Authentic Relating for Self-Liberation

A monthly gathering in Orlando to practice authenticity that brings people closer.

Each gathering is a structured space designed to create safety in authentic vulnerability: paired shares, group reflection, and Authentic Relating activities (honest, in-the-moment connection, practiced on purpose). We draw on Nonviolent Communication, Internal Family Systems (parts work), and embodiment alongside it.

Everyone is welcome, no experience necessary. Come monthly or drop in as you like.

WHO THIS IS FOR

You might recognize yourself here if you:

➺ rush to fix things when someone is hurting, and ache to know how to just stay close

➺ carry too much on your own and find it hard to let people help you

➺ over-apologize, or struggle to say what you want

➺ have done the personal growth work and know the tools, and want more opportunities to practice them with like-minded, like-hearted people

➺ dream of being part of a community that can stay connected through inevitable rupture and repair

YOUR FACILITATOR

Amy Whicker (she/they)

Amy has spent the past six years helping people communicate more collaboratively, set more effective boundaries, and build relationships that feel honest and alive. She co-founded Connection Collaboratory and Open Love Forum and has worked with Elar Institute and Authentic Revolution to design and facilitate transformational learning experiences.

Amy’s approach integrates Authentic Relating, Nonviolent Communication, somatics, and parts work (IFS) to support nervous-system safety, courage, consent, and connection. Her facilitation is playful, collaborative, and grounded in her own journey with perfectionism, people-pleasing, and late-realized neurodivergence.

www.amywhicker.com

Creates a very safe and liberating practice environment

"I truly sense Amy's genuine offering of empathy to each and all of the participants, her passion for and felt need to protect the integrity of the work, and her loving friendliness. This creates a very safe and liberating learning and practice environment."

—Gene