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Healing Horseshoe

A 4 month CNBC Community with workshops for women grieving being permanently CNBC

Origins

The healing horseshoe was born out of a personal need. Back in 2020, a year after becoming permanently childless, I felt alone, empty, and lost. I stumbled across World Childless Week, and a few days later, I set up a Zoom community. Suddenly, I felt like I had found home. It was such a relief to meet other women who understood this unexpected life. To have a safe space to share, rant, and heal together.

What

You reluctantly joined this club that none of us wanted to be part of and are permanently childless not by choice or by life circumstance.  This may have happened recently or decades ago.  While your grief feels more manageable (most days), you still find yourself easily triggered. You are actively searching for a safe and nurturing space where your losses will be understood, acknowledged and respected. You have a deep longing to be part of a tight-knit community of like-minded women who provide support, compassion and understanding as we navigate a similar path. Your desire is to let go of anything that no longer serves you and discover inspiration as you explore the question, "What now?"

Details

Time: We have two groups available one suitable for UK/Australia and another for UK/US (See website for times in your local area)

Frequency: 2 x Monthly (7 Sessions per Season) 
Session Duration:  90 - 120 mins (total of 12 hours)

Location: Zoom

Price: £175.00

(Use Early bird 10% for a 10% discount before 29th Feb 2024)

7 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE: After attending the first session if the group is not for you we will give you a full refund (excluding bank/paypal charges)

For more info and to sign up:   https://www.childless.life/healinghorseshoe

For any questions contact Sandra at: sandra@childless.life


ABOUT ME

My name is Sandra McNicol and I am permanently childless, not by choice too. I, therefore, have first-hand experience of the multi-layered challenges of being childless.

While we are all unique and have very personal stories, I empathise with how hard our journey is and offer you safe and non-judgmental support from a lived (and in progress) experience. 

As a coach and grief therapist, I offer empathetic and grief-aware sessions to women from across the globe, who are childless not by choice. I provide compassionate support and inspiration to help navigate the unique challenges we face as we move forward in our unexpected lives without children.

For more info and to sign up:   https://www.childless.life/healinghorseshoe


TESTIMONIALS

I had the honor of joining one of Sandras first groups and it’s been the biggest support factor in all of my CNBC journey, leading to several wonderful friendships, too!  If you have any doubts, be assured that this is one of the best moves you can make. Especially when you feel isolated or alone in this journey, but also if you are seeking inspiring connections with women in the same position. It’s really helpful and healing to be each other’s witness on this heartbreaking but also heart & life rebuilding journey.

Anette 

I can’t put into words what this group has done for me. I was all alone on an island before finding Sandra and the other ladies. Now, I feel understood and I love the support I am able to receive and offer within the group. The ladies in the group truly are some of the most compassionate and loving women I have ever met. Sandra does an amazing job leading the group. I especially love the workshops. Each one is different and I feel like I am able to heal one more layer with each workshop. As we know, the grief we carry is deep and layered. It takes time to be able to embrace who we are without children. I am just now at a point where I am getting excited for my future again. I’m so grateful I took the chance when I signed up for the group. It takes some courage to reach out and put yourself out there, but I promise you won’t regret it. Vulnerability leads to deeper connections and feeling understood. Which I love

Suzanne

For me the balance of the dark and the deep with light hearted laughter in that the first zoom call was the spark I needed to start to see hope in moving forward. For me the group is still that balance, a reminder of my need for self care and balance, I never feel judged or silly, when I leave a catch-up even if that (feeling judged) was the driving factor to making time to attend that day, be it induced by external events or my own negative internal dialogue.

Emily

For more info and to sign up:   https://www.childless.life/healinghorseshoe