The Queen Po's Wellness Community can’t get enough of chats

Peace and Wellness y'all, I am The Queen Po 🦋 — the founder of The Wellness Community. I’m on Patreon to create a safe space centered on wellness as our shared passion. I go live every month on YouTube, but my community also needs a more intimate space to express their whole selves (mentally, physically, and spiritually) every day.

The community chats feature has been one of my favorite features to indulge in with my Patreon family. As a tribe, we thrive from being able to communicate in a group chat with the intention of supporting each other, sharing information, giving life updates, answering questions, and more. Since I moved the chat to Patreon, a lot more of our community members have started participating. I wake up looking forward to checking in and tapping into different threads to share my two cents.

If you’re looking to go deeper with your community on Patreon, here are my tips for doing that:

• Recognize behavior you want to see: I try to emoji react or respond to helpful advice and supportive comments. When these types of interactions are more visible, they set the tone for a welcoming and engaging environment even when I’m not present. 

• Start with one solid prompt. Expand to topic-specific chats later on: Starting in a single chat lets the community build energy and momentum in one space. In The Wellness Chat 🧘🏾‍♀️🧘🏾‍♂️, I like sharing affirmations, asking questions and having live discussions about something I just posted. As more conversations happen, you can add new chats for people to dive into specific topics.

• Get help from trusted moderators: One of the ways I’m able to easily manage all of this activity is through trusted moderators. Our community doesn’t need to agree on everything, but we agree to have conversations centered on love, care and shared resources. If someone is making the chat feel unsafe, we can remove them with a two-click block option that also blocks them from my Patreon.

Overall, chats has made The Wellness Community a safer, more inclusive, and easier space to navigate. It’s a joy to engage in!

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