The Grove
Living and Leading with Resilience
The Grove is an intentional community space where work is not the center, but part of a whole life.
Are you ready to live and work differently?
The Grove is an intentional community for leaders, academics, and professionals interested in reshaping how they live, work, and lead. We are rooted in the belief that lasting transformation in chaotic times begins internally, in relationship with the natural world, and through creative exploration. Each session offers practical tools and real conversations that help you return to yourself and reshape how you show up in your work and life.
We believe that true transformation begins in the body, is sustained through connection to others and the natural world, and unfolds in cycles, not straight lines. Here we honor the wisdom of slowing down, listening inward to open up outward, and creating a path to living and working with more ease, wholeness, and collective care. We do this season by season, each at our own pace and in our own authentic ways, held collectively and creatively.
The Grove offers you dedicated pauses in your work week for steady support, deep reflection, and communal accountability without pressure or performative urgency.
Whether you're navigating career changes, redefining your relationship to work, or repatterning toward a more spacious and values-centered way of being, this gathering place is for you. You deserve to shift out of survival mode. You deserve to feel deeply alive and connected!
The Grove is a grounded gathering place where folks come together in authenticity and mutual interest. Some show up every week. Others drop in when life or work allows. All are welcome in the cycle because you know what’s best for you.
Background
I named this community The Grove because a grove of trees is resilient, diverse, and interconnected, with each tree standing in its own strength while also part of a living system that supports, nourishes, and shelters one another.
That’s the kind of community I want to grow in together with you.
Read more about how trees support each other in:
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Community matters now more than ever.
And the right kind of community transforms!
What you’ll cultivate
Here’s a sampling of what you’ll cultivate in this community:
Restore balance and presence into your work week
Shift your motivation from external pressure and faux urgency to internal meaning and direction
Create new boundaries and protect your energy by upholding them without apology or guilt
Integrate personal insights into professional action, season by season
Show up as a whole person experiencing the constant transition of living, whether it be through midlife and midcareer, menopause, or towards retirement
Anchor yourself, and your week, with consistent, flexible structure
Belong to a meaningful, values-aligned community
Breakthrough creative blocks and rediscover your authentic voice
What you’ll cultivate
Here’s a sampling of what you’ll cultivate in this community:
Restore balance and presence into your work week
Shift your motivation from external pressure and faux urgency to internal meaning and direction
Create new boundaries and protect your energy by upholding them without apology or guilt
Integrate personal insights into professional action, season by season
Show up as a whole person experiencing the constant transition of living, whether it be through midlife and midcareer, menopause, or towards retirement
Anchor yourself, and your week, with consistent, flexible structure
Belong to a meaningful, values-aligned community
Breakthrough creative blocks and rediscover your authentic voice
Community matters and is transformative.
It might feel like adding more to your calendar, but these are the social engagements that add that pep in your step.
Plus, enjoy ongoing access to additional resources and support designed to serve your evolving needs and goals.
What you’ll achieve in this community program:
Develop practical tools to incorporate play, nature, and mindfulness into your daily and weekly routines, fostering greater balance and well-being.
Boost your motivation and productivity, making it easier to achieve your goals with the support of a dedicated community and consistent accountability.
Learn how to set firm boundaries and establish restorative practices, ensuring you protect your time, energy, and mental focus.
Engage in regular accountability sessions that provide space for reflection, discussion, and integration of the work that matters most to you.
Build strong connections with a like-minded community that celebrates your successes, supports your growth, and holds space for navigating challenges.
Overcome creativity blocks, enabling you to break through and achieve new levels of personal and professional growth.
The Cultivate Connection Community Program includes:
Adult Recess (aka Office Hours) - held two times a month
Book Club and/or Creativity Lab - held one to two times per year
Quarterly planning workshop - held four times a year
Grow Boldly workshops - held four to six times per year
Weekly Growth Tracker for shared accountability
You’ll also be able to schedule 50-minute 1:1 sessions for in-group rate when you need additional support.
Cost and Payment options:
Cost: $150 per month
Package options are 6 months ($900) or 12 months ($1800)
Payment options include:
Pay in full (and receive a bonus 1:1 coaching call included)
Monthly - $150 per month
Note: a 6-month or annual commitment is to build consistency, community, and accountability into the program.
“This is a community of people who want to live a values-centered life rather than a job-centered life. It's a community of tremendous support, kindness, and zero bullshit. I show up because this community keeps me sane. It continually reminds me that I am not my job and that I can have the life I want.”
Testimonials
“I like knowing others who are in a similar spot in my life and who are looking for space, creativity, embodiment as how to overcome burnout.”
“I love how supportive and caring everyone is. There’s never any vibes of competition or judgment. There’s also usually someone who shares similar experiences or feelings when we’re working through something.”
“I describe our community in some ways as a support group - it's a place I always feel like I can show up as I am and feel seen. It feels incredible to be in a group of people who are interested in challenging the status quo of academic life and who want more from it. It reinforces and supports my own desire to do this life differently.”