Leadership Circles for Women of Color:
community, coaching, and confidence so you can lead authentically
Calling all women of color leaders looking for an affirming community!
Do you long for a space with real talk and real support?
Are you struggling under the weight of imposter “syndrome”?
Are you trying to figure out how to be more brave and authentic in your leadership?
Do you sometimes wonder if you’re the crazy one (but deep down you know you’re not)?
You’re not alone.
Are you ready to be seen and heard and held
in a circle of other leaders who reflect and understand you?
Whether you’re:
trying to survive and make a difference in your organization,
hoping to get clarity on what’s next,
or just needing a space where you can get some rest and respite…
you’re in the right place.
Leadership Circles for Women of Color consists of
9 coaching circles (biweekly sessions over 4.5 months)
where you’ll build community with other women of color leaders, give and receive coaching on your own leadership challenges, and grow your confidence to lead authentically.
In these circles, you will experience:
Gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation of your own style of leadership
Listening deeply to other voices and to your own
Offering and receiving affirmation and perspective
Speaking your truth (as much as you want to share)
Using journaling and other tools of reflection to find and highlight your own deepest wisdom
Exploring frameworks that help you to see yourself, your environment, your challenges more clearly
Examining patterns at individual, community, and systemic levels
Photo credit: tiffanymanning.com
About me
As a leadership coach and former nonprofit executive, I have spent 20+ years supporting women of color leaders to thrive on their own terms — myself included. Nurturing, witnessing, and championing the leadership of women of color is my honor and my joy.
As a facilitator and a certified leader of writing circles, I know that virtual spaces can be trusted and deeply connected spaces, and I’m devoted to creating them.
As a circle-holder and circle participant for many years, I treasure that being in these healing spaces can nourish and transform.
What others have shared about these circles…
“Thank you, thank you, thank you for making a space for US, one where we can see ourselves and each other more clearly.”
“It was so lovely to have people show up for me in a way I’m not really used to professionally and wonderful to pay that back in kind.”
“I have been looking for a community like this for a good long minute now!”
“This group restores my faith in humanity.”
“From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU for cultivating these hugely important, rejuvenating spaces that women of color so need and DESERVE.”
This is not for you if…
-you are not willing to be vulnerable
-you tend to shut down other people’s feelings
This is for you if…
-you love to go deep
-you are reflective
-you understand the power of community
-you want to step into a fuller expression of your leadership
In these mad times, we need community more than ever.
Join us in the circle!
What to Expect
Starting Thursday, February 19th,
we’ll meet in the circle biweekly
from 3-5 PM eastern on Zoom
over the course of 4.5 months
full list of dates:
February 19
March 5
March 19
April 2
April 16
April 30
May 14
May 28
June 11
We will explore:
Grounding our leadership in who we really are authentically
Making our inner critic and imposter syndrome less powerful
Accessing and relying on our best self and our own deep wisdom
Recognizing our own patterns and how they affect how we show up
Naming the ways that conditioning and a racialized society affect the way we see ourselves
Holding people accountable while still being human and humane
Owning our power and authority while still being collaborative and power-sharing
Leading differently than the harmful models we have seen and experienced
Protecting ourselves (emotionally and politically) from slings and arrows from other women and people of color
Slowing down and giving ourselves space to feel, think, reflect and be intentional
Remembering we are neither alone nor crazy in our experiences
Quotes, resources, exercises, and practices to support us as we go
All in a circle of connection and collective care with other women of color who are going through the
same thing you are.
Artist: Morgan Harper Nichols
This is your invitation to the space you’ve been longing for.
The cost is a sliding scale, based on what is most comfortable for you to pay:
Full price is $974
to pay $857 - use discount code 857 at checkout
to pay $749 - use discount code 749 at checkout
The circle is limited to 8 so that everyone gets their share of time, space, and attention.
FAQs
Q: Can I sample a circle?
A: Yes! I regularly hold writing circles* with different themes for different groups, and you are welcome to attend and see what a version of the circle experience is like:
Wednesday, January 28th from 6-7:15 PM eastern on Zoom — Writing Circle for Women of Color
Saturday, February 7th from 3-4 PM eastern on Zoom — Our Circle, a monthly drop-in writing circle for all
*Register for either circle here. If you decide to move forward with Leadership Circles for Women of Color, the $18 cost will be applied toward the full cost of the series.
Q: Will the circles be recorded?
A: No. To honor the confidentiality of the circle, the calls will not be recorded. I will send out the writing prompts and any other exercises for you to work with on your own, and we can set up time to work through it together 1:1 if you like.