Your rage might be the key to discovering your power and identity in Motherhood.
Welcome to The Dark Mother, transformational group journey into the shadowlands of Motherhood.
The Dark Mother is calling.
I want women to know that their experiences of grief, resentment, and rage in Motherhood are not only valid but life-saving.
By turning towards these emotions skillfully, you can reclaim creativity, rediscover your identity, and live in your power.
By integrating the full experience of your Motherhood journey, you will be able to drop the story that you are failing and find the connection and support you long for.
Testimonial
Stacey is a tender of a fire of truth and clarity. She invites you to warm yourself by the fire, throw offerings into it, dance around it, or let it burn the parts you no longer need. This work demands rawness and vulnerability, but with Stacey at the helm, we are reminded over and over to take small bites and chew thoroughly. As much as I love one on one work with Stacey, this work in a group was powerful in its own way. It’s one thing for someone to say “you’re not alone,” but it’s impactful on another level to see and be seen by other women doing the work right along with you.
Testimonial
This course spoke into words and expression so much of what I was feeling, that made me feel alone or on island. I felt held, seen, and heard in a way that hasn’t been possible in my life so far. It created a safe container to share, grieve, move, process, and release. It gave me a clear ritual and space for my own mental health and self care each week. I am so grateful for Stacey and the other women that participated. Thank you.
What is The Dark Mother?
During this course, you will:
Learn the difference between healthy fight, flight, and freeze, and trauma patterns.
Come to know the meaning of your rage (from a neurological AND physiological perspective) and see it with reverence.
Discover what you truly need AND how to get your needs met.
Commit to physical, energetic, and creative practices that will strengthen your compassion and confidence in yourself.
Engage with other Mothers who are hungry for their Wild, for their Soul.
Learn devotional practices to support your spiritual and erotic health.
Engage with grief through ritual and community practice.
What if your rage is actually a sign you are becoming more than you thought possible?
All the Details
The Dark Mother is a virtual group course rooted in Somatic Experiencing, Depth Psychology, and expressive arts. This course is open to 20 women.
What’s Included? Nine live group sessions, three pre-recorded embodiment practices, Somatic Experiencing tools, and curated email support with personalized recommendations for further study and inquiry.
When: Late Winter 2025
Where: Zoom, link provided upon registration. All sessions are recorded.
Cost: TBD
The Dark Mother is calling…
Our Agenda
Unveiling the Shadows – Confronting Rage and Grief
- Deep dive into the nervous system, aka realizing your body is actually so wise, and how to differentiate between the past and the present when it comes to stress.
Dancing with Darkness – Movement and Embodiment
- Learning and practicing Somatic Experiencing tools, working with cycles of activation and deactivation (stress and settling.)
Art of the Shadow – Expressive Arts Therapy
- Working with imagination and art to re-write the victim story (we all have one.)
Rituals of Integration – Embracing the Dark with Community
- Seeing and being seen, learning to join and not merge. Addressing isolation and loneliness.
The Dark Mother - Healing Lineage
- The Mother Wound, healing ancestral grief
Closing Ritual + Celebration
“Once women have lost her and then found her again, they will contend to keep her for good. Once they have regained her, they will fight and fight hard to keep her, for with her their creative lives blossom; their relationships gain meaning and depth and health; their cycles of sexuality, creativity, work, and play are re-established ; they are no longer marks for the predations of others; they are entitled equally under the laws of nature to grow and to thrive. Now their end-of-the-day fatigue comes from satisfying work and endeavors, not from being shut up in too small a mindset, job, or relationship. They know instinctively when things must die and when things must live; they know how to walk away, they know how to stay.”
Clarissa Pinkola-Estes, “Women Who Run With the Wolves