Women in transition
Carrying grief, burnout, recovery or reinvention — and ready to set the weight down in a room that understands.
Explore the pathways
Healing • Growth • Global Sisterhood
A safe space for healing, growth, and global sisterhood.
For Black and African women of faith who have carried too much, for too long. Here you can set the rucksack down, breathe, and begin again — gently, and never alone.
30+ Years Walking With Women
3 Continents
BrainWise Certified Facilitator
One Global Sisterhood
Who We Serve
Wherever you are starting from, there is a way in.
Organisations & teams
Workshops, facilitation and speaking on wellbeing, belonging and AI literacy — designed with your people in mind.
Work with mePartners & institutions
Conferences, curriculum design and long-term collaborations that widen access to healing and learning.
Partner with usFour Pillars
One circle, four ways to walk it.
01
Heal
Drop the Rucksack and the guided pathways — faith-rooted work for what you have carried too long.
Explore 02Belong
Sister's Keeper circles, the community directory and WOW — sisterhood you can actually reach.
Explore 03Learn
The podcast, documentary work, blog and resource library — stories and teaching you can return to.
Explore 04Lead
Coaching, workshops, speaking and partnerships that carry this work into rooms beyond our own.
ExploreYou Are Seen Here
You have been strong for everyone else. Let this be the place you are held.
Compassionate Circles is a faith-rooted home for Black and African women who are healing, growing and remembering who they were made to be — in the company of sisters who understand without explanation.
You are not too much, and not too late
Whatever you have carried — silently, faithfully, for years — you are allowed to set it down here.
Your story is safe in this circle
No performance, no fixing, no explaining yourself twice. Just women who recognise your journey.
Healing happens in community
Faith, gentleness and sisterhood — the pace is yours, but you no longer walk it alone.
Wherever you are in the world, there is a seat for you in this circle.
Read our storyThe Framework
Drop the Rucksack.
Eight gentle movements from carrying it all alone to walking free — the heart of every circle, resource and conversation here.
R01
Release
Lay down what was never yours to carry.
U02
Unlearn
Undo the stories that taught you to shrink.
C03
Claim
Take hold of the life and identity that are yours.
K04
Know
Know your worth, your voice and your God-given design.
S05
Speak
Break the silence that kept the weight in place.
A06
Arise
Rise into purpose, unhurried and unashamed.
C07
Carry
Carry only what gives life — and carry it well.
K08
Kingdom Walk
Walk it out in faith, in community, in freedom.
The Platform
More than coaching. A complete leadership platform.
Built-in tools that connect your community, conversations, events and growth — all in one place.
Community Chat Groups
Admin-managed channels inspired by Slack and Discord. Connect members around shared themes and programmes.
Podcast Player
Stream Tell It on the Mountain and MXLR Live episodes directly inside the platform.
Coming soon
Webinar Rooms
Host live sessions, leadership circles and workshops via Jitsi or your preferred provider.
Coming soon
Scheduling & Booking
Book coaching sessions, register for events and manage your calendar — all branded and seamless.
Member Dashboard
A calm, collapsible dashboard bringing together your community, content, sessions and resources.
Community Directory
Find her. Support her work.
Coaches, creatives, carers and founders across the diaspora — women of this circle doing beautiful work. Browse the directory, or add your own listing free.
Directory — Coming soon
The first listings are being reviewed — check back soon, or add yours today.
Premium platform
WOW — Women of Wisdom
A premium circle for the women who hold everyone else: smaller rooms, mentorship matched to your road, and priority access to retreats and intensives.
Apply for the Wisdom CircleSmaller, deeper rooms
Circles capped so every woman is heard.
Mentorship that knows you
Matched with a woman who has walked your road.
Priority access
First seats at retreats, masterclasses and intensives.
Our Pathways
Different weights, different walks — one sisterhood.
Begin wherever you are. Each pathway is a guided journey, walked in community and at your own pace.
Drop the Rucksack
Our signature pathway. Walk the eight steps — Release, Unlearn, Claim, Know, Speak, Arise, Carry, Kingdom Walk — and set down the weight you were never meant to carry.
For the woman who has been strong for everyone else.
Reclaiming Peace
Gentle, faith-rooted work for a nervous system that has been on duty too long. Rest, rhythm and stillness you are allowed to keep.
For women living with anxiety, overwhelm and unrest.
Addiction to Recovery
A compassionate, non-judgemental walk out of dependency — held by faith, sisterhood and steady accountability.
For women in recovery, or quietly wondering if they need it.
Moving Past Shame
Break the silence that keeps shame alive. Name it, release it, and step back into a story that belongs to you.
For women carrying guilt, secrecy or self-blame.
Building Everlasting Wealth
Faith, stewardship and generational thinking — money work for women building something that outlasts them.
For women ready to build beyond survival.
Founded by
Glenda
A globally respected public health leader, executive coach and storyteller with over 30 years of experience across Africa, Europe and North America. Glenda brings together research, lived experience and practical leadership tools to support leaders navigating complexity with courage and purpose.
30+ Years3 ContinentsPublic Health LeaderExecutive CoachPodcast Host
Podcast
Tell It on the Mountain
Honest conversations on healing, faith and sisterhood — the stories we were told to keep quiet, told out loud.
Podcast — Coming soon
The first episode drops soon — join free and you'll be the first to hear it.
Upcoming Events
Events — Coming soon
Live circles, masterclasses and webinars will appear here soon.
Connect With Us
Come as you are.
Whether you are seeking healing for yourself, a facilitator for your team, or a partner for the long road — let's begin with a conversation.
You do not have to carry it all to be worthy of rest.
A Gentle Note
Compassionate Circles offers faith-based coaching, community and educational resources. It is not therapy, counselling, or medical or mental-health treatment, and it is not a substitute for professional care. If you are in crisis or need clinical support, please contact a licensed professional or your local emergency services.