Endorsements

My dearest friends I will tell you a truth about me…I am NOT a group person! Having said that, I must tell you that the most profound, exquisite, life changing moments of my life have occurred in Circles of Women like the ones Marilyn leads. The work of “becoming” is lifelong and full of peaks, valleys and long stretches of endless plains. The wealth of knowledge, wisdom, delight, pain, insights, anguish, learning, connection, competence, and community I have experienced in such groups, has enriched my life beyond measure. If I had one gift to give to my children, it would be to be held and loved, as who they are, within the sustaining and unconditionally valuing arms of such a group of Women, as they journey through their own lives.

Sending love and light and holding of my own for all the courageous women who CHOOSE to join This Circle of Women.

Having known Marilyn’s work for over a decade now, I feel confident in saying that a woman who goes to study with her will have a moving and fruitful learning experience. Marilyn’s strong teaching skills, her very clear understanding of the necessity of good boundaries, her passionate spirit and her deep integrity will come together in her programs and individual work with women and groups.

In providing my services, I have seen a range of women who have worked with Marilyn – from those who have just started to those who have completed their work with her. From the start women are delighted with the tools Marilyn offers. But more so I hear about her refreshing strength, honesty and humor. Women who have completed their work radiate with confidence, clarity and profound beauty that comes from finding and knowing their true selves.

Marilyn is strong and tough, yet loving and kind. With the strength of the divine feminine she will hold your space and give you unique tools while you find your way to your truth. If you just want to tell your story and have someone support you, you can go many places. But, when you are ready to find your true self and be all that you can be, Marilyn is the person to work with. I cannot recommend her more.

I have worked with Marilyn for over two years now, both individually and as part of a Women’s Circle. Marilyn is smart, compassionate, empathic and challenging! Because of her, I have grown and changed in ways I never expected. The incorporation of astrology into psychological work was new for me, and deepened my understanding of myself and my patterns. I will be forever grateful for Marilyn’s expertise and care. Working with her has been a wonderfully transformative experience.

As someone who works in the field of mental health, I was looking for a therapist who could work through my attempts to evade the real and difficult work of healing, see me for who I truly am, and help me to understand my path without pathologizing my struggles along it. Marilyn has been that godsend to me. Given my cognitive-behavioral background, I was initially cautiously curious of her astrology lens through which she practices. Through meeting with Marilyn and discussing my charts, I have begun to see how what I formerly viewed as opposing and perhaps divisive aspects of my own being not only fit together, but also serve one another if given balance and due respect. This has been one of the many blessings from her knowledge of astrology in her practice. I’m in the process of healing and I have Marilyn to thank and honor. My gratitude for her is boundless.

My experience during and since my Natal chart reading done by Marilyn Dam-Rabolt. From the moment I scheduled my reading, I intuited that Marilyn was incredibly professional and extremely passionate about her work! Once at my scheduled appointment, it immediately became apparent that Marilyn had spent a good deal of time preparing for our session that was about my chart. Marilyn’s reading was empowering, positive, straight on accurate. I felt She made me feel that I have great significance and value which is a true and everlasting gift. My reading was so specific , I felt a huge connection to Marilyn’s interpretation for my chart! Her gift is one of vast knowledge, empowerment and great love. I felt the entire time that I was being given a wealth of tools with neutrality and great encouragement! It was extremely obvious that this is her life’s work and passion, I am forever grateful to travel this path. I feel validated in my own life journey, my career and relationships, I look forward to my next chart ! Feeling empowered and grateful!

Fortunately, I was introduced to Marilyn at, “Bowing to the Moon, understanding your heart” workshop in 2011. Four years later, I found myself in need of Marilyn’s help during an extremely difficult time in my life. She managed to guide me through the cycles of grief, emotions and discoveries with counseling that is richly enhanced by astrology. I truly believe that we are so complex and using several different tools to find better understanding is essential. Marilyn’s knowledge, honesty, wisdom and charts provide the most complete explanation of myself and the work I need to do to be balanced. For this, I am forever grateful to her.

With kindness and compassion, Marilyn guides me to places I don’t want to go, but know I must. And the she sits with me in those places until they feel safe. Her astrological perspective, has helped me to understand where I come from and how to move forward in a way that is true to my soul.

Marilyn guided me in resolution of long standing emotional trauma related to divorce, loss of parents, holding teens responsible during their years transitioning to adulthood. Marilyn was critical to growing my understanding of personal responsibility versus responsibility of others to me. Personal growth through self awareness. Circle work has allowed me to acknowledge and share the deep truths of my being and my life experiences. In circle we hold a place for others, committed to trusting and feeling that trust from other woman. We are safe to “bare our souls”.

I lost myself. Somewhere along the way…along the path to adulthood and parenthood…I lost myself. I had forged various destructive ways to cope with life, and stress and loss. Pieces of me littered the roadside. Things looked good on the outside. I had everything I could ask for. But I felt like an impostor in my own skin. I could not fit myself into the pretty box in which I had chosen to live. I struggled and I studied and I talked for years. Then I experienced a loss that no parent should ever have to endure. And I shattered into a million pieces. I struggled and studies and talked for several more years. And my mentor, my therapist, my dear friend, Marilyn, helped me find myself again. Together, we have fit the broken pieces of myself back together in a whole new way. It looks quite different than it did before. A bit oddly shaped with rough edges. But beautiful just the same. I will be forever grateful. Forever and ever.

Marilyn has a knack for challenging me in a way that moves me forward, demands I access my best thinking, feeling and observing… and ultimately leads me to the next place I need to be in order to keep mastering my lessons. It is a delightful journey with her assistance!

The magic of working with Marilyn Dam-Rabolt is in her ability to create sacred space; physically, emotionally and spiritually; and in her commitment to truth telling even when it’s risky.

I am moved by her ability to deeply listen to those around her honoring and respecting differences.

Working with Marilyn has been and continues to be a true gift in my life.

I love my sister Circle. In such a short time, I have learned so much. Listening with my heart to the stories of struggle and triumph that my Circle sisters share has enriched my life. Marilyn has a passion to teach women how to be fully alive and skillful with our lives. And to do this not just for ourselves but for all the generations that will follow us. I have joy in my life and I have courage because of what I have experienced through the wisdom and compassion of Marilyn Dam-Rabolt. With deep appreciation,

Marilyn’s wisdom and guidance has given me the strength to tap into parts of myself that I didn’t know existed. By becoming aware of these “parts” and dealing with the sadness and pain that they carried I’ve been able to now live my life as a more mature, much stronger self-aware adult woman. I will be forever grateful to Marilyn for guiding me on a path that helped me to become a much more self-confident, happy human being. Thank you, Marilyn.

Marilyn saved my life.

I’ve known Marilyn for over seven years and she is one of the kindest yet strongest woman I have ever known. She teaches women to be at each others backs instead of each others throats. Individually, I feel she holds me close to her heart and I feel safe. Marilyn has helped me finally find my voice.

 

Fifteen years ago I met a Mystic. Although she would hate it if I called her that.

She wasn’t what I would have easily identified as one at the time, according to my limited perception of what I thought one would be. She wore no ornate decorated flowing robe, didn’t have a crystal ball as far as I could see, her face was kind, inquisitive and at times her eyes were fiery and fierce.

No, there was no evidence of any of this, none that my analytical mind could dissect, try as I might.

It was what she did that completely caught me off guard; threw me off balance, off my game,
pulled the rug right out from underneath me.

This Woman looked into my very Soul. And, for the first time in 34 years of feeling alone, I had the acute sense that someone cared enough to finally see me and beckon me one small step at a time, to come out of my self-torturous, self-imposed exile.

Over the next 15 years while we worked together in collaboration, peeling away layer by layer the armor of self-delusion, I came to understand and experience myself in an entirely new way, I became Authentic.

Through gentle yet strong individual guidance and engaging in Circle work, I have learned what it truly means to have another Woman at my back. I have received Unconditional Support, Truth (although sometimes hard to hear), Wisdom, Laughter, Respect, Hugs, and a great deal of Love. Marilyn’s wisdom, integrity, and true passion for this Work is a gift to our World.

Fifteen years ago I met a Mystic. Through Marilyn’s Living I have become my own.

So very thankful to be one who will gather as a part of this particular Safe Danger Circle. I have changed my life with this work, and deeply hope to pass on the gift of my learning and my experiences there to others in my lifetime.

I’ve had the privilege of sitting in Circle led by Marilyn and it was deeply transformational. I learned so much about myself as well as the subtle and powerful dynamics between women. The Circle work helps us break down barriers to wholeness—of self and community. The work guides women to find and strengthen our voices and also deepen into active listening and holding space for one another’s growth. Circle work is about healing and making whole—when we heal and stake claim to our wholeness, it has a profound ripple effect. When we heal ourselves, we are healing the earth.

I’m so deeply grateful to Marilyn for her leadership in my life. I’m also grateful to the other women in the circle for showing up courageously in their naked truths, allowing themselves to be seen.