Mission & Vision
We see community as an intentional space for relational practice, a place where we connect by revealing who we truly are. As we do this step-by-step, we come to know ourselves more fully. Community becomes a space where we can heal the parts of ourselves we once had to neglect in order to fit in and “belong.” Here, belonging is rediscovered - not by becoming someone else, but by bringing all of our parts back home to ourselves.
In our circles and events, we meet each other in wholeness, with all our imperfections, and begin to unlearn the belief that we can only belong if we hide parts of who we are. This kind of relating takes time, practice, and commitment. It invites us to step beyond our comfort zones while staying rooted in compassion, consent, and choice. Discomfort is welcomed here, but never forced; it is held with care and respect.
We are a perfectly imperfect sisterhood, continuously created together. Safety here does not come from avoiding challenge, but from learning to cultivate a brave space where tenderness and courage exist side by side, and where we stay present even when it becomes uncomfortable.
At the heart of this community are women gathering to move through life’s transitions together. Across cultures and throughout history, women have come together in circles to share, grieve, celebrate, and make sense of life. Our mission is to consciously keep this way of gathering alive in a world that often values individualism, productivity, and separation over togetherness, connection and care.
Our vision is that the growth we cultivate within ourselves and in relationship ripples outward - into the way we partner, parent, lead, collaborate, and care for the world around us. By practicing accountability, empathy, and embodied presence, we develop life skills needed for a more conscious, connected, and humane society.
Our gatherings go beyond “just hanging out,” we gather with intention. We see ourselves as leaders of life - shaping the world through how we relate and what we create together. In this way, relational healing becomes social responsibility.
The 5 Principles
These principles guide our community from our leadership team, how we hold circles and events and how we show up for each other in sisterhood.
We create a non-judgmental space by practicing curiosity over judgment. If we feel judgmental thoughts arise, we try to shift them by asking questions and staying curious. This small shift can deepen empathy and allow us to welcome all parts of ourselves and others. And thus create a space for healing and growth.
Listening deeply goes beyond hearing words. We practice being fully present with our body language, eye contact, and receptive awareness when people are sharing. When distracting thoughts come up, we notice and come back into our body by using our breath.
In our gatherings each woman has the freedom to share whatever she wants and can even choose not to share at all. However, we encourage thoughtful, intentional sharing to truly make use of the special attention we get offered in this space. We ask ourselves: “What do I really wish to share of myself? What is most present in my emotions and my body?”
We practice listening without interrupting or commenting. This supports each woman’s self-expression.We simply yet profoundly listen and witness someone owning their experience and revealing themselves. For some, the circle is an opportunity to just leave their words in the center and to not have to speak about it again. With this principle we deeply respect each individual’s boundaries. If we have something to offer (advice, interest, etc.) we ask for consent before sharing.
Our circle space is sacred and private because it is held with a lot of love and respect. The power of this love and respect is that we get to speak without fear of judgment and knowing that our identities will not be revealed outside of this space. What is shared in the circle remains in the circle.
Our Story
In 2017, the first circle was more of a triangle when it started on a cold winter night in Copenhagen. Jocelyn Lee, the founder, found herself beginning a new life in a foreign country without community. Intuitively, it was the first need she had to meet - even before finding work - because she knew the right support would help her succeed at everything else.
After all the sharing circles she had created and participated in before, she trusted that a circle is a powerful way to gather like-hearted and like-minded women. And when women gather, it’s magic.
From the first circle in a grassroots community event space, to switching online during COVID, to opening up her home and the homes of other community members, every circle was free. A real sense of community was built organically - through word of mouth and by each woman bringing something to eat so they could “break bread” together. Every circle revealed the many faces of womanhood and the inherent wisdom within each experience. Every woman became part of her story too.
Slowly, Jocelyn began running into familiar faces from the circles around the city. Trusted recommendations were exchanged - from kind gynaecologists to roommate openings. She made some of her best friends through the circle, grounded in the five principles that cultivate strong connection and self-accountability. The community became a sisterhood.
Women who come once, every time, for years, or only when they need it - were always welcome. Each sister holds a part of the community, and every new woman is a sister we have yet to meet in circle.
Throughout the years, Jocelyn brought in teachings and wisdom from various spiritual and humanistic teachings - from indigenous circle traditions to Authentic Relating practices, organizational culture work, and ancient philosophies. The circle has been shaped by the many ways people value connection across the world, so that it can touch many hearts.
Even as Jocelyn’s journey led her back to Canada, WSC remained alive - and she left the leadership in the devoted and capable hands of Johanna Wallner in 2024.
Johanna joined her first community women’s circle in 2020. She was new to the city and country, carrying insecurity and longing for deeper connection. At that time, the idea of women gathering vulnerably felt unfamiliar and unsafe. She held wounds around trust - especially with women. Still, something in her said: try. And that choice changed everything.
Over time, through monthly circles, deep and courageous conversations, and the building of strong sisterhood friendships, something softened. Johanna found herself in spaces where she did not have to perform or protect herself. Where she could be seen - messy, uncertain, growing - and still be welcomed. For the first time in her life, she experienced true belonging.
She learned what it means to have women who show up - not to fix, but to witness. Women who celebrate growth. Women who do not disappear when things get uncomfortable.
In 2022, during a painful breakup that shook the foundation she had built for herself in Copenhagen, the women of the community were there to support her.
She experienced something deeply healing: she was not alone. That experience not only transformed her personally - it clarified her commitment to creating spaces where no woman has to walk alone.
Stepping into facilitation became a natural next step. Johanna began holding monthly circles with a focus on healing relational wounds and fostering integrity, responsibility, and ownership. She believes that sisterhood is not just about warmth and comfort - it is about practicing authenticity, accountability, and courageous communication.
When the opportunity came to take over the leadership of the community, it felt like a continuation of both Johanna’s personal and professional path. Today, she practices leadership not as something to perform, but something to live - imperfectly and in relationship.
She holds the container with care, while trusting the collective wisdom of the sisterhood. Along the way, she has found collaborator-sisters to co-create with.
The community remains a space for growth for everyone - including the leader - because sisterhood is not something we offer. It is something we practice and embody together.
The Women of Our Community
Behind an empowered woman, stand her sisters. Women who don’t judge each other, but meet each other with curiosity and care. Women who know that growth doesn’t happen in isolation, but in relationships.
We are women of different ages, professions, cultures, and life paths. We deeply value our differences. Our varied backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences expand our perspective and challenge us to grow. Each woman carries wisdom shaped by her unique path.
And at the same time, as we listen to one another, we discover something beautiful: beneath our different stories, we are often moved by the same longings, fears, hopes, and questions.
When we gather, we don’t come to compare - we come to learn, to reflect, and to remember that we are not alone.
You belong here if you are…
- In your twenties, thirties, forties, fifties - or beyond
- A mother, longing to become one, unsure about it, or consciously child-free
- Single, partnered, heartbroken, newly in love, or redefining relationship
- New to the city or deeply rooted here
- From any country of this world
- Building a career, changing direction, studying, pausing, or retired
- Navigating a life transition
- Craving deeper connection and meaningful conversation
- Curious about your own growth
Founder's Message
If you’ve found your way to the bottom of this page then you must’ve been really curious about our Women’s Sharing Circles!
It’s a lot to take in but also really resonate to any one who is aligned with our vision of sisterhood and our mission of a more connected and humane society. It’s always a surprising reminder (myself included!) that when we gather in a Women’s Sharing Circle and let the 5 principles hold the space for us to express who we are – how awakening and connecting it is. And we need to keep this remembrance as our world is becoming more socially isolating, extremely divisive, and technologically reliant for human connection and communication.
These life skills and experiences are not nice-to-haves, they are essential to what it means to be human and part of humankind. Women ancestrally have been the keepers of community and wisdom, we are close to the pulse of life that not only courses through our veins but around our circles.
I have a philosophy that it’s important to “leave people better than when you found them” and I hope that when you enter our circle you will be left better than when you came. You are always welcome if you come once, always, or only when you need it.
See you in the circle,
Jocelyn Lee
