I've been actively putting effort into creating a Coaching program for marginalized people and the communities that support them for about 2.5 months. In retrospect, this whole thing has been gestating for much longer. As I was finishing my degree in May, I was reckoning with my future looking nothing like it had 6 months prior in my head... before the US election, when systems and processes and infrastructures were functioning like they always had. Poorly. But familiar. At the beginning of the Spring semester, it became undeniable that my anticipated career trajectory no longer existed in this realm of existence. It took me a while to recover from that devastation and student burnout. On the other side of those weeks, I did what I always do (and what I WILL always do): I found a gap and a way to fill it. Tailored Resilience Coaching will offer financially accessible services to the people who are almost always left out of minds and left out of rooms talking about publicly promoted emergency, crisis, and recovery. TRC is doing the same for local Nonprofits and Community-Based Organizations those people trust. I'd be honored if you check out my website and I'd love to hear what you think! https://tailoredresiliencecoach.com/

Hey, Changemakers! Thank you to so many of you for joining us for Tuesday's Belonging Abroad webinar and today's REPLENISH Office Hours! Welcome to a new members that have joined us this week as well. We are so glad to have you! A reminder that office hours are available to all members of both The Haven and The Identity & Belonging Lab, so stop by at anytime on Thursdays at 8am or 12 noon Central US Time through August 30. Register by visiting the calendar tab or clicking below: Register for the AM Session HERE Register for the PM Session HERE Now, for the poll—tune into the video, vote for your top choice and leave second and third choices in the comments! As the world continues to buckle under the pressure of so many simultaneous evils, I envision The Haven as a protected space for us to discuss issues, explore themes on identity and help each other discover our role in the challenging timeline we're living in. I'm looking at the calendar in August, having decided to spend the majority of my summer on the ground in Spain in order to spend dedicated time to audit and restructure Hola Magnolia and get ready for our next launch in the Fall (stay tuned)! We're going all in on content and communities as DEI, social impact and all forms of change work are under increasing attack from rising far-right movements. How can I be of more support as you gear up for whatever is next? Whether you are: 🌱 Already getting what you need through the REPLENISH program currently happening in the IBL 🫶🏾 In the process of transitioning out of one job, role or project into another 🌟 Preparing a big launch on or offline that you need a cheering squad for

Hey, Changemakers—wanting to slide in and take the temperature on everyone's thoughts and feelings coming out of last week's devastating political news in the US. What feels harder since receiving the news of the Big BS Bill's signing? What feels more important and pressing than ever? What support do you need in order to stay on your current path, or pivot down another as you decide what's next for you in these increasingly uncertain times? A reminder that weekly office hours for the REPLENISH program currently running in The Identity & Belonging Lab are open to members of the Haven—so please click below to register and pop in tomorrow, Thursday 7/10! Register HERE for AM Office Hours at 8am Central/3pm Central Europe Register HERE for PM Office Hours at 12 noon Central/7pm Central Europe If you are enjoying this little peak into our summer program, remember that a monthly membership option has been added to the IBL—so you can now join us (and receive instant access to program replays) for $39 USD/month. Learn more in this pinned post from earlier this week! Looking forward to hearing from everyone and seeing some of you tomorrow. 🫂

Today, I am grieving the version of me that innocently and innocuously celebrated the 4th of July for the first 25 years of my life. That attended fireworks displays, staring up at the sky with wonder and awe at the explosive spectacle of light, sound and color. The United States of America was always painted to us as the pinnacle of freedom and democracy. A picture of progress and the embodiment of limitless opportunity. I grieve the little girl that thought slavery was a moment in time. A complicated history that was corrected and as such, justice was served. It was not corrected. It was covered. Buried. Hidden. Attempted to be rewritten. But there can be no reconciliation without repair. So as memories of rose-colored flag glasses, Old Navy t-shirts and firecrackers on the front porch fade into the distance of my memory, I come into consciousness. We are living in a world where suffering is so normalized, where partisan politics are so weaponized and white supremacy is so violent that dozens of white men can now, in broad daylight, unhooded and undeterred, vote against basic human dignity in at least seven different variatiants including but not limited to revoking healthcare, ending SNAP benefits, and violently detaining citizens and parents of citizens on the basis of race. And because we have normalized it, we can no longer control it. So if today you need to just let the tears fall, do that. If you need to write and write and scream and write until your fingers fall off, do that. If you need to cancel everything and sit in a dark room, do that. But if you feel the need to take up space today, do that too. You can start here. Write how you’re feeling below. Tell me what comes up for you. You don’t have to have a solution. You don’t have to find a bright side. It’s okay if it feels like there isn’t one. This is your community, and it is protected to the best of my ability so that you can say whatever is on your mind. Please use it if you need it.

Here’s an IBL crossover post, because I want to check in with you all as the state of the world (and much of our work as changemakers as a result) continues to spiral. How do you cope with work-related anxiety, even with work you love (even when the physical, mental and emotional toll is much)? Impact leaders and empathic humans hold so much space that we are often running on E long before our bodies, minds and spirits register the deficit. If you’re energy-sensitive in any way on top of your day-to-day load, the moment you return to center and tap back into your own needs, wants and to-do lists, the anxiety can catch you like a rip tide. True to the image, I try to combat this feeling by doing the mental equivalent of swimming parallel to the shore until I can feel the current release me back into calmer waters, where I can float gently to recuperate and then gradually tread way my way back to sandy—then solid—ground. Sometimes, that looks like at least making sure I eat well despite the overwhelm. Other times, it’s protecting my bedtime or even going back to sleep after getting my daughter ready for school and out the door. I think naming (and validating) these mechanisms helps us normalize the journey back to center after a crisis of any magnitude. The “almost there” part of managing our mental health is so important. Feeling every gradient of the healing process brings us closer to ourselves and helps us better understand our capacity at each stage so we can articulate our needs to those around us. I learned this lesson BIG time while organizing this summit, and it helped me get about 300% more sleep than I was getting this time last year with the same workload but with 3x more moving parts. So what about you? Tap in below. I’m listening. 🫶🏾 A reminder that there are just a few days remaining to join us in The Identity & Belonging Lab for $1/day (billed annually). Joining before the price goes up on June 1 locks in that rate for as long as you stay a member. Payment plans available, so I’ll be reaching out to those that have asked for more info before the end of the week.