Monna McDiarmid
Fairy-Godmothering:
Befriending
Yourself
in Tough Times
Hello, lovely.
What if you could become your own fairy-godmother, a gentle guide who understands your struggles and believes in you unconditionally? What if transformation doesn’t begin with grand gestures, but with kind moments of listening to yourself? And what if healing doesn’t arrive through the constant chatter of your mind, but through your body that has been quietly looking after you all this time?
I’ve been thinking about you lately. I’ve been thinking about how hard it is to be kind to yourself when the world is so scary and uncertain. When political systems spin out of control or illness (yours or that of someone you love) makes regular life challenging or impossible. When it gets harder to buy the fancy cheese, to dream of taking a vacation, or even make a decent living. When the folks you’ve always counted on to be calm and dispense the pep talks are lost inside social media feeds, anxious and white-knuckling it. Uncertainty and loss of control rarely bring out the best in humans.
Many of us are having a tough time right now. We have harsh inner critics living rent-free in our heads. We’re exhausted from trying to manage things beyond our control, hollowed out with worry, and shattered from the effort required to maintain the illusion of being perfect, in person and online. We long for a gentler way of being with ourselves. Never in my time on Earth has it been more urgent to establish a peaceful home base inside ourselves.
For 20 years, I was an international school counselor, and for the past eight years, I’ve walked alongside private clients as a certified life coach. In fact, I’ve always been a fairy-godmother to others, lending care and support where I could. Yet the most profound magic was still waiting—the moment I would learn to turn that compassionate gaze inward.
Weirdly, maybe miraculously, developing a debilitating dizziness/balance disorder provided me with the opportunity to finally become my own fairy-godmother.
During the eight weeks of this course, I’ll be your guide as you befriend your sweet self and begin to feel safe and peaceful, no matter what is happening in your life.
What if you had a fairy-godmother who ~
Taught you how to be your own protector
Saw your essential loveliness, even on your messiest days
Whispered words of encouragement and compassion instead of criticism
Believed in your infinite worth
Knew that you could trust yourself, now and always
This isn’t another self-improvement program because you don’t need to improve yourself. You aren’t broken. This is a journey of befriending yourself, and of learning how to generate contentment and happiness, exactly as you are, here and now.
Welcome to Fairy-Godmothering!
Let’s explore the details of this eight-week course…
OUR MODULES:
Week 1: Greeting your Fairy-Godmother | Explore what kinds of magic you bring to your own life
Week 2: Glimmer Gathering | Recognize tiny moments of joy and become more intentional in creating them
Week 3: Meeting your Nervous System | Develop a personalized and gentle set of tools for self-regulation
Week 4: Thoughts as Passing Clouds | Create spaciousness in your life by recognizing that you are not your thoughts and life has more to offer beyond your current story
Week 5: Befriending Your Inner Children | Recognize, get to know, and embrace all of the versions of you. Understand what they have to offer and how you can protect them
Week 6: Self-compassion, fierce and tender | Practice the kind of self-compassion that is required in each situation. Experiment with transforming self-criticism into love
Week 7: Turtle-Step Mapping | Using the maps you’ve created throughout the course, begin plotting small steps towards the yummy life you most deeply desire
Week 8: Integration & Celebration | Consolidate your learning and celebrate your journey
What You’ll Receive:
Delivered directly to your inbox, eight weekly lessons—each with one BIG idea, lots of examples, and instructions for creating a map that will support you on your own journey
Audio versions of these lessons (because sometimes magic wants to
be read out loud and listened to)
Weekly companion videos
Invitation to our Slack classroom
60-minute live Zoom calls every Saturday including The Gathering (Luminous Godmother Gathering), a space for students to introduce their fairy-godmothers
Infinite compassion
When The Magic Happens:
Weekly Lessons: Pop into your email inbox every Monday beginning on May 5th
Live Call ~ Time: Our 60-minute Zoom calls will held on Saturdays at 4 p.m. Pacific | 7 p.m. Eastern
Live Call ~ Dates:
Saturday 10th May
Saturday 17th May
Saturday 24th May
Saturday 31st May
Saturday 7th June
Saturday 14th June
Saturday 21st June
Saturday 28th June
THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF:
You’re ready to be kind to yourself
You believe transformation can feel gentle
You’re willing to play, explore, and surprise yourself
You’re tired of self-improvement and hungry for self-love
THIS MIGHT NOT BE YOUR PATH IF:
You’re looking for a quick fix
You’re not ready to be vulnerable
You prefer harsh critiques to tender care
Your Invitation:
Close your eyes.
Take a breath.
What if becoming
your own fairy-godmother
is the most
revolutionary
act of your life?
Your magic is waiting.
Investment in Yourself:
Full eight-week course experience with weekly lessons/audios, videos, live calls (and recordings) and classroom access
Full eight-week course experience with weekly lessons/audios, videos, live calls (and recordings) and classroom access
90 minutes of individual guidance and care via Zoom in June, July, August or September 2025
Materials for the full eight-week course, including with weekly lessons/audios, videos.
Does not include live classes (and recordings), classroom, or coaching
~ Thank you for trusting your own magic ~