Online Support Groups Near Lakeland
Whether you are in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Auburndale, Plant City, Davenport or somewhere else in Polk County, ShareWell has live online support groups you can join at the hour that is actually free for you. The distribution centers along I-4 keep the region working around the clock, and a clock like that leaves a lot of people awake and alone when everyone they know is asleep.
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 Lakeland.
Upcoming Groups
MeganCPSP
Community and general support
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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Member-led
People whose anxiety makes ordinary days feel like a lot
Working while the rest of the county sleeps
Polk County sits between Tampa and Orlando, and a huge share of its jobs are in the warehouses, the trucks and the citrus and phosphate operations that run on shifts. A night-shift worker in Lakeland comes home at seven in the morning to a house that is leaving for school and work, sleeps through the day, and sees a partner for an hour at dinner if the schedules line up. Weekends rotate, so the standing invitations stop coming. Families from Puerto Rico and across Latin America who moved to Davenport and Haines City for the work are also far from the relatives who would normally fill the gaps. The lakes are pretty, the heat is relentless, and the loneliest hour is nine in the morning when the shift is over and there is nobody to tell about it.
How peer support helps near Lakeland
A peer group that meets at odd hours gives shift workers what their schedule took away, a few people who are also up at the wrong time and want to talk. You join from the couch after the shift in Lakeland or Winter Haven, and nobody in the room is yawning at you.
What members near Lakeland talk about
- Loneliness that comes with nights and rotating weekends
- A relationship that lives on notes left on the counter
- Exhaustion, low mood and sleep that never feels like enough
- Being far from family after a move for the work
Who these groups may help
- Warehouse, trucking and plant workers on nights or rotating shifts
- Partners of shift workers holding the house by day
- Families who relocated to Polk County for a job
- Anyone whose free hour is one nobody else keeps
Support group topics for people near Lakeland
Every topic has its own page with live groups, so you can start with the one closest to what you are carrying.
Areas around Lakeland
Every group meets online, so you can join from home anywhere around Lakeland.
- Winter Haven
- Bartow
- Auburndale
- Plant City
- Haines City
- Davenport
- Mulberry
- Lake Wales
- Polk County
Crisis and help lines near Lakeland
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
Is this only for Lakeland, or Winter Haven and Plant City too?
Are there groups in the morning after a night shift?
My schedule changes every two weeks. Can I attend different groups?
Are there groups in Spanish?
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