
Work one on one with Dawn through 9 semi-monthly or monthly sessions, to reclaim the parts of you that were left behind after trauma, releasing the unacknowledged weight of grief you carry, and calibrating the forward momentum of your personal evolution. (Zoom or Phone Sessions)
Work one on one with Dawn through 9 semi-monthly or monthly sessions, to reclaim the parts of you that were left behind after trauma, releasing the unacknowledged weight of grief you carry, and calibrating the forward momentum of your personal evolution. (Zoom or Phone Sessions)

Reclaiming fragmented parts, releasing unhealthy patterns
9 Journeys
A one-to-one coaching pathway for safely reclaiming yourself from trauma and reconnecting with your unique identity.
Reclaiming Yourself
My coaching container is focused, potent, and safely held for you to explore your life's journey and the strategies you have put into practice to survive stressful times. We look both backwards at the patterns, protective responses, and beliefs that may be shaping your daily life, as well as present to your needs today and forwards towards your future journeys.
The nine-journey framework provides gentle structure without turning your experience into a checklist. You will develop greater awareness of your nervous system, clearer boundaries, practical grounding tools, and a more compassionate relationship with yourself. I accompany you on the bridge from your old pathways to your chosen adventures, helping you to reclaim the vitality that has been lost.
Ideal For
Trauma-informed one-to-one support
Understanding and transforming recurring patterns
Building boundaries, agency, and self-acceptance
Profound and effective personal growth
How It Works
Book your 9 Journeys container and your first session.
We focus on your current needs and goals in developing a plan for your sessions.
Explore The Journeys: We move through your life's cyclical themes incorporating transpersonal journeying and inquiry to find exiled parts and lost connections, completing cycles of evolution, severing unhealthy attachments, and mending disrupted ancestral connections.
Integrate What Helps: We identify practical insights and resources you can carry into everyday life for complete transformation.


About
I am Dawn Dancing Otter, an educator, ceremonialist, writer, dancer, doctoral scholar, mentor of Irish rites, griefwork, and pathways of belonging as a diasporic Irish descendant. I support people who are ready to explore rites of passage, somatic griefwork, and sociospiritual alchemy with depth and integrity. My approach is evidence-based, culturally grounded, and shaped by research, lived experience, oral tradition, and a deep relationship to the Earth.

About
I am Dawn Dancing Otter, an educator, ceremonialist, writer, dancer, doctoral scholar, mentor of Irish rites, griefwork, and pathways of belonging as a diasporic Irish descendant. I support people who are ready to explore rites of passage, somatic griefwork, and sociospiritual alchemy with depth and integrity. My approach is evidence-based, culturally grounded, and shaped by research, lived experience, oral tradition, and a deep relationship to the Earth.
Ways of Knowing
01
Rites of Passage Apprenticeship
For experienced therapists, coaches, or facilitators. Irish rites of passage, revised for diasporic contexts; somatic griefwork; and sociospiritual alchemy in a one-on-one mentorship.
(1-3year containers based on mutual agreement)
02
Womxn’s Keening Circle
For womxn-identifying people: both education and practical somatic vocalization, and self-expression to explore personal, collective, and intergenerational grief specific to womxn.
(online or in person cohorts)
03
Womxn’s Keening Facilitator Apprenticeship Program
Group program for Womxn-identifying folk to learn ancestral grief ceremonial facilitation rooted in diasporic Irish rites, folklore, storytelling, and keening ceremonial practice.
(Online and in-person cohorts)
04
Substack: @WitchAF
I create educational writing on medicinal folklore, animism, poetry, grief, and culturally grounded spiritual practice.
Ways of Knowing
01
Rites of Passage Apprenticeship
For experienced therapists, coaches, or facilitators. Irish rites of passage, revised for diasporic contexts; somatic griefwork; and sociospiritual alchemy in a one-on-one mentorship.
(1-3year containers based on mutual agreement)
02
Womxn’s Keening Circle
For womxn-identifying people: both education and practical somatic vocalization, and self-expression to explore personal, collective, and intergenerational grief specific to womxn.
(online or in person cohorts)
03
Womxn’s Keening Facilitator Apprenticeship Program
Group program for Womxn-identifying folk to learn ancestral grief ceremonial facilitation rooted in diasporic Irish rites, folklore, storytelling, and keening ceremonial practice.
(Online and in-person cohorts)
04
Substack: @WitchAF
I create educational writing on medicinal folklore, animism, poetry, grief, and culturally grounded spiritual practice.
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Explore thoughtful writing, conversations, and pathways for belonging, griefwork, and spiritual discovery.
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Explore thoughtful writing, conversations, and pathways for belonging, griefwork, and spiritual discovery.