The Journey
Before there is remembering, there is forgetting.
On self-abandonment
As women learn to care for others, to protect, manage, and endure, many begin to lose touch with their voice, their intuition, their desires, their bodies, and their purpose.
Slowly, often without realizing it, they become strangers to themselves.
Not because they are broken. But because somewhere along the way, they learned to abandon themselves in order to survive.
At Empowered Women's Movement, we believe one of the deepest forms of disconnection is living in exile from yourself.
Exile from your voice
From your knowing. From your body. From the parts of you that once felt alive and real.
We do not believe the answer is to become someone new.
We believe the work is to remember. To remember the woman you were before the world told you who you needed to be.
But remembering is not always gentle.
"וְיֵשׁ תִּקְוָה לְאַחֲרִיתֵךְ נְאֻם ה', וְשָׁבוּ בָנִים לִגְבוּלָם"
"There is hope for your future, says Hashem, and the children shall return to their border." Jeremiah 31:16
On returning
Remembering asks for the courage to turn toward the places you would rather avoid. The fears. The grief. The disappointments. The parts of yourself you have hidden away.
Many of us spend years organizing our lives around the very discomfort we most want to escape. Yet what we avoid often holds what we most desire.
There is an idea found in myths across cultures: the treasure is guarded by a dragon.
The dragon is everything we would rather not face. The treasure is what we long to reclaim, our wisdom, our freedom, ourselves.
We believe growth happens when we are willing to turn toward the dragon instead of away from it. Not because disconnection is the goal, but because what we long for is often hidden within what we fear.
The Ripple
This is the work. And it is also the way home.
When she finds her way back, it changes more than just her own life.
It shifts the way she parents.
The way she loves.
The way she moves through the world.
And that shift ripples outward.
Into her children, her relationships, her family, and her community.
When a woman remembers who she is, an entire system begins to transform.
If that is not changing the world, we don't know what is.
The Experience
Transformation requires both structure and surrender.
I
Gather
You are not meant to do this alone.
This year unfolds within a circle of twelve women and three intimate cohorts. Together, you will witness one another's becoming, challenge one another's stories, and celebrate one another's growth.
The work is personal. The journey is shared. Some of the most important mirrors in your life have not met you yet.
II
Deepen
The work moves beneath the surface.
This is where we stop managing symptoms and begin exploring causes. The patterns that repeat. The beliefs that constrain. The fears that keep us small. With curiosity, courage, and support, we learn to turn toward what we once avoided. Because what we are seeking is often hidden inside what we fear.
The dragon guards the treasure.
III
Rise
What was once insight becomes reality.
The conversations deepen. The practices become lived.
The remembering becomes embodied.
The Founders
The women holding the container
This program is guided by three women whose paths converge around a shared belief: transformation happens in relationship.
We come from different disciplines, different experiences, and different ways of understanding what it means to heal and grow. What unites us is a commitment to living this work ourselves.
We do not stand at the finish line pretending to have arrived. We are women, mothers, seekers, leaders, and students of life — continuing to wrestle with the same questions we invite others to explore.
Together, we hold a space that is grounded, psychologically informed, spiritually rooted, and deeply human.
Brooke
Psy.D
Clinical Psychologist
Brooke is a licensed clinical psychologist whose work focuses on human development, emotional wellbeing, and helping women reconnect with the parts of themselves that often become lost beneath achievement, caregiving, and responsibility.
Chanie
M.S.
Rebbetzin, Director of Jewish Education & Doctoral Candidate
Chanie brings years of experience guiding women through Jewish learning, community building, and spiritual growth. Her work helps women cultivate a deeper relationship with meaning, purpose, and their own inner wisdom.
Vanessa
DMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Vanessa specializes in relationships, emotional healing, and the patterns that shape how we connect with ourselves and others. She brings warmth, insight, and a deep respect for the complexity of personal growth.
The Structure
How the Year Is Held
While the experience feels organic and deeply personal, it is intentionally structured to support transformation and connection throughout the year.
Cohorts
Three circles of four women.
Small enough for honesty. Intimate enough to be known.
These gatherings become a place of genuine relationship, where women witness one another's lives over time and where trust is built through consistency rather than performance.
Community Gatherings
Each month, all twelve women come together.
Different stories. Different perspectives. Shared inquiry.
These gatherings create a wider field of wisdom and connection while reminding us that our individual journeys are part of something larger.
Curated Experiences
Throughout the year, women are invited into thoughtfully selected experiences designed to support growth, reflection, embodiment, and renewal.
Guest teachers, wellness experiences, workshops, practices, and conversations chosen not for quantity, but for depth.
Individual Guidance
Quarterly one-on-one sessions offer space to pause, reflect, and receive personalized support.
A chance to explore what is emerging, what is asking for attention, and how the work is taking shape in your own life.
The Space Between
A private online home for continued reflection and connection.
Journal prompts, curated resources, thoughtful conversation, and access to the women walking beside you throughout the year.
Because meaningful growth happens not only when we gather, but in the days between.
The Panama Retreat
Midway through the year, the entire community gathers in Playa Venao, Panama.
Time away from ordinary life. Time to deepen relationships, integrate the work, and reconnect with what matters most.
Not an escape from life, but a return to it.
The Retreat
The Panama Retreat
Midway through the year, the entire community gathers in Playa Venao, Panama.
Time away from ordinary life. Time to deepen relationships, integrate the work, and reconnect with what matters most.
Not an escape from life, but a return to it.
If these words feel familiar, pay attention.
Sometimes the deepest knowing does not arrive as certainty.
It arrives as recognition. A quiet sense that something essential is asking for your return.
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