Her Next Ascent™ · Women Leaders in Transition
First, re-anchor. Then rise.
A confidential program for women navigating an involuntary termination, a return to work after parental, medical, or caregiving leave, a restructuring, or a career pivot. Built around Owning Your Story, our framework for professional identity after disruption.
Confidential ◆ One-on-one & curated cohorts ◆ Canada & U.S.
FOR WOMEN NAVIGATING Involuntary Termination ◆ Return From Parental Leave ◆ Return From Medical or Caregiving Leave ◆ Restructuring ◆ Career Pivots
Sound Familiar?
The role changed. You’re still here.
It ended on someone else’s terms.
A termination or restructuring can shake more than your role.
Returning, but not the same.
After a leave, the role moved on and so did you.
The next step isn’t clear.
You know something has to change. You don’t yet know what.
Pressure to move fast.
Rushing the next move can repeat the last one.
Identity in question.
When the title changes, who are you as a leader?
Carrying it quietly.
Few people around you know how much this weighs.
What It Costs
Without support, women rush into the next role, accept less than they’re worth, or lose confidence that took years to build.
The Fear Underneath
That this moment defines you. That you won’t find your footing, or your voice, again.
How We Help
A confidential, structured path to re-anchor in your identity and values, read the terrain, and take a clear next step, with peers beside you.
You don’t need a new identity. You need to re-anchor in the one you have, and rise from there.
How It Works
Four stages. One clear way forward.
01
Anchor
Reconnect with your identity and values. This is where Owning Your Story lives.
02
Read the Terrain
Understand how you work best, what drains you, and what has really changed.
03
Switchback
Make deliberate next moves that gain ground, even before the full path is clear.
04
Her Next Ascent
Define what you want long term, and leave with a clear next step.
What You Leave With
Rise renewed.
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Clarity
A grounded sense of who you are and what you value, independent of any title.
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A next step
One concrete, confident move forward, even if the full path is still taking shape.
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Renewed
Feeling like yourself again, only stronger, with a long-term direction you chose.
Formats: one-on-one ◆ curated cohorts of 5 to 50 ◆ association member programs ◆ in person or virtual
Confidential support from our Executive Health Clinic is available to participants who want it.
For Professional & Women’s Associations
Offer Her Next Ascent™ to your members.
Your members are navigating terminations, returns from leave, and career pivots right now, often quietly. Her Next Ascent gives your association a meaningful, confidential way to support them.
◆ Member cohorts, designed with your board
◆ Multi-session series, in person or virtual
◆ Confidential by design, so members can speak openly
◆ Available across Canada and the U.S.
“Reclaiming your power. Become her.”
BRIT WATSON
Founder, The Anchor & Ascend Institute
Leaders Are People First
We’ve sat in your seat. That’s why we build for the whole person.
The leader and the person are the same human being. Every program, coaching relationship, and clinical service we offer starts there.
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The whole person
Leadership, wellbeing, and health, addressed together by coaches, clinicians, and change experts on one team.
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We’ve been there
Our team has led through restructurings, crises, and career transitions. Our empathy is earned, not scripted.
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Best practice, built in
Grounded in change management, adult learning science, and neuroscience, so what you learn holds on a hard day.
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Community, built in
Curated peers and connection that continue after the session, so no leader carries it alone.
Questions Executives Ask
Frequently asked questions
Who is Her Next Ascent for?
Women and feminine-aligned leaders at any level who are navigating an involuntary termination, a return to work after parental, medical, or caregiving leave, a restructuring, or a career pivot.
Is it confidential?
Yes. What you share stays in the room. Clinical support through our Executive Health Clinic is 100% confidential and never shared with an employer.
How is it structured?
Four stages: Anchor, Read the Terrain, Switchback, and Her Next Ascent. It is available one-on-one, as a curated cohort of 5 to 50, or as a program for association members.
Can our association offer it to members?
Yes. We design member cohorts and series with your board, delivered in person or virtually across Canada and the U.S.
How do I start?
Request a confidential 30-minute consultation with Brit to talk through where you are and what would help.
Your next ascent starts with one conversation.
Confidential, no obligation, and focused entirely on you.
