The Woman I Carry Forward | A Story of Lineage, Liberation & Grandmothers

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The Woman I Carry Forward

In honour of International Women’s Day, I share a story about the woman who shaped my life, my grandmother, Ollie Fay Brown.

She was a woman of quiet strength. A descendant of enslaved people who lived her life as a Black woman in rural Alberta, she carried dignity, rootedness, and a powerful steadiness that shaped generations after her.

Through her life, I began to understand something profound: lineage does not just live in stories - it lives in our bodies, our choices, and the way we show up in the world.

In this talk I reflect on:
• the quiet power of grandmothers
• the strength of women who endured before us
• the choices we make today that shape future generations
• and the freedom we carry forward

This story is personal, but it is also universal. Because every one of us carries women behind us.

May this reflection remind you of the strength in your own lineage, and the freedom you are here to live. ✨

Gillian White is a soul guide, ritualist, and keeper of sacred wisdom who has spent over twenty years guiding women back to their inner knowing. From her beloved yurt in the foothills of Alberta, she weaves ritual, ancestral remembrance, and feminine spirituality into teachings that help others awaken the temple within. Through her circles, retreats, and healing work, she creates spaces where the Divine Feminine can rise, and where every woman is invited to remember the sacred story she carries within her.

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