Saskatchewan Sisterhood gathers in Melfort

“Our mission at grounded goodness is to spread goodness and I realized that I needed to bring people together to create a sense of community,” Perrot said.

She hosted her first Saskatchewan sisterhood events in Melfort in 2016 and 2017 which was followed by the 47-day road trip across the province last summer.

This past Saturday’s sisterhood event which was titled, Saskatchewan Sisterhood: The Power of your Voice, had many themes emerge.

“In relationships, we often give our power away and then we lose ourselves which just creates great conversation,” Perrot said.

The same themes pop up in Perrot’s book as well because they also continually made their way into the summer road trip events.

“It’s just fascinating to me, not surprising, but very fascinating in terms of we are not alone, all of us in this province and beyond are going through similar things, we are just not aware of it,” Perrot said.

Making connections was the whole point of the road trip for Perrot. She said bringing the sisterhood back to Melfort brought it all full circle and gave her a chance to bring some of the women she met last summer to her ‘home.’

“To launch my book in Melfort which is right next to St. Brieux was beautiful and also to have the support of the community,” Perrot said.

Puala Haubrich from Kindersley who met Perrot during the road trip, was one of the guest speakers at the Melfort event. She said these events are very important for anyone who is craving a connection.

“It gives you space to talk about those things that we don’t normally get to talk about in our day-to-day lives and help us move past those challenging, difficult things that everyone experiences,” Haubrich said. “We don’t often realize it’s this universal common experience and we don’t have to feel alone in those struggles.”

Haubrich called it an honour to come speak at the event.

“It affirmed for me that I was in the right place and space, and I am so grateful for that connection with Amanda,” Haubrich said. “It’s very unique what she is doing and also incredible to bring people together.”

With the bigger Saskatchewan sisterhood event behind her, Perrot said she will set her focus on her book and do some book readings around the province. A book reading is scheduled for this Thursday night at the St. Brieux library.

“To go to the library in my hometown and do a book reading is pretty surreal, but really cool,” Perrot said.

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by Angie Rolheiser

Saskatchewan Sisterhood gathers in Melfort

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