The Doomscroll Antidote.
Less algorithm, more authenticity.
We create authentic, human experiences. Workshops, clubs, and events designed by actual mental health professionals. The Landline is a place where people come to have fun, create, meet people, and feel something real!
It’s fun stuff that’s low key good for you:)
Fun Weekly Events
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Feel-Good Arts & Crafts
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Community Clubs
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Special Series Workshops
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CE Trainings
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Learn New Skills
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Find Your People
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Boost Your Vibe
Fun Weekly Events ✳︎ Feel-Good Arts & Crafts ✳︎ Community Clubs ✳︎ Special Series Workshops ✳︎ CE Trainings ✳︎ Learn New Skills ✳︎ Find Your People ✳︎ Boost Your Vibe
See What’s Happening
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Keeping Calm...Even When Everything Is A Dumpster Fire
BUILDING RESILIENCE IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
A 6-week group workshop for people who are overwhelmed, burned out, or one breaking news alert away from adopting a new identity and relocating to New Zealand. -
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Creative Calm
A WEEKLY ARTSY-CRAFTY WELLNESS WORKSHOP FOR CONNECTION & RELAXATION
Creative Calm is an experiential wellness workshop that uses guided creative activities to help you unwind, express yourself, and connect with others. -
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Navigating Worry
LESS OVERWHELM, MORE LIVING
Handle worry without getting steamrolled by it. This research-informed workshop teaches practical skills for untangling from the worry so you can stay grounded and moving forward:) The series is organized into three rotating 4-week modules.
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Art, Loss, and Shared Understanding
A WEEKLY CREATIVE ARTS WORKSHOP FOR SUICIDE LOSS SURVIVORS
Suicide loss often leaves people carrying emotions that resist words. This non-clinical, therapist-led creative workshop offers a gentle space for reflection, expression, and connection alongside others who understand this specific kind of grief. No artistic experience is required. -
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Self-Portrait, Reimagined
EXPLORE YOUR IDENTITY THROUGH SELF-EXPRESSION & GLUE STICKS
Explore who you are and what’s shaped you through different guided art prompts each week. Whether you’re here for a fun night with friends or a deeper dive into self-exploration, it’s always a good time. -
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Existential Mojo
AN ARTSY EXPLORATION OF LIFE’S BIG QUESTIONS
In this workshop we’re exploring the questions that make life interesting: Where did I come from? Why am I here? Is a hot dog a sandwich? ….and so on. Just casually exploring existence through creative expression on a weekday. -
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We Listen & We Don't Judge
A WEEKLY DOSE OF MINDFULNESS
This is a cozy, weekly date with your brain where we practice mindfulness, the ultimate life-hack (for real, ask science!). We’ll focus our minds on the present moment without judgement and remember it’s ok to just exist. :) -
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Mindset Monday
A WEEKLY RESET FOR ORGANIZATION AND INTENTION
Kick off your week with a weekly boost to help you shift out of autopilot and set clear intentions for the days ahead. It’s like a reset button for your brain so you can move through the week feeling more grounded, motivated, and in control. -
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The Energy Audit
RECLAIM YOUR TIME & ENERGY
Feeling overextended? Let’s take a closer look at where you’re feeling drained then explore boundary-setting. and strategies for protecting your mental energy.
Fun times for FREE!
Come hang out at one (or all) of our FREE get-togethers. I found your people- they’re here
FIRST THU OF EVERY MONTH @ 5:30PMBYO Grandhobbies
Once-a-month we each bring a simple screen-free hobby that would have entertained our grandma or grandpa for hours. These hands-on cozy pursuits are not only calming but good for your brain as well!
SECOND THU OF EVERY MONTH @ 5:30PMSpoiler Alert!
Every second Thursday of the month, we gather and talk about whatever TV show or movie has taken over everyone’s hearts and minds.
This month: Off Campus - Season 1
Fake dating. Real Feelings. CONSENNNNNNT!!!!!! Everyone is obsessing over Off Campus and the conversation goes deeper than the romance. Come unpack why a bunch of college hockey bros might be modeling the healthiest relationships on TV right now (ever?).
THU JUNE 11 5:30-7PM
LAST THU OF EVERY MONTH @ 5:30PMMonthly True Crime Alibi Club
Deep-dive into the latest true crime series and documentaries streaming across platforms over the past month. Come talk motives, mysteries, and the occasional bad documentary reenactment.
Your host? A forensic psychologist who evaluates violent and sexual offenders in real life... but not here. In this group, she’s just here to say, “That guy was sketchy,” and eat snacks like the rest of us.
Come suspicious. Bring snacks. Leave validated.
Participants in these experiential/educational workshops will not receive a clinical diagnosis, psychological assessment, or treatment plan. If you require clinical services or psychological assessment, please visit our Strategic Psych private practice site (strategicpsych.com).
Ways to Visit: Single Pass Fun or Consistent self-Care
Single Pass $65 Perfect for trying out a specific workshop topic, casual drop-ins, or out-of-town visitors looking for fun that also just happens to be good for your brain:)
Try us out! First time visiting? Save $20 with our Single Session Intro Offer ($45).
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2 60 min Visits A Month ~ $110 ($55 per visit) Two hours a month just for you to have fun and help you audit your energy, clear workplace stress, and ground your focus. Enjoy priority booking and save $20/month compared to single passes.
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4 Hours/Visits A Month ~ $200 ($50 per visit) Your weekly proactive defense against chronic burnout! Four hours/visits a month to systematically regulate your nervous system and protect your baseline peace. Enjoy priority booking, VIP perks, and save $60/month compared to single passes.
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It’s for you!
We’re coming at your wellbeing from all angles! Well, that sounded weirder than I wanted it to :/ What I mean is: Everything we offer is based on research and designed to not only be a good time, but to strengthen your connection to yourself, others, and your community by targeting one or more of the following areas:
Why the Landline?
These are weeeeird times. Despite hundreds of "friends," it seems like we feel more alone than ever. We’re buried under a constant barrage of 24/7 news, bot-fueled rage bait, and a direct-to-eyeball onslaught of Earth-sized dumpster fires. BIG YIKES amiright? That’s why we’re here. The Landline is your oxygen mask.
Before phones were smart and became permanent appendages, the landline was our original social network. Some of you may know what I’m talking about (others may think I’m describing the science fiction plot of the next Timothee Chalamet movie). The landline was the shared communication gateway in every home. When we called friends, we were often first greeted by their parents or siblings. This built deep, multi-generational relationships, weaving families together and fostering a collective neighborhood bond that hasn’t been the same since the isolation of smartphones.
In those days, a landline also required you to truly inhabit your space. You sat on the floor, twirled the coiled cord, and gave the voice on the other end your undivided attention. There was nowhere else to be. When we left the house, we enjoyed the luxury of unreachability. There were no notifications and no expectation to carry the world’s demands or comparisons in your pocket.
The Landline is a place to put the world on hold, trade the comments section for real conversations, and step into a more meaningful way to stay connected. We aren’t anti-tech; we are pro-human, offering a place to find genuine, good-for-you fun and real community.