Sunday Circle :
An Online monthly gathering for
women doctors
“It was the most wonderful evening. You created something really beautiful and I can’t wait to come to the next circle. I have been imagining and yearning for something like this and it was just magic”
Online: via Zoom
The last Sunday of each month
7.30- 8.45pm
Once a month, on a Sunday evening, we gather by candlelight.
You might know that feeling. The weekend is ending. Something shifts. Your shoulders tighten. Your mind starts to move ahead of you, the week, the list, the things to get done, the things you’re already dreading.
Even before Monday morning comes, the feelings and thoughts have arrived.
Or perhaps there was no ‘weekend’. Perhaps you’ve just come off nights, or you’ve barely stopped, and Sunday is just another day you’re getting through.
Whatever you’re carrying as the week begins, that’s exactly why we meet.
Who it’s for?
Women doctors who are craving something more connected, more real. Who want and need a space to show up, be witnessed and held.
A place to be a person first, a doctor second.
What happens in circle
Sunday Circle is a sister circle space for women doctors, held online, once a month on a Sunday evening. Skilfully facilitated, gently structured.
We open with a meditation, move through seasonal reflection and poetry, and create room for whatever needs to be said — or simply felt.
You don’t need to prepare. You don’t need to perform. You can come exactly as you are, share as much or as little as you choose, and be witnessed in whatever you bring.
But above all, this is a space where you can be witnessed and held. In community.
You are welcome here whatever you are carrying. Joy, grief, exhaustion, gratitude, or nothing you can name yet. Whatever you bring is welcome. Including silence.
What is shared in circle stays in circle.
How it works
We’ll meet online, share a beautiful grounding mediation, step into circle with an opening reflection, and take our turn to share if you choose to and witness others with compassion, whole heartedness and no judgement or comment.
All you need is a candle if you have one, a pen and paper, and a quiet private corner. We meet on Zoom - which means wherever you are in the world, you’re welcome.
There is no pressure to share. Many women find that simply being present, listening, and being held in the container is enough.
At EACH Sunday Circle, YOU’LL FIND:
Gentle mindfulness and breath-based practices
Space to speak openly, to share your story without judgment, expectation or advice
Restorative rituals, shared poetry and creative reflection
Connection with women who understand the path you're walking
Whether you're stretched thin, quietly curious, or longing for a moment of stillness — join us.
You are welcome here, just as you are.
Investment £15 per session
This is priced to be accessible because building this community matters to me.
If £15 is genuinely out of reach right now, a complimentary place is available.
Just drop me a message.
“What a gift to witness the connection, calm, and courage shared here. The way you hold space for women in medicine, in harmony with nature, is nothing short of sacred”
Who holds the space?
I’m Dr. Alison Smith — a former GP with nearly two decades in the NHS, and a coach and facilitator for the last eight years.
I trained with Sister Stories, one of the world’s leading circle schools, and I bring that depth of experience to every circle I hold. I know the world of medicine from the inside. I know what it costs. And I know what it means to finally be in a room, even a virtual one, where you don’t have to explain yourself.
Sunday Circle is held with care, with skill, and with profound respect for every woman who enters the space.
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“Alison is amazing - she brings an abundance of empathy, ease and joy to her work and is incredibly talented at creating spaces where people can flourish. Words that come to mind in describing Alison’s approach to her work are thoughtful, sensitive, creative, generous, and filled with integrity. She is deeply committed to her workshop participants and works hard to ensure that they have a richly rewarding experience.
What makes Alison particularly wonderful is the breadth of her skillset and the way she blends her previous professional experiences in order to offer such unique and high quality gatherings.”
“In my work with doctors, I hear, with some regularity, stories of people who have been hurt in spaces that were meant to be healing.
I have been one of those people.
I have left a reiki session feeling emotionally bruised, my nervous system on high alert, having been opened up and then left without any real containment. A writing group that drew on participants’ experiences and emotions, without consent, as material for content. Groups where the purpose, boundaries and confidentiality have been woolly or non-existent. Each time, I left feeling raw, exposed, and, if I am honest, shaken. What had been marketed as healing, as nourishment, as care for my wellbeing, became the very opposite.
There is a growing trend for spaces labelled as safe. On social media, in professional networks, across the wellness landscape, the language of psychological safety, of holding space, of healing, is everywhere. I see it constantly. But let’s be clear, a space is not made safe simply by naming it as such. Safety is not a brand. It is not a candle and a carefully chosen playlist. It requires real care, genuine experience, professional training, and an understanding of trauma and group dynamics. Even then, and I say this with humility, I will not always get it right. What separates a responsibly held space from a harmful one is not perfection, but intention, preparation, and the willingness to hold clear boundaries with both gentleness and conviction.”