Ever find yourself shrinking back in groups, even ones where you should feel at home? Maybe you're posting less in online communities or keeping your wins quiet because you don't want to be "too much"? That's the witch wound at work, and it's time to talk about it.

In this episode of Stay Magic, Sara explores how the witch wound wasn't created in isolation and it sure as hell can't be healed there either. This is about the difference between fitting in (exhausting) and truly belonging (transformative), and why so many spiritual women are accidentally deepening their witch wound by choosing invisibility over community.

You'll discover:

• • Why the witch wound was literally created in community and what that means for your healing journey today
• • The Stanford study that revealed how professional women practice "intentional invisibility" to avoid conflict (and how this keeps you small)

• The crucial difference between belonging and fitting in, and why trying to fit in actually widens your witch wound

• How being witnessed and celebrated (not validated) is essential medicine for reclaiming your power as a witchy woman

• Three signs you're self-excluding from community and what to do about it instead

This is your permission slip to stop hiding the parts of you that feel too witchy, too powerful, or too much. Because here's the truth: your magic isn't meant to be whispered in the shadows. It's meant to be shared, witnessed, and celebrated in community.

Ready to heal your witch wound with other women who get it? Join our Enchanted Journey membership where we practice witnessing, celebration, and sacred belonging consistently. Or grab our free Stay Magic newsletter for weekly witchy wisdom delivered straight to your inbox. Links in show notes.

witch wound healing, reclaim your power, witchy woman community, belonging vs fitting in, spiritual women, shadow work, midlife transformation