Many gay men learn early on that being accepted often means being agreeable, likable, and easy to be around.
Over time, this can turn into people-pleasing—prioritizing others’ needs, emotions, and approval while slowly disconnecting from your own truth. You might find yourself over-giving, avoiding conflict, or shaping yourself to fit what you think others want… only to feel unseen, resentful, or exhausted underneath it all.
In this connection circle, we’ll explore the roots of people-pleasing and how it shows up in your relationships today.
Together, we’ll begin rebuilding a deeper connection to your needs, your voice, and your boundaries, so you can experience connection that doesn’t require you to lose yourself.
This is about learning how to stay with yourself while being with others.
Overview
Gay Men’s Brotherhood Connection Circles are for gay men wanting a safe place to converse and share personal experiences. Connect directly with other members of the community in a small, intimate virtual setting.
The Connection Circles will foster conversation, collaboration and support from your fellow brothers. Our intention for this offering is to create a safe space where we can get to know one another more intimately and alleviate the loneliness and disconnection we see so much in ourselves and our community.
Here’s how the connection circles will work:
We will gather in one large group and the facilitator will review ground rules and offer a topic with some discussion questions. We will then break off into small pods of 3 where you can share personal experiences, insights, ask questions, or provide support to others – just like we do on the Gay Men Going Deeper podcast!
This is perfect for those of you who are too shy to speak up in the large groups during our sharing circles. Smaller groups allow for people to take the time to get to know one another where friendships can form. This is also a great opportunity to connect with people that you might not otherwise connect with because the pods will be assigned randomly.
Unlike our Sharing Circles, there is an expectation to share at this event in the small pods.
Looking forward to seeing you there 🙂