<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kintsugi Woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering Mature Women to Rise and Thrive]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:15:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sleigh Girl Sleigh]]></title><description><![CDATA[To the woman who’s been cracked open and gilded with grace… To the Kintsugi Woman rising into 2026 You didn’t just survive the year. You transformed You didn’t just mend, you SHINE You didn’t just show up, you SLEIGHED So here’s your reminder: You are whole. You are unstoppable. And 2026? It’s yours to claim. Sleigh, girl, sleigh, with your cracks, your crown, and your courage. We see you. We celebrate you. We rise with you. #SleighGirlSleigh  #KintsugiWoman  #2026Rising  #CrackedAndGolden ...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/sleigh-girl-sleighkalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694d369a7e3f33384f826d1d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:06:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Kalina Bains</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merry Christmas Everyone!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wishing you a Christmas filled with the love of your journey May the love of Christmas surround you and your family May your spirit be rejuvenated and your heart be light Wishing you the blessings of hope, joy, and renewal Wishing you a Christmas of wonder, love, and new beginnings May the spirit of Christmas bring you endless joy and happiness May you be blessed with the love and support of family and friends May your holidays be a time of healing and bring peace to your soul Wishing you a...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/merry-christmas-everyonekalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6769a46dda534b6a45b6ef1b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:58:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/dac080_d4f20acd31d24494ac33b5a6f20b2603/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kintsugi is My Superpower!                                  What is Yours?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kintsugi is my superpower. It’s how I walk through the world, with visible seams, glowing with wisdom, resilience, and soul. I don’t pretend I’ve never fallen apart. I celebrate that I’ve put myself back together, with intention, with spirit, and with love. What Does It Mean to Have a Superpower? It’s not about flying or invisibility. It’s about what makes you you. What you’ve survived. What you’ve learned. What you give. For me, it’s the ability to turn pain into purpose. To listen deeply....]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/kintsugi-is-my-superpower-what-is-yourskalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c07510e6f9264530e377bf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:43:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEu4p7aOuEk" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well Behaved Women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bought this card for myself to put on my altar to remind myself of my be.YOU .tiful journey as Kintsugi Woman .]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/well-behaved-womenkalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bf22e9993eb369ebc4e611</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dac080_fba3ecfcb6734469a8140e4c46e31262~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thank You for Walking This Labyrinth of Life With Me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Thanksgiving season, I pause in the center of the labyrinth of my life, not to arrive, but to reflect. To celebrate every twist, turn, and detour. To thank you for walking beside me. To my family and friends: You’ve held my hand through the winding ways. You’ve whispered courage when I forgot my way. You’ve danced with me in the dark and celebrated me in the light. Thank you for being my mirrors, my anchors, my joy. To the grandmothers: Your wisdom is the gold in my cracks. Your stories...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/thank-you-for-walking-this-labyrinth-of-life-with-mekalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68effabcf532892572a74d4c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YXcq7KgOxA" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mennonite Covering to                           Kintsugi Woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The above is  my article from our GGCN September issue about my Mennonite covering. Read the full article here:  https://globalgrandmotherscouncil.org/magazine-subscribe]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/mennonite-covering-to-kintsugi-womankalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e1bc0ffabe64c932f5122b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dac080_b5d41fe33824490a9a57560d1bc87cd6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEPTEMBER WAS MY TURN TO SHINE!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Is my month to SHINE! I’m honoured to stand in the spotlight this September as the featured Kintsugi Woman in our GGCN Magazine.This issue carries my journey, and the spirit of healing through kintsugi. It’s a reflection of resilience, transparency, and BECOMING.Come follow my journey.Meet  our Guardians of the Sacred #GuardiansOfTheSacred  Wisdom Keeper and read articles from our Global Grandmothers’ Council Network Magazine.Subscribe and read our September issue, and join the circle....]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/it-is-my-turn-to-shinekalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690b994936e5c49ffc6ba651</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:40:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grateful for the Women Who Walk Beside Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Thanksgiving Weekend, we are so grateful for the women who walk beside us. To the siSTARS who hold space, share stories, lift legacies, and remind us that healing is a collective art, thank you. You are the reason our circles glow. You are the reason our movements rise. You are the reason gratitude feels like home. May this weekend with family and friends be filled with warmth, with laughter, with remembrance, and with the kind of love that lingers long after the feast. Together we...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/grateful-for-the-women-who-walk-beside-mekalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e96d37f99b368a71db9e7f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:32:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dac080_3bef9f03425a46849d4805e67450b4ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Magdalene: A Kintsugi Woman, Just Like Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know her name. You’ve heard it whispered in pews, painted in shame, tucked behind centuries of silence. Mary Magdalene. They tried to...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/mary-magdalene-a-kintsugi-woman-just-like-uskalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e930b915335a80a82d3932</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:20:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dac080_463df5448b9e441380c7e336a082bce7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To All the Little Girls Around the World…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, we celebrate you. Your laughter, your questions, your courage. Your messy buns and bold dreams. Your quiet strength and radiant joy. You are not too much. You  are not too little .You  are just right—a masterpiece in motion. Through every crack, every stumble, every scar, you are becoming. And like Kintsugi, your story is stitched in gold. You are the reason our circles glow. You  are the reason our movements rise. You  are the reason we believe in tomorrow. So dance. Speak. Shine....]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/to-all-the-little-girls-around-the-worldkalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68efa78d67805a6f93e64ee4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dac080_7dfe038fe8c4412a82f81733c65d1b1f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kintsugi Permission Slip to Start Over]]></title><description><![CDATA[mm You don’t need to earn your worth. You don’t need to explain your joy. You don’t need to wait for permission. You are allowed to begin...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/kintsugi-permission-slip-to-start-overkalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e1bf3b4a2f8583aa96999b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:47:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seLsmSFU2_Y" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrapped in Eternal Light                         She Shines in the Beyond                          Suzanne Lewis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wrapped in Eternal Light She Shines in the Beyond Today, we gather in spirit to celebrate Suzanne Lewis, our beloved Global Grandmothers’...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/wrapped-in-eternal-light-she-shines-in-the-beyond-skalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dfe6303d4aa73574f24d25</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:09:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dac080_c982b02cbb9244ae806117578380eef7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_984,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Child Matters!]]></title><description><![CDATA[" Every Child Matters" We gather in memory, this September 30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation We honour the children who never...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/every-child-matterskalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dbca4c71c5e2d51f420b52</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:17:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dac080_81e0e05808db45529658daae24aa81ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Month to Shine!                                         GGCN Sept 2025 Magazine. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Is my month to SHINE! I’m honoured to stand in the spotlight this September as the featured Kintsugi Woman in our GGCN Magazine....]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/my-month-to-shine-ggcn-sept-2025-magazinekalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d96b21d3b5c27c52ffbf75</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 17:09:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dac080_0901d19b73204a9d872b70ff490bf857~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Light Your Kintsugi Candle]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Is Your Kintsugi Nudge A gentle tap on the heart. A golden whisper in the cracks. A reminder that your story matters, and your voice...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/light-your-kintsugi-candlekalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d96cb1cb09911e236e7ebd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dac080_15665e293d284abd9ae334b3d462ff27~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equality is a Circle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equality Is a Circle, Not a Ladder

We rise together, not by climbing over, but by lifting up.

In this circle, there is no top, no bottom, only compassion, connection, and collective strength.

We celebrate each other’s journeys, each other’s wins, and hold space for healing and growth.]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/equality-is-a-circlekalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d969d5ef091a1617e17029</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dac080_eaaa049c9a954fc1be8480fb6af14233~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise of Kintsugi Woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[My above  article was published in the September 2025 GGCN Magazine. Continue the journey, read the rest of the article here:...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/rise-of-kintsugi-womankalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e1be164a2f8583aa969746</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dac080_d6a7f5b4350b4a0f91b95e564bc0a5e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recover, Reclaim, RISE!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recover, Reclaim, RISE!  Mind. Body. Soul. Recover the pieces you thought were lost. Reclaim the truth of who you are. Rise in the gold...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/recover-reclaim-risekalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bf13f114c2bd2c28401643</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:37:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWCpA7o-Pqc" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocate for YOU!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were shattered—by pain, silence, and trauma. But we survived.  We speak with truth. We shine through our scars. This is our season to...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/advocate-for-youkalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bf127ef2b287367acd1241</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:33:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-x15TVD6nI" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grandma's Kintsugi Prayer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The women before me My mother, my three grandmothers They rose. Not untouched, not unscarred. They rose as Kintsugi women Cracked, yes,...]]></description><link>https://kalinabains.wixsite.com/kintsugiwoman/post/grandma-s-kintsugi-prayerkalinabains</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bf14c2f2b287367acd190b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ghp_Dx73AA" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item></channel></rss>