or at least on the road to well. If the later, or if you’re still looking for that road, or especially if you’re thinking, “What stinking road?” know that you are not alone. Through this group and participation in activities to come, you’ll find a community of fellow and former travelers and supporters that can help. And not just with finding the road, but with negotiating the inevitable bumps, detours and fender benders you’ll experience along the way. L …

This Meetup Group is reserved for RAINN volunteers who staff the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline and live near New York City. RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization and was named one of "America's 100 Best Charities" by Worth magazine. Need Help? If you came across this group because you want help, please visit RAINN's website www.rainn.org for online support or contact 1.800.656.HOPE for phone support/counseling. Want to …

As of 2012, we are now part of DC Bi Women. Straight, asexual, lesbian, and transgender women are welcome. All women are welcome, regardless of orientation, partner preference, or relationship status. *Center Bi Femmes | DC Bi Women* follows the BiNet USA definition of bisexual, meaning mean romantic or sexual attraction to the "same gender or other gender," instead of limiting to just male and female. Thus this definition encompasses attraction to all gender identities. Center Bi Femmes (forme …

We are a group of individuals, who seek knowledge and truth, who take steps to better ourselves, who are either new to the faith of Islam, Interested, or seeking a connection with others in faith. We are joined together to support one another through interaction, conversation, and activities. The goal of the group is to give the newly converted/ reverted Muslim access to others, in order to grow in their understanding and interest, while creating an open environment for sharing. The group is al …

NEW CLASS: STARTING ON TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013; WASHINGTON, DC 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Greetings and you can recover from separation and divorce because we did! We have ongoing meetings in the Washington, DC Metro Area - Downtown Washington, DC (ALL LOCATIONS WITHIN 1 or 2 Blocks from Metro Stations). DivorceCare is a network of thousands of divorce recovery support groups meeting worldwide, structured as a weekly seminar/support group session that combines teaching and small group discussion. We meet …

This is an activity, mutual support, advocacy, etc. community for Autistic Adults (18 years and older) living in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C.  This community is organized by an Autistic Adult, for Autistic Adults, only Autistic adults may join.  We are an inclusive group, all Autistic diagnoses are welcome (Asperger's Syndrome, Autistic Disorder, PDD-NOS, etc.).  Autism is not an illness or a disease, there is no "cure" for Autism. Being an Adult on the Autism Spectrum means …

Information is power. Fibromyalgia is enigmatic and ambiguous and can be a life-altering disorder. Fight the confusion and uncertainty with information. My vision for this group is to get people who experience fibromyalgia together to comment and share their thoughts on current research and historical perspectives. The reading list won't be limited to books or research specifically on fibromyalgia. It will also include books on neuroscience, chronic illness, philosophy of self and consciousness, …

'There is something better than an immediate food fix: knowing your own mind, contacting your own heart' Geneen Roth If you've have/had issues with emotional eating (binging, bulimia, overeating, anorexia, yo-yo dieting, etc..) and would like support developping self-awareness around food, giving up the non-sense dieting, freeing yourself from guilt/shame/misery, and making mindful eating your everyday way of life, this is the group for you. The DC Women Geneen Roth Meetup Group  is a small nic …

Relationships are the most exciting, infuriating, wondrous, frustrating, loving, annoying parts of our lives! They just happen to also provide us with the greatest possibilities for where our lives can go. I created this group because talking to people about relationships is my passion. It's why I became a coach. When we talk about the relationships in our lives, whether they be our marriages, work relationships, relationship to money or success or failure, this is where we paint a picture of wh …

We are WE-CAN, Women Entrepreneurs-Community and Networking, women who support each other in business and in life. This group is for women in business, women who are thinking of starting a business, and women in transition. We differ from traditional networking groups in that we provide personal support as well as business networking. We are not simply about passing business cards around the room. We are about helping women achieve their vision, both personally and professionally. We have a once …

The ADHD Support Group is for adults with ADHD. The group is an opportunity to support each other, learn more about ADHD, help solve problems and socialize.

This group is a support group for the "caregivers" of people with ADD/ADHD. So whether you are a parent or a partner (or both!) of someone with ADHD, this is the group for you.* This is an opportunity to be around other people who understand and experience the same things you do. We will provide information, support, conversation and camaraderie. *We also have the DC ADHD Support Group for adults with ADHD. Go to meet up.com/DC-ADHD-SUPPORT-GROUP.

DC now has a chapter of the Sibling Leadership Network (SLN)!  SLN is a national network of state chapters which provide siblings of individuals with disabilities the information, support, and tools to advocate with their brothers and sisters and to promote the issues important to them and their entire families.  After speaking to many siblings and disability advocates in DC it became clear that a social support collaboration for siblings was missing in DC, so Rachel Patterson and Hillary Spears …

This group is to provide help to those: - Currently Separated - Contemplating Divorce - Newly Divorced One of the most frustrating parts of divorce is the complicated process and the inability to get clear direction or easy answers to your many questions. To be clear this is not a traditional “support group.” This group is about Education and Information to provide direction on What to Expect from Your Divorce and How to Get Through it With as Little Pain as Possible. I have been through a divo …

If you are interested in learning or sharing anything about designing, developing and supporting a great web site, service, app or online social network community, this group will not just explore, but we will discuss and possibly build, together.  This includes Javascript, HTML5, Ruby on Rails, MongoDB, mobile web support, CakePHP, WordPress and other content management systems.  But it does not stop there. This group will identify and explore the use of technologies, content, media and social …

Center Bi Community | GenderQueer DC is intended for those who identify as bi, pan, fluid, or queer - who are seeking bi-friendly support and social events for meeting others like them. We welcome all of the LGBTQ community, including genderqueer, pansexuals, and allies. This follows the BiNet USA definition of bisexual, meaning mean romantic or sexual attraction to the "same gender or other gender," instead of limiting to just male and female. Thus this definition encompass attraction to all …

I have recently taken on the responsibility of helping to care for my parents. I've learned a lot of things over the past several months, but mostly I've learned that there are a lot of things I don't know and that I cannot do it alone. The purpose of this group is to share experience and knowledge between the members. I'd like to keep it informal and let people share what they are comfortable sharing.

Group for single moms/urban professionals/domestic goddesses who are NOT panicking;) Finding humor and support in the process of raising incredible kiddos!

The DC Chronic Pain Meetup group aims to provide a safe and supportive space for people in Metro-DC to interact, learn, and socialize with others who live with chronic pain. People living with chronic pain often have common experiences that are difficult to describe and communicate to others. Living with pain can be isolating, which makes support systems crucially important. By sharing our own experiences, I hope those of us with chronic pain can learn from and support each other. The group is o …

The Social Anxiety Support Group for DC, MD, and VA meets twice a month on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.  On the first Saturday of every month, we meet at the Tenley-Friendship Library (Conference Room 1).  On the third Saturday, we meet at the Martin Luther King Library (Room 221a).  Support group meetings are open to anyone with social anxiety.  At the meetings, we share our experiences living with and overcoming social anxiety. STUDENTS who are seeking COLLEGE CREDIT by studying suppor …

Fun, friendly, and supportive group for those who are interested in dance, good music, getting a cardio workout and making new friends through Zumba Fitness classes. ZUMBA is a fun dynamic workout based on Latin and international dance music. The class combines merengue, salsa, belly dancing, reggaeton, cumbia, samba, rock'n'roll and more in a unique workout that feels less like work and more like a party! ZUMBA burns fat, tones your body, lifts your spirit and puts a smile on your face. No danc …

Gay Married Men's Association organized January 10, 1978 with a meeting of 35 men in Bethesda. The group grew out of the ashes of the Cinema Follies fire on October 24, 1977, which claimed the lives of a number of married men. The group was the first outreach to bisexual men and married men with gay interests. GAMMA met for six years at St Alban's Episcopal Library. GAMMA organized support and established a network to assist gay married men in coming to terms with their sexual orientation in rel …

This meet-up has been established as a support/network for the unemployed. If you are currently unemployed and finding it difficult to re-enter the workforce, then join our group and lets ALL put our heads together to either find employment or become entrepreneurs. We have all been given a talent so let's brainstorm together and tap into those hidden talents and bring those talents to life.

This is a group for African American adults with either diagnosed or undiagnosed Asperger's or High Functioning Autism. Though family members and significant others of those on the spectrum are welcome to participate, we are primarily interested in putting those in the African American community who are on the spectrum in contact with each other, with the goal of supporting one another in coping with the specific challenges that confront us living with this neurological difference. Please feel f …

The purpose of the BEST Kids Mentor Support group is to create a space where mentors can connect with other mentors in the BEST Kids program. This an internal group exclusively for the use of BEST Kids mentors. The group will serve as an online forum for mentors to connect with other mentors for support purposes, but also to collaborate on outings so mentor/mentee pairs can meet up and do things together. Mentors can post an event or outing and see if other mentors would like to join them. Add …

Customers are evolving in the ways they provide feedback to your organization. Complaints, praise, suggestions, they can be found in the customer care channel, email, or anywhere on the web. Your role as a consumer and customer care professional is changing from a cost center to a insights support and profit driver for your business partners. This group is designed to bring together Consumer Affairs and Customer Care professionals who are interested in discussing and learning about the evolu …

The ending of a romantic relationship can be one of the most painful and difficult events that you can experience. Someone important to you has suddenly disappeared from your life. You experience a loss, and that loss is called "heartbreak." Along with this loss comes a whole basket of feelings and emotions, including depression, anxiety, anger, denial, etc. What further complicates this loss, however, is the fact that the other person has the nerve to still be alive! And that comes with a lot o …

This is a group for women tech founders and co-founders in the DMV area. This group is to build a support network of like-minded fascinating indivuduals, so that we can navigate the tech world and achieve our goals together. Looking forward to meeting all of you and creating a strong and dynamic group.