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Sisterhood Is a Funny Thing!

9/8/2021

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By Michaele P. White-Risbrook
And Deborah Randolph Price
Co-founders, Soulas Sisterhood
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 “Sisterhood is a funny thing. It’s easy to recognize, but hard to define.” – Pearl Cleage

Yes it is...and why?  As the quote says, it is easy to recognize but hard to define.  We hear that word -  sisterhood - a lot more these days.  Why? Has sisterhood taken on a new meaning?

​Sisterhood has sustained women and been a source of empowerment for a long time... think of the ancient African matriarchal societies; the 1800’s suffragettes; the 1960’s women’s liberation movement; today’s Me Too movement, sororities, church groups, etc.  What’s the common thread?
  
  • To gain a source of renewed purpose and inner strength with like-minded women
  • To use the collective power of sisterhood to effect positive change 
  • To be surrounded with a sense of belonging

We believe Sisterhood to be a deeper and a more intimate way to connect women to both their individual and collective power.

Women need to be recognized, supported, and celebrated! To meet these needs, we founded the Soulas* Sisterhood in 2016. We are committed to helping women “birth the longings,” unapologetically manifest their dreams, and become the women they were meant to be. 

Sisterhood is one of the Soulas’ pillars.  Soulas empower women to embrace their worth, their choices, and their joy.  It also provides women with a safe sacred space where sisterhood thrives.  

The Power of the Soulas Sisterhood is: 

Connection
Soulas Sisters connect to each other…even in Covid and in the new realities of ZOOM meetings.  Powerful, enduring connections are made.  Sisters connect across the globe.  “We chat from 3 different time zones, to cheer each other on, inspire confidence and connectivity through our varied experiences.  It has been wonderful to chat each week learning that we are never alone and even strangers can become friends in-kind.”  [Erika, UK]

Recognition
Soulas Sisters are comfortable authentically sharing and being heard, seen, and recognized!  
Soulas embodies this quote:  “Sister. She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities...and you are so for her…”

Support
Soulas Sisters are surrounded by women who truly nourish each other, who entrust each other with helping each of us manifest our dreams. No ego-just support! Sisters gather monthly-to learn, to grow, AND to support our life's challenges-all without judgment. To call another woman a sister is to say, “I trust you,” “I have your back,” “Your feelings are valid,” and “I believe in you!”.

Celebration
Sisters celebrate self and each other’s wins, and courageous tries. Sisters are encouraged always to- G.L.O.W. -- Gratefully Live and Own Their Worth ©. The Soulas Sisterhood may be “easy to recognize, but hard to define.”  We believe Sisterhood is a catalyst for personal and professional transformation. Imagine manifesting who you are, what you want, and who you choose to be!  So…what is possible for you?


*Soulas pronounced “soo-las” is created from the word doulas or birth coach. Soulas help women birth their longings. 

Join us at BirthTheLongings.com


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Michaele P. White-Risbrook is a professional life coach, retired family nurse practitioner and former human services administrator. She received her M.P.H. from Columbia University, and has decades of experience specializing in serving women and adolescents. Life coaching is a natural outgrowth of her longtime passion, commitment and advocacy for others. She is experienced in designing and implementing empowerment, risk reduction and mentor programs, as well as rites of passage programs and ceremonies to celebrate life transitions; both domestically and internationally.  Her coaching philosophy is based on her self-discoveries - to understand that you are a conduit for our own answers. She is here to provide support and to enhance the skills, resources and creativity you already have! Her ‘happy places’ are self-reflection, family, friends, and Aruba!

Deborah Randolph Price is a Personal Development Coach with over 30 years of experience in education, leadership training, executive coaching, consulting, and TV production.  As co-founder of Soulas Sisterhood, she is fulfilling her purpose in freetirement to empower women to realize their unlimited potential and to stretch into who they were created to be.   A graduate of University of Connecticut’s School of Education, she received her master’s degrees from Columbia and Fordham Universities. Deborah considers herself to be a lifelong learner pursuing interests in traveling and spending time in her “happy place,” St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.  

The Soulas Sisterhood is creating a powerful community offering opportunities for personal and professional transformation and for women to claim and birth their longings.


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Jackie Jones Taylor
9/10/2021 01:28:29 pm

Awesome blog and u both look amazing! So proud of u! 💜😊

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    BETH GIBBS started her yoga practice in 1968, four months after her son was born and she’s been practicing ever since. She currently teaches all levels therapeutic yoga classes for adults, and specialty classes for seniors in the Hartford, Connecticut area. Beth is a certified yoga therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is guest faculty at the Kripalu School of Integrative Yoga Therapy. She writes for the blogs, Yoga for Healthy Aging, and Accessible Yoga. Her master’s degree from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA is in Yoga Therapy and Mind/Body Health. 

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