We invite UK women with lived experience of gambling to become a member, by joining our community. Members can access a range of activities, training and workshops in a women-only space.
thrivin’ together aims to be representative of the women impacted by gambling. We know there are varied backgrounds and experiences and your voice matters.
Our aim is to provide a range of activities to increase your well-being, self esteem and connections with others. We want these activities to be creative, fun and flexible. Please keep your eye on this page for updates.
If you struggle with IT (or anything else that may make you hesitant) let us know so we can support you to get involved.
What’s On
We offer a range of ways to learn, grow and heal to our membership. Topics are chosen and developed by our women and we work in partnership with a range of professionals to ensure safe spaces and opportunities to experiment and develop. To register your interest in any of the below, please complete the sign up sheet.
**All of our activities are open to signed up members of thrivin’ together who have completed a registration and welcome call.
Current Sessions
Buy the Shoes – Financial Capability and Confidence Programme
Buy the Shoes is a financial capability and confidence programme for women developed by thrivin together community and MyMoneyMinded. A programme to help you challenge your beliefs and relationship with money and finances. We know gambling can create debts, guilt and resentment regarding money and this programme will help break through barriers, maximising your income, knowledge, and confidence. Open to women in recovery and affected others.
Participants will need to sign up at the beginning of the programme and will have a choice to attend the full programme or the sessions important to them. (1hr 30mins each)
*Certificates will only be provided for participants who complete all 4 sessions – the full programme.
Programme Structure
Session 1 – Understanding your money
Session 2 – Making a good plan
Session 3 – Borrowing and managing debt
Session 4 – Being money savvy
Tuesday 17th June, 8pm – 9.30pm
Tuesday 24th June, 8pm – 9.30pm
Tuesday 1st July, 8pm – 9.30pm
Tuesday 8th July, 8pm – 9.30pm
Can’t make Buy the Shoes this time? We have another round of sessions booked in for Sept/Oct:
Wednesday 10th September, 11am – 12.30pm
Wednesday 17th September, 11am – 12.30pm
Wednesday 24th September, 11am – 12.30pm
Wednesday 1st October, 11am – 12.30pm
Some Mothers – Who’d have em?
We recognise that many women don’t have a great relationship with their mother and this can create thorns in our histories and discomfort in the present. It can heavily influence who we are as a woman without us realising.
This two-part workshop will provide a space to consider this relationship. We will promote understanding, allow vulnerability (and laughter), identify the imprints of tension and need for boundaries.
Finally, we will celebrate individual resilience and our own uniqueness. You are welcome to share whatever you are comfortable with.
**Please note this is not a group counselling session. Limited places. Facilitated by Nadine.
Thursday 26 June and Thursday 3 July, 7pm to 8:30pm
Affected Others Focus Group
As part of our commitment to supporting those affected by a loved one’s gambling, we’re holding a special Focus Group to hear directly from you.
We’d love you to join us and share your thoughts on what support you really need, what’s missing, and how we can improve the way we work with you and others like you.
This is a safe, informal space where your voice matters. Your feedback will help shape our future services to better meet your needs.
Wednesday 2 July, 7pm-830pm
*Places are limited and those who attend and contribute will receive a £20 evoucher as a thank you.
If you have any questions regarding this focus group please email: kymberley@thrivintogether.org.uk
Coming Soon
- Weekly Women in Recovery Drop In Groups – ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Trust – Conversation Space
- Boundaries (workshop)
- Affected Other’s Monthly Drop-In
Open to our members who are impacted by someone else’s gambling. This is a space for you to connect, share and support. Currently on pause. - Neurodivergence programme with Sarah-Jane
Past Sessions
- Bringing Balance to your Life
- Goals
- Overcoming Self-Doubt
- Values
- Resilience
- Buy the Shoes – Financial Capability and Confidence Programme PILOT – Jan/Feb 2025
- Identify, Challenge, Implement with Katie
- Affected Others Webinar with Freya
- Control your Emotions, control your life
- An Hour’s Peace
- Buy the Shoes: Cohort 2
- Who am I? As women we can get caught up with putting everyone else first, losing our identity, wants and sense of humour! In this pilot workshop with Nadine you’ll be asked a number of questions. You don’t have to share your answers but by the end you may have reminded yourself of who you are and what you enjoy and want from life. This is a safe and friendly women-only space.
