Let’s Heal Hooyo is a culturally responsive therapeutic support group specifically tailored for Somali women and mothers. The program was designed by Somali clinicians, provides evidence-based care, parenting support, trauma informed, and fosters community connection in both English and Somali languages.
Let's Heal Hooyo —Support Group
Second circle: The self in the body
Now meeting
How the circle works
Each circle runs as a series of weekly sessions on one theme.
Each session teaches one skill. You leave with a tool to use at home.
Groups meet in person at our Bloomington office or online.
No one asks about your past. You choose when and how to share your story.
The circle is free.'
Our circles
First circle: The self beneath the role
Completed
Women explored who they are beneath the roles of mother, wife, and daughter. Topics included boundaries, guilt, grief, and personal values. Ten women completed the first circle, in person and online.
Tuesdays, 5:00 to 6:45 pm, in person
8400 Normandale Lake Blvd, Suite 920, Bloomington, MN 55437
Wednesdays, 3:30pm-5:45pm- On Zoom- Ongoing
Fourteen sessions
Call us to register:
Phone Number: (612) 293-7697
Fax number: (952) 666 - 1137
Second circle: The self in the body
Now meeting
This circle explores the body’s history: what society expected of us as women, our unmet needs, unacknowledged grief, anger toward our mothers and guardians, body memories during medical visits and illness, trust, self-advocacy, and healing. We also talk about the conversations we have with our daughters.
Walk in at-Wednesdays, 2:15pm-3:45pm-
8400 Normandale Lake Blvd, Suite 920, Bloomington, MN 55437
Wednesdays, 4:15pm-6:pm- On Zoom- Ongoing
Fourteen sessions
Let’s Heal, Hooyo!
Support Group for Women:
Topic: The Self in the Body.
Free group for Somali Women. Meetings held in Somali and English.
Join our supportive peer group at the Women’s Wellness & Parenting Support Center — a safe, culturally responsive space for Somali and East African women to connect, share, and grow. The group offers:
Bilingual meetings in Somali and English to ensure accessibility and comfort.
Open discussion on mental health, parenting, cultural transition, and daily stressors.
Psychoeducation on coping skills, self-care, and navigating local services.
Child-friendly scheduling and support resources for parents.
Confidential, nonjudgmental environment facilitated by culturally competent staff.
Open to women of all ages and backgrounds. Free to attend; registration encouraged to reserve your spot. Contact our center to learn meeting times and location or to request interpretation and transportation assistance.
A free circle for Somali and East African women. Sessions run in Somali and English.
Let’s Heal, Hooyo! second cohort schedule
Tuesday Women’s Circle, September 23 to December 23, 2026
Week 1 | September 23, 2026 | Opening the circle
Week 2 | September 30, 2026 | Settling the body
Week 3 | October 7, 2026 | What womanhood was taught to you
Week 4 | October 14, 2026 | The body you live in
Week 5 | October 21, 2026 | Gudniin: what was done
Week 6 | October 28, 2026 | Grieving what was taken
Week 7 | November 4, 2026 | Anger, and the women who held you
Week 8 | November 11, 2026 | Telling and not telling
Week 9 | November 18, 2026 | When the body remembers
Week 10 | November 25, 2026 | Trust as a record
Week 11 | December 2, 2026 | Saying the need out loud
Week 12 | December 9, 2026 | Rupture and repair
Week 13 | December 16, 2026 | Mothers, daughters, and what stops here
Week 14 | December 23, 2026 | Integration and close
Let’s Heal, Hooyo
What to Expect from This Group
In this group we explore the body’s history: society’s expectations of women, unmet needs, hidden grief, anger toward mothers and caregivers, body memories from medical visits and illness, trust, self-advocacy, and healing. We also discuss conversations we have with our daughters.
Let's Heal, Hooyo! | Aan Bogsono, Hooyo
Let’s Heal, Hooyo
Let’s Heal, Hooyo! | Aan Bogsono, Hooyo
Healing the Self, Not Just the Role
When: Every Tuesday, starting June 23rd, 2026 Time: 5:00 PM – 6:45 PM Format:
Hybrid Online: Zoom In-Person:
WWPSC Office Location: 8400 Normandale Lake Blvd, Suites 920 & 950, Bloomington, MN 55437
Let’s Heal, Hooyo is a twice-weekly support group rooted in Somali culture and collective healing. This space is for Somali women—mothers, daughters, and sisters—seeking emotional support, connection, and restoration at any stage of life. Recent topics have included body image and shame, identity shifts after childbirth, hormonal changes, grief, and emotional vulnerability. Sessions feature open dialogue, guided reflection, and cultural practices such as Somali poetry, lullabies, and proverbs.
Supporting Somali women’s mental health and parenting through culturally responsive care and community-led program.
Healing group for Somali women and mothers who have spent years in survival mode and are ready to pause, breathe, and reconnect with themselves beyond struggle and fear. This group focuses on stillness, emotional awareness, and releasing negative thought patterns shaped by stress, migration, and responsibility.
Together, we explore identity before and after motherhood, fear of failure, emotional regulation, and healing beyond constant strength.
Sessions include guided reflection, open conversation, coping tools, Somali poetry and proverbs, and trauma informed, culturally grounded support in a safe sisterhood space.