Kithship is a social wellness club for adults in Toronto that believe friendship, community, and platonic intimacy deserve just as much reverence as familial & romantic relationships.
through socials, workshops, and peer support, we aim to be a hub of social wellness resources for Torontonians.
Our Values
Kindness
Delight
We treat ourselves, others, and the natural world with sincerity, respect, dignity, and a commitment to understanding.
Even when it doesn’t feel like it, the universe is full delight, and we are dedicated to feeling it to the fullest.
Play
Diversity
Our lives are enriched when we have relationships with people of different ages, races, genders, orientations, faiths, cultures, and perspectives.
People, especially women, are often pressured to give up play with age. Play is a key actor in our ability to connect with ourselves and others.
Reciprocity
To achieve harmony, as with all members of nature, we must find balance in both giving and receiving. This includes energy, teachings, care, and all social and practical currencies.
The word ‘kith’ is most often used in the term “kith and kin,” meaning your friends and family. In English, the word kinship is a commonly used term - a noun referring the quality or state of relationships with relatives. However, kithship is not a recognized word in English. As culture shapes language just as language shapes culture, this linguistic discrepancy highlights a primarily North American norm of biological family being viewed as a more legitimate and valuable relationship type than platonic relationships. Our goal is to change that, so we created Kithship.
Kithship is a social wellness club that provides socials, workshops, and retreats for adults in Toronto looking to make space in their busy schedules to tend to themselves, their wellbeing, growth, and community. We share values of kindness, delight, play, diversity, and reciprocity and continuously come up with creative ways to connect with each other through these values.
About Us
Founded by an ambivert with ADHD, Kithship aims to host gatherings that balance a lot of the nuance that comes with neurodivergent social health. We aim to facilitate environments with enough people where you don’t feel like you stick out, but not too many where it feels like a crowd. Where activities are interactive, but not overstimulating. Where when you walk in the room, you immediately feel welcome and taken care of.
Kithship aims to feel like a playdate with your inner child.
We share values of kindness, delight, play, diversity, and reciprocity and continuously come up with creative ways to connect with each other through that lens.
Feel most socially fulfilled by meaningful conversations in small groups
Enjoy learning more about themselves and others
Are seeking to become a meaningful part of a diverse community of individuals
Prefer sensory-sensitive event experiences (things like avoiding the “big light” or sudden loud noises)
Share our values of kindness, play, delight, diversity, and reciprocity.
Kithship is designed for people who:
Kithship gatherings are informed by both social science and lived experience to facilitate an environment conducive to creating and nurturing meaningful relationships. Each social is designed to promote vulnerability, authenticity, and connection.
Upcoming Socials
Social Health is the aspect of your wellbeing related to the depth and meaningfulness of your relationships. Just like physical fitness and mental wellness requires resources, skills, and supports - so does your social health. Friendship, community, and platonic intimacy are some of life’s greatest magic.
