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We lose Ourselves to find Ourselves.
As women, many of us have faced profound personal losses, often mirroring the devastation we witness in the world around us.
Trauma and loss—whether it’s the end of a relationship, surviving violence, losing a business or navigating an illness—can threaten to break us.
Yet, we’re still here.
This Course
This course is for self-identified women and non-binary people who have lived through experiences that shook them to the core and are ready to reinvent themselves from the ashes of their previous lives.
You’ve regained some stability, yet your mind-body remains constricted–clinging to old survival strategies and outdated definitions of who you are.
In this course I will hold space for your unfolding power, help you integrate the hardest experiences of your life without being defined by them, and discover a bigger story in the aftermath of loss and disruption.
THE PATH
As women we learn early on that we must deny our emotions in order to be successful, but this strategy can only take us so far. When the status quo is disrupted pent-up energy and life force must be released and integrated.
- Expression: Cultivate resilience through the creative expression of grief and rage.
- Integration: Combine fierceness with gentleness to unleash your potential.
- Rebirth: Embrace rest, relaxation, creativity and a life of greater connection, self-acceptance, love and purpose.
A Gift to the World
The way to transmute loss and pain into resilience and power is through embodied practice.
Through embodied practice, we expand and soften into our most essential selves—the part that can never be taken from us.
We do the work to transform our loss and trauma into a gift for the world.
YOUR GUIDE
Hi, I’m Sarah Shourd—Liberation and Executive Coach, Somatic Practitioner, Award-Winning Journalist, Playwright, and Founder of The End of Isolation Project. My work lies at the intersection of social justice, leadership, and personal trauma transformation. I support individuals and groups seeking transformative change.
In 2009, I was captured and held as a political hostage for 410 days in solitary confinement (see my memoir, A Sliver of Light). That devastating experience didn’t break me—it made me a bigger, braver, and more fabulous version of myself. It opened the door to healing generational trauma, deepening my connection with Spirit and the Land, and embracing the full potential of the cycle-breaker and light-bringer I was meant to be.
My experiences—surviving solitary confinement, leading social justice movements, and healing from deep trauma—have equipped me with the tools to support you on your journey of reclamation and rebirth.
I’ve climbed this mountain more than once. Let me support you on your hero’s journey.
“Sarah has done the needed alchemy to make her life an offering, to use the challenges she has faced to make beauty in the world. I trust her capacity as a guide, knowing that she has, and continues to do the work of transformation, both personal and cultural.” -Aninha Livingstone, P.H.D., Psychotherapy and Soul Activism
This program is for you if:
- You are a self-identified woman or a nonbinary person who feels nourished in spaces centering women.
- You’ve experienced life events that left you “bruised but unbroken.”
- You are in the process of reclaiming your power and are ready for change.
Please Note: If you are a man who wishes to join this course I’m open to having that conversation, please feel free to reach out to me for a free discovery call.
LOCATION:
This 12-WEEK course will take place LIVE and ONLINE, each session will be 2 hours, for a total of 24 hours.
Two additional in-person meetings in the San Francisco Bay Area, TBA.
TIME AND DATES:
This course will BEGIN on Sunday, OCTOBER 20th, 2024
Other dates include: Oct 27th, Nov 3, Nov. 10 (there will be no session on Nov 17th), Nov 24, Dec 1, Dec 8, Dec 15, Dec 22, Dec 24, Jan 5 and Jan 12.
TIME will be announced based on the preference of participants.
Choices include: 10am-noon PST; 11am-1pm PST and 2pm-4pm PST.
Ready to say YES?: spaces are limited
Your spot will be secured for the
LOW COST of $1,285 (or 3 payments of $428)
Complete the form to hold your spot.
If you have questions, sign up for a free, 30-min Discovery Call
A 30% Discount is available upon request before October 1st (only 899.50) if you…
- Pay the full enrollment fee upfront.
- Inspire someone else to enroll in the course.
- Are an artist, single mom and/or could otherwise not join the course.
This Course will consist of:
- 12 Live online modules (and 2 optional in-person sessions in the SF Bay Area), which will consist of somatic education, group process work, storytelling, somatic practice and ritual.
- Weekly support in between sessions via text or phone with your coach, Sarah Shourd.
- You will have the opportunity to participate in at least one 25-minute “demo” with me as your guide, during which you are at the center of the healing process.
- Small group and pair exercises
- Live Q and A sessions.
- Optional (but encouraged) homework assignments to help you deepen into the work.
Benefits of This Work
- Move from isolation to community support.
- Reclaim your power and attract what you need.
- Reshape the personal stories that have limited you.
- Learn to live in alignment with your deepest values for the sake of your highest truth.
Heal and Empower
- Restore your sense of safety, dignity, and belonging.
- Become more resilient and self-trusting.
MODALITIES I USE
I draw from extensive training in Somatic Experiencing, Mind-Body Coaching, Politicized Somatics and more. I will guide you through practices that integrate body, mind, and spirit to help you heal, grow, and transform.
Embrace Your Full Potential
- Step out of patterns of playing small or reacting, and become a proactive change agent.
- Reclaim your power to make intentional, impactful decisions.
Feel Empowered
- Learn to embrace difficulty, understanding that choosing is more important than doing. This journey is about becoming the best version of yourself.
Find Internal Freedom
- Discover greater choice and freedom outside of limiting stories you hold about yourself. Align your efforts with your deepest commitments, values, and goals.
Tend to Your Wounds
- Where do the scars of injustice live in your body, mind, and spirit? Learn to tend to these wounds and unleash your true power.
- Channel your righteous rage into constructive action. Transform difficult emotions like fear, insecurity, and anxiety into sources of strength.
