Where givers give to themselves first, then others

We all want to live life on our own terms. We want to feel a sense of balance, and calm. We want our relationships to be healthy and our connections to feel deep. We want to feel JOY – in the big and the small things. We don’t want our lives to just pass us by.

But it’s really hard to feel those things when we’re constantly putting others before ourselves, as we’re taught to do. It’s hard to feel a sense of balance and joy, and to feel healthy and connected – when we’re constantly being pulled in a million different directions.

As women and as moms especially, it’s really hard to live the lives we’re meant to live when society expects us to be selfless. Literally – less of ourselves.

And I call bullshit!!!

It doesn’t have to be this way. It shouldn’t be this way.

We don’t have to be exhausted all the time. We don’t have to feel constantly burned-out. We don’t have to keep running a rat race we never signed up for to begin with! We don’t have to keep pouring into others in ways that leave us feeling obligated at best, and at worst, resentful of them.

We don’t have to keep setting ourselves on fire to keep others warm.

We can make a habit of putting ourselves first. We can slow TF down, replenish ourselves consistently, and get back to pouring into others in ways that fulfill, and not deplete us. And it doesn't have to be hard.

I’m Sarah Weeger. I’m a wife, a full-time mom, and a small business owner who spent 37+ years of her life living the belief that others should come before myself.

I know what it feels like to be a mom who’s lost her sense of identity. For decades, I felt the pressures of being a woman in our society, with endless expectations of and little support for women everywhere (and I still do at times). In all my roles over the years – as a friend, a spouse, a colleague, a daughter, a parent, a volunteer, and an entrepreneur to name a few – for years, I subscribed to the ideas of doing more, being more, producing more, giving more, and more, more, more. And I felt first-hand how much it sucks to feel like your life is just passing you by.

I still wanted to help others. I still wanted to show up for those I love, just in more sustainable ways. Ways that light me up, and make me want to keep showing up!

I founded this community a few years ago and named it JUST SEND THE DAMN CARD because, as the owner of a greeting card company who wasn’t great at sending cards herself… I wanted to (get my shit together :) but also) virtually gather up those of us who wanted to make a habit of sending more cards. I thought that if we met as a group to write cards together in real-time, it would take the work out of writing them and make it fun instead. Luckily, I was right. After our hour together each month, we send so much (more) love out into the world and watch, as the positive ripple effects reach far and wide.

Our community has grown to be about more than just the cards, though.

I’ve seen firsthand the importance of starting these workshops off with a card or prompt to ourselves, keeping in line with that belief that we can’t pour from an empty cup.

Seeing we simply didn’t have enough time to do some self-care and write a bunch of cards within an hour, we’ve now grown to offer two signature events inside our community:

The Monthly Pause – solely for slowing down, and having dedicated time to replenish ourselves, and;

The Monthly Gathering – to send more cards and do more good.

Hence, our new name: Slow Good.

If you're ready to start prioritizing yourself consistently, join our free community. As a free member, every month, you'll have access to The Monthly Pause where you'll learn a new tool for your self-care toolkit. And what's really special about this gathering is, we'll be led by a fellow community member, offering up their area of expertise! (Pst – in case you haven't guessed it, a community full of people who care about prioritizing themselves more so they can do more good for others makes up the best community on the planet). Our members are certified yoga instructors, energy healers, writers, makers, therapists, teachers, creatives, and people from so many walks of life; we're bound to learn something new and very cool, every month.

If you're ready to start pouring into others more in that sustainable way, consider joining us in The Card Club: our premium membership inside of the Slow Good community. For just $20/month, members of The Card Club gain access to the monthly gatherings, the full replay library of them which is full of prompts to inspire your card-writing at any time, free monthly printable cards and resources to keep you inspired, and an exclusive member discount to Hey Weegs, my greeting card company, so you never run out of cards in your stash.

It'll be slow good. :)

(Sorry, I had to...)

- Sarah Weeger

PS - This landing page is still obviously a work-in-progress; if you have ANY questions or want to learn more, please reach out to me directly: [email protected]