Creative Reconnection
Reconnect with your spark that got buried under the laundry.
Motherhood can be full of people and still feel lonely.
You can love your family deeply and still miss yourself.
If you’ve been craving more connection, more play, more space to feel yourself and access your aliveness, this experience is for you.
Creative Reconnection is a nourishing Tuesday night gathering for mothers who feel socially depleted, creatively disconnected, or buried beneath the endless rhythms of caring for our loved ones' needs. Together, we’ll create space to soften, laugh, breathe, connect, and reconnect with the part of you that is still vibrant, expressive, and alive.
No pressure. No performance. No need to be anything other than yourself.
Just a beautiful space to come back to yourself and maybe remember that she’s been there all along.
Maybe you’re a hyper-capable woman who is deeply under-supported by your local environment. Maybe you’re holding a lot, managing a lot, giving a lot and quietly feeling the ache of how little space there is for you.
You aren’t failing at friendship. You may be experiencing "social malnourishment" - not a lack of connection, but just not the right kind.
Making friends as a mom can feel awkward, vulnerable, and surprisingly hard.
How do we move beyond small talk?
How do we ask for support without feeling needy?
How do we build the kinds of relationships and the kind of inner spaciousness you’re actually longing for?
This evening is a portal into something gentler.
A two-hour restorative experience where you don’t have to lead, manage, over-function, or wear the mom-mask. A space to reconnect not only with other mothers, but with your own creative spark, your inner life, your honesty, and your humanness.
This evening is for you if:
You’re craving deeper, more nourishing connection
You miss feeling truly seen and understood
You miss being playful, expressive, or creative in community
You want realness, not just “I’m fine, everything’s fine” or kid talk
You feel unsupported, even though you technically “know” a lot of people
You’ve been longing for a way back to yourself that feels easeful, warm, and doable
What this evening is about
This is a gently structured, trauma-informed experience for moms who are tired of feeling emotionally underfed and want space to reconnect with themselves and others in a real, no-pressure way.
You won’t be pushed to share your deepest secrets with a room full of strangers. Instead, you’ll be invited to reflect, connect, and play with simple creative practices that help you:
understand your own relational and creative longings
notice where you may be feeling stuck or disconnected
experience being heard in a more nourishing way
reconnect with a part of yourself that has been waiting for some air, space, and attention
What you’ll walk away with
By the end of the evening, you can expect to:
Feel less alone in your experience of loneliness or social malnourishment
Have more clarity about what you’re really craving in friendship, community, and self-expression
Experience what it feels like to be genuinely listened to
Reconnect with your creative spark in a way that feels playful and accessible
Leave with one or two small, concrete next steps for inviting more connection and aliveness into your life
This is not:
Group therapy
A networking event where you have to perform
A space where anyone will try to fix you
A high-pressure sharing circle
This is:
A supportive, facilitated space for honest reflection and real conversation
A chance to be with other moms who are also craving something more real
A nourishing evening of connection, creativity, and remembering yourself
A small, contained experience designed to feel safe, human, and easeful
Who it’s for
Moms in the Bay Area who miss being real and doing creative things in community
Any stage of motherhood — pregnant, newborn, toddlers, school-age, and beyond
Women who don’t necessarily consider themselves “creative,” but know they miss a certain spark
You do not need to be extroverted, “good at sharing,” or in a particular stage of healing to come
Facilitators
Dr. Cristina Castagnini is a Bay Area psychologist with extensive experience supporting children, teens, adults, and families through life transitions, relationships, and emotional wellbeing. With training from UC Santa Cruz, Pepperdine, and USC, she brings clinical depth, warmth, and grounded care to her work.
Simone Torrey is the founder of Craft Your Village and a Bay Area facilitator who creates creative, relational spaces for women seeking more connection, support, and belonging in motherhood. Her work blends community design, creativity, and honest conversation to support women build real village in modern life.
Details
When: Tuesday, April 28th, 7:00–9:00 PM
Group size: 15–20 mothers
Cost: Sliding scale
Accessible: $11
Real Cost: $22
Supporting: $33
Choose the level that fits your situation — no questions asked.