The Darkness was never the end
Author. Coach. Someone who has been where you are —
and found a way through.
Drawing on forty years in healthcare, a master's degree, and the wisdom of eight transformational teachers, Debbie Woods helps you discover that the pain you have walked through is not your enemy.
It is your source.
Debbie Woods, MS - Author & Coach
"The darkness you have walked through is not the enemy of your healing. It is the source of it."
Debbie Woods, MS — Into the Woods Coaching
01
The Book
A memoir and spirituality book weaving personal stories with the teachings of eight great wisdom figures on what it means to truly love yourself and others. Darkness Informs the Light — coming soon.
02
The Coaching
Group and 1-on-1 programs for anyone in the long middle — between the darkness and the light — who is ready to let the journey inform something new. The Circle, The Journey, The Community.
03
The Conversation
A growing conversation on YouTube, social media, and inside The Community — for those who are ready to discover that they are not alone, and never were.
THE WISDOM BEHIND THE WORK
Eight teachers.
One truth.
They lived in different centuries, on different continents, and spoke different languages. But every one of them agreed: the love most of us practice is not actually love — and real love is something we have to learn
Jesus
Agape
Unconditional, willed love — not contingent on worthiness or return
Lao Tzu
Tz'u
Tenderness and non-grasping compassion. Love that does not grip.
The Buddha
Metta
Loving-kindness that begins with the self and extends to all beings.
Confucius
Rén
Benevolent humanity — give to others what you wish to receive.
Rumi
The Field
Love as the fabric of existence — and the field beyond wrongdoing.
Krishnamurti
Honest Seeing
Love without the self — and the naming of every counterfeit.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Interbeing
Understanding as love's root. You cannot love what you do not truly see
Teilhard de Chardin
The Second Fire
Love as cosmic energy — the force at the heart of the universe
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Ready to let the darkness
inform the light?
Whether through the book, the coaching, or the conversation — there is a place for you here.