An experiment in rebuilding the village


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I don't see a way to make this world a better place without centering the importance of mother.

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There is a lot of conversation right now about rebuilding the village.

About mothers needing more support.

About care-centered communities.

About female wisdom, leadership, connection, and what it could look like for mothers to stop carrying so much alone.

And I love those conversations.

But I also keep coming back to one question:

What is the first real step?

Not the big, shiny, someday version.

Not the “wouldn’t it be nice if society changed” version.

The actual first step.

And I think it might be simpler than we want to admit.

We gather.

We sit in the same room (even if that's an online room for starters).

We talk to each other.

We listen to women in different seasons of life.

We practice being seen without performing.

We ask questions somewhere other than a search bar, chat bot, comment section, or midnight scroll.

That’s the experiment I want to try.

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These will be 8-week circles.

I’ll create the groups.

I’ll facilitate the conversations.

I’ll hold the structure and bring an objective for our time together.

And then we’ll see what happens when a mom of a newborn, a mom of a five-year-old, and a mom of a twenty-five-year-old are allowed to sit in the same kind of honest, intentional space.

Because here’s what I keep thinking:

If we say we want more wisdom from women, we cannot keep living in generational silos.

If we say we want the village back, we cannot keep waiting for someone else to build it.

Worst case scenario?

You spend $100 and eight weeks practicing real conversation with women who may see the world a little differently than you do.

-You strengthen your communication.

-You get out of your own bubble.

-You remember how to sit with people again.

Best case scenario?

Something begins to shift.

The kind where women leave less alone.

The kind where wisdom starts moving between generations again.

The kind where motherhood feels a little less like something we’re all trying to survive separately.

I don’t know exactly what will happen.

That’s why it’s an experiment.

But I do know this:

I’m tired of watching mothers drown in information while starving for connection.

And I’m ready to see what happens when we choose something different.

If you’re interested in being part of the first circles, fill out the short form below.

Once I have the first group of ten moms who can meet together, we’ll begin.

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More soon,

Chelsea

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Postpartum Together with Chelsea Skaggs

I help expecting and new parents improve their communication skills, connection points, and confidence through relationship road mapping so they can enjoy the life they've built together.

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