Last week I attended a 900-person agriculture conference and found myself recognising so many familiar faces — people I only see because I chose to leave the farm and show up.
It got me thinking about connection. How it doesn’t just happen. We have to choose it.
In this episode, I reflect on the nerves of my first big conference, reconnecting with a woman I met five years ago, and how my view of women’s circles has shifted from “woo woo” to deeply practical and grounding.
Connection doesn’t have to be a big event. It might be music time at the library, asking another mum for coffee, joining a class, or sending a message on Instagram.
But it does require effort.
If you’ve been craving connection in this season of rural life, this episode is your gentle reminder that you’re not alone — and that sometimes the bravest thing we can do is simply show up.
In This Episode, I Talk About:
- Walking into a 900-person conference and recognising familiar faces
- The nerves of attending my first big ag event and feeling like I didn’t belong
- Reconnecting with a woman I met five years ago and seeing how much we’ve both changed
- Trying to fit into a corporate agriculture leadership “box”
- Flying to America alone for a retreat and being welcomed into deep connection
- Why women’s circles aren’t as “woo woo” as I once thought
- The history and purpose of women gathering together
- The physical shift I felt from heavy to light in circle
- The fear that stops us from making the effort
- Small, practical ways to create connection in everyday rural life
- Why connection doesn’t just happen — we have to choose it
- An invitation to join the Back to Herself waitlist
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