Healing Sister Wounds - Sedona Women Empowerment Photoshoot

What Is the Sister Wound?

This is a subject have been diving more into since I went on an all women’s SELF LOVE retreat in Costa Rica a few months back. Stay tuned for links at the end of this blog!

The sister wound is the inherited pain that lives in the space between women.
It’s the fear of not being good enough. The need to compare.
The mistrust. The competition.
The subtle belief that another woman’s light dims your own.

It’s the way we’ve been conditioned to protect ourselves from each other—
to shrink in one another’s presence,
to judge or be judged,
to withhold love because we fear there isn’t enough.

But it didn’t start with you or me.

It’s generational.
It’s systemic.

It was passed down by a world that feared what women could doif we stood together.

My personal story, my mom was an alcoholic when I was very young. She eventually quit and did her best to better herself, but the wounds had been set. She had deep wounds from her mother and her owns siters. They all swirled around me with their wounds for years. This dug the knife in the wound further, leading me to not trust women, and craving the simplicity of a male friendship, or just wanting the constant attention of a man.

HOW DO WE HEAL FROM THE SISTER WOUND? We heal by reclaiming connection.

By remembering that we are mirrors, not threats.

By learning to celebrate, not compete.

We heal when we choose softness where there used to be silence or judgement or both.
When we cheer each other on, even when we’re still unsure of our own path.
When we speak truth, offer support, and hold space for one another’s expansion.

We heal by unlearning scarcity—
and remembering there’s more than enough room for all of us to rise.

We heal the sister wound when we:

Speak kindly behind each other’s backs
Applaud another woman’s success with genuine joy

First, call your energy back to you.
Every piece you gave away in comparison, in competition, in fear.
Whisper to them: You’re safe now. Come home.

Speak the names of the women who hurt you.
Speak the names of the women you’ve hurt.
Whisper apologies into the flame.
Whisper forgiveness into the dark.

My softness is not weakness. My strength is not a threat. I hold both with grace.

I am a sister. A mirror. A keeper of sacred space. I rise in love, not fear.

Every time I uplift another woman, I heal the wound within myself.

I am the witch who heals with her voice, her vision, and her willingness to remember.

I forgive myself for believing I had to fight for love, space, or attention.

I am rewriting the story: sisters don’t betray—they uplift, witness, and protect.

When I witness another woman’s beauty, brilliance, or becoming—I say yes, yes, yes.

This is witchcraft.
This is reclamation.
This is how we come back to each other.
One brave, messy, magical woman at a time.

If you are interested in joining a SELF LOVE RETREAT - Check them out HERE! They are full of rituals and beauty.

I blogged about my experience on my other website HERE.

These two sisters in this shoot are such beautiful souls. Sabina does magical ceremonial rituals in Sedona Arizona. You can follow her on Instagram HERE. I have personally received one of her rituals - and she is MAGIC!

Mathilde is an actress who used to live in Sedona but is now living in L.A - her energy will captivate you. Her Instagram HERE.

If you want to watch the video from this shoot - It’s my favorite part! Check it out HERE ON YOU TUBE Please like and subscribe! Thank you for being here!

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