Retreat leadership is not about beautiful slides or a packed schedule.

It's about field holding.

In this continuation of last week's episode on The Consecrated Woman, Tanya shares what it really takes to lead transformational retreats that create nervous system shifts, identity-level breakthroughs, and lasting change.

If you feel called to gather women in person…
If you know you're meant to hold deeper space…
If you want to lead retreats but don't know how to structure them…

This episode breaks down the deeper architecture behind powerful in-person containers.

Inside this episode:
• The difference between wanting to lead a retreat and being initiated into leading one
• Why your state becomes the architecture of the retreat
• How to design an initiatory arc (not just a schedule)
• Nervous system pacing and energetic sequencing
• The predictable shadows of retreat containers
• Why discernment protects the medicine
• The tuning fork principle of leadership

Retreats don't just teach women something. They initiate them into who they are. And they initiate the leader too.

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In this deeply personal and archetypal episode of the Brave Woman Podcast, Tanya explores the evolution from the Brave Woman to the Consecrated Woman, and what it truly means to occupy your authority as a feminine leader.

What if there is nothing to fix?

What if your next level of leadership isn't about more training, more strategy, or more proving, but about embodying the power that is already within you?

As Tanya approaches her 46th birthday and navigates the threshold of perimenopause, she reflects on the next decade of Sistership Circle, the shadow of authority in sisterhood, and the initiation into deeper devotion.

In this episode, we explore:

• The difference between bravery and consecration

• What "consecrated" really means (and why it isn't religious)

• The shadow side of feminine leadership

• How women unconsciously give away authority in sisterhood, sales, and collaboration

• Self-responsibility vs self-blame

• Perimenopause as an archetypal initiation

• Why occupying your authority matters in today's global climate

• The role of priestess, temple, and retreat leadership in the modern feminine

If you've ever struggled with visibility, shrunk in your power, merged in sisterhood, or waited to be chosen…

This conversation is your invitation to stop negotiating with your path.

The Brave Woman opens the door.
The Consecrated Woman walks through it, and stays.

Next week: Part Two — Leading Retreats & Holding Transformational Space as the Consecrated Woman.

What if your circles weren't just gatherings — but the foundation of a sustainable, six-figure business?

In this episode of the Brave Woman Podcast, Tanya Lin pulls back the curtain on making money leading circles and introduces the deeper strategy behind what she calls the Circle Business Model.

Through the story of a woman in her 50s who is intentionally building retirement through her circle work, Tanya explores what it really takes to move from one-to-one work (and energetic burnout) into leveraged, soul-led group programs that create real transformation — and real income.

This conversation is especially for visionary women who feel called to do more than host sweet sister gatherings — women who are here to lead movements, create impact, and build something that lasts for decades.

• Why one-to-one work eventually caps your time, energy, and income

• What makes Circle a feminine technology for leading transformational groups

• The difference between running circles and creating a Signature Circle Program

• Why clarity around one core message is the key to sustainability and referrals

• How to move from "level one" gatherings to a multi-level circle ecosystem

• What it really takes to build a six-figure circle business

• Why visionaries must keep choosing the uncomfortable edge of leadership

• How community and sisterhood make bold business leaps possible

You cannot build long-term wealth or retirement by staying at the level of monthly gatherings alone.

True sustainability comes from creating an ecosystem:

• Entry-level circle gatherings

• A Signature Circle Program you become known for

• Retreats and higher-level containers

• Select one-to-one work

When circle becomes the vehicle for your thought leadership, your work evolves from a circle… into a movement.

• Signature Circle Program creation: email support (at) sistershipcircle (dot) come