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Everyone has a story to tell
We want to help you tell yours
Our life consists of conflicts, climaxes, and conclusions. Have you grown because of your experiences? Have you felt a major turning point that changed your life for the better? Stories about post-traumatic growth focus on the positive outcomes of a trauma without denying past distress and ongoing growth.
Your story will describe how you’ve grown because of what you’ve been through. Your final piece will be between 500 and 1,500 words. But don’t worry, you don’t need to have a polished document to send us.
Our experienced editors, people like you who have survived trauma, will help you craft your story.
Publication Process
Submit your story
You submit your story idea via our online submission form.
Contributor agreement
If your submission is a good fit, we send you our contributor agreement to sign.
Collaborative editing
You collaborate with one of our editors through emails, written comments, Zoom meetings, and/or phone calls to craft your 500-1,500-word story.
Gather details
After writing the final draft and giving your story a title, you are almost ready to publish! You may send a headshot photo and a short bio for your story.
Publish & share
We publish your story and send you a link to share with others to inspire growth and connection!
Open positions
Volunteer with us to help us build community around post-traumatic growth!
Operations Consultant
The operations manager is responsible for analyzing, improving, and streamlining internal workflows to enhance organizational effectiveness. They will identify inefficiencies, reduce pain points, and implement practical solutions.
Story Editor
Story editors are responsible for working one-on-one with contributors to help them craft their narratives of post-traumatic growth and prepare them for publication on Better Because Collective’s website. This includes ensuring the stories align with our mission and vision, and are appropriate in structure, tone, language, and length.
Copywriter
The copywriter is responsible for communicating our mission and vision to a broader audience through our website and newsletters. This includes writing new and engaging content for both of these platforms and applying SEO best practices to drive traffic to our website, as well as ensuring existing content on our website is correct, trauma-informed, and aligned with our mission.
Share at a support group
We believe that shared experiences remind us we’re never alone. This support group, led by our founder Becca Massie, is an unstructured safe space to hang out, talk about our lives, form friendships, create community, and get support. Use the link below to visit the group’s page on Meetup.com to learn more and sign up to attend!
The Bay Area Chronic Pain & Illness Peer Support Group
An in-person gathering with branches in San Francisco and Silicon Valley to support one another while navigating chronic pain, illnesses, or invisible disabilities. My friend and I started this group because we know how isolating it can feel to live with chronic pain and illnesses. This group is a casual, unstructured meeting with no pressure. A safe space to share your own experiences or simply listen, where everyone is welcome.
