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You spend so much of your life showing up for other people.
You spend so much of your life showing up for other people.
You deserve somewhere to show up as yourself, too.
You deserve somewhere to show up as yourself, too.
Small facilitated circles for people doing the work of caring, advocating, teaching, healing, supporting, and creating change.
Founding cohorts are forming now for October 2026.
Why I created this
Why I created this
I’ve spent years working alongside people doing deeply meaningful—and deeply demanding—work.
And I kept noticing something: the people creating safety, holding space, solving problems, advocating, teaching, caring, and showing up for everyone else rarely had places where they could take off the professional hat and simply be human.
Helpers & Healers grew from that.
— Heather ✨
So what actually happens in a circle?
So what actually happens in a circle?
CONNECT
Talk with people who understand what it means to spend your days supporting others.
REFLECT
Make room to notice what the work is asking of you—and what you may need in return.
SUSTAIN
Explore practices, perspectives, and peer wisdom that can help you stay connected to yourself and the work you care about.
Circles may include guided conversation, small-group connection, quiet reflection, and practical practices you can carry with you between gatherings.
Is this space for me?
Is this space for me?
Helpers & Healers is for people whose work or service asks them to regularly support, advocate for, teach, care for, guide, heal, or hold space for others.
That may include advocates, social workers, educators, healthcare professionals, counselors, case managers, nonprofit and community staff, survivor-support professionals, healers, leaders, and others doing people-centered work.
You don’t need a particular job title to belong here.
And just so we're clear...
And just so we're clear...
This isn’t networking.
You don’t need an elevator pitch.
This isn’t group therapy.
You won’t be asked to process your deepest experiences with strangers.
This isn’t supervision.
You don’t have to prove you’re doing your job correctly.
It’s a place to be a person among people who understand that helping can be meaningful, complicated, exhausting, beautiful—and sometimes all of those things at once.
Choose the rhythm that works for you
Choose the rhythm that works for you
Two founding cohorts are planned for October. Both will include six gatherings across approximately three months.
WEEKDAY CIRCLE
WEEKDAY CIRCLE
90-minute live gatherings · every other week
The weekday cohort will meet at one of these times based on participant availability:
Tuesdays
11:00 AM–12:30 PM Pacific | 2:00–3:30 PM Eastern
OR
Wednesdays
1:00–2:30 PM Pacific | 4:00–5:30 PM Eastern
Participants indicate all available times during registration.
SATURDAY CIRCLE
SATURDAY CIRCLE
60-minute live gatherings + Between the Circles practice
Saturdays
12:00–1:00 PM Pacific | 3:00–4:00 PM Eastern
Between live gatherings, participants receive approximately 30 minutes of self-directed reflection or practice designed to help carry the circle into everyday life.
Each circle is intentionally small: 6 participants minimum · 8–10 ideal · 12 maximum.
Founding Cohort Enrollment
Founding Cohort Enrollment
FOUNDING CIRCLE
FOUNDING CIRCLE
$149.99
Limited to the first 12 founding participants across both October cohorts.
STANDARD ENROLLMENT
STANDARD ENROLLMENT
$185.00
Full three-month Helpers & Healers experience.
Each cohort requires a minimum of six participants. If your selected circle does not reach minimum enrollment, you may transfer to another available circle, hold your registration for a future cohort, or receive a full refund.
Supporting your staff is part of sustaining the work.
Supporting your staff is part of sustaining the work.
Organizations invest significant time, care, and resources recruiting people who believe in their mission.
Helpers & Healers offers another way to invest in the people already doing the work—by creating space for connection, reflection, belonging, and more sustainable helping.
Sponsor Staff
Sponsor Staff
1–2 seats: $185/person
3+ seats: $175/person
Employees still complete their own participant registration while the organization handles payment.
Bring Helpers & Healers to Your Organization
Bring Helpers & Healers to Your Organization
Private organizational cohorts are also available for organizations seeking a dedicated experience for their team.
Hi, I'm Heather.
Hi, I'm Heather.
I’ve worn a lot of hats throughout my life: eldest daughter, young mom, wife, nurse, teacher, worship leader, minister, advocate, case manager, leader... and for a long time, I was so busy taking care of everyone else that I didn’t really know how to pour back into myself. I worried that if I stepped away, even for a minute, everything might fall apart. And sometimes, it needs to—because that may be the thing that finally shows us the expectations were never sustainable in the first place.
As I started my own self-discovery journey, I realized that what I needed wasn’t another strategy for doing more. I needed community. I needed people who understood without requiring a full explanation. I needed somewhere I could tell the truth, ask questions, admit when I didn’t know what the hell I was doing, and not walk away feeling like I was the only one struggling. I needed people who could pour back into me—and who could remind me that creating boundaries around my own energy wasn’t abandoning anyone.
My years in advocacy were deeply influenced by what I learned from Alaska Native culture and approaches rooted in collectivism and reciprocity. Those experiences also pushed me to look more deeply at my own culture and heritage and to reconsider the very individualistic ways many of us have been taught to think about healing, work, and responsibility. Helpers & Healers grew from those lessons and from a simple realization I wish I had understood much sooner: we were never meant to carry all of this alone.
This is the kind of space I wish I’d had along the way—a place where the people who are usually doing the holding get to be honest, curious, supported, and fully human too.
What we believe here
What we believe here
You are more than the work you do.
You shouldn’t have to earn rest by reaching exhaustion first.
Connection is not a luxury.
Different experiences, identities, and ways of knowing belong in the room.
We can acknowledge harm without abandoning accountability or one another.
Sustainable helping requires places where helpers can be human, too.
A few things you may be wondering...
A few things you may be wondering...
Is this therapy?
No. Helpers & Healers is a facilitated peer-connection and reflection space, not therapy, clinical treatment, crisis support, or supervision.
Do I need to work for a nonprofit?
No. If your work centers on caring for, supporting, teaching, advocating for, healing, or helping others, you may find a place here.
Can my organization pay for my seat?
Absolutely. Organizations can sponsor individual participants or inquire about private cohorts.
Are circles recorded?
No.
What happens if my cohort doesn’t reach six participants?
You can transfer to another available cohort, hold your registration for a future circle, or receive a full refund.
You spend a lot of time making room for everyone else.
You spend a lot of time making room for everyone else.
There can be room for you, too.
Founding Helpers & Healers cohorts begin in October 2026.
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