CIRCLE COLLABORATIVE
I collaborate with an amazing group of coaches who Keep Circles to share, connect, explore, and learn.
Parenting Young Adults Circle
The Parenting Young Adults Circle provides a safe, supportive space for parents to navigate the complex emotions, uncertainty, and evolving relationships that come with parenting young adults. Through shared stories and learning, participants will discover new ways to support both their adult children and themselves. In addition to sharing personal experiences, participants will learn critical tools to use when communicating with their young adults, including boundaries, differentiation, and a path to connection.
Sessions take place over Zoom​
8 weeks on Wednesdays, September 3 through October 29, 2025 (no class on October 1st)
$600 (Limited partial scholarships available)
Keepers: Amy Sutter, MA, NBC-HWC and Ricka Kohnstamm, MA, NBC-HWC
Current Conversation Circles
Loss and Grief Circle
Explore loss and grief as growth through a transformational journey. Our Circle fosters a safe and nurturing environment where participants share their stories and grow through grief to find their way forward.
Sessions take place over Zoom
12 weeks on Thursdays, beginning September 11, 2025
1:00 - 2:30 pm
$600
Keepers: Larey Swanson, MD, NBC-HWC and Ricka Kohnstamm, MA, NBC-HWC
What Now? Circle
The What Now? Circle offers a brave, supportive, empowering space to explore life transitions. Building on our values, strengths, and desires, we will work together to identify who we are, who we want to be, and how we want to move forward. We will honor what is being left behind and envision what is next with intention and grace.
Sessions take place over Zoom
6 weeks on Tuesdays, beginning September 23, 2025
5:00 - 6:30 pm
$495 for six sessions, $550 for six sessions + optional follow-up session
* Limited partial scholarships are available
Keepers: Jennifer Reece, MA, NBC-HWC and Wendy Williams, NBC-HWC
Embrace & Empower Circle Workshop
This one-day workshop is designed to support you in deepening self-awareness, cultivating self-compassion, and reconnecting with your inner strength and worth. Whether you’re navigating transition, seeking clarity, or simply longing for space to breathe—you are welcome here.​
Friday, September 5, 2025
Finch Farm, Afton, MN
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
$200.00 *Includes lunch, snacks, and a personal journal
Keepers: Larey Swanson, M.D., NBC-HWC and Jennifer Reece, MA, NBC-HWC
A Circle for Navigating Pain
An Eight-week Integrative Journey for Self-Directed Relief and Healing
Based on the book, The Pain Solution, 5 Steps to Relieve and Prevent Back Pain, Muscle Pain, and Joint Pain without Medication by Saloni Sharma, MD, this transformative circle is a group coaching experience where participants will learn the essentials of self-care to transform their relationship with pain. Working together in a supportive environment, we will progress through a plan that invites us to explore how we refuel, revitalize, recharge, refresh, and relate on our path to healing.
Sessions take place over Zoom
8 weeks on Thursdsays beginning September 18, 2025
1:00 - 2:30 pm
$575 (includes book)
Keepers: Paula Forte, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N., NBC-HWC and Wendy Williams, NBC-HWC
Circle FAQs
What is a Circle?
The Circle process is a relational practice used to bring a group or community together to explore important life events, to learn, to heal, or to resolve differences.
How does a Circle work?
In Circle, everyone has equal voice and speaks in turn, and no one speaks over the others. A Keeper assists in creating brave space where participants are able to show up honestly and openly without disrespecting others. All of our Collective Keepers are trained and experienced Keepers.
How many people are in a Circle?
Our Circles are intimate, typically with no more than 10 people depending on the topic being explored.
