There was a deep ache in my heart for many years.
I had a beautiful child, then two; I had my health and work that I love.
And I was in a very difficult partnership.
There is no “bad guy” here. We just tried to turn a pregnancy into a partnership, and in many important ways, we weren’t very well-suited as partners. We tried…
And in the end, the biggest win was that we had two wonderful children and were letting go to allow our relationship to take its truest form: co-parents.
Years ago, as my relationship was burning…
I was navigating the throes of peri-menopause, going through a huge reckoning with my work, and trying to recover from the financial wreckage of Covid years coinciding with my father’s death (and having Power of Attorney) + having a baby + supporting my family while my partner built back his business post-Covid.
My life was filled with questions…
– How do I reconcile my need to work and make money, with the very real limitations on my time because I want to be with my kids?
– What am I keeping alive – offerings, relationships, etc – because I am scared to let go?
– How do I honor my energetic bandwidth in this phase of my life?
– What are the creative projects that I really want to be working on?
– How do I actually want to be spending my time?
– What is my vision for my life, now that this partnership is no longer a reality?
– How do I navigate the immense financial needs of supporting a household with children alone, while also feeling a deep draw to rest and space?
I did not have a trust fund or big financial family safety net.
I did not have much space or time for deep reflection and contemplation.
What I did have was clarity that the burning was necessary.
The clarity borne of the er0t!c fire of midlife that this is it – the dress rehearsal is over and my life is fully my own, so I MUST claim it all the way.
I navigated the fire by leaning into the PEOPLE, PLACES, and PRACTICES that could hold me in both the un-becoming, and the becoming.
This is the work we do & the space we cultivate in Devotional Leadership…
Devotional Leadership is a community of soulful, wise women who get what it is to hold so much, and truly understand your sensitivity, ambition, and care
Each season, we will anchor into vision,
then deeply explore one element of the path
As we deepen on the spiral path, season by season, you’ll experience an upward spiral in your leadership in your work, life & relationships.
Here’s what’s inside:
– Quarterly Ceremonial Activation
– Monthly Emergent Exploration workshop
– Two Monthly Group Coaching gatherings
– Monthly Embodied Expansion session
– Monthly Community Council call *optional
– Community Gathering Space
– Bonus Envision Yearly Planning workshop
– Bonus Time Mastery workshop
– Bonus Ritual Self-Care workshop
The depth of support is INCREDIBLE.
Have a look and see if the journey speaks to you.
With deep love and steady encouragement for all the necessary burning,
Nisha
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