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welcome to

the tender village

An intentional community for tender humans raising tiny humans.

 
 
 

A modern community for tender humans becoming themselves while raising tiny humans.

We gather so you can come home to yourself.

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YOU WERE NEVER MEANT TO DO THIS ALONE.

Somewhere along the way, we became very good at doing everything ourselves.

Birth plans. Appointments. Meals. Work. Laundry. Relationships. Everyone's feelings.

We learned how to carry a lot.

But who is carrying you?

the tender village is a place for the people who spend their days holding everyone else.

Parenthood is one of the most profound identity shifts we experience—and one of the least supported.

We celebrate the baby. We prepare the nursery. We send the meal train. And then, somehow, we're expected to figure out the rest ourselves.

But becoming a parent doesn't end when the baby turns six weeks old.

Or six months.

Or two.

It keeps asking us to become someone new.

We deserve a village for all of it.

A place to be Held. Rested. Gathered. Reclaimed. Rooted.

A place for postpartum care and overnight stays.

A place for sauna and rest.

A place for long dinners and full-moon circles.

A place for retreats, ritual, movement, laughter, and the occasional beautifully necessary scream into the void.

And most importantly, a place to find your people.

We can build a different kind of village—one rooted in generosity rather than perfection, connection rather than comparison, and care that moves in every direction.

And I believe that sometimes the most radical thing we can do is let someone else make the tea.

Come as you are.
Leave more yourself.

Welcome to The Tender Village.

 
 

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tender village is built around FIVE ways of coming home to yourself:

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1. HELD  

🌱held [element: earth]

let yourself receive.

For the seasons when you need someone else to hold some of the weight.

Held is our deepest care offering—especially for the early postpartum season and the many seasons of life when you need more support than you can give yourself.

HELD 🌱 includes:

  • Postpartum care + support

  • Overnight stay(s) in our private studio

  • One-on-one support

  • A growing network of trusted providers and practitioners

  • Thoughtful referrals and practical care

You don't have to wait until you're falling apart to be cared for.

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2. RESTED

đź’§ [RESTED element: water]

Rest isn't something you earn after you've finished everything.

(You probably never will.)

RESTEDđź’§is an invitation to stop. To breathe. To soak. To sweat. To nap. To sit in the quiet.

To let your nervous system remember what safety feels like.

RESTED includes:

  • Sauna gatherings

  • Rest days

  • Early postpartum restoration

  • "Postpartum Lasts Forever" gatherings

  • Restorative experiences

  • Nervous system care

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3. GATHERED  

🔥 GATHERED [element: fire]

Find your people.

The village doesn't happen by accident.

We make it. Around tables. Around fires. Around stories.

Around the realization that the person sitting next to you has been thinking the exact same thing.

GATHERED 🔥 includes:

  • Tender Table seasonal dinners

  • Full Moon Circles

  • Seasonal gatherings

  • Clothing swaps + abundance tables

  • Community celebrations

  • Family-friendly gatherings

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4. RECLAIMED 

🌬️ {RECLAIMED ELEMENT: ETHER] 

Make room for the parts of you that got quiet.

 

Remember yourself.

Through movement. Music. Ritual. Ceremony. Reflection. Play.

And sometimes a very good dance party.

RECLAIMED 🌬️ includes:

  • Weekend retreats

  • Seasonal retreats

  • Somatic experiences

  • Ritual + ceremony

  • Embodiment workshops

This is not about becoming someone new.

It's about remembering who you are.

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5. ROOTED

đź”— [rooted element: metal]

May you know belonging.

The deepest offering isn't an event.

It's knowing who you'll call.

It's having somewhere to go on a Tuesday night.

It's being missed when you don't show up.

It's having people who know your story.

Rooted is our ongoing community membership—a way to make the tender village something you don't just visit.

You belong here.

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