Online Support Groups Near Bakersfield
Whether you are in Oildale, Delano, Shafter, Tehachapi or somewhere else in Kern County, ShareWell has live online support groups for people whose work and family are the same thing. Bakersfield runs on family operations, in the fields, the oil patch, the trucking yards and the shops, and that can make a hard relationship with a parent or brother impossible to leave at the office.
Every group meets online by live video, so you can join from home.
These online groups start during the day and evening in Pacific time, so they fit a day near Bakersfield.
Upcoming Groups
HeatherCM24
health issues of any kind, anxiety, depression, etc.
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betterlifestylewitharoob
Anyone tired but still pushing through
CorrieMichele
Peers looking to unwind and get creative!
When the family business is the family
In Kern County the boss is often your father, your partner is often your sister, and the plan for the farm or the company is a conversation that has been going on since you were a child. There is real pride in it and real pressure. A son who wants to do something else feels like a traitor. A daughter who runs the books cannot get her father to listen. Brothers argue over who works harder, and the argument follows them to Thanksgiving. When the harvest is bad or the oil price drops, the money stress and the family stress are one stress. Nobody in town is far enough from the family to talk to safely, and the people you would normally confide in are the ones you are upset with.
How peer support helps near Bakersfield
A peer group puts you with people who have no stake in your family and no opinion about who should take over the business. You join from the truck at the end of a shift or the kitchen after everyone has gone to bed, and you can say what you actually think.
What members near Bakersfield talk about
- Working for a parent or sibling and never clocking out
- Wanting a different life and feeling disloyal for it
- Money fights that double as family fights
- Control and criticism that pass for how the family talks
Who these groups may help
- Adult children working in a family farm, company or trade
- Spouses who married into a business and into its tensions
- The sibling who stayed and the one who left
- Anyone whose closest relationships are also their hardest
Support group topics for people near Bakersfield
Every topic has its own page with live groups, so you can start with the one closest to what you are carrying.
Areas around Bakersfield
Every group meets online, so you can join from home anywhere around Bakersfield.
- Oildale
- Delano
- Shafter
- Wasco
- Tehachapi
- Arvin
- Taft
- Lamont
- Kern County
Crisis and help lines near Bakersfield
ShareWell groups are peer support and are not crisis or emergency services. If you or someone near you is in danger, call 911, or call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at any hour.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need to live in Bakersfield to join?
My whole family is in this town. How private is it?
I do not have a set schedule. Can I still be consistent?
Does the group deal with anger?
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