SHARE Communities
SHARE Communities are weekly student-led groups where peers with similar interests, concerns, or wellness goals can find community and social connection that goes beyond surface-level. They are places to step away from the grind and let down the mask, where mutual support, imperfection, and “real” conversations are the expectation rather than the exception. SHARE Communities were created to combat loneliness on campus by giving students a place to be themselves and feel at home, and where their resources and wisdom can directly benefit others going through similar struggles.
Any UT student may submit an interest form and attend any SHARE Community at any time of the semester. Submitting an interest form is not a commitment, just an introduction to connect you with our peer facilitators! If you’ve participated in a Community during a previous semester and want to come back, please fill out a NEW interest form for the Fall to stay on their contact list.
SHARE Communities are part of an academic course for the trained student SHARE Support Specialists who facilitate them, and they choose the topics of their groups based on their own lived experiences and personal interests. Developing topics and leading these discussions is a core requirement of the students’ enrollment in the courses HED 178E and HED 178F.
Please note that all SHARE Communities are student-led and non-clinical and are not intended to replace clinical mental health services. Conversations with SHARE Support Specialists are private, except in specific circumstances. If members require professional assistance, SHARE Support Specialists will make every effort to connect them with the appropriate resources and provide information on available options.
While staff and faculty do not attend or observe SHARE Communities, they do provide ongoing support, resources, and consultation for the student facilitators throughout their time as SHARE Support Specialists.
Fall 2025 SHARE Communities
AnxieTEA
- Tuesdays beginning 9/16
- 5-6 p.m.
- Longhorn Wellness Center, SSB 1.106
- Ishan Baker, Riley Jorgenson & Dylan Nguyen
Life is full of events that can bring up anxious thoughts and feelings, so come spill the tea with us! Although our experiences vary from person to person and day to day, many of us can relate to feeling overwhelmed, perplexed, or even ashamed of our anxiety at times. You’re not alone! Connect with a cozy, non-clinical peer community each week for a (literal) cup of hot tea, conversation, mutual support, and coping strategies! No formal diagnosis necessary.
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
Bevo's Broken Hearts Club
- Tuesdays beginning 9/16
- 5-6 p.m.
- COLA Well-Being Center Community Room (JES A223-A)
- Belle Hazzard, Allison Lanners, Stephen Moreno & Alexa Yeager
Breakups – whether romantic, platonic, or familial – can be challenging and lonely. If you’re brokenhearted and feeling alone, we’re here to remind each other that we aren’t! In this peer-led community, we will vent about our broken hearts, encourage healing and self-reflection, and discover what healthy relationships can look like by building new ones together.
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
Black Sheep: Outsiders Together
- Thursdays beginning 9/18
- 5-6 p.m.
- Main Building (Tower) MAI 13
- Ilwaad Mohamed & Allison Sengkhounmany
Sometimes we feel like we’re on the outside of our communities, be it family, friends, religious groups, identity-based community, or on campus, etc., leading to feelings of isolation and loneliness (and that’s okay!). Join Black Sheep as we navigate these feelings, build confidence in expressing ourselves, and learn to take up the space we deserve. Everyone is welcome to share and find support as we grow together. Come join the Herd, we’d love to have you!
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
Brave Bevos: Moooving Beyond Fear
- Wednesdays beginning 9/17
- 5:30-6:30 p.m.
- Main Building (Tower) MAI 13
- Noah Garza, Deepa Sunkad & Katherina Ali
Bravo Bevos is a peer-led community for students who want to step outside of their comfort zone, whether that means speaking up in class, setting boundaries, starting over, or even getting over a fear of spiders. We know that being brave is often scary, uncomfortable, and deeply personal. This community exists to remind you that you don’t have to face those challenges alone. Brave Bevos offer a space to grow, reflect, and become braver one conversation at a time.
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
Connecting to Cultures
- Mondays beginning 9/15
- 5:30-6:30 p.m.
- Nneka Waturuocha Student Lounge, GWB 2.116
- Krish Bangur, Anjana Bhat, Michelle Oh & JJ Song
Join a community of peers from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds exploring our experiences around belonging, family, identity, and mental health. Build relationships with others and yourself through open discussion, crafting and mindfulness activities in an environment of mutual appreciation and curiosity. Take a break from the grind and join us each week as we share stories, find joy in our unexpected similarities and differences, and create space to reflect on the cultural beliefs and values that have influenced who we are and who we want to become.
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
Embrace YoUT
- Tuesdays beginning 9/16
- 6-7 p.m.
- COLA Well-Being Center Community Room (JES A223-A)
- Clara Song, Belle Hazzard, Rasika Krishna & Allie Tran
Embrace YoUT is a supportive, peer-led community designed to help students cultivate self-love and resilience in the face of academic and personal pressures. We create a cozy, non-judgmental environment where students can challenge imposter syndrome, share struggles, and explore healthier relationships with themselves and their goals. Through guided discussions, self-reflections, and skill-building activities like journaling, mindfulness, and vision boards, this community will help members gain practical tools to foster confidence and balance. Together, we strive to remind every Longhorn that growth, self-worth and connection matter more than perfection.
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
First Edition: First-Gen Trailblazers
- Tuesdays beginning 9/16
- 5:30-6:30 p.m
- Longhorn Leadership Lab (WCP 2.122)
- Robby Walia & Ashna Haiderali
Discover your weekly home-away-from-home in our cozy peer-led space where first-generation students gather to share, support, and thrive! Whether you're navigating uncharted academic territory, worrying about being “behind” your peers, feeling lost (or found!) in a new city or campus culture, feeling homesick, or grappling with the internal and external pressures of being first-gen, you’re not alone! Come relax, vent your frustrations, and find mutual solidarity, friendship, and encouragement with people who get it.
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
InvisiBUDDIES: Navigating Life with Invisible Disabilities
- Wednesdays beginning 9/17
- 6-7 p.m.
- Disability Cultural Center, SSB
- Bryce Grigsby, Aurora Riojas, Tarunika Sasikumar & Cat Thompson
Life while managing an invisible disability can be overwhelming and often emotionally fraught, especially when also managing academics. In this peer-led community, we’ll share hacks and resources for managing disabilities as well as connect with each other over this often-unseen part of our lives. Whether it be balancing your classes with medical needs or dealing with internalized stigma or impostor syndrome, you deserve the support and community you need. NO formal diagnoses required!
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
Pink Bevo Club: LGBTQIA+ Narratives
- Mondays beginning 9/15
- 6-7 p.m.
- COLA Well-Being Center Community Room (JES A223-A)
- Sydney Fuller, Evelin Ruiz Crisostomo, Kirsten Quantz & Michelle Veneros
Finding a supportive LGBTQIA+ community can be overwhelming, especially when you're busy with academics or still working through complex parts of your identity or personal history. Within Pink Bevo Club: LGBTQIA+ Narratives, we aim to celebrate, embrace, and delve into the many facets of being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Through artistic activities, intentional conversation, and storytelling, we hope to explore this facet of our lives while learning from each other. Come join a community that is welcoming for all, centered around our unique journeys. We hope you’ll find empowerment, healing, and joy alongside us!
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
SHAREing Service: Volunteer UT Connection
- Wednesdays beginning 9/17
- 6-7:30 p.m.
- Longhorn Leadership Lab, WCP 2.122
- Stephen Guerrero, Ximena Rodriguez & Allison Sengkhounmany
In collaboration with Volunteer UT, this community strives to bring together students who are interested in connecting with peers through engaging in community service. We hope to create a sense of solidarity in our service work by creating space to get to know and support each other in addition to reflecting on our impact on and responsibility to others. Solo volunteers, peers who've never done service work before, and everyone in between are welcome, and projects will be chosen and planned collectively. Come along to connect with new friends in a supportive environment and engage in meaningful volunteer work!
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
SHAREing Sunshine: Support for Tough Times
- Wednesdays starting 9/17
- 5:30-6:30 p.m.
- Longhorn Wellness Center, SSB 1.106
- Andi Gutierrez, Essie Diaz Perdomo, Ishwori Mukherjee & Victoria Kayode
Have you been feeling the weight of sadness, grief, or depression? Join a cozy community of peers who can understand and can relate to the challenges that often accompany tough times. Whether this is a new issue you’ve never talked about or something you’ve been processing in therapy for a while, this is a non-clinical space for you to open up, share stories, and find hope through exchanging stories, encouragement, and coping strategies. No diagnosis required
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
Shy Longhorns Society
- Mondays starting 9/15
- 6-7 p.m.
- Longhorn Wellness Center, SSB 1.106
- Deepa Sunkad & Aysha Ameerah
Are you shy, introverted, socially anxious? All of the above? No worries. At a campus as big as UT, it can be difficult to be shy and make meaningful connections/friendships. At the Shy Longhorns Society, we come together to create a community built upon support and validation for the struggles of being socially anxious/shy at UT.
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
Tuning Into Wellness
- Thursdays starting 9/18
- 5:30-6:30 p.m.
- Longhorn Wellness Center, SSB 1.106
- Ishan Baker, Debbie Benavidez & Sam Saldana
In Tuning Into Wellness, we explore music and its therapeutic effects but with a friendly, non-clinical spin. Although this community is centered around music, everyone is welcome to join this open-minded peer support group no matter their experience with music. Step back from the daily demands of being a student for an hour a week to harmonize with peers and tune into yourself through discussions of songs or voluntary activities related to songwriting, singing, playing instruments, and much more!
Note: This is not a replacement for clinical mental health services.
Don’t see a SHARE Community topic that interests you?
Check out the list of clinician-led CMHC Groups, classes, and workshops offered this semester, or email us a suggestion!
Want to lead your own SHARE Community?
We recruit new students who are interested in becoming SHARE Support Specialists in the Fall semester only. The application for the next cohort is open October 1 – 31. See our Apply page for more information about this unique opportunity.
Email longhornshareproject@utexas.edu if you’d like to be added to our email list, and follow @healthyhorns on social media for more updates!