A big permission slip to show up, just as you are:
Permission to be imperfect
Permission to fuck urgency, and go slow
Permission to release binary thinking
Permission to cackle, long and loud
Permission to complain
Permission to create for creativity’s sake
Permission to reject perfectionism, hyper-indendependence, and the need to know it all
Permission to gather just to enjoy each other’s company
Permission to connect
Permission to be messy and color outside the lines
Permission to leave something unfinished
Permission to break the rules and go rouge
Permission to hang back and quietly count your stitches while the conversation flows around you like a warm embrace
Permission to rip it up and start again
Or not
Once a month Join from the comfort of your own space, and be received, without shame or agenda, without expectation without the productivity grind
And maybe plant the seeds of something bigger
Of course you can do it alone But you don’t have to
Come sit in the circle
You’re welcome
Hello!
I’m Janine. My pronouns are she/her.
I am an anti-capitalist crone, post-trauma growth coach, and consensual copywriter.
I strive daily to identify and unlearn the voices of white heteronormative patriarchy that are insidiously planted in our brains from an early age – voices that, without critical inquiry, we often confuse as our own.
I dream of a return to the Commons and a world where all living beings have equal access to the necessities of life, including laughter, rest, creativity, and joy.
Even though I didn’t always have the words, this dream has been the undercurrent of all of my pursuits from an early age.
? Capitalism vs. Commerce ? Nervous System Basics ? Knowing your Needs ? Dynamic Boundaries ? Truth Aligned Leadership ? Cultivating Rhythms of Care ? Connecting to Joy & Pleasure ? Essential Service – right time/size/pace/relationship ? & more as we follow the breadcrumbs together
Each monthly live call will include a check-in, a lesson, and an essential practice that you can integrate into your day.
Calls will be recorded and posted in the private space, so you can take your time.
Self-Centred draws on the teachings of many world-changers whose work will be named and referenced in the call notes, so that you can dig deeper as your capacity allows.
Kin Keepers’ Haven is a consensual, collaborative, co-creative space for culture makers, caregivers, and world changing witches to unlearn systems of harm and support each other.
Our best classroom is each other. We welcome members’ feedback to add offerings, make adjustments, and course-correct as required.
Self-Centred in the Kin Keepers’ Haven is a space for us to Unlearn Capitalism & Soothe Our Nervous Systems
Capitalism and all systems of oppression rely on our disconnection for their survival.
Connection is the antidote.
When we slow down and listen to our bodies, to nature, and to each other, we remember our enoughness; We remember our needs, and can ask for them to be met; We are able to sustainably give from an overflowing cup; to support each other, and thrive, So we can return to a place where every living being has equal access to abundance, joy, justice, and liberation.
Becoming Self-Centred is a powerful healing power move for all versions of us that have been decentred by systems of harm.
Becoming Self-Centred creates space for others to thrive, because your boundaries are dynamic and healthy and clear
Becoming Self-Centred is a lifelong process of learning & unlearning
Self-Centred in the Kin Keepers’ Haven is a space for us to unlearn capitalism and soothe our nervous systems.
Join Self-Centred in the Kin Keepers’ Haven to explore:
? the difference between Capitalism & Commerce ? Nervous System Basics ? You’ve got needs! ? Dynamic Boundaries ? Truth Aligned Leadership ? Cultivating Rhythms of Care ? Connecting to Joy & Pleasure ? Essential Service – finding right time/size/pace/relationship ? and more as we follow the breadcrumbs together
Each monthly live call will include a check-in, a lesson, and an essential practice that you can integrate into your day.
Calls will be recorded and posted in the private space, so you can take your time.
Self-Centred draws on the teachings of many world-changers whose work will be named and referenced in the call notes, so that you can dig deeper as your capacity allows.
We begin Saturday March 2 with our first live call at 1:30 pm Eastern Time.
When you join today as a Founding Member, you will have access to the Kin Keepers’ Mighty Networks space to connect with other members and join live calls such as:
? Held: an intimate and brave space for reclaiming our lineage and honoring the land (hosted by Trevia)
????? the Caucus of Crones (hosted by Janine) a space for Culture Makers and Haven Members over the age of 50 to cackle, collaborate, and cultivate change.
?? Weekly Coworking Sessions
? Moon Circles to set intentions for the month ahead and connect to nature
?Monthly Stitch n Bitch Sessions where members come together to craft and crab (no judgment)
??Monthly Grief Circles to allow our grief to move & make room for more joy in our lives
Kin Keepers’ Haven is a consensual, collaborative, co-creative space for culture makers, caregivers, and world changing witches to unlearn systems of harm and support each other.
Our best classroom is each other. We welcome members’ feedback to add offerings, make adjustments, and course-correct as required.
I was looking for a plant-based low-carb (don’t get me started) protein option & found that lupini beans fit the bill. Just 1 cup of lupini beans is a high source of protien, fibre, and vitamins K, C, and potassium.
These beans were a regular staple on the holiday snack table in my childhood home. If you haven’t experienced them, they have a sweet, nutty flavour, and they’re fun to eat! Squeezing the brined beans out of their skins to pop into my mouth gave me childhood glee.
My mom always bought canned lupini, but when I couldn’t find any in cans, I secured a bag of dried lupini from our local Italian grocery store.
Little did I know that preparing dried lupini for consumption a long, labourious process. Unprocessed lupini contain high levels of alkaloids, making them toxic & giving them a bitter taste (nature’s safety warning) Dry lupini need to be soaked and rinsed for WEEKS and when the alkaloids have leeched out in the rinse water, the beans are ready to be brined and eatern. A taste test tells you when the bitterness is gone
I have been tending to my lupini for weeks now and they still have a slight bitter taste. They should be ready to use as a Solstice holiday snack.
I feel connected to my ancestry and lineage and am flooded with happy childhood memories tending to my lupini jar. I wonder if the taste will live up to my memories; and I wonder if my non-Italian family will enjoy them. Maybe it’s an Italian thing?
Intentional Holidays in the Kin Keepers’ Haven is a space for sharing traditional holiday foods and ancestral practices. We gather weekly through the month of December to set intentions, celebrate and grieve collectively, share stories and traditions, and more.
Our first call was December 6, but if you feel called to join us, the recorded session is available for you to review.
A $30 monthly subscription that you can cancel and resume any time gives you access to the community care space.
My cohost Trevia (Tree-va) Woods and I would love to see you there!
A note from your hosts Trevia Woods and Janine Bertolo: We are creating a co-creating a space that centers healing from misogyny and working towards a future where we can have spaces that can include all people without harm. This is multigenerational transformation. This is a brave space for those who have been most harmed by misogyny to do the work of reclaiming our authenticity and dismantling all forms of oppression. Do you identify as a cisgendered man? Please email us at kinkeepershaven@gmail.com with other options to work with us one on one.
Winter is a time for slowing down, enjoying the fruits of the sunny seasons, resting and reflection. It’s a time for sinking deep into our crafts and sharing in front of our fires. It’s a time to feel, play, sleep and reflect. It’s a time for small rituals and meaning making. It’s a time to grieve and enjoy our blessings.
Busyness and Chaos Simply Don’t Serve Us
Modern holidays in late stage capitalism demand impossible social media standards, and glorify spending in a time when the cost of living has risen.
It keeps busy and distracted, with all the baking, planning, shopping, spending.
It’s an intentional recipe for failure that pulls us into an endless loop that serves capitalism and really doesn’t serve us at all.
There’s no time to reflect and rest in the capitalist holiday calendar; no time to build resilience to remain grounded when the people around us might not feel that way , set boundaries, or find contentment in the slow season of darkness.
We end up tired, depleted, and often broke.
Not exactly that Norman Rockwell scenario we strive to recreate.
Here is your invitation to step out of the cycle together this season
Give yourself the gift of time to remember what really calls to YOU at this time, and allow space to create it over the next month.
We have created a space in the Kin Keepers’ Haven for you to set intentions, come back to your body, honor grief, and find belonging over the holidays; a space to share ideas about how we can celebrate and honor this sacred time of the year with joy; a space to create and practice small rituals, co-regulation and connection; a space to support the way you want to feel through all the season.
Meet your Hosts:
Trevia (TREE-va) Woods (she/her) I live and work on the traditional land of the Eno, Tutelo, Saponi, Occaneechi, Shakori, and the Tuscarora past and present, colonially renamed Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA.
I am a mixed-race woman with two decades of experience in bodywork, education and community-building. I support people in building community, unpacking cultural appropriation, and assisting people with unpacking cultural appropriation. I also help Culture Makers share their magic with the world, sustainably, so they can thrive along with their clients.
I love plants and books, and I’m a mom to a blended family of 5 boys & 1 VERY cute dog.
Janine’s caring, insight, and crone energy brings me life! Janine brings fun and vulnerability to our friendship and partnership each time we meet. I know she’s in my corner and shows up to support me however she can. We love merging our strengths together as a collective, and exploring ways to break out of the cycles of late stage capitalism.
Janine Bertolo (she/her) I live and work on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishanaabe People, colonially renamed Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
I’m an anti-capitalist crone, certified post trauma growth coach, and political junkie who helps humans to identify and unlearn the voices of systemic oppression that are planted in our brains from an early age. I long for a world where all living beings have equal access to the necessities of life, including laughter, rest, creativity, and joy.
I love to read, paint, watch birds, and prowl the countryside with my partner and our rescue pup (who’s also pretty darn cute!)
Trevia introduced me to the concept of a slow yes and I will be forever grateful to her for that. She holds space for me to be me, unfiltered and vulnerable, silly and joyful, angry and determined, grieving and celebrating, all of it.? I’m excited to be partnering with her to host the Kin Keepers’ Haven and continuing to follow our slow yes together in this cauldron.
Over the month of December we have planned gatherings to:
set intentions
honor grief, and let it move through us
share experiences
body double to craft and cook
share our holiday traditions with one another in our online container. (Trevia will be sharing her Yule traditions)
and close the season with reflection and intention setting for the New Year
With full permission to participate and opt out of any and all activities to honor your capacity.
Weekly calls on Wednesdays at 12pm & 7pm EST. First call is Dec 6th. Last call for New Year intention setting is on Jan 3rd; calls will be recorded and available for viewing throughout the month.
At least two body doubling sessions most likely on Saturdays to craft and cook something we want to bring into our season.
You will have access to the Kin Keepers’ Haven to share and learn together in our online container hosted by Mighty Networks.
With a founding member’s investment of $30 monthly in your country’s currency (priced with joy and justice to honor your cost of living)
We look forward to seeing you in the Kin Keepers’ Haven for Intentional Holidays!
We are creating a co-creating a space that centers healing from misogyny and working towards a future where we can have spaces that can include all people without harm.
This is multigenerational transformation. This is a brave space for those who have been most harmed by misogyny to do the work of reclaiming our authenticity and dismantling all forms of oppression.
Do you identify as a cisgendered man? Please email us at kinkeepershaven@gmail.com with other options to work with us one on one.
