Empower
Growth
We currently offer support services for those who are seeking to attain, develop, maintain, and protect their self-esteem. We are trauma informed, LGBTQ+ friendly, and there are no requirements for our programs other than that you be over the age of 18. We understand that their is a need to feel connected to others while also maintaining your own unique story that shapes you. We do not promote the victimization mentality. This program is ideal for people who have began the healing process but are finding they are stuck due to unresolved self-esteem issues, emotional processing, and other blockages. Being on the healing journey is not a requirement. We do not diagnose or treat mental health issues issues. Instead, we provide tools, support, structure, and a safe place for you to do the self-esteem repair on your own. Our closed-general pilot program is almost over. We will be starting open classes in March. As we grow we will be working on adding specialties including youth, addictions, trauma, chronic health conditions, military families, body image, and others. Find us on Facebook! Silver Dove Hope Circle- we are all connected!
​Our Story, How Silver Dove Hope Circle was Founded:
On Valentines Day 2024, I graduated from Mayo Clinic Jacksonville's Pain Rehabilitation Program and it was more meaningful to me than getting my graduate degree.
It was like having a new birth certificate, with a new life waiting for me. While I was being treated for chronic pain, a lot of childhood trauma simultaneously cleared up
rather unexpectedly. I did not know I needed healing- I was fully functional, always happy and optimistic on the outside. But I was numb, and trapped in a dark place I didn't
understand. I was born into this dark place. I was living in a trauma lens, I just couldn't see it. During my time at Mayo, I finally got out of survival mode after 40 years, and I finally
was able to see and emotionally FEEL myself. I was numb so long it is overwhelming to actually feel now. This experience coupled with other experiences and my education has left
me in a unique position to be able to help those who are exiting survival mode and experiencing this kind of thaw.
During this healing process at Mayo, for the first time in my life, I started to develop self-love. I was able to actually hear and receive what felt like my first real compliment. That same
day, while I was finally free from my mental prison, my beautiful 11-year-old daughter was just beginning to enter her own. She told me she felt ugly and gave me the specifics. She didn't
want to bother me with it before this point because I was having such chronic health issues.
I had to do something. So I did. And it started to develop quicker than I ever could have imagined. She invited two friends and soon others joined.
I realized then this was a a program I could lead. I knew then without a doubt, this was my calling-- to help others find their light. I was born from darkness and I survived, and now
I thrive. If I can do that for myself, why wouldn't I do that for you, brother, sister, friend? I once felt so hopeless, I was in a mental prison I created for myself. My chains were made
of shame, guilt, fear, and self-hate, and I could not see that the door was open.
I could not see that the cage was made of lies. And then- I did... and I stepped out into the truth... and that's when I learned how to love myself.
I became an alchemist of my mind- not metal--- and that is what this program seeks to do for you!
Words of Wisdom
I use to say my trauma made me who I am and I meant that in a good way. Then one day I realized, My trauma did not make me. My response to that trauma did. My response was love, forgiveness, and empathy. You can find this light, this peace, even if you were born into darkness, as I was. I am Dawn. The light that breaks on the horizon after the darkness. Let me help you out of yours. It is my calling! I am here for you!
Our Mission
Everyone is equal in the Circle.
Mission:
Our circle seeks to support others with the attainment,
development, maintenance, and protection of self-esteem.
Our parallel mission is to help people connect to their inner self, their community, and Earth.
We are all connected!
VISION:
We are dedicated to creating a melody in the mind and harmony between all that call this planet home--We are all connected! We believe it begins with restoring the connection to yourself which we seek to do by using nature, music and the creative arts, cognitive behavioral tools, peer support, and professional support to help you with this process.
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What We Do:
We use nature, music, cognitive behavioral tools, group support, and professional support to help participants find inner peace, process emotions, and fall in love with their authentic self!