We Were Never Meant to Do This Alone: A Campfire Conversation on Community

Around the campfire with dear sisters, we explore:

• the longing for village and why so many women feel isolated

• motherhood, burnout, disability, healing, and rebuilding support

• the grief of modern disconnection and remembering community

• ritual, women’s circles, and reconnecting with the earth

• conflict, vulnerability, rest, and learning how to receive support

• what it means to slowly rebuild trust, belonging, and reciprocity

This is a raw, heartfelt conversation filled with lived experience, reflection, grief, laughter, honesty, and hope.

Featuring:

Nina
Disability rights advocate living with dystonia and a dear friend bringing deep reflections on connection, illness, and online sisterhood

Lucy Van B @lucyvanb
Mother, a former nurse, women’s coach, artist, mother, and circle facilitator supporting women to reclaim their truth, authenticity, and softness

Sian Maria @sianmariathewitch (My sister)
Norse Pagan witch, spiritual guide, traveller, and tarot reader exploring ritual, healing, and remembering community

Julia Lynne Phillips @bigmountainhomestead
Mother and off grid homesteader sharing the realities of rural living, motherhood, and seeking community beyond romanticised ideals

Melissa Skuja @riseinbloom
Mother and a body wisdom guide supporting women from preconception to postpartum through intuition, safety, nourishment, and reconnection with the body