Online Support Groups Near Cape Coral and Fort Myers
Whether you are in Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Bonita Springs or somewhere else in Lee County, ShareWell has live online support groups for people who moved to the Gulf coast for the good years and found the quiet louder than expected. The canals and the sunsets are everything the brochure promised. The grandchildren are still three states away.
Every group meets online by live video, so you can join from home.
These online groups start during the day and evening in Eastern time, so they fit a day near Cape Coral.
Upcoming Groups
Belladonna
Compassion, empathy and support with major life challenges.
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Member-led
People whose anxiety makes ordinary days feel like a lot
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gracewongt
New moms needing extra support
Member-led
People whose anxiety makes ordinary days feel like a lot
The move south, and the quiet that came with it
A lot of Cape Coral arrived here on purpose: a house on a canal, a boat lift, winters without a shovel. The plan usually had two people in it. When one of them gets sick or dies, the other is left in a cul-de-sac of near strangers, with the children and grandchildren a flight away and busy with their own lives. Seasonal neighbors come and go, so the street empties out for half the year. Driving across the bridges to Fort Myers gets harder with age, and the day can shrink to the TV, the pool cage and a weekly call. Younger families in Lehigh Acres and North Fort Myers feel a version of the same thing: long commutes to work in Fort Myers or Naples and no family nearby to watch the kids.
How peer support helps near Cape Coral
A peer group puts the same faces on your screen at the same time every week, which is the thing the subdivision does not provide. You join from the house on the canal or the apartment in Fort Myers, nobody has to drive at night, and the people in the room know what it is to start over in a new place late in life.
What members near Cape Coral talk about
- Widowhood and the empty house after a shared retirement
- Being far from children and grandchildren
- Health changes and the fear of losing independence
- Making friends again when the neighbors leave every spring
Who these groups may help
- Retirees who moved to the Gulf coast and lost a spouse here
- Seasonal residents who feel unmoored in both places
- Younger families in Lehigh Acres or Fort Myers with no relatives nearby
- Anyone whose days have narrowed to the house and the TV
Support group topics for people near Cape Coral
Every topic has its own page with live groups, so you can start with the one closest to what you are carrying.
Areas around Cape Coral
Every group meets online, so you can join from home anywhere around Cape Coral.
- Fort Myers
- Lehigh Acres
- North Fort Myers
- Bonita Springs
- Estero
- Punta Gorda
- Port Charlotte
- Sanibel
- Pine Island
- Lee County
Crisis and help lines near Cape Coral
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 have to be in Cape Coral itself to join?
I spend summers up north. Can I keep coming?
I am not comfortable with computers. Is this hard to use?
Are the times workable for someone who is up early and in bed by nine?
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