Here We Go Again...Together

For the GrandRaiser who is done being the only one in the room who gets it. The hard parts that bring you to your knees and the precious ones that take your breath away.

You walk in carrying it alone. You never have to again.

Nobody warned you it would feel like this. You stepped up because that's what you do. You navigated the paperwork, the courts, the caseworkers, the school meetings. You got the children settled. You built the routines. And from the outside, it looks like you have it handled.

And you do. You always do.

But somewhere along the way, the adrenaline ran out. And what's underneath it is something quieter and harder to name. A grief that has no clean edges. A guilt that sits alongside love so complete it takes your breath away. An identity you don't quite recognise anymore.

You look in the mirror and wonder: who am I now?

Nobody in your life is talking about this part.

Join us for six gatherings over six weeks this fall. A small circle. People who are living this too.

By adding your name to this list, you're first in line when September registration opens. At the founding member price, which includes lifetime access to GrandFamily Village.

Before the first session starts, you'll receive a personal invitation to the live launch gathering, a short Zoom call in mid-September where you can meet some of the women who'll be in your circle. No agenda. Just faces before the first session begins.

And while you wait, some inspiration and gifts will arrive in your inbox (including an exclusive GrandRaiser's meditation). Dropped in your inbox, from one GrandRaiser to another, written from inside this life.

You called an old friend last week. You had something real to say. She'd just had her grandkids for the weekend, the fun kind, and had to rush off to pickleball.

She meant well. You hung up feeling worse. She loves you. She just can't follow you into this room. Nobody can, unless they're already living it.

What you're looking for is someone who was already there when you walked in. Who hears the real thing, the hard thing, the one you've been carrying quietly for months, and nods. Not to be kind. Because they know exactly what you mean.

This is that circle.

Here We Go Again... Together is a small, intimate group of GrandRaisers who gather live, for an hour or so once a week, to finally exhale. You walk in carrying it alone. Six weeks later, you're not.

Nobody here is going to hand you a worksheet or run you through a corporate wellness agenda. Just women who are living this life, led by Mary, a GrandRaiser herself who raised her grandson from newborn through child protection, courts, and crisis. Who built this community because when she needed something like it, nothing existed.

So she built it herself.

Six weeks. Small group. Live. Real. And a community that is yours for life.

While you wait, something arrives in your inbox. Five letters from Mary, written from inside this life. They won't fix anything. They might make you feel a little less invisible. That's enough to start.

"You are giving us such beautiful insight and meaningful words to carry us through." — Deb, GrandRaiser

You are not alone in this. Not even close.

"It felt like I was sitting with someone who actually gets it. Oh my God, I saw myself in it so many times."

~ Anonymous GrandRaiser

"I just cried through the first four chapters. All the feelings I was supposed to power through are there. In writing. And it's okay, it is okay."

~ Monique, GrandRaiser

"I have never been so profoundly affected by a book before. Thank you for writing this. It is truly a gift, and I know I will be referencing it time and again."

~ Lynda, GrandRaiser of teens

What six weeks looks like

Six live weekly gatherings on Zoom. Small group, never more than ten women. Same faces every week, which matters more than it sounds.

Each week we gather around something real. The grief with no clean edges. The guilt-grief loop and why it doesn't respond to logic. The identity that quietly disappeared somewhere between the school run and the court date. The child's behaviour, and what it actually means once you understand what trauma does to a nervous system. The friendships that used to fit and don't anymore. The question you can't ask anyone in your actual life.

We don't fix things here. We hold them together.

And by the end of those six weeks, something specific happens. The isolation breaks. Not because anything at home has changed. Because you are no longer the only one in the room who knows what this actually costs. That weight you've been carrying alone, you're not carrying it alone anymore. You'll feel that in your body before you can explain it in words.

When the six weeks end, your place in GrandFamily Village, our private peer-led community, is yours. For life. Because what you're really building here isn't a program you complete. It's a place you belong.

When does it start?

The first circle opens in September 2026. Ten seats. Never more than ten women in the room, which is the whole point.

Your name on this list means you hear about registration before anyone else, and you hold your place at the founding price until the seats are gone.

Lifetime GrandFamily Village membership included.

US$97

Founding member price, for waitlist members only.

This price closes when the seats fill. Future cohorts start at $197.

Is this for you?

This circle is for you if you are a grandparent raising a grandchild full-time, past the early crisis and carrying something harder to name. If you have looked for something like this and come up empty. If you are ready to stop explaining yourself and just exhale.

It is not the right fit if you are looking for legal or financial advice, or a large, noisy online group. And if you are not yet ready to show up honestly, that is okay too. There is no pressure here. Come back when it feels right.

A note about free spots. A small number of seats in the first circle are reserved for GrandRaisers who are willing to share honest feedback as the program takes shape. No performance required, just genuine reflection on what's working and what isn't.

If that's you, tick the box when you add your name to the list. Mary will follow up personally. No obligation, no pressure. On your terms, always.

A Note from Mary Scheidegger

Mary Scheidegger is a GrandRaiser, the founder of GrandFamily World, and the author of Here We Go Again: The Strength and Resilience of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.

Let me tell you something I wish someone had told me.

The loneliness of the second year (the third year, the eighth year...) is not a sign that something is wrong with you. It is a sign that you are doing something extraordinarily hard, mostly without training, mostly without backup, and mostly without anyone truly understanding the full weight of what you are carrying.

You are damn good at this.

And you deserve a circle of people who already know that, without you having to explain it once.

I built this because I needed it and it didn't exist. I am building it for you for exactly the same reason.

Come... find your people.

Shine on. You are beautiful and brave and oh so gosh-darn tenacious.

What you are doing today is raising tomorrow. So we may all live in a kinder, gentler world.

Mary