Break free from patriarchal patterns.
Root into your Inner Wisdom.
Build a world where we all belong.
Do you feel…
Soul-driven to make the world a better place?
Tired of chasing solutions that aren’t aligned with who you are?
Alone in carrying your vision and change-making work?
I invite you into a way of living and working that nourishes your Soul, and roots you in Kinship.
Hello, I’m Cara Helene!
I’m a soul guide for change-makers who are done contorting themselves to fit into broken systems that silence their instincts and drain their spirit.
And I am here to remind you:
You haven’t lost your way — you’re reclaiming it.
Together, we can:
Reclaim your unique nature and rhythm - how you lead, collaborate, vision, rest, and connect.
Untangle draining cultural patterns that have you tied up, disconnected, and doubting yourself.
Restore your belonging to the living world through Kinship so you always feel nurtured and connected.
Make changes in your daily life that reflect who you truly are with supportive practices for wellbeing and collaboration.
I know your struggle well.
I never used to feel I belonged in the world, no matter how hard I worked or how much I gave.
For decades, I worked inside systems (academia, government, advocacy) to “save the world”.
I wore all the right social masks and silenced my intuition to belong, while unraveling from burnout, gut issues, and pervasive depression.
I always thought I needed to do and give more to others so I could finally fit in.
But in reality, I wasn’t meant to belong in these broken cultural systems.
I was born to build a better world where everyone can thrive in connection and community (aka. in Kinship).
And I believe you are born for that too.
“Kinship is a radical challenge to the status quo — a dangerous conception — because when we feel Kinship, when we practice Kinship, we belong.”
~ Robin Wall Kimmerer (author of “Braiding Sweetgrass”)
Deciding to follow my instincts & intuition changed everything:
joy blossomed,
my body flourished,
success came naturally, and
I found belonging with other visionary souls working to build a better world.
But, as the business world moved online, I struggled to keep up with young kids at home, and the familiar depression and burnout returned.
I began to notice something very odd happening with awakening change-making women (including myself):
We were consumed by marketing models and spiritual coaching programs that were ultimately more of the toxic patriarchal cultural patterns dressed up in spiritual clothing that:
shredded self-trust for “fixing” ourselves
undermined our unique needs for a one-size-fits-all approach
outsourced instincts and intuition for “expert” strategy
sacrificed the body for consistent performance
traded soul rhythm for forced rigid schedules
replaced collaboration with competition
monetized performative connection to sell trust on social media
When I saw the toxic root pattern clearly, it opened a door to my Soul.
I returned to the ways of living that honor the whole self: body, mind, heart, Soul, and the Land.
Over decades, I’ve studied with fierce devotion to create healing for people and the Land:
ancestral wisdom to astrology,
Earth sciences to human psychology,
herbal medicine to somatic energy healing,
permaculture gardening to animist practices.
I have learned that when we trust the wisdom of our Soul, we can build a new world —
— one rooted in community, collaboration, authenticity, and mutual care, for humans and Mother Nature.
Work with Cara
Cross the River
The path to reclaim your Inner Wisdom and courage over a 13 week sacred journey.
Kinship Experiences
Immersive nature connection and community classes & gatherings in the Asheville, NC area.
What is Crossing the River?
Over the past 6 years, I’ve helped dozens of soul-led entrepreneurial women (“Soulpreneurs”) cross their own rivers - from the exhausting “chasing belonging” spin-cycle into the nourishing flow of trusting their own Inner Compass.
“Cross the River” is my signature 3-month journey designed specifically for soul-led women ready to break free from patriarchal patterns and step into their own Inner Wisdom.
We start with your unique astrological blueprint - to understand who you really are and what you specifically need and value – so we can custom fit your journey.
Then we work together to identify which patterns are your gifts, and untangle the patterns that are leaving you bound up, unable to trust yourself.
By the end of our journey together, you’ll have your own Inner Compass guiding you, practices that nourish you specifically, and the clarity to build the supportive relationships you’ve been craving.
Are you ready to reclaim your Inner Compass?
When you stop chasing solutions where you don’t belong, you can build the better world you know in your bones is needed.
Client Love
An Insight Session with Cara is like a support session with a therapist but completely different. Total freedom, validation, recognition, and options for aftercare support.
It's kind of how you wish you could be with your mom, if your mom was full of compassionate wisdom and had a toolkit curated over decades. I feel hugged. 🤗
~ Monica Gill, coach
“In her care, I have found a deeper expression of my voice and time and again the permission to be more and more of myself.
She has a beautiful capacity to meet whatever is present in me, whether it be the resurfacing of a pattern of physical symptoms, a challenging place in my relationship, or my desire to bring my visions into reality, with a grounded and elevated wisdom that creates an opening within me.
She weaves levity and the power of storytelling into the framework and guidance she offers me in a way that allows me to FEEL the illumination of the path her reflection offers me. She is true mentor.”
~ Hanna Hart, midwife
“Cara’s gentle, thoughtful (and spot-on) questioning and observations helped me to face and embrace my fears — uncovering blind spots, feeling hurt places, recognizing unhealed relationships — and to better honor my intuitive knowing.
Her curiosity is kind, infectious and healing. I feel completely safe with Cara and I trust her guidance, knowing she is dedicated to helping me to notice, understand and to trust what my body and intuition are revealing — toward becoming fully me, the ultimate healer in my own life, and beyond.”
~ Vicki Seastrom, artist & retired teacher
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