Writing from the circle
Writing From the Circle
Less about plant medicine, more about the things women bring with them. Written by Shannon and Debbie, between retreats.
What this is
Not advice, and not a diagnosis
We do not know what you are feeling, and we would not presume to tell you. What we can do is share what women have said to us in circle, and ask the questions worth sitting with.
If something here lands, it is because you recognised it — not because we named it for you.
Things we have been thinking about
August 2026
What my first ayahuasca ceremony taught me
In 2017, on a three-ceremony weekend in Northern Ontario, I drank ayahuasca for the first time. This is what I have carried from that night, and from the more than forty ceremonies since.
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July 2026
What women mean when they say they want to feel like themselves again
It is a strange sentence when you look at it closely. Who is the self, and when was she last around? This is what women have told us they meant by it.
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June 2026
What we hear from the woman who is always the strong one
She is the one people call. She is competent, dependable, and rarely asked how she is doing. This is what women in that position have described to us.
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May 2026
Questions worth sitting with when a chapter feels finished
Seven questions for the space between one thing ending and the next one arriving. They are not a framework and there is no scoring. Take one at a time.
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May 2026
What women have told us about feeling stuck when nothing is wrong
It is one of the phrases we hear most often, and one of the hardest to say out loud. This is what women have described to us, in their words rather than ours.
Read thisStep through the Portal.
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