When the Grandmothers Speak, the World Will Be Healed

I know that our voices carry medicine, our stories carry wisdom, and our presence carries light. Kalina Digital Media was born to be a lantern, shining on grandmothers who are stepping into their power, amplifying their voices, and weaving their legacies into the global tapestry.

 I often return to the Hopi prophecy: “When the grandmothers speak, the world will be healed.” These words are not just a vision of the future; they are a call to action in the present. As a grandmother and as the founder of Kalina Digital Media, I carry this prophecy in my heart as I show up and shine brighter with others who are on this journey of mine. It is the reason I began this work, one of my reasons: to create a voice for the voiceless, to open platforms where grandmothers can shine bolder, braver, and brighter, and to step together into a new season of becoming.

For too long, the wisdom of grandmothers has been silenced or overlooked. Yet everywhere I look now, I see grandmothers rising, finding their voices, speaking their truths, and weaving their stories into the fabric of our collective healing.

Through the Global Grandmothers Council Network (GGCN) and many other initiatives, circles are opening across the world. These platforms are not just gatherings; they are living archives of resilience, courage, and love. They remind us that our voices matter, that our stories carry medicine, and that our presence is essential for the healing of our communities and our planet.

Kalina Digital Media was born from this vision. I see it as a lantern, shining on the grandmothers who are stepping into their power. It is a space where their voices can be amplified, where their stories can be celebrated, and where their wisdom can ripple outward to empower others.

Every blog, every magazine spread, every invitation is created with this purpose: to make sure no grandmother feels unseen, unheard, or unvalued. My biggest why has always been to be a voice for the voiceless, to hold space for those who are ready to speak but need a platform to be heard.

We are entering a new season, a season where grandmothers are no longer standing quietly at the edges but are stepping boldly into the center. We are becoming leaders, storytellers, healers, and visionaries. We are shining brighter than ever before, and in doing so, we are empowering generations to come.

We are the dream of our grandmothers and ancestors before us. Every step we take, every word we speak, carries the echo of those who came before. Their prayers, their struggles, their visions have become the soil beneath our feet.

When we rise, we rise not alone; we rise carrying their hopes, their unfinished songs, their longing for a healed world. We are the living answer to their call, the continuation of their courage, the embodiment of their love.

And now, as grandmothers ourselves, we hold the responsibility and the joy of dreaming forward, for our children, for our communities, for the generations yet to come. We are both the dream fulfilled and the dream still unfolding.

The Hopi prophecy is unfolding before our eyes. The world is listening. And as grandmothers, we are speaking, not only for ourselves but for the collective, for the earth, and for the future.

When the grandmothers speak, the world will be healed. This is not just a prophecy;  it is a promise we are fulfilling together. Through Kalina Digital Media, the Global Grandmothers Council Network, and through countless initiatives across the globe, we are weaving a tapestry of voices that cannot be ignored.

As a grandmother, I know this is my calling. This is my biggest why: to be a voice for the voiceless, to shine a light on those stepping into their power, and to walk with my siSTARS into this new season of becoming. Together, we are healing the world, one story, one voice, one grandmother at a time.

Grandmothers across the world are rising. Through the Global Grandmothers Council Network Magazine and countless initiatives, we are finding our voices, shining bolder, braver, and brighter. We are a platform of belonging, a sanctuary where stories are preserved, wisdom is celebrated, and voices are amplified.

• We are the dream of our grandmothers and ancestors before us.

• We are stepping into a new season of becoming.

• We are not only speaking for ourselves but for the generations yet to come.

Kalina Digital Media  is here to ensure that no grandmother’s voice is lost and that every grandmother’s light is seen. This is my biggest why: to be a voice for the voiceless, to shine a light on those stepping into their power, and to walk with my sisters into this new season of becoming.

Together, we are healing the world, one story, one voice, one grandmother at a time.

Here’s a ceremonial invitation you can use in your magazine, written in your grandmother’s voice, to call sisters into their SHINE and encourage article submissions:

Grandmothers,

The Hopi prophecy reminds us: “When the grandmothers speak, the world will be healed.” Today, that prophecy is unfolding through us. Across the globe, grandmothers are finding their voices, shining bolder, braver, and brighter. Together, we are weaving a tapestry of wisdom, resilience, and love.

The Global Grandmothers Council Network and Kalina Digital Media are opening platforms for dialogue, story, and ceremony. We are creating spaces where your voice can be heard, your story can be honored, and your wisdom can ripple outward to empower generations.

This is your invitation: Step into your SHINE.

• Share your journey, your teachings, your reflections.

• Submit an article to our magazine and let your words become part of the living archive.

• Speak for yourself, for your ancestors, and for the generations yet to come.

Your voice is medicine. Your story is light. Your presence is healing.

How to Contribute

• Write from the heart—your lived experience, your wisdom, your vision.

• Articles can be ceremonial, practical, poetic, or reflective.

• Submit your piece to Kalina Digital Media and join the circle of grandmothers whose voices are shaping this new season of becoming.

Step into your SHINE. Submit your article. Be the prophecy fulfilled.

Email your articles to submissions@globalgrandmotherscouncil.org

Grandmothers, this is our time. Let's rise together, speak together, and SHINE together. When you share your words, you are not only telling your story, you are healing the world.