#216: Choosing Sisterhood: The Practices That Heal Us

Part 3 of 3 in the “Healing Sisterhood” Series

In Part 1, we remembered the beauty of women supporting women and acknowledged the ache when trust is broken.

In Part 2, we explored “why” mistrust can happen, and how much of it is inherited conditioning rather than the truth of who we are.

Now, we come to the most important question: How do we shift it?

It starts with choosing to live and lead differently.

We begin by telling the truth to ourselves, and to each other. By naming our fears instead of hiding them. By practicing curiosity before judgment. It’s something we choose again and again  in the way we relate to ourselves and to one another.

It starts within. With the self-souling work that allows us to notice our shadows without being ruled by them. With the courage to say, “I see where comparison is rising up in me, and I choose not to let it build a wall.”  With the daily practice of returning to our enough-ness, so we can meet another woman’s brilliance without shrinking or competing.

And then, it extends outward. Into the circles we choose to keep. The spaces where we commit to honesty, celebration, and repair when things get messy. Sisterhood isn’t about perfection, it’s about choosing presence even when it would be easier to withdraw. It’s about leaning in, not away.

It means celebrating another woman’s success without tallying it against our own. It means giving each other the benefit of the doubt, especially when old stories whisper otherwise.

It’s not always comfortable. In fact, healing sisterhood often requires us to sit in the tender places to admit when we’ve been hurt, and to listen when we’ve hurt someone else. But every time we meet that discomfort with presence instead of defensiveness, something sacred happens: trust grows roots.

This is why I do the Souling work and why The souling Seven is at the core of Radiant Soul.

This is why I hold sacred space for women in retreats. 

When women gather with this intention, something powerful happens. Rivalry softens. Trust rebuilds. The old stories lose their grip, and new ones… stories of collaboration, mutual rising, and unconditional belonging take root.

The circle is more than a gathering, it’s a container for transformation.

When we sit in circle, we remember.

We remember that the old scarcity stories are lies.

We remember that our strength is amplified, not diminished, by the strength of another.

We remember that belonging is not earned,  it is our birthright.

Every circle becomes a living antidote to the mistrust we’ve carried. In the glow of the candles, in the weaving of our voices, in the shared breath and stillness, we reclaim something the world forgot to teach us: We rise higher together.

So here’s my invitation… not just to attend a retreat or join a circle, but to commit to this way of being in your everyday life. Speak your truth. Celebrate other women. Extend trust.

The more we practice, the more we create the kind of sisterhood we’ve all been longing for, one where every woman’s radiance lights the path for the rest of us.

That’s when healing isn’t just personal. It becomes a revolution.

Thank you again for continuing to walk with me, Sis!

With Radiant Love, 

Mindy