LISTENING // “Will you tell me your story? I just want to listen. I just want the words to sink into me. If I could be the knife that cuts you free.” – Vanessa Carlton
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This week I’ve spent a lot of time dialing into more women’s stories. As we prepare for another Collective, I’ve been spending time with the new women as they get clear on what is coming up now for healing.
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For some of the women they know right what it is. For others who aren’t obviously struggling with anything, the word healing isn’t as meaningful and what’s wanting healing now isn’t as clear.
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Yet. There they are. Drawn in for some reason. Why? I don’t know. But I know that healing means whole-ing and there is an urge to integrate, perhaps in direct proportion to the past need to compartmentalize.
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I know too how badly women want to do life together. To be a witness to one another’s struggles and triumphs. To have a consistent deep connection with other women wanting the same is nourishing stuff.
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And finally truth. We are all so tired of our own shit. Our same stories. We want a knife to cut us free. I am not that knife, but I do wield the loving truth. And that feels a lot like freedom when you’re ready for it.
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This Collective is full. But let me know if you’re ready to get in on the next one. Or if you want to work at least one-on-one until then. And if it’s not your time for any of those things, look at how you on your own can integrate more, sister deeper, and tell the beautiful truth to yourself