12/09/2025
Set up 2026 with some self-reflection processes that we'll share at the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Global Book Club on 12/17 North American time - 7 p.m. PST!
Self-facilitation requires an ability to reflect and honestly look at your life and your patterns. It is the art of taking yourself on a journey.
Facilitators: Barbara MacKay-CPF|M, Rosanna von Sacken-CPF|M, Farah Ismail - CPF & Annagrace Rwehumbiza
Register here: https://iaf-members.org/site/events/iaf-global-book-club-chapter-7-%E2%80%9C-power-facilitation-self-reflection-change-and-personal
08/28/2025
Today’s blog is a story of an epic journey I took recently. I weave the importance of creating a sense “journey” in our facilitation design throughout my storytelling.
Every experience in your life is an opportunity to ponder more carefully the magic of group dynamics, and the processes and phases they go through as we work with them.
Facilitation of a group is always a journey. There are many phases to it. Each phase is utterly critical. There is a lot of adapting. There are high moments, and moments of letting go. If done well, you will sense the beginning and ending of each phase, provide the right timing for that, and setting optimal conditions for the next phase. You will revel in the progress, surprises and insights that arise at each phase.
As you read this, think of your own personal and professional journeys, what you take away from them, and how you might be more intentional and careful in your designs so they too, become “epic” journeys for the group.
🌟 Read more about the journey: https://northstarfacilitators.com/2025/08/facilitator-reflections-from-northern-b-c/
08/19/2025
I’ve conducted, with the help of about 10 beloved and skilled colleagues, 4 Focus Groups and 2 interviews of women doing eco-work. We are calling these women , because they are women leading the way in . Our ecosystem is meant to nourish, resource and uplift women devoted to . The Focus Groups were meant to find out how to do this.
🟩 Where do eco-femmes find hope and impact?
🟩 What challenges are eco-women facing?
🟩 What are ways you’d like to amplify your work without increasing stress?
🟩 What could you give back so other eco-women could gain skills from your experiences?
🌟 Thank you to Elaine Chan, China for creating this visual.
REQUEST: Please share anything you know about friends and colleagues doing this work. Let me know if you would like to be involved in the project either giving back to women in this project, facilitating, or helping with the research phases and/or funding. Thank you for your support!
🌎 Share our project page: https://northstarfacilitators.com/damiana/
08/12/2025
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