Inspired by @Erin Corine Johnson's question to us at today's session as to how we can support folks in the Black community, here is an opportunity to do just that. Read Theresa M. Robinson's post and the links explaining the 2026 WarriHER Experience Retreat and the Retreat Access Fund. And please share widely! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7429894495858565120-8i56?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAADMcucBSKN6zuQruDb0nk67IiKCY3EEu2A Retreat https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IsxjrfVq3XRrrgFE3RPueqOf15MKeOri/view?usp=sharing Retreat Access Fund https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YLAmthsEmpogLsYBCXKL32IeY2l3kA1a/view?usp=sharing As a bonus, check out Theresa's Guided *You-Turn* Journal: https://a.co/d/04P139iP (Your purchase of this journal supports the WarriHER Experience Retreat Fund)

As many of you know, I lost my paternal grandmother last Thursday to a long and brave battle with Parkinson's disease. She was my first creative muse and one of the safest and most nurturing people in my life as a child. I recorded this video today that is, as usual, being suppressed like crazy due to a dip in my online activity over the past week, as well as the mention of Black History Month and a gathering I'm not paying LinkedIn a cut of. I'd appreciate if you'd go give it a listen and some engagement. All of this said, the webinars are on for this week, February 24-25-26 at 3:30pm Central US/10:30pm Central Europe. If you have not yet registered, you may do so at this link. Replay available for all registered attendees. Contributions over the suggested add seats to our community sponsorship pool. Global Black community members, your seat is on us—please DM me your email address to be registered. For non-Black people experiencing financial difficulty, a limited number of community pool seats are available. Please DM me ASAP to claim one, no questions asked. These webinars will much more off-the-cuff than I'm used to. There won't be a lot of bells and whistles. But I think it's important to still show up for the community and for myself this week. I'd love for you to do the same. See you there. 🤍

Sharing this post here with an ask: Sharing this with an ask to all who see this: react, comment and share this post. Taj M. Smith is a truly great human. Thanking you all in advance for your support For folks in countries where Venmo and Cashapp are not available, here is Taj's PayPal : @tajdor https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tajmsmith_donate-to-help-a-black-healer-heal-organized-activity-7429716842342072320-2zcx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAADMcucBSKN6zuQruDb0nk67IiKCY3EEu2A

Sharing from an email from Dr. Sam Rae: I'm approaching the two-year anniversary of when I first decided to pause my consulting business and take a sabbatical, and honestly… I cannot believe how much my life has changed since then. I'm at another turning point and a huge transitional moment. And instead of being nervous about what's coming next, I'm excited. Everything that's been unfolding is showing me that I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be. So here's the big news I want to share: I've decided to turn my personal research into a formal study and would love for you to participate. If you've been following my work, you know I've been building frameworks around what I call High-Functioning Survival Mode™ — the cycle that high-achieving, high-masking women get stuck in. I've been studying this and living it, and noticed there's a real gap in how burnout is understood for women like us. Most of the tools and resources are surface-level and certainly don't use an intersectional lens. Now that I'm on the other side, I want to hear directly from other women navigating this through real data. So I created the High-Functioning Survival Mode™ Study. Because you're part of my email community, you get access before I share it publicly. The survey takes under 10 minutes and explores how stress, survival mode, and burnout patterns show up individually, in relationships, and at work. If this resonates with you, I would love your participation. And, if you know a high-achieving woman who should be part of this, please share the link with them. TAKE THE SURVEY

I know I get to this point. https://youtube.com/shorts/CRhRnF7oBlU?si=Jv7Gv44B6eZ-VPbv