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I support women who sense something is missing in their lives, or who feel caught between who they once were and who they are becoming - by helping them understand and listen to the part of themselves that wants to change.
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At some point, many women feel a quiet pull to turn inward, sensing in their bodies that something more is waiting - beyond the identities they have carefully built and the lives they have competently managed. It takes bravery to listen, and even more courage to step into what is calling them.
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Together, as allies and thinking partners, we slow down. We notice the inner and outer landscapes, and the symbols and archetypal patterns speaking through your life. We explore what is emerging, so you can work with it in a real way, and create a plan that allows it to take shape.
Hello and welcome, I'm Rachel.
Rachel Schmidt, BSW, PLC
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Discover What's Next Through Connection With Nature
​​​I also facilitate professional circles, and nature-based contemplative art courses, where women gather to slow down, create, and connect with the wisdom of the natural world. These courses are for you if you've walked through a forest and felt wonder, stood at the edge of the sea longing for something, or you are searching for a home and a life you can’t quite name. ​​​
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Learn to see the natural world - its weather, textures, seasons, patterns, and cycles - as a mirror for your own life and growth
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Notice the ways landscapes reflect your inner states and emerging self, and translate those insights into daily choices
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Develop a practice of observing and interpreting natural rhythms to guide your personal and creative life
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Use patterns in the land, plants, and seasons to illuminate transitions, decisions, and next steps in your own life
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Create art and reflection that embodies the insights you gain from your relationship with nature
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Leave with tools to continue connecting with land and environment as an ongoing source of guidance and clarity
How I Work
My work is rooted in nature‑based mindfulness, psychosynthesis, and the contemplative arts.
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I hold small, live, online spaces where women can slow down, reflect, and listen for what wants to emerge — without pressure to perform or reinvent themselves. Through creative practice, shared inquiry, and careful attention to the natural world, we explore questions of identity, belonging, joy, meaningful work, transition, loss and grief.
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I create calm, focused spaces that support reflection and clear thinking. Through contemplative art courses and professional women’s circles, I support women in developing insight, confidence, and trust in themselves.
My Path
I bring over 30 years of experience in social work, more than a decade in consulting, and the creative perspective of a contemplative arts teacher and award‑winning documentary filmmaker.
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Across healthcare, community, and complex systems, my work has focused on helping people and organizations move from feeling stuck or disengaged into more generative ideas and real possibilities. At 57, I am very intentional about building a life and career rooted in meaning and purpose — and about supporting that same quality in the lives of the women I work with.
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My training in psychosynthesis, a depth‑oriented psychological approach, shapes how I hold space: with respect for the whole person, attention to inner life, and trust in the wisdom that emerges when we slow down and listen.
An Invitation
At some point in life, many women feel a quiet pull to turn inward. They sense in their bodies that something more is waiting — beyond the identities they have carefully constructed and the lives they have competently managed.
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If you feel that call, you are not alone. It takes real bravery to listen, and even more courage to step into a slower, more honest way of living and working.
You are welcome here.