Hello,
I wasn't intending to write this letter to you all, but there are moments in any journey of creation when doubt creeps in and whispers that perhaps we've gone too far, reached too high, or exposed too much of ourselves. This week, I found myself in exactly such a moment with the Isumataq Collective.
Building an online community for women leaders who wish to embrace both their practical and mystical natures isn't straightforward work. I find myself in a space where no clear trail exists, inviting others to step into spaces that society has often taught us to hide or compartmentalise.
Then, just when the doubts were swirling most fiercely, a text message arrived from my friend:
"Breathe into your belly. You've got this. It will be such a relief for so many that you are speaking openly and doing this. And for those that aren't ready, it will sow a seed and get them thinking... they'll remember it."
These words landed like a hand on my shoulder, steadying me when I most needed grounding, my eyes brimmed with tears of gratitude.
Within minutes another friend intuitively called, and by the close of day a third friend had written:
"I really wanted to talk about what help you may need... What you are doing with the collective is amazing, but it's also a lot! Just want to know what we each can do to support & help you, in this endeavour...?''
Thank you doesn't even come close.
The Courage to Bridge Worlds
What we're cultivating in the Isumataq Collective is a space where women don't have to fragment themselves, showing only their "professional" side in one context and their intuitive, spiritual nature in another. This fragmentation exhausts us. It depletes the very energy we need to bring our gifts fully into the world.
Many of us have become experts at shape-shifting, presenting our analytical, credential-backed selves in boardrooms while hiding our oracle cards, our ritual practices, our deep connection to cycles and seasons. We've learned to dim certain lights in certain rooms, fearing judgment or dismissal.
But what if we could bring our wholeness everywhere? What if our medicine as women lies precisely in bridging these supposedly separate worlds.
This bridging requires courage. It means standing in our truth even when it doesn't fit neatly into conventional categories. It means trusting that our integration serves not just ourselves but others who hunger for the same permission to be whole.
The Essential Nature of Sisterhood
What the extraordinary circle of women who rallied around me in the past 24 wobbly hours demonstrated is that we cannot do this work alone. Sisterhood isn't a luxury for this journey; it's an essential foundation.
When one woman wavers, others step forward to hold the vision temporarily, to reflect back the truth that can be hard to see through the fog of doubt. This is the power of genuine sisterhood; not toxic positivity that dismisses legitimate concerns, but the deep knowing that comes from walking similar paths and recognising the territory of transformation.
The Isumataq Collective exists to be this kind of holding space, where women support other women in bringing forward their gifts, in bridging seemingly disparate worlds, in trusting the wisdom they carry. To create such a space, we who lead must first receive this kind of support ourselves, we must allow it in.
I'm profoundly grateful to the circle of sisters who didn't try to "fix" my doubt but instead created space for it, breathed with it, and gently reminded me of the larger purpose that called me to this work in the first place.
This is why community matters. This is why we gather. This is why we hold space for each other's becoming.
My cup is full. I'm back in the room. Phew!
Love,
Remi
Founder and CEO (Chief Esoteric Officer)
