Frazzled in partnership
with Harpenden Trust
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Frazzled at Harpenden

In partnership with The Harpenden Trust, we are delighted to offer face-to-face Frazzled Cafe meetings to the people of Harpenden. The Harpenden Trust has supported its local area since 1948, and has over 500 volunteers working together throughout the year delivering community projects for families and individuals in the town. Please contact harpenden@frazzledcafe.org if you have any questions about the work of The Harpenden Trust and their face to face sessions.

Just like our online sessions, these meetings are a supportive, non-judgemental and confidential space where people who are feeling overwhelmed or frazzled can talk openly and feel heard. Speaking is optional, anyone is welcome to just come along and listen.

Our face-to-face meetings in Harpenden last for 1 hour and are run by local volunteers who have all completed full Frazzled Cafe facilitator training. Doors open 15 minutes before the start for refreshments in the Well Bean Cafe before we move to the lounge for the meeting.

How can I attend?

Meetings take place weekly (except Bank Holidays) at: The Harpenden Trust Halls, 130a Southdown Road, AL5 1PU. Parking is available in the co-op car park. Entrance is via the main doors and up the stairs on Southdown Rd or via rear doors from the Co-Op car park where there is lift access.

Walking into a new place can be daunting, so one of our friendly Frazzled Cafe team will be there to welcome you and offer you a cuppa. Please be sure to arrive on time, 7-8pm (doors open for refreshments from 6.45) as the doors are locked at 7pm.

As there are limited spaces per meeting, please sign up via the booking page to attend, and cancel your place either using the booking instructions or by emailing team@frazzledcafe.org if you can no longer come so that someone on the waiting list can take your space. For any questions please email harpenden@frazzledcafe.org

You can see the Harpenden at Frazzled Cafe meetings schedule and book to attend below. If you would like to attend a meeting on a Bank Holiday, please feel free to join one of our online meetings via the main ‘Meetings’ page.

Session guidelines

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To act with integrity. Please respect one another’s confidentiality and anonymity. Please do not name anyone or discuss anything you may hear in a meeting with others who have not attended.

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To let everyone have a voice. Please respect one another by giving everybody the chance to contribute without interruption and by not dominating or disrupting the conversation. The facilitator may show a white card after 3 minutes to signal the end of a speaker’s turn.

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To listen without offering solutions. Please focus your contribution on personal experiences and not political/thematic concepts. When speaking please focus on what resonates with you personally, not on providing answers or solutions to others.

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To be kind to ourselves and each other. This is NOT group therapy and no-one should feel under pressure to say anything. We do hope that in hearing others’ experiences you will feel encouraged to share your own. Whether you speak or not, please treat each other in a supportive and considerate way.

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To welcome people from all backgrounds and points of view. We have no religious, political or commercial affiliations and ask that participants refrain from promoting any that they might have.

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To be present. To benefit fully from the session and stay present in the room, please try to avoid distractions from phones or other devices.

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