Some books are finished alone
This one asks for company
Stepping Into the Circle
The men in these stories
say aloud what the man you love
may never have been able to say
A live two-part online workshop for women With Reverend Dawn Helton-AnishinaabeqwaWith Rev Dawn
- When
- November 5 + December 3
7:00 to 8:30 PM Central - Where
- Live on Zoom
- What
- Two 90-minute live gatherings
- Workshop registration
- $99
Your registration supports the ongoing projects of Deep River Works and helps keep the circle open to all.
Stepping Into the Circle
To the woman
who has walked beside him
He may be your father
Your husband
Your brother
Your son
You may have loved him
for fifty years
Or held him
from the beginning
And still never heard him speak
the way the men
in this book speak
I know this ache
You keep reading
The men in these stories
say aloud what the man you love
may never have been able to say
This book cannot tell you
his story
But it will help you hear
what he has lived
inside his silence
Together
we will see him
differently
Stepping Into the Circle
To the woman who has walked beside him
He may be your father.
Your husband.
Your brother.
Your son.
You may have loved him for fifty years and still never heard him speak the way the men in this book speak.
I know this ache.
This workshop is for the woman who wants to understand what the man she loves may never have been able to say.
What we will do together
Gathering OneWhat He Carried
- Hear selected stories from Bones of My Brother
- Recognize what men may carry beneath silence, anger, work, and the ways they try to love
- Bring one man from your own life into reflection
- Begin seeing him within the larger story that shaped him
- Share and listen in small breakout-room conversations with other women
Between the Gatherings
- Use a guided reflection and meditation to remain with what you recognized
- Notice what begins to shift in the way you remember and understand him
Gathering TwoWhere It Goes
- Explore how what a man carries enters his relationships and the lives of those who love him
- Consider what understanding changes and what it does not excuse
- Return to small breakout-room conversations and the full circle
- Enter a guided circle of story, witness, and reflection
- Leave with new language for what you have sensed but may never have been able to name
What we will do together
Gathering OneWhat He Carried
Recognize what the men in your life may have carried beneath silence, anger, work, and love.
Gathering TwoWhat You Have Carried
Explore how his story shaped you and what you no longer need to carry alone.
“If I had read this book when I was a young mother, I would have parented my sons differently.”
D. N., READER
Workshop registration $99
Your registration supports the ongoing projects of Deep River Works and helps keep the circle open to all.
Register for the WorkshopThe book Bones of My Brother: What Men Carry and Where It Goes is available separately on Amazon.
A note about the circle
Stepping Into the Circle is an educational and reflective workshop rooted in story and witness. It is not therapy, counseling, clinical treatment, or a substitute for professional care. You choose what you wish to share. Everyone who enters the circle agrees to hold what others share with respect and confidentiality.