Return to Light Gathering
This Is Not About Numbing Less. It’s About Living More.
For too long, so many of us have carried the quiet ache that whispers: Is this all there is?
We’ve played the roles, checked the boxes, poured ourselves into everyone else. By all accounts, we’ve done everything right. And yet… something feels missing.
Some of us have numbed that ache with wine, food, shopping, or scrolling. Maybe even shrunk into silence. Not because we’re weak, but because no one ever taught us how to honor the pain as a sign for seeking, healing, and expanding.
But here’s the truth: that ache isn’t proof you’re broken.
It’s your light, calling you back.
Why Return to Light?
Over 22 years ago, I chose a different path. I stopped focusing on what I didn’t want — and started pouring everything I had into what I did want: love, freedom, and light. That shift changed everything.
That same philosophy is the heartbeat of the Return to Light Gatherings.
These are not about numbing less. They’re about living more.
What Are the Gatherings?
For 10 weeks, beginning Tuesday, September 23, 2025, we’ll gather online as women in our prime — to breathe, to reflect, to share, and to remember who we really are.
Each week, we’ll explore one chapter from my book Return to Light, with guided reflection prompts, journaling, and sacred conversation.
✨ The Details:
- When: Tuesdays, Sept 23 – Nov 25, 2025
- Where: Online via Google Meet
- How: Reflection, journaling, and sharing based on Return to Light
- Donation: Suggested $22 per gathering, or $150 for the full 10-week journey. Please give what feels right for you—no one will be turned away.
Themes by Chapter
- Theme: Awareness & stepping into power
- Prompts: What does being “in your prime” mean to you today? Where are you still playing small?
- Theme: Unmasking roles & rediscovering truth
- Prompts: What roles have you been performing that no longer serve you? What are you truly craving when you numb?
Chapter 3: Hiding from the Light
- Theme: Facing fears of change
- Prompts: What fears surface when you imagine stepping into the unknown? Where are you assigning blame?
Chapter 4: Chasing After Prisms
- Theme: Recognizing distractions & illusions
- Prompts: What am I hoping to prove—and to whom? What would it look like to transform without escaping?
Chapter 5: Reconnect to Your Light
- Theme: Returning to truth & spirit
- Prompts: What drains my light? What habits no longer serve the woman I’m becoming?
Chapter 6: You Always Have a Choice
- Theme: Owning agency & self-trust
- Prompts: Where do I need to choose myself more boldly? What does trusting myself completely look like?
Chapter 7: Closer to the Exit than the Entrance
- Theme: Urgency, legacy, living fully now
- Prompts: What would I do if I knew my time was limited? What kind of light do I want to leave in my wake?
- Theme: Practices to stoke light daily
- Prompts: What lights me up that I’ve been neglecting? What can I do today to build my light brighter?
Chapter 9: Let This Be Your Turning Point
- Theme: Courage & decision-making
- Prompts: What would it look like to say YES to my light today? What am I ready to release?
Chapter 10: The Light Is Rising
- Theme: Collective rising, global movement
- Prompts: What role do I feel called to play in this movement of light? How do I want my light to impact others?
Every gathering is complete on its own. You’ll receive value even if you can’t attend them all. But the deepest transformation happens when you commit to the full journey. When we walk together, week after week, our lights rise brighter — individually and collectively.
Why Now?
Because the world needs women lit up.
Not performing.
Not pretending.
Not silenced.
Not shrinking.
Not numbing.
We need women who are ready to rise in wisdom, speak with truth, and stand in love as their power source.
And maybe… that woman is you.
Your Invitation
If you’ve been craving more — more truth, more freedom, more life — I invite you to join us.
Together, we’ll return to light.
We’ll build it bright.
And we’ll enter this next season grounded, alive, and ready to rise.
💡 Reserve Your Spot Here – Return to Light Gatherings
Together, we rise brighter.
With love & light,
Teresa
Teresa Rodden Return to Light with Shadow Love
About Teresa Rodden
Teresa Rodden is a coach, author, and guide for women in their prime who are ready to stop numbing, start feeling, and live with purpose. Through her signature message, Love Yourself Back to Light, and her newest body of work, Shadow Love, Teresa helps women embrace every part of themselves — even the dark places — as essential to their brilliance.
Her work is about more than “fixing” what’s wrong; it’s about returning to truth, rewriting limiting narratives, and allowing the shadow to teach you how to shine. Whether through her writing, coaching programs, or live workshops, Teresa invites women to explore with curiosity, meet themselves with compassion, and reclaim the power of their own story.
Connect with Teresa on Instagram @i_am_teresarodden or learn more at TeresaRodden.com.
