Facilitating Connection and Wellbeing through Circle Practices

Welcome

A New Approach to Circle Facilitation

With decades of experience in legal, business and wellbeing fields, I offer a grounded, practical approach to Circle facilitation. My work is rooted in creating inclusive, accessible spaces that foster genuine connection, emotional resilience, and shared wellbeing—whether in corporate settings, practitioner-led communities, or personal growth workshops.

At a time of collective uncertainty, the practice of gathering in circles becomes not only a tool for wellbeing but also a path toward inclusivity, social justice, and collaboration. I work with professionals, practitioners and organisations to design circles that serve as spaces for real change and connection.

Meet Mitlé

My Approach

I focus on three core areas:

Circle Facilitation for Inclusive Leadership: I work with corporate leaders and teams to create spaces that foster inclusion, collaboration, and psychological safety. These Circles build connection and resilience, enhancing team cohesion and wellbeing.
Mindfulness & Emotional Resilience: I guide both practitioners and corporate clients in integrating mindfulness practices to manage stress, build emotional intelligence, and foster resilience in the face of today’s challenges.
Social Justice in Wellbeing: Circles can be tools for not only personal wellbeing but also systemic change. My approach honors the roots of Circle work while embracing the present need for inclusivity and justice. Together, we create spaces where diverse voices are heard, and true healing can take place.

Join the movement

If you are a wellbeing practitioner, leader, or organisation committed to fostering inclusive and connected spaces, let’s work together to create circles that are practical, powerful, and transformative.

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Reflections from Course Participants & Organisational Clients

Highly Recommend

“Mitlé is an incredible teacher, guide and circle holder. I highly recommend her Presence training for anyone learning to hold space for themselves, clients, family or friends. I thoroughly enjoyed this digital immersion into self-awareness and space-holding.”
Robyn Kyberd, Optimise and Grow Online
Authenticity & Care

“Mitlé has a level of authenticity, care and nurturing that makes you feel safe and secure in working alongside her. She is well versed in her knowledge of Circle and the importance of this for the greater whole. She encourages you to delve deeper into yourself so that you can harness the energy of Circle and support others to transform too.”
TeAroha Haunui, Intuition & Leadership Coach
Learn How To Hold Your Own

"Mitlé Southey has opened my eyes to the benefit of circles for all and she holds you with such love, compassion and safety to allow you to express the nature of your circles! Sit in circle with Mitlé Southey OR learn how to hold your own with Mitlé Southey - one of a kind!"
Kellie Guenther, Circle Facilitator, Transformational Coach & practicing Environmental Scientist
Inclusive Space

“One of the most beautiful and unexpected experiences was Mitlé's commitment to providing safety and specific space holding for the BIPOC members alongside the course, and this has felt the most inclusive space I’ve ever been a part of to date. I would recommend working with Mitlé to anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of themselves and wanting to create longed-for, safer and secure spaces for women of all backgrounds.”
Janine Begley, Circle Holder
Social Justice Considerations

“Mitlé has so much wisdom to share around women’s circles. She was able to speak to the philosophical foundations, the social justice considerations, and the pragmatics of how to host circle spaces. We’re thrilled with the training she ran for us.”
Samantha Nolan-Smith, The School of Visibility
More Confident In Their Leadership Role

“I highly recommend Mitlé for your community. I founded Period Coaching School and my students need to understand holding circle, holding space, being present for their clients. Many students will be running group programs centered around menstruation which can be a heavy subject. Having Mitlé share best practices and support for their work was essential. The students loved her, I got great feedback from them, including feeling more confident moving into their circle holder and leadership roles. Thank you Mitlé, from the bottom of my womb! “

Stasha Washburn, Founder, Period Coaching School
Inspired , Challenged & Empowered

“We were delighted to have Mitlé Southey as a guest speaker at the Doula UK conference 2023 ‘Stepping Up for Change’. Mitlé Southey’s talk ‘Birthing Your Circle: the (r)evolutionary power of sharing circles as collective care and sacred activism’ was attended by over one hundred and twenty doulas, midwives, antenatal teachers and birth workers. The talk, which was delivered professionally with visual slides and easy to understand explanations, inspired participants to want to start a Circle, challenged them to think creatively about how Circles could work for them within their existing business, and empowered them to know how to start and what the next steps would be. Doula UK would not hesitate to recommend Mitlé as a speaker or workshop leader.”
Doula UK