Bream Community Guidelines

A shared agreement for how we show up together

Bream is where women find new friends, affinity groups and experiences locally. We built Bream because friendship and community makes us feel alive and joyful. This community works best when it is safe, generous, and human. By participating in Bream, you agree to these shared commitments. Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from the platform.

1. Care at the Center

Care for each other, care for ourselves, care for the community.

• Be heart-centered. Treat others with kindness, patience, and respect
• Assume good intent, especially when perspectives differ
• Speak from your own experience and avoid judgments
• Be empathetic as others are navigating change and exploring what's next for them too

We believe care for others starts with care for ourselves. We encourage you to step back, pause, or leave a conversation that doesn't feel right.

2. Be Courageous

Connection requires vulnerability. It takes courage to share our truth and take the risk to be seen.

• Share openly, but never pressure others to share more than they want
• Offer perspectives with warmth, not superiority
• Practice radical candor
• Disagreement is allowed; disrespect is not

This is a space for thoughtful conversation, not debate, domination, or one-upping.

3. Protect Privacy & Trust

We take privacy seriously in this community.

• What's shared in Bream stays in Bream
• Do not screenshot, copy, record, or share others' stories outside the platform
• Do not share personal information about others without explicit permission
• Respect different comfort levels around identity, health, family, and finances

Trust is built slowly and broken quickly. We ask everyone to protect it.

4. No Solicitation

Bream is a place for connection, not commerce.

• No selling, pitching, fundraising, or recruiting
• No promoting businesses, services, events, or products without permission
• No unsolicited advice framed as expertise or authority

Sharing personal experiences is welcome. Selling is not.

5. Be Here for Connection, Not Consumption

This community is built on collective creativity and participation. When we are together we unleash something more powerful than we can alone.

• Engage with curiosity, not just scrolling
• Take note if you are speaking more, and make space for others who may need that silence to say something
• Remember: small, meaningful exchanges matter more than volume

Introverts, extroverts, and everyone in between belong here. Take joy in the quality of connection.

6. Honor Differences & Lived Experience

We welcome women of all gender identities and expressions, ages, races and ethnicities, abilities, health experiences, religions, political beliefs, sexual orientations, and family structures.

• Discrimination, harassment, or dismissive language is not allowed. This includes comments related to age, race, gender expression, ability, health, religion, politics, sexuality, or family structure
• Honor that there is no "right" way to age, heal, retire, grieve, and grow

We believe the future of social health lies in recognizing each other's humanity.

7. Keep It Human

Bream is not social media. You will be removed for any of the following:

• No trolling, baiting, or performative outrage
• No impersonation or misrepresentation
• No posting on behalf of someone else without their consent

8. Safety is Priority

Your safety and dignity matter more than any post or conversation.

• You can leave any group or thread at any time
• You can mute, report, or flag content that feels inappropriate
• Bream moderators may step in to remove content or members that violate these guidelines

A Final Word

Bream is built with you.

We believe:

• Friendship and connection are keys to a happy, healthy life
• Community is co-created when we each show up together and unleash something more powerful than we ever could alone
• Care, courage, and trust make connection possible

Thank you for being part of this community and for helping make it a place where people feel seen, respected, and centered.