Empowerment Communities
come together in community
A signature program of the restoration project
Coaching & Connection in a Safe, Small-Group Setting
Empowerment communities are curated groups of 8-10 individuals who align on purpose and values and aspire to grow in their life, work, and leadership
Communities meet monthly either virtually or in-person to reflect, learn, share, and grow together in pursuit of empowering the individuals within and elevating them in their restored leadership journey.
Tap the button below to submit a deposit and reserve your spot. Our team will follow up with you to align you with your community and provide an overview of the next steps.
Now Enrolling for Fall 2025…
Scroll down to learn more about each community and get in the group.
execution plan
How this works
- Our team at The Restoration Project will reach out approximately six weeks before the group begins to align you with a facilitator and topic of study that best aligns with your goals and interests.
- Your facilitator will host a kickoff meeting with your group members explaining the purpose, desired outcomes, roles, and community plan.
- The group members will self-select the best dates, times, and location to meet each month.
- Monthly meetings will explore concepts and questions aligned with the objectives of the community. Meetings will run approximately 90 minutes and offer safe space for everyone to discuss, learn, and grown alongside each other.
- The Restoration Project team will lead the preparation, facilitation, notes, and follow up so participants are free to be present to learn and grow together.
desired outcomes
How you will grow
Empowerment community members will:
- Enhance your confidence and effectiveness in leadership and work.
- Create connection, trust, safety and understanding within the group to learn and grow together and set a foundation to maintain supportive confidants and allies from this group long-term.
- Identify and integrate new ideas and skills that improve your own success and that of your community and/or organization.
from a 2024 empowerment community participant:
“Thank YOU so much for creating this group and sharing your time and wisdom with me/us! I am so very grateful — it’s clearly been a blessing to all of us in the group. Getting tangible ideas like this is priceless.”
Fall 2025 Empowerment Communities & Facilitators
Understand Yourself & Honor Others
August – December 2025
Take It All Apart with Coach Lindsay Leahy
True leadership begins within
In this Empowerment Community, we’ll explore Take It All Apart by Lindsay Leahy — a guidebook for leaders who are ready to slow down, get honest, and rebuild a life and leadership style rooted in what truly matters.
This community experience invites you to courageously look inward, identify what needs to shift, and approach the people around you with compassion and curiosity.
Together, we’ll navigate Lindsay’s restoration process: Build Connection, Restore Intention, and Inspire Action — creating a leadership journey that feels deeply aligned, intentional, and impactful.
If you’re ready to get clear on what matters and rebuild from a place of strength and authenticity — this community is for you.
Click the link below, and select “Understand Yourself and Honor Others” to show your interest in this Empowerment Community experience.
Live with Courage
August – December 2025
After the Rain with Coach Brooke Fitzgerald
Life will always bring storms — but what matters most is how we choose to move through them.
In this Empowerment Community, we’ll walk through After the Rain by Alexandra Elle, a soulful collection of stories, reflections, and lessons on healing, growth, and self-discovery.
This group encourages members to remove our armor, open our hearts, and do the deep personal work required to live and lead well. Through Elle’s wisdom-filled essays, we’ll courageously explore what it means to understand ourselves more fully, embrace life’s uncertainties, and navigate both our inner world and external challenges with clarity and grace.
If you’re craving deeper connection, clarity, and courage in both your personal and professional life — this is your invitation to step in.
Because after the rain, the sun always finds a way to shine again.
Click the link below, and select “Live with Courage” to show your interest in this Empowerment Community experience.
Live with Courage
August – December 2025
Dare to Lead with Guest Coach Kara Roeder
Leadership isn’t about titles, corner offices, or power — it’s about courage.
In this Empowerment Community, we’ll explore what it truly means to lead with heart as we journey through Dare to Lead by Brené Brown, a powerful book that calls us to embrace vulnerability, lean into difficult conversations, and cultivate trust in every area of our lives.
This group is an invitation to remove our armor, do the inner work, and move from resistance to acceptance. Together, we’ll discover how daring leadership requires us to get uncomfortable, take risks, and show up fully, even when the outcome is uncertain.
If you’ve ever felt called to lead with more authenticity, connection, and courage — this community is where you’ll find your people.
Because when one person dares to lead, it opens the door for others to do the same.
Click the link below, and select “Live with Courage” to show your interest in this Empowerment Community experience.
Lead with Love
september 2025 – january 2026
Multimedia Experience with Coach Molly Knuth
At The Restoration Project, we believe love is not a soft skill — it’s a leadership superpower.
Leading with love means showing up in your life, work, and leadership with compassion, courage, and connection at the center. It’s an active, intentional way of being, one that honors your values, uplifts others, and makes space for authenticity, trust, and belonging.
This Empowerment Community experience will not be guided by a single book. Instead, we’ll dive into a curated collection of articles, podcasts, videos, and real-world examples to challenge and inspire your leadership approach from multiple angles.
Together, we’ll:
- Practice new ways of leading that honor your integrity and uplift your community
- Reflect on what leading with love looks like (and doesn’t look like) in different areas of life
- Explore how to listen more fully, give more freely, and lead more intentionally
- Name and challenge the old leadership patterns rooted in fear, approval-seeking, or control
Because when we lead with love, we don’t just change our leadership — we change the world around us.
Click the link below, and select “Lead with Love” to show your interest in this Empowerment Community experience.
Act with Integrity
august – december 2025
Validation is for Parking with Coach Brooke Fitzgerald
We’ve been taught to look outside ourselves for approval, answers, and worth…But what if the confidence we seek isn’t something to earn — it’s something to reclaim?
In this Empowerment Community lead by Energy Builder, Brooke Fitzgerald, community members will explore how we, as women and leaders, can Act with Integrity by aligning our inner knowing with how we lead, speak, and live.
Together, we’ll ask:
- Where have I traded truth for acceptance?
- What would it look like to lead from my values instead of fear or comparison?
- How do I stop performing and start trusting myself?
Through the lens of women in leadership, we’ll unpack the myths women are sold about confidence and success, and replace them with grounded, honest strategies rooted in clarity, self-trust, and integrity. We’ll also reflect on the power of boundaries, grace, and breaking the cycle of patterns and limiting beliefs, and how these can inform a new kind of confidence that’s not earned, but embodied.
Because when we stop performing and start living with integrity, we don’t just lead differently — we live more freely.
Click the link below, and select “Act with Integrity” to show your interest in this Empowerment Community experience.
Connect to Something Greater
september 2025 – january 2026
Mary Magdalene Revealed with Coach Molly Knuth
What if the sacred feminine has been whispering to you all along, inviting you to lead, live, and love from a deeper, more connected place?
Join us for a soulful, thought-provoking Empowerment Community as we explore Mary Magdalene Revealed by Megan Watterson — a book that invites readers to reclaim their connection to the Divine Feminine and hear one of Christianity’s most misunderstood voices in a new, empowering light.
This community is an invitation to look up, have faith, and intentionally make space for the sacred in our daily lives and leadership. Together, we’ll consider how connecting to something greater can deepen our courage, compassion, and clarity as leaders and human beings.
Whether you’ve felt disconnected from your spiritual practices, are seeking a deeper relationship with faith and feminine wisdom, or simply crave a supportive space for honest conversation and collective growth — this is your invitation to step in.
Because when we connect to something greater, we remember who we truly are.
Click the link below, and select “Connect with Something Greater” to show your interest in this Empowerment Community experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do communities meet?
- When the group meets for the first time, they will self-select whether to meet in person or virtually depending on proximity of group members.
How long do Empowerment Communities run?
- Empowerment Communities run for approximately 5 months, but that can vary depending on the topic of study and the facilitator’s intentions.
- Your group facilitator will communicate this to you with their welcome email and in the first session.
How often do communities meet?
- Typically once per month
How long are meetings?
- Approximately 90 minutes per session
What do we talk about in our community meetings?
- This will vary from community to community based on the facilitator’s plans.
- Some groups focus their community on concepts presented in a book. In this case, most meetings will ground in the content covered that month, offering opportunities to ask questions and/or discuss passages and key concepts.
- Some empowerment communities are driven by more individual coaching needs. In this case, meetings may focus on a couple of specific group members and unpacking key topics they want to discuss with the group or challenges they need assistance with.
Is there a cost for these communities?
- Yes. Membership in an empowerment community is $500 for the 5-month experience. This includes 5 90-minute long group sessions facilitated by a coach from The Restoration Project or one of our affiliates, a copy of the book of study, tools, resources, and follow up notes/recordings.
What if I can't attend a group session?
- After each call, your community leader will send follow-up notes and recordings so you don’t miss a thing!
Is the program payment made monthly, in installments, or as a one-time fee?
- Great question! Participants have the option to pay a one-time lump sum or set up a payment plan at $100/month.
- To secure your place in the cohort, you will submit a $100 deposit at the time of registration, which will be applied to the program total.
Will meetings be during the day or in the evening?
- Every effort will be made by the facilitator to find a time that works for all community members at the community kickoff meeting.
from a 2023 empowerment community participant:
“I wish I could fully express my appreciation for you inviting me to this group and your leadership/facilitation. Words aren’t enough, but know that this is special, a true gift to us all.”
Expectations and Agreements
Inspired by brene brown
Because Collective Change Starts with Individual Change
in order to successfully lead others, we must first lead ourselves. This is what we ask our empowerment community members to commit to:
- I will show up with an open mind and open heart.
- I will be authentic and honest – these sessions are a safe, judgment-free space.
- I will set boundaries and keep confidentiality.
- I will actively practice gratitude.
- I will embrace vulnerability to grow by leaning into discomfort and tough conversations.
- I will operate from empathy (connection and compassion) vs. shame (fear and blame).
- I will embody the core values of The Restoration Project during the next five months inside and outside our community: understand yourself and honor others, live with courage, lead with love, act with integrity, connect to something greater.
Next communities begin in Q3 2025
We are so excited to welcome you in!
