Circles of Listening and Healing

In this 2026 interview with Justine Willis Toms, Anne Scott shares how facilitated women's circles offer a restorative space for genuine listening and healing. Participants gather to reflect, be heard, and rediscover inner wisdom, fostering resilience, creativity, and a renewed sense of belonging, while reconnecting with the love, joy, and creativity at the heart of our shared humanity.

Anne Scott is the founder of Dream Weather Foundation and has led workshops and retreats for women from diverse communities and organizations around the country and the world. Her work centers on restoring the connection between feminine wisdom and social change, and on exploring the healing power of dreams. She has spoken to audiences across the U.S. and internationally—from Switzerland to India. In this episode Scott shares how facilitated women's circles offer a restorative space for genuine listening and healing. Participants gather to reflect, be heard, and rediscover inner wisdom, fostering resilience, creativity, and a renewed sense of belonging, while reconnecting with the love, joy, and creativity at the heart of our shared humanity. Her books include:

Serving Fire: Food for Thought, Body, and Soul (Celestial Arts, 1994)

The Laughing Baby (Celestial Arts, 2001)

Women, Wisdom, and Dreams: The Light of the Feminine Soul (Nicasio Press, 2008)

Finding Home: Restoring the Sacred to Life – Stories of Women in Homelessness & Transition (Nicasio Press, 2016)

Listening Circles: Seeding Life – A Guide to Facilitating Women's Circles in Community (Nicasio Press, 2024)

Interview Date: 4/3/2026 Keywords: Anne Scott, Women's circles, feminine wisdom, listening circles, sacred space, silence, inner wisdom, marginalized women, women's shelter, authenticity, longing, Circles, Health & Healing, Meditation, Personal Transformation, Psychology, Social Change/Politics