CH-CH-CHANGES
Oof. Okay - so I know we really just got to know each other here in this member site and it has been glorious and magical and to be honest, incredibly liberating to feel like I was sharing something with a small group of folks than I do on the ol’ instagram. It’s been a wonderful time….however, as they say….all good things must come to an end….
Well - to be honest - in this case a transition.
We are taking this party over to Patreon in the New Year and I wanted to give you a heads up and a little breakdown as to why:
Easier access for you - while I HOPED for things to be intentional, if you are anything like me - lack of object permanence is legit. If you don’t see it, you forget about it (kinda like my Planet Fitness membership that I only attended 4 times and kept going for THREE YEARS or my ShoeDazzle account that racked up $800 - oi vey). Patreon offers something that this membership doesn’t: AN APP. You can pop it right onto your phone and voila - you get updates whenever I post ANYTHING in there! As long as you keep your notifications on, we will be good to go!
Membership options: Maybe you just want a lil bit of Teri loving or maybe you want some face to face time with me - the flexibility of options that Patreon offers is going to give YOU the ability to choose when and how often you will be seeing me and for what price fits into your budget! I’ve created 3 different tiers for folks to select from, each with a different level of access to myself, my writing & images, and all the other good stuff (voice notes, audio files, upcoming workshop launches, etc.) From $5 - $30/mo. you get to choose what works best for you!
Everything is in one place: While I had a delightful time creating a webpage (I really did!) this way all the content will be in ONE app and in one newsfeed like our social media addicted brains are used to. This will be beneficial to catching up quickly (or taking it in slowly…whatever your pleasure)
New name, new focus: The last 6 months gave me the time and space to carve out specifically what I wanted to do/what impact I wanted to have. One of my greatest skills is meeting people in what I call “the squidge”. When I talk about body or self insecurity or fear, I always mention squidgy feelings - that place where you know something isn’t right, or you get triggered from something and those feelings just feel…..squidgy and so the space where we feel those is where can do the most work. If we let the squidge take us down, then we end up back where we started - but if we can work through the squidge then we are better for it the next time squidgy feelings rise up. Therefore, I realized The Squidge was a place, albeit a place in time, but a place nonetheless and therefore the community where I want to encourage the facing of the squidgy feelings would occur within The Squidge. I will also be renaming the podcast to this title in the new year. It’s VERY Teri hahaha!
Sometimes when we try things, we give them a fair shot and sometimes they just don’t yield the outcome you desire. My hope with this space was that you would feel challenged, inspired, motivated, and encouraged and I am sure at some point that did happen at least a little bit, but it’s really hard to access and imbibe in when it’s not top of mind. What this membership DID give me, however, was the freedom that I never had on social media. To be able to share some of the rawest experiences, moments, and thoughts with you - images and ideas that had never been seen or spoken out loud - it was incredibly liberating and I hope that the Patreon will continue to allow for this type of experience for myself and for you.
So - before Patreon goes live, I am going to give you access to it before the rest of the world - make sure to cancel your membership here and then sign up over there so you don’t miss a beat!
