What if you could say what you need — without fearing what comes next?
Your body knows what you need before your mind can name it. Touching Truth teaches you to listen to that wisdom, speak it clearly, and build relationships where truth is celebrated — not punished.
You're Not Broken.
You're Just Tired of Hiding.
Maybe you're treading carefully, afraid to ask for what you need because last time you tried, it started a fight.
Maybe you're emotionally numb—disconnected from your body, going through the motions, not sure what you actually feel anymore.
Maybe you DO know what you need, but you have no idea how to say it without sounding demanding, selfish, or "too much."
Or maybe you're just exhausted from pretending everything's fine when it's not.
Here's what we know: Most people aren't struggling because they don't love their partner or because they're fundamentally incompatible. They're struggling because no one ever taught them how to tell the truth without it being violent.
You've been taught to be "nice." To avoid conflict. To keep the peace.
But all that does is create distance, resentment, and loneliness—even when someone's right next to you.
There is another way.
Truth Doesn't Have to Hurt
At Touching Truth, we teach embodied communication—a way of connecting with yourself and others that starts in your body, not your head.
Because here's the thing: your body knows what you need before your mind can name it.
That tightness in your chest? That's not random. That pit in your stomach? It's telling you something. That restlessness, that shutdown, that ache—it's all information.
Most people ignore these signals or numb them out. We teach you to listen.
Then, we teach you how to name what you're feeling and connect it to the actual need underneath.
And finally, we teach you how to speak that truth clearly—in a way that brings you closer to the people you love instead of tearing you apart.
This is not therapy. This is not a quick fix. This is real, practical training in being honest without being harsh.
And it changes everything.
The Touching Truth Framework
Body → Feeling → Need → Request
Listen to Your Body
Your body registers unmet needs as physical sensation—tightness, pit in stomach, shallow breath, restlessness. We teach you to notice these signals instead of ignoring them.
Name the Feeling
Sensation becomes emotion when you pay attention. That tightness? It's anxiety. That pit? It's dread. That ache? It's loneliness. We help you identify what you're actually feeling.
Connect to the Need
Every feeling points to a met or unmet need. Anxious = need for safety or clarity. Resentful = need for appreciation or fairness. Lonely = need for connection or presence. We teach you to trace feelings back to needs.
Make a Clear Request
Once you know the need, you can ask for it clearly—without blame, without attack, without making the other person wrong. This is where real intimacy begins.
Most people skip straight from feeling to blame:
"I'm anxious" → "You're making me anxious!" (fight starts)
We teach:
"I'm anxious" → "Where do I feel this?" → "What do I actually need?" → "How do I ask for it clearly?"
This is the difference between destroying relationships and deepening them.
Truth Circles: Where Transformation Happens
Truth Circles are small-group cohort programs where you learn embodied communication in real-time, with real support, and real accountability.
This isn't a recorded course you watch alone. It's a live, intimate container where you practice telling the truth—first with yourself, then with others.
What You'll Learn
- •How to reconnect with your body's wisdom and hear what it's telling you
- •How to identify your actual needs (not what you think you "should" need)
- •How to communicate clearly without blame using proven frameworks
- •How to receive hard truths from others without shutting down
- •How to navigate conflict without casualties
- •How to create relationships where honesty brings you closer, not further apart
The Format
8-12 weeks of live sessions (90 minutes each)
Small groups (12-15 people max) for real connection
Mix of teaching, practice, and community support
Practices to try between sessions
For individuals first (works whether you're single or partnered)
Led by Annie
Investment: $497–997
(Scholarships available)
Next cohort launching: Fall 2026
Is Truth Circles Right for You?
This is for you if:
- ✓You're holding back what you really need to say in your relationships
- ✓You feel emotionally numb or disconnected from your body
- ✓You know what you need but don't know how to ask for it
- ✓Conflict terrifies you, so you avoid it and create distance instead
- ✓You've tried "communication tips" but they feel fake or don't stick
- ✓You want deeper, more honest relationships but don't know where to start
- ✓You're willing to do the work (this isn't passive learning)
This might NOT be for you if:
- ✗You're looking for a quick fix or magic formula
- ✗You want someone to tell you your partner is the problem
- ✗You're not willing to look at your own patterns honestly
- ✗You're in an actively unsafe or abusive relationship (please seek specialized support first)
Truth Circles work for both individuals and couples, but we start with individual truth first. You can't show up honestly in relationships until you know yourself.
Meet Annie
Here's what people notice first about Annie: you can tell her anything.
Not in a therapist-analyzing-you way. Not in a guru-preaching-at-you way. In an "I can't believe I'm telling you this" way—the kind of safety that makes people finally exhale and say what's really happening.
For five years, Annie ran The Playground of the Senses—a physical shop in Ucluelet, BC that became a landing place for people navigating love, intimacy, and honest communication. The space may have closed, but the work continues.
Annie is a Certified Life Coach (Academy of Modern Applied Psychology, Kain Ramsay) and Certified Community Support Worker with years of experience teaching intimacy and relationships. She's seen what actually helps people connect across the full spectrum of human experience.
She's written and delivered sex education and relationship curriculum. She's taught life skills to adults with developmental disabilities. She's held space for people to speak truths they've never spoken aloud.
Annie knows what it's like to be in relationships where honesty was punished. And she knows what it's like to build one where truth is celebrated. That lived experience—not just theory—is what she brings to Truth Circles.
At Touching Truth, Annie creates the container where people can finally exhale and say what's really happening. Where being honest doesn't have to be terrifying. Where you can learn to speak your truth and be heard.
Ready to Stop Hiding?
The next Truth Circles cohort is forming now.
If you're ready to reconnect with your body, speak your truth, and build relationships where honesty doesn't have to be terrifying—join the waitlist.
No pressure. No false urgency. Just an invitation.
When you're ready, we're here.