Hi, I’m Emily. I’m a mama and a Revillager.

Re-villaging wasn’t something that always came easily for me.

Like many of us, I was a proud “do it myselfer”. I thought asking for help was a sign of weakness, especially when it came to my mothering.

As I was initiated into motherhood, I felt resentful, isolated, and at times depressed. I didn’t know how to speak up about it because I thought it meant I was doing this wrong. Wasn’t it all supposed to come easily to me? Why didn’t I love every minute?

Fortunately, I had another voice inside telling me that all of this was completely understandable. I was living without the necessary fabric to hold me inside of my parenting:

I was missing the village.

With this identified, I sat down with my husband and began to talk strategy.

This is when the experimenting began.

For the last three years (and counting), I’ve been exploring with different ways of revillaging in my own life.

My practices are informed by countless conversations I’ve held on my podcast, This Is How We Care (where “community” is the solution everyone points to, by the way), as well as other mentors, teachers and leaders I’ve met on my path. They’re also inspired by my life, following the desires that come from within: a critical piece I believe to anyone’s own revillaging journey.

Before I became a mother, I gave my life to my career.

I was focused on climbing the corporate ladder, which I associated with success. I wanted to make a difference in the world and thought the way in was through other people’s companies. I wore many hats, jumping from industry to position trying to find something that felt like it fit.

Along the way, I became certified as a coach through CTI’s accredited coaching program, applying my skills in corporate spaces to help leaders succeed. I studied interpersonal relationships and team culture, communication and change management; I facilitated offsites and workshops and created content. At the end of the day, I was most inspired when I was helping others connect with their own dreams and visions.

When I stepped into motherhood, my whole identity was given a shakeup. I grieved who I once and said goodbye to the career that I had built. I let myself sit in the goo for a while. Bit by bit, new pieces of a life I had always dreamed of started to come into view. Reborn as a mother, I began to value my time in a whole new way. I started to focus on the things I truly cared about. I questioned how I wanted to show up and who I wanted to be.

From this, a sense of purpose connected to revillaging was born. The more I dove into this in my own life, the more I wanted to connect these dots for others. I kept seeing and hearing how many parents were wanting a village in their own lives, but how tired and strapped for resources they were and how this was one of the numerous obstacles standing in their way.

Just like me, your journey to revillaging is completely unique. The things you care about, the ways you feel called to show up, are distinctly YOU. There is not one-size-fits-all… but the clearer you are on how you want your village to look and who you want to be inside of it the easier it will be for that village to take shape.

ARE YOU READY TO DO THIS? Let’s start with a discovery call. I can’t wait to hear where you are on your journey and see if I can support you in bringing your village to life.