Light. Listen. Let Go.

Press play for a calm 10-minute guided meditation to reset.

Clear your mind, settle your spirit, and refill your cup.

CLICK PLAY TO LISTEN!

Thank you for bringing a Village Glow candle into your space. This moment is yours—a pause between the doing and the being. Before you press play, take a breath. Light your candle with intention. Let its flame remind you that peace doesn’t always need to be earned; sometimes it simply needs to be received.

As the fragrance fills the room, allow this 10-minute meditation to be your cue to slow everything else down. No phone. No multitasking. Just presence. Let the glow, the scent, and the stillness guide you inward. When the audio ends, stay a moment longer if your spirit calls for it. You deserve unhurried time to rest, release, and return to yourself.

MEET THE FOUNDER

Denise Williams Mallett

Dr. Denise Williams Mallett is a respected higher education leader with over 25 years of experience helping institutions grow, students thrive, and communities rise. She’s held executive roles at Marygrove College, Wayne County Community College District, and the University of Detroit Mercy—where she became the institution’s first African American Vice President.

But The Village Effect isn’t about her titles.

It’s about the truth behind them.

As a woman who has often been the "strong one" at work, in her family, in every room she’s walked into, Denise knows the quiet exhaustion that comes from always holding it together. This book is her personal and professional offering to other high-capacity women: the ones who lead, love, and carry it all… but rarely feel carried themselves.

With a voice that’s both grounded and generous, Denise invites readers into a space where leadership doesn’t require self-neglect, and faith doesn’t demand silence.

This is more than a book.

It’s a homeplace for the strong friend.