Resources
Community
We are only ever as strong as the most vulnerable in our community.
As one global community sharing one rock hurtling through space, this is an invitation to learn more about localized communities who are hurting and in the journey of rebuilding, and about leaders who are a voice of the regenerative future. If you feel ready to give in some way, or simple want to learn more, scroll down to begin your own journey. I also welcome any feedback to how this page can be more useful, and resources that you feel should be added.
Solidarity Scarves for the Global Sisterhood
TURTLE WOMEN RISING & MATRIARCH MAKEOVER
Communities In North Carolina Rebuilding After Hurricane Helene
ORGANIZER: TURTLE WOMEN RISING
Communities In The Lost Sierra Rebuilding After 2021 Dixie Fire
ORGANIZER: DIXIE FIRE COLLABORATIVE
Black Families Displaced By Los Angeles Fires
ORGANIZER: OCTAVIA’S BOOKSHELF
Modern Matriarchs & Matriarchs-in-the-Making
These women are speaking their truths and showing that together we are stronger.
I invite you to learn more about these leaders, their truths, and how you can support them.
Tracee Worley
RADICAL FUTURES
National Women's History Alliance
NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
Max Dashú, Sara Axtell, Sìne McKenna
LINEAGE RECOVERY
Jane Braxton Little
THE PLUMAS SUN: COMMUNITY NEWS
Louise Dunlap
HEALING THE COLONIZER MIND
Haudenosaunee Clan Mothers
PEACEMAKERS
Catherine Corless
TUAM MOTHER AND BABY HOME IN IRELAND
Dr. Lyla June Johnston
RE^HUMAN
Eva West & Lili Menkal
NATURE-BASED ALTAR
Adrian Seneca Bello
PEACEMAKING FOR GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP
Carissa Moore
MOORE ALOHA
Eli PaintedCrow
TURTLE WOMEN RISING
Hilary Giovale
BECOMING A GOOD RELATIVE
Pegi Eyers
ANCIENT SPIRIT RISING
1975 Icelandic Women’s Day Organizers
GENDER EQUITY STRIKE
Melanie DeMore
POWER OF MUSIC
Free Guides
Focus on the smaller steps of your journey.
Real sustainable change takes time, and these guides are designed to help you on your leadership journey to becoming a Modern Matriarch. The content of most of these guides can also be found in the book “Matriarch Makeover: A 30-Day Invitation” — the 20-minute journaling exercises have been carefully crafted in a specific order to help guide you through the 30-days. As with all the resources on this page, these guides are a gift to your future self.
Naming & Honoring Your Ancestors
FREE MODERN MATRIARCH GUIDE
Managing Stress & Building Resilience
FREE MODERN MATRIARCH GUIDE
Conflict in the Workplace
FREE MODERN MATRIARCH GUIDE
Learning
The world is constantly changing, so we must be vigilant to adapt and stay informed.
Some of these are questions I get asked, others are questions I see asked in other groups or the public sphere, and some are topics that are important to be aware of as you design your path toward becoming a Modern Matriarch.
The Body Knows the Snake: Trusting Somatic Wisdom in Uncertain Times
Shoulder to Shoulder
The Hidden Impact of Patriarchy on Intimate Relationships: A Call to Awareness
The Thread of Unity: Baltic and Haudenosaunee Lessons on Sovereignty and Peace (Paper)
Choosing Courage Over Comfort
How Trust is Built
Beyond the Locker Room
How to Start Your Own Matriarch Makeover Book Club
Bridge Building and the Threads of Solidarity
Assimilation Stories: A Bridge for Matriarchs
Why of the What: Colonization in Europe
Decolonization Begins Within
Transmuting Pain to Power
Lineage Core Values
Culture of Whiteness
How to Address Issues
How to Avoid Being a Hyprocite
Power of Forgiveness
Parenting as Circle
Real Meaning of Apology
Modern Matriarch: Well-Woman Podcast
What are Good Manners
How to Find Your Advocates
4 Aspects of Well-Being
How to Be a Good Guest
Reborn in Latvia: A Journey Through Storytelling and Stillness
Journal: Latvia Midsummer 2019
An Open Letter on Reciprocity
Reclaiming Father’s Day: A Matriarchal Invitation to Parents of All Genders
Learning to Use Peacemaking for Governance and Leadership
Reclaiming Matriarchal Leadership: An Interview by Amie Forest
How Intimate Relationships Impact Women’s Capacity to Organize
Nature-based Altar by Lili Menkal & Eva West
Democracy, Oligarchy & Haudenosaunee
Latvian Pirts and Female Empowerment
Understanding Group Trauma: How to Choose Safe and Respectful Communities
Hospicing Modernity and Midwifing Emergent Systems
Modern Matriarch Library: Inspiration for the 30-Day Makeover Invitation
Why DEI Matters: Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Why Women Leaders Are So Important
Newsletters
This is an archive of all Matriarch Makeover newsletters.
We send a monthly newsletter that includes a letter from Maija, announcements about new offerings and free resources, as well as other helpful information for modern matriarchs and matriarchs-in-the-making.
Matriarch Makeover Newsletters
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