About Cogs
Community of Growth
The place for self-development, to connect, learn, be inspired, feel supported and find solidarity with others.
Meet Angie
Cogs Founder
Cogs is led and founded by Angie Freel, whose experiences have shaped the heart of this community. Like many, Angie has faced her share of challenges, including struggles with mental health and chronic anxiety. Her passion for self-development and spirituality began when she was a teenager and is a constant in her life. Even when life took a detour, she'd always come back to it and has deepened that passion over time.
Angie longed for a community that was genuinely welcoming, where people could build real relationships that promoted personal growth and well-being. Having experienced disconnection and watched others suffer or find connection in unhealthy places; the idea of this community became bigger and more important.
In the past, a lot of "help" including self-help, had been out of reach for Angie and others she knew; either through affordability, political issues, the ability to attend due to responsibilities, constraints or location; and sadly also due to being deemed "not in need enough".
The internet and social media now offer some incredible opportunities for training, classes and workshops; but still that consistent, personal, face to face connection and community is hard to find or inaccessible for too many. So, that's why Angie decided to build the place she had needed herself. A place where the positive support, growth and community she longed for could be found; not just for herself, but for others too. Cogs is that place.
Here's why we're called Cogs:
COMMUNITY
noun.
a social group sharing common interests who want to achieve something together.
OF
GROWTH
noun.
the process of development and gradual increase.
For S, we left it open...
We all want something different and what we want changes with time. We couldn't just pick one 'S' as we're offering both SUPPORT and SOLIDARITY. So our 'S' is whichever you'd like it to be.
SUPPORT
verb, noun.
to encourage, comfort and help. To maintain, advocate and assist.
SOLIDARITY
noun.
a unity or fellowship with common responsibilities and interests.
The Mission
"We are dedicated to building a world where every person, no matter their circumstances, can experience freedom from suffering and achieve optimum mental and emotional health.
We achieve this through the creation of supportive communities and environments that empower and enable people to improve their own wellbeing, using natural, practical and holistic methods.
Our mission is to lift the world by lifting each other - one person and one community at a time."
Our Agenda:
Our company is driven by a singular agenda: to focus on what unites and connects us, not what divides us.
We are committed to staying grounded in the common truth that we are all human, with a shared desire to improve our health and live with greater peace and joy.
We recognise everyone's unique identities' and experiences, and will remain a truly inclusive space by remaining free from additional agendas.
Our Values
Love
Kindness
Community
