Safety First

1. Respect First, Always

Speak to ideas, never attack people. No hate speech, slurs, or demeaning language toward any race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, body type, or lived experience.  Psychological safety is the soil where vulnerability grows.

2. Confidentiality Is Sacred

What’s shared here stays here. Do not screenshot, record, or repeat another member’s story without explicit written consent.  Trust collapses if stories circulate outside the circle.

3. Use Content Warnings

Flag potentially triggering material (e.g., ⚠️ CW: trauma, self-harm, disordered eating). Then leave a blank line before details.Gives others agency to choose whether and when to engage.

4. Validate, Don’t Diagnose

Offer empathy (“I hear you,” “That sounds heavy”) and personal reflections (“What helped me was …”)—not clinical labels or prescriptions. Keeps the space supportive and prevents unqualified “treatment.”

5. No Unsolicited DMing

Ask permission in the thread before moving a conversation to private messages. Respect a “no” the first time.Prevents boundary over-stepping and potential harassment.

6. Crisis Posts = Crisis Resources

If someone expresses intent to harm themselves or others, respond with support and direct them to emergency or crisis lines (e.g., 988 in the U.S.), then alert a moderator privately.We’re a peer community, not 24/7 professional care.

7. Promote Inclusivity & Intersectionality

Speak from your own lens, remain curious about others, and avoid assumptions. Center marginalized voices when the topic involves their lived realities. Womanhood is not one-size-fits-all; neither is safety.

8. No Soliciting or Self-Promotion

Share resources that genuinely serve the discussion, but do not pitch products, coaching, or events without prior moderator approval.  Protects members from feeling like leads instead of people.

9. Honor Moderator Decisions

Mods may remove posts or mute members to uphold these rules. Appeals can be made privately and respectfully. Consistent enforcement sustains community trust.

10. Continuous Consent

Anyone can revoke consent for how their words or images are used at any time. If asked to delete or crop content, do so promptly.  Consent is an ongoing practice, not a one-time checkbox.