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A guided space to move through life rupture - not just understand it.

Small group coaching circles where you’re supported in real time as your patterns arise.

Step 1. Podcast

Start with the free podcast experience.

A warm, spacious entry point for women in the middle of change.

Each episode helps you understand your inner world and take one grounded next step.

Episode-guided healing

Listen in order or begin where you are

Companion worksheets

Download simple reflection pages

Built for onboarding

This is the door to your inner world

This is where you begin to understand your patterns. 

The deeper work happens when you're guided through them.

Step 2. Free Membership

A softer next step after the podcast.

Inside the free hub, begin your self-healing journey with a workbook and videos. 

Feel held by the structure before deciding whether to go deeper.​​

Phase 0 orientation and nervous system safety

Workbook previews and gentle reflection prompts

A clear invitation into the full journey when ready

And when you're ready for deeper support

Step 3. Join a Small Group

A six-month small group coaching experience

- where you're supported in real time as your patterns arise.

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This is where the work happens - in real time, in relationship, with guidance​.​​​​​​​​

  • Small group (4-6 women)

  • $100-$150/month (depending on group size)

  • 3 live sessions per month (60 minutes, Zoom)

  • A 6-month container for depth and continuity​​

You don't need to prepare anything. Arrive as you are - we work with what's present.​​​​

Each session includes:​​​

  • Grounding

  • Guided inner work

  • IFS coaching

  • Integration​

With a map to support your self-healing journey:

Phases 1-2: Clarity + Safety

  • Regaining Focus

  • Clarifying What I Want

Phases 3-5: Patterns + Transformation

  • Surfacing Obstacles

  • Befriending Obstacles

  • Releasing Burdens & Inviting Gifts

Phases 6-9: Integration + Purpose

  • Making it Safe to Develop Gifts

  • Embedding Intentions

  • Pursuing Goals Passionately

  • Releasing Expectations & Opening to Synchronicity

You don't have to figure this out all at once.

We work with what's present - one step at a time, together.

Contact Me

Shannon Phillips Desrosiers, PhD

Email: shannon@yoursecondmountain.com

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🏔️ About ME

I didn’t come to this work because I had it all figured out.

I came to it because something in my life broke open — and what I found underneath wasn’t clarity, but patterns I couldn’t unsee.

 

For a long time, I tried to think my way through it.
Push through it.
Fix it.

 

But what actually changed things was something much simpler: 

Learning how to stay.

 

To stay with what I was feeling.
To understand the parts of me that were protecting, reacting, holding everything together.
To meet myself differently — instead of trying to become someone else.

 

That’s the space I hold now.

Not as someone who has the answers —
but as someone who can sit with you in what’s real,
and guide you gently as you begin to understand your own inner world.

 

This work isn’t about getting it right.

It’s about having a place where you don’t have to do it alone.

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Apply for a Small Group

This is a small, guided group experience. This application helps ensure the group feels aligned, supportive, and well-matched.

You don't need perfect answers - just what feels true right now.

SECTION 1 - BASIC INFO

SECTION 2 - WHERE YOU ARE

What are you most wanting support with?

SECTION 3 - YOUR AWARENESS

Have you listened to the podcast or used the workbook?

SECTION 4 - READINESS

Are you open to being gently guided in a group setting?
Yes
I think so
Not sure
Does it feel supportive to know that you won't have to share more than you're ready to?
Yes
I'd want to understand more

SECTION 5 - PRACTICALS

Can you commit to a six-month group?
Yes
I think so
Not sure
Does the pricing range ($100-$150/month) feel workable?

SECTION 6 - NEXT STEP

What would feel most helpful as a next step?
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