Women of Wonder
An online community with no algorithms, no ads, no arguments, and no red-faced emojis driving the content.
A SAFE PLACE FOR WOMEN TO COME BACK TO THEMSELVES.
while being lifted up and held in love.
IF YOU ARE OVERWHELMED, BURNED OUT, OR FEELING ALONE FROM NAVIGATING THIS OFTEN MESSY LIFE, YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
You may feel…
…like the “stuff” of your life is hard, unique, and personal, so you think it’s better to stay quiet and figure it out on your own (but so far that hasn’t been working).
…you don’t have a trusted, judgment-free place to go to express concerns or ask for help.
…when comparing yourself on socials or in real life, you’re doing something, (or all of it!) wrong, at work, at home, with your kids or just out in the world.
…it’s time to take better care of yourself, but you’ve been paying attention to everyone else’s needs for so long you don’t even know what YOU need anymore.
…hungry for community, accountability, and opportunities to carve out time for yourself.
I’ve learned by working with people over the years that:
we’re predispositioned to think that we have to wait for everything to be okay before we’re allowed to feel good.
We have to wait for the relationship to be perfect.
We have to wait for the job to be perfect.
We have to wait for the perfect role at the job before we can enjoy the actual job.
We have to wait a specific amount of time after losing someone before we’re allowed to feel better. (And nobody really knows what that “specific amount of time” is, we just know that people are going to judge you if you’re happy too soon, or not soon enough.)
We have to wait until nothing bothers us before we say our life is okay.
BUT THAT ISN’T HOW LIFE WORKS.
We don’t have to wait for all the hard things to go away.
We can live a really good life right alongside the hard stuff, the growth, the change, the challenges.
I promise.
One of the beautiful things about being a therapist is that I have been privileged to hear so many people’s stories.
And here’s what I can tell you:
We’re all kind of muddling through as best we can.
We’re all having a lot of similar experiences.
And the only thing that’s getting in our way is that we’re not talking to each other about it.
Let’s be clear:
Yes, I’m a licensed therapist, but no, this community is NOT group therapy.
I’m not a “blank slate” in this group. I bring a wealth of professional experience and knowledge, and a wealth of personal challenge, grief, living through really hard times, and still building a life that I’m not only proud of, but that I also really enjoy.
In this community, members are also welcome (and strongly encouraged!) to share and learn from each other.
(But nothing is shared in the influencer culture way of “hey, I did it this way and you should too, because then your life will be great as well.”)
Our goal is understanding that we all have a lot of things in common. And if we can just talk about some of them, that can relieve a lot of pressure and help us know we’re not alone.
This is my mission:
To help us all understand how we can live and love and parent and be in relationship, even when life is full of hard stuff and change and loss.
Allow me to properly introduce myself.
Like all of us, I have experienced big life changes—losing a father, becoming a mom (and living through a year of 3 kids under 4!), packing up and moving to a new state, losing a mother…
i know what it’s like to feel alone and lost in this change, and i know the power of finding community.
Back before “influencer culture” I started a blog about motherhood, and this led me to be part of a beautiful online community of women who were going through the same kind of stuff.
We were there to celebrate each other in our best moments, support each other in our darkest, and gone were the feelings of being alone when you can reach out to somebody on your computer in the middle of the night and they can understand what you’re going through.
After the internet changed, I tried to figure out what was next. I searched for other ways to help people feel good in and about their lives (and also learn how to manage when they don’t feel good).
In this pursuit, I got licensed as a doula, and as a holistic health coach, I taught meditation, got yoga teacher training. I have a Master’s Degree in Education and taught in public and private schools for 12 years. And then I went back to school and got a Master’s Degree and a Doctorate in Psychology and started a trauma therapy practice.
I kept looking for community. But I couldn’t find what I was looking for.
So I built it.
an hour for myself each week
Being part of W.o.W. reminds me to take an hour to myself each week to focus on my personal physical and mental health. Not only do I enjoy the connection with the community, but I also always leave feeling like Cristie gave me a new mindfulness tool to incorporate into my busy life as a mom of three teenagers.
– Amy
a safe space to ask for insight
Taking time for myself to gather with women is so important and helpful to my well-being. I like having a topic for each meeting, but also that our group checks in and offers each other a little insight or advice or we can ask for a little help with something.
– Mandy
I can navigate challenges now
Simply put, I just feel better now than when I started W.o.W. Also, I know I can maintain this in the future thanks to all I’ve learned to help myself when challenges happen—which I know they will! I’m so grateful for all of this.
– Catherine
Ready for some real connection?
Our Women of Wonder community gives you the support of girlfriends, without the judgment or gossip, with a focus on mental health maintenance and self-care.
It’s all the good stuff of being connected and social.
No negativity, weird algorithms, or strange “experts.”
Ready for some real connection?
Our Women of Wonder community gives you the support of girlfriends, without the judgment or gossip, with a focus on mental health maintenance and self-care.
It’s all the good stuff of being connected and social.
No negativity, weird algorithms, or strange “experts.”
Your way to some solidarity, some self-care, and a whole lot of joy.
Women of Wonder is a community for moms of all stages—from littles to grown and flown the nest and everywhere in between—who know no matter what part of life you’re in, it’s always better when you’re with a group of girlfriends.
Here’s what’s inside!
Choose the plan that’s right for you.
Your membership fee helps us make the community platform available to you. I promise you’ll get so much more than what you’re paying!
Monthly
Membership
$5/mo
Perfect for new members wanting to check out the group for the first time.
Annual
Membership
$49/yr
Great for members who know W.o.W is for them and want to save a bit of money.
W.o.W cuts through the noise
I knew I needed something for me. Something to combat this feeling of being on a treadmill and not really smelling any flowers along my path. Mother / wife / daughter / worker / lose weight / eat healthier… so much noise! This group helps me think about ME, so I can get up the next day and think about everything else.
Questions?
Can you really make valuable connections with people through a screen?
If you are someone who doesn’t believe you can make connections on the internet, I can promise you’re wrong. Some of my best friends are from my blogging days where in the early days we often didn’t know each others’ first names but instead called each other by our blog titles. (Hello from Reinvention Girl of the Traveling Circus!) We may have interacted on a laptop screen, but we shared our fears, desires and a whole lot of laughs with one another as we muddled our way through motherhood and now in my empty nest years, these women continue to hold me up and help me through whatever comes next. That is what I had in mind when I created W.o.W. I wanted to build the community that so many women feel like they lose as their kids age or their life changes in other ways.
Will this work for me if I can't make the monthly calls?
Like anything, it will work for you the more you work. That said, we’re all human so if you can’t make calls sometimes that’s ok because you can get the resources for yourself AND you can engage with the community on the message boards.
What's the typical group size in the monthly calls?
Connection Call sizes will vary, but will always be kept at a size that feels personal (and everyone can fit on one screen).
Who is W.o.W not for?
Do NOT join this community if you…
…just want to complain and don’t want to actually take steps to feel better in your life.
…can’t be nice to people who disagree with you.
…aren’t open to all humans, regardless of their race, religion, sexuality, gender identity, etc.
If you join and exhibit these behaviors, you may be removed from the group. Your membership will not be refunded.
If I leave the community, will I get a refund?
Membership fees are non-refundable. You may cancel your membership at any time. Fees will not be prorated.
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As with any personal growth program, your experience with the Women of Wonder Community may vary from other participants. Your experience will be based on variables such as your level of engagement, personal qualities, skills, and a host of other factors. Since these factors differ for each individual, we cannot guarantee your outcome, nor are we responsible for your outcome. Women of Wonder is not a magic pill. It takes effort and commitment. We provide you with a great toolbox to achieve your desired results.