Navigating Life’s Transitions: Embracing the journey between what was and what will be

Life’s transitions—whether planned or unexpected—offer powerful opportunities for transformation and growth for women.

In this special gathering of The Women’s Power Series, you’ll join a supportive community of women who are navigating similar crossroads. Together, we’ll explore the stages of transition, with special focus on the often overlooked “middle space”—that crucial period between letting go of the old and embracing the new.

Our distinguished panel of therapists and coaches, will guide you through understanding how to not just survive but thrive in the uncertainty. Many of us have been conditioned to rush through transitions, waiting until we’re “done” or have “arrived” before we feel permission to be present. This workshop challenges that notion, inviting you to shift your perspective on change and appreciate the vital growth that happens precisely when we feel most “stuck” or in-between.

Through guided exercises, panel insights, and community reflection, we’ll address common challenges women face during transitions: fear of the unknown, setting meaningful intentions aligned with your authentic self, and building supportive connections that honor your journey.

Together, we’ll explore hesitation, learn how to move forward with whatever emotions arise, and create a personalized roadmap for embracing change as it unfolds—not just when it’s complete.

Whether you’re navigating divorce, career transitions, empty nesting, relocation, or redefining your purpose in this phase of life, this gathering offers the wisdom, tools, and encouragement you need to embrace your next chapter with confidence and grace.

What You Will Learn:

• How to recognize and honor the “stuck” phase as a necessary and valuable part of any transition

• Practical techniques to build comfort with uncertainty and find stability within change

• Ways to identify and release outdated patterns and beliefs that no longer serve your evolving identity

• Strategies for setting boundaries and communicating needs during periods of personal transformation

• Methods to distinguish between productive pause and avoidance in your transition journey

• Self-compassion practices specifically designed for women navigating midlife changes

• How to create meaningful rituals that acknowledge both endings and beginnings

• Techniques to access your intuition and inner wisdom when external certainty is unavailable

• Community-building approaches that provide support without creating dependency

• Tools for embracing the “both/and” reality of transitions—holding grief and possibility simultaneously

Join us for this transformative gathering where we’ll create a safe space to explore, connect, and grow through life’s inevitable transitions. Discover how the very moments that feel most uncertain can become your greatest teachers and catalysts for authentic living.

Together, we’ll also take time to get honest about what we want, need, and value in our relationships, and how we can begin showing up more congruently in our lives.

This gathering is for any woman who wants to live, love, and lead from a place of deeper truth and emotional integrity.

In-person in Oakland, CA.

Cost: $25

Buy workshop (note: 2 step process, item will be added to “cart” first)

Location

1528 Webster St, Oakland CA 94612

Agenda

6:15pm: Gather and mingle

6:30pm: Intros and intro exercise

6:40: Panel discussion

7:30pm: Guided exercise or activity

7:45pm: Group discussion

8:00pm: Wrap up and mingle

8:10pm: Wrap up and questions

8:30pm: Say goodnight and see you next session

Our expert panelists

• Kristine Rimkus Krishnan, CDC Certified Transition and Recovery Coach

• Sonya Brewer, LMFT

• Dania March, LCSW

• Kristen McLeod, Sex and Relationship Coach

About our workshops

Led by Kristine Rimkus-Krishnan, Resilient Divorce-Relationship Coaching, a group of women-owned businesses in Oakland and Berkeley joined forces to host this series of in-person networking events for people who identify as women, trans, or femme.

Our goal is to share knowledge and foster connections in a thought-provoking, inspiring, and supportive environment. Come learn and share with us!