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The Modern Day Medicine Woman™

About Me

I’m Carlene — a medicine woman, somatic healer, and spiritual guide.

But titles only go so far.

What I want you to know is this:


I’ve walked through fire and found medicine in the ashes.


I’ve cracked open in the middle of healing and learned that truth, even messy truth, is always the way home.

I stand where the mystical meets the human — where ancient practices meet modern pain, where nervous systems unravel and spirits remember.

My path is rooted in reverence — for the body, the Earth, the spirit, and the old ways. My lineage is Celtic and Nordic. I have also been deeply influenced by the teachings and wisdom of Mayan and Native traditions. I’ve been shaped by elders, teachers, and sacred landscapes, and I carry this wisdom forward to make it real, embodied, and accessible for today.

Through women’s circles, somatic healing, shamanic work, and mentorship, I create spaces where women can exhale. Spaces to unravel and be met. Spaces to return to the power and presence they’ve carried all along, even when it was buried beneath shame, grief, stress, or feeling “not enough.”

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I’ve had the honor to walk with women around the world — through loss, birth, becoming, and transition. Women who want a place where they don’t have to explain themselves. My work is where spirit meets skin, and deep healing asks not for perfection but presence.

This is my life’s devotion. Not a business. A living prayer for women to be seen, felt, and known in their fullness.

I’m not here to fix you.

I’m here to walk beside you as you remember your own medicine.

I’m the one who might drum and drop an F-bomb in the same breath. Who honors your grief and your joy as sacred. Who knows laughter and snot-crying often belong in the same room. And who will always remind you — in love and truth — that you are not too much. You are right on time.

This work is a bridge — between worlds, between women, between who we’ve been and who we’re becoming. It’s not about escaping life; it’s about landing fully in it, with your feet on the ground and your heart cracked wide open.

If you’re longing for realness, ceremony, and connection,
If you’re ready to be held in your humanity and your divinity,
If you’re seeking a place to belong without performing —

You have a seat here.

And I will be right beside you when you take it, with open arms and a full fuck yes.

About The Modern Day Medicine Woman™

The Modern Day Medicine Woman™ is my living prayer — a sacred offering to every woman ready to reclaim the fierce, tender, wild medicine inside her. This is more than a space: it’s a container born from my own journey through healing, heartbreak, and transformation. A place to gather, to be held, and to rise together.

This work is my devotion to women who have walked through fire and still carry their light, and to those still finding the courage to step into their own power. It is for women in all seasons — whether you are unraveling old wounds, celebrating new beginnings, or simply craving the deep connection that reminds you you are never alone.

Here, we show up raw and real, with grace and grit. We speak truth, honor our shadows, and hold space for one another with fierce love and radical acceptance. This is a circle without masks or pretense — where your soul can breathe freely and your voice can be heard.

I blend ancient wisdom and modern understanding — weaving ritual, somatic healing, and spirit to guide women home to themselves: to their medicine, their voice, and their unapologetic truth.

This is my gift and my commitment: to be a bridge between worlds, cultures, and hearts so every woman can claim her place and be held fully.

A personal note from me -

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I hold this work as a sacred trust — a devotion to the women who seek light in the shadows, strength in vulnerability, and sisterhood that feels like home. If you are ready to step into your truth, to be seen and loved exactly as you are, know that you belong here. You have a seat in this circle, and you are deeply held.

My mission is to inspire and support every person to step fully into their unique medicine — to heal, to rise, and to lead from a place of deep self-love and embodied strength.​ Together, we reclaim the art of soulful living, weaving community, ritual, and transformation into everyday life.

​Disclaimer: All offerings are intended to support personal growth and holistic well-being and are not a substitute for medical or mental health care. Please consult with a licensed provider for any physical or psychological conditions. Participation is voluntary and self-directed.

© Carlene Kanellis 2025. All rights reserved.

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