Preparing for Our Reparative Circle
HMI Leadership Team | Liberation-Focused Strategic Discernment & Mediation
Why We’re Meeting
Every leadership team carries both strength and fracture. When tension goes unnamed, it doesn’t disappear; it shapes how we lead, decide, and show up for the people HMI serves. Over two days in person, we will practice something different: naming what’s been hard to say, learning a liberatory way of holding conflict, and making space for repair where we’re ready.
Start Here: Watch the Orienting Video
In this short video, I share who I am, how I approach this work, and what to expect before and during our time together. Please watch it before choosing how you’ll share your input.
Your Voice Shapes This Work
Your perspective, in your own words, is what guides our time together. Please share as much as you feel led to about your experience on this team and what you need to do your job well.
Everything you share is confidential and de-identified. I’ll organize responses into shared themes and reflect them back to the group anonymously and in aggregate. No response will ever be attributed to any individual. Choose just one option, or choose both!
 Complete the confidential questionnaire
The primary way your perspective will inform our work. Take your time, and answer what feels right.
Schedule a brief video call with me
A 20-minute, confidential one-on-one space to share context, concerns, or questions before we gather.
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What to Expect When We Gather
The Reparative Circle is emergent and collaborative. There is a shape to hold us, and the path within it will respond to what the team surfaces together.
Day 1: Naming the Fracture · December 3, 2026, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
We’ll ground together, co-create our agreements, and hear the collective themes from your pre-work. We’ll explore how conflict is often handled in professional spaces, then learn a liberatory way of holding it, including a concrete practice we’ll use throughout. The day closes with personal reflection and space for those who are ready to name where repair is needed.
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Day 2: Parallel Process & Repair · December 4, 2026, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
We’ll continue processing and deepen our practice. Then the team will choose how to proceed: together as a full group, or in paired repair conversations, with my support throughout. We’ll close by co-authoring collective agreements and integrating the work through embodied practice.
Participation in any repair conversation is always voluntary. No one will be asked to engage beyond what they choose.
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After We Gather: We’ll reconnect for a 90-minute virtual check-in 4–6 weeks later to reflect on how our agreements are living and what’s still needed.
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I look forward to connecting more deeply with you.
Dr. Shawna Murray-Browne
Kindred Wellness
