Becoming a grandma (ah hem, glamma) earlier this month has opened my heart in a new way and has invited a new layer of reflection in my life. My granddaughter has me thinking about lineage, inheritance, and the responsibility of becoming one of the women who will help shape how she understands love, belonging, strength, and her own worth. I have been sitting with the idea of reclaiming the matriarch: returning to a form of feminine leadership rooted in care, wisdom, protection, memory, and devotion to the generations that follow. There is so much I hope she receives from the women who love her. A sense of belonging and confidence in her own knowing. The freedom to grow into herself without worrying about what anyone else thinks. The assurance that she is surrounded by a lineage of women who dreamed, survived, healed, loved, and prepared the way for her arrival. Her life is just beginning, and somehow she has already invited me into a deeper understanding of my own. What do you hope the next generation inherits from you?

Do you want “more” from life? What does “more” mean for you?

I'm not sure who I am anymore or what direction I want to go in. I've been in therapy all my life but this is the first time I feel like I'm deconstructing the old traumatic version of me. The parts of myself I used to hide now are getting a voice and want to be heard.

Pillar 3 of the Embodied Woman Collective classroom is now Live!! This free course looks at intuition and inner wisdom - something we all have! Take a look and let's discuss in the EWC Pillar 3 community thread!