Membership Code of Conduct, Community Standards & Accountability Policy

Welcome to Auesomely You Sisterhood™

Auesomely You Sisterhood™ was intentionally created to be a safe, healing-centered, emotionally supportive community for autism moms, special needs moms, caregivers, advocates, and women seeking genuine connection, empowerment, and authentic sisterhood.

Our community is rooted in:

  • Compassion
  • Emotional safety
  • Respect
  • Sisterhood
  • Advocacy
  • Wellness
  • Inclusion
  • Encouragement
  • Community care

By becoming a member of Auesomely You Sisterhood™, participating in events, joining digital spaces, attending chapter gatherings, or engaging within organizational platforms, members agree to uphold the following Membership Code of Conduct, Community Standards & Accountability Policy.

COMMUNITY STANDARDS

Auesomely You Sisterhood™ maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy for:

  • Bullying
  • Harassment
  • Gossip
  • Public disrespect
  • Harmful behavior
  • Targeting members or children
  • Divisive conduct
  • Mean girl behavior
  • Parent shaming
  • Criticizing children or parenting styles
  • Emotionally unsafe behavior
  • Hostile communication
  • Cyberbullying
  • Racism
  • Ableism
  • Threats
  • Manipulation
  • Retaliation
  • Unsafe conduct
  • Public drama connected to the organization

Auesomely You Sisterhood™ is committed to maintaining emotionally safe, respectful, welcoming, and community-centered environments for all members.

The organization understands that life challenges, caregiving exhaustion, emotional overwhelm, burnout, grief, stress, financial hardship, and personal struggles can sometimes impact communication and behavior. Because of this, concerns are approached with both grace and accountability whenever reasonably possible.

At the same time, protecting the emotional safety, integrity, and culture of the Sisterhood will always remain a priority.

RESPECT, KINDNESS & SISTERHOOD

Members are expected to:

  • Treat fellow members with kindness, empathy, and respect
  • Respect different parenting journeys, diagnoses, backgrounds, cultures, beliefs, and life experiences
  • Create welcoming and emotionally safe environments
  • Communicate thoughtfully in public and private interactions
  • Encourage connection, healing, support, and community

Auesomely You Sisterhood™ is a space where women should feel:
Seen.
Heard.
Celebrated.
Supported.
Protected.
And emotionally safe.

NO “MEAN GIRL” BEHAVIOR

Auesomely You Sisterhood™ was intentionally built to be different.

This is not a space for:

  • Cliques
  • Gossip circles
  • Exclusionary behavior
  • Passive-aggressive behavior
  • Emotional manipulation
  • Intimidation
  • Mocking or belittling others
  • Secret group chats targeting members
  • Competitive hostility
  • Public embarrassment
  • Drama-based behavior
  • Making members feel isolated or unwelcome

We are building a healing-centered sisterhood, not a toxic social environment.

Members who create emotional harm, hostility, division, or discomfort within the community may receive warnings, restrictions, suspension, or removal.

NO PARENT SHAMING, CHILD CRITICISM, OR FORCED PARENTING OPINIONS

Auesomely You Sisterhood™ is a judgment-free community.

Members may not:

  • Criticize another member’s child
  • Mock or speak negatively about a child’s diagnosis, support needs, behaviors, or challenges
  • Shame another member’s parenting choices or parenting style
  • Judge how another parent navigates autism, therapies, routines, advocacy, schooling, emotional regulation, caregiving, or family life
  • Gossip about families or children within the community
  • Force personal parenting opinions onto other members
  • Tell parents how they “should” raise their child
  • Harass members over parenting decisions, therapies, educational choices, or support methods

Members are welcome to:

  • Encourage
  • Support
  • Share personal experiences
  • Offer gentle recommendations when requested

However, forcing opinions, repeatedly pressuring members, or attempting to control how another parent raises their child is not acceptable within Auesomely You Sisterhood™ and may be considered harassment or parent shaming.

Every child is different.
Every family journey is different.
Every parent is doing the best they can with the support, knowledge, and tools available to them.

Many moms already experience judgment from the outside world.
This community was intentionally built to be a safe place away from that.

Members who engage in:

  • Parent shaming
  • Harmful comments about children
  • Gossip about families
  • Judgmental parenting criticism
  • Repeated unsolicited parenting advice
  • Harassment regarding parenting choices

may receive warnings, restrictions, suspension, or immediate removal from the organization.

EMOTIONAL SAFETY & COMMUNITY CARE

We are committed to protecting the emotional wellbeing of our members.

Members agree to avoid:

  • Bullying
  • Verbal abuse
  • Harassment
  • Cyberbullying
  • Threats
  • Hate speech
  • Racism
  • Ableism
  • Manipulation
  • Unsafe conduct
  • Retaliation
  • Doxxing
  • Emotionally harmful behavior

Community safety and emotional wellbeing will always come first.

CONFIDENTIALITY & TRUST

Many members share deeply personal experiences involving:

  • Autism
  • Parenting
  • Caregiving
  • Advocacy
  • Emotional wellness
  • Family challenges
  • Personal healing journeys

Members are expected to protect the confidentiality and trust of the Sisterhood community.

Members may not:

  • Share private conversations publicly
  • Leak screenshots from private groups or chats
  • Record confidential discussions without permission
  • Repost sensitive member information
  • Share private Zoom links or protected community access information

What is shared within the Sisterhood should remain within the Sisterhood unless permission is explicitly given.

ONLINE COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS

Members participating in:

  • Facebook groups
  • Discord
  • Group chats
  • Sisterhood Sessions™
  • Virtual sessions
  • Online forums
  • Social media spaces
  • Organizational platforms

must communicate respectfully and responsibly.

Members agree to:

  • Avoid hostile or argumentative behavior
  • Respect moderator and leadership decisions
  • Avoid excessive self-promotion
  • Avoid creating division within the community
  • Respect emotional safety standards and community boundaries

Leadership and moderators reserve the right to:

  • Remove posts
  • Restrict access
  • Mute participants
  • Remove members
  • Enforce community standards

Participation in digital spaces is a privilege, not a guaranteed right.

EVENT CONDUCT

Members attending:

  • Retreats
  • Conferences
  • Chapter gatherings
  • Workshops
  • Meetups
  • Wellness events
  • Networking experiences
  • Sisterhood events

are expected to:

  • Conduct themselves respectfully
  • Respect event spaces, vendors, venues, and attendees
  • Follow event instructions and safety guidelines
  • Avoid disruptive or inappropriate behavior
  • Respect personal boundaries and comfort levels

Parents and guardians remain fully responsible for supervising their children during all events and gatherings.

Auesomely You Sisterhood™ leadership, volunteers, moderators, chapter leaders, and representatives are not childcare providers or babysitters.

SOCIAL MEDIA & BRAND REPRESENTATION

We encourage members to proudly celebrate and share the Sisterhood experience.

However, members may not:

  • Misrepresent themselves as official spokespersons of the organization
  • Use organizational branding without permission
  • Share false or misleading information about the organization
  • Publicly attack or intentionally damage the reputation of the Sisterhood, leadership, members, chapters, or affiliated brands
  • Use the community to create unnecessary public drama

Members should represent the community in ways that align with the mission and values of Auesomely You Sisterhood™.

NO SOLICITATION, POACHING, OR MEMBER RECRUITMENT

Members may not use:

  • Chapter spaces
  • Group chats
  • Events
  • Member relationships
  • Community directories
  • Organizational platforms

to:

  • Recruit members into competing organizations
  • Secretly build competing groups using Sisterhood relationships
  • Solicit members into outside paid communities without approval
  • Use the organization primarily for personal business gain

Meaningful collaboration and networking are welcomed, but exploiting the community for recruitment, division, or competitive purposes is prohibited.

NON-DISPARAGEMENT

Members agree not to intentionally make false, malicious, defamatory, or harmful public statements regarding:

  • Auesomely You Sisterhood™
  • Leadership
  • Chapters
  • Members
  • Events
  • Affiliated brands
  • Organizational operations

Constructive feedback and respectful concerns are welcomed.
Public attacks, intentional smear campaigns, harassment, or reputational harm are not.

LEADERSHIP APPROVAL & ORGANIZATIONAL AUTHORITY

Leadership within Auesomely You Sisterhood™ is based on:

  • Alignment
  • Emotional maturity
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism
  • Communication
  • Commitment to emotional safety
  • Community-centered leadership

All leadership appointments, chapter approvals, co-president placements, volunteer roles, and organizational opportunities remain subject to approval and ongoing review by National Leadership.

Founder Crystal Jordan and National Leadership maintain final discretion regarding:

  • Organizational decisions
  • Policy enforcement
  • Leadership appointments
  • Leadership removals
  • Chapter operations
  • Chapter restructuring
  • Community safety matters
  • Organizational participation

Leadership participation does not create ownership, employment, partnership rights, voting authority, or legal control over Auesomely You Sisterhood™ or affiliated brands.

CHAPTER & ORGANIZATIONAL ASSETS

Any:

  • Chapter social media pages
  • Digital communities
  • Group chats
  • Organizational email lists
  • Branding materials
  • Chapter systems
  • Community assets

created for or associated with Auesomely You Sisterhood™ remain property of the organization.

Leadership transitions, resignations, removals, or restructuring may occur whenever reasonably necessary to support organizational stability, emotional safety, community wellbeing, or chapter health.

MEMBER-TO-MEMBER INTERACTIONS

Members are solely responsible for their:

  • Personal interactions
  • Communications
  • Friendships
  • Travel arrangements
  • Business dealings
  • Agreements
  • Relationships with other members

While the organization strives to create emotionally safe environments, Auesomely You Sisterhood™ cannot guarantee the conduct, actions, or behavior of all participants at all times.

BEHAVIORAL CONCERN PROCESS

If concerns arise regarding a member’s behavior, communication, conduct, or interactions within the organization, the following accountability process may occur.

Behavioral concerns may include:

  • Bullying
  • Harassment
  • Gossip
  • Hostile communication
  • Divisive behavior
  • Repeated disrespect toward members or leadership
  • Targeting children or families
  • Emotionally unsafe behavior
  • Repeated conflict within the community
  • Inappropriate social media conduct connected to the organization
  • Behavior negatively impacting chapter culture or member safety

STEP 1 — PRIVATE LEADERSHIP CONVERSATION

If concerns arise, the member may first have a private conversation with:

  • The Chapter President
  • Co-President
  • Or approved leadership representative

The purpose of this conversation is:

  • Understanding
  • Conflict resolution
  • Clarification
  • Communication
  • Support
  • Accountability
  • Restoring healthy community interactions when possible

Leadership will approach these conversations with professionalism, compassion, emotional maturity, discretion, and fairness.

STEP 2 — IMPROVEMENT & GRACE PERIOD

If appropriate, the organization may provide a reasonable improvement period, typically thirty (30) days, to allow the member an opportunity to correct concerning behaviors and reestablish healthy community engagement.

The purpose of this step is restoration, not punishment.

STEP 3 — “SISTERHOOD COURT” REVIEW PROCESS

If concerning behavior continues after leadership intervention, the matter may proceed into a private accountability review process informally referred to as “Sisterhood Court.”

“Sisterhood Court” is NOT intended to:

  • Shame
  • Embarrass
  • Attack
  • Isolate
  • Publicly humiliate members

The purpose of this process is:

  • Community protection
  • Emotional safety
  • Accountability
  • Conflict resolution
  • Preserving healthy chapter culture

Leadership may review:

  • Repeated complaints
  • Behavioral patterns
  • Communication concerns
  • Leadership observations
  • Impact on chapter morale and safety

Based on the review, leadership may determine:

  • No further action is necessary
  • Additional support or mediation is appropriate
  • Temporary suspension is appropriate
  • Chapter removal is necessary to protect community safety and culture

STEP 4 — TEMPORARY SUSPENSION

If suspension becomes necessary, the member may be temporarily suspended from chapter participation for sixty (60) days.

During this period:

  • Access to chapter activities may be paused
  • Access to leadership spaces may be restricted
  • Chapter participation privileges may be temporarily removed

The purpose of suspension is to create space for reflection, emotional reset, and community protection.

STEP 5 — APPEAL PROCESS

Members may request an appeal directly through Founder Crystal Jordan.

Founder Crystal Jordan maintains final authority regarding:

  • Appeals
  • Reinstatement decisions
  • Leadership concerns
  • Organizational participation
  • Chapter reassignment decisions

Failure to submit an appeal may result in the suspension remaining in effect without further review.

STEP 6 — REJOINING A CHAPTER

Members removed or suspended from a chapter may not rejoin that same chapter for a minimum of two (2) years unless otherwise approved by national leadership.

Depending on the situation, national leadership may determine whether future participation in another chapter is appropriate.

STEP 7 — PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONAL REMOVAL

Repeated harmful behavior, ongoing divisive conduct, severe policy violations, harassment, threats, safety concerns, or continued emotionally unsafe behavior across chapters may result in permanent removal from Auesomely You Sisterhood™ and affiliated organizational spaces.

Removal due to misconduct or policy violations does not entitle members to refunds, compensation, or reinstatement.

FINAL COMMUNITY STANDARD

Auesomely You Sisterhood™ exists to create emotionally safe spaces where autism moms and special needs moms feel:

  • Respected
  • Valued
  • Supported
  • Welcomed
  • Celebrated
  • Protected
  • Connected
  • Emotionally safe

All accountability decisions are made with the intention of protecting the health, integrity, emotional safety, and mission of the organization.