Groups & Workshops

The Center for Survivors is proud to offer a variety of groups and workshops as a way to hold space for survivors, gather in community, and explore healing. Please see below for more information about our current groups and workshops.

Love It or Leave It: Romance Tropes Decoded

Mondays, 1-2:30pm | 2/2 - 2/23

  • Calling all romance lovers! Join us for a discussion of relationship dynamics and values, through the lens of our favorite romance tropes.
  • Open to all adult survivors & co-survivors.
  • Questions? Contact Windi at sterli28@msu.edu.
  • Registration coming soon!
Community Connect
Mondays, 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Starting Jan. 26th, Weekly
  • Drop-in support group for survivors, with an emphasis on those feeling isolated and in need of connections. The group will be offered on a weekly basis and will primarily be guided by participants’ needs. However, the facilitators will prepare a topic with general information to spark conversation, as needed.
  • Open to all adult survivors.
  • Questions? Contact Logan at Forres71@msu.edu
  • Registration coming soon!

More information coming soon!

Wordplay : Poetry, Prose & Empowerment

11am - 12:30pm | 2/11/26 - 4/8/2026

  • A weekly workshop to promote healing through the art of writing.
  • Open to all adult survivors & co-survivors. 
  • Questions? Contact Windi at Sterli28@msu.edu.
  • Registration coming soon!

Survival Skills for Survivors

2-4pm | 2/4/26 - 3/4/26

  • Join us for "Survival Skills for Survivors," a 5-week group where survivors will learn practical, evidence-based skills while also engaging in opportunities for creative, expressive art that supports healing.
    Drawing on proven strategies from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and art-based healing, you’ll build skills in mindfulness, managing intense emotions, and effective communication to help you navigate challenges, care for yourself, and survive the hardest moments of your healing journey. This group offers a non-judgmental space to reflect, share, and practice new skills as well as express yourself through creative artistic expression alongside a supportive community of survivors.
  • Open to all adult survivors.
  • Questions? Contact Kimmins at South14@msu.edu.
  • Register Here for Survival Skills 

Tea & Talk

Thursdays, 1-2pm | 2/5/26 - 4/24/26

  • Tea & Talk is an open support group to survivors and co-survivors who identify as immigrants, international students, or second generation immigrants.
  • Open to student, faculty/staff survivors & co-survivors.
  • Questions? Contact Avvan & Sarah at Sanjanaa@msu.edu Ghazals1@msu.edu
  • Register Here for Tea & Talk  

Rewild & Reconnect Ecotherapy Group 

Thursdays 1-2:30pm | 3/12/26 - 4/16/26

  • Join us as we rewild our sense of wonder, restore a grounded sense of regulation, and reconnect with the natural world that sustains us.
  • Open to all adult survivors & co-survivors.
  • Questions? Contact Jazmin at Will1901@msu.edu.
  • Register Here for Ecotherapy  

Ear Acupuncture

Thursdays, 2-3pm | 1/22/26 - 5/14/26

  • Ear acupuncture involves the gentle placement of up to five small, sterilized disposable needles into specific sites on each ear. The recipients sit quietly in a group setting for 30-45 minutes allowing the treatment to take effect. Benefits of Ear Acupuncture include: reduce cravings for alcohol and drugs, minimize withdrawal symptoms, increase calmness, better sleep, and relief from stress and emotional trauma.
  • Open to all adult survivors.
  • Questions? Contact Ikram at adaweikr@msu.edu.
  • Register Here for Ear Acupuncture. 

We Can Do Hard Things!

Fridays, 10am-11:30am | 2/6/26 - 4/24/26 (No meeting 2/27 or 3/6)

  • Have a task or project you have been putting off for too long? (Don’t worry – we've been there!) This group provides an encouraging space to overcome blocks and work on tasks and projects in a brain-friendly way.
  • Open to student survivors. 
  • Questions? Contact Lauren at Dennisl5@msu.edu.
  • Registration coming soon!
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