Who am I when so much of what I've believed myself to be has been shaped by a culture that never wanted me to see beyond the veil?
Rev angel Kyodo Williams
GROW is a white-bodied coaching cohort for those of us who are committed to divesting from whiteness and stepping into wholeness.
Grounded in the understanding that the world won't change if we don't, this work invites us to dig deep into the shadows of the individual and collective self so that we can confront whatever is holding us back from healing and wholeness. "Doing the work" isn't about getting it right, being good or playing small. It's about becoming solid and centered white people who are playing their part and helping bring forth a future of collective liberation and wellbeing.
This fall's cohort will focus on inside-out growth that supports how we show up in solidarity and action. Over the course of three months, we will explore the following questions/practices:
- What’s in the way of true solidarity?
- What is my right role and response-ibility? (How do I respond with skill ?)
- How do I organize my people around mutual responsibility and action?
- Who am I accountable to and how do I practice accountability?
- How do we sustain the work for the long haul?
GROW is for all of us who are tired of being stuck in old stories and cycles and ready to expand into our full power and potential.This moment is calling us to grow up and show up for ourselves and each other and embrace our purpose in the movement towards liberation and wellbeing for all people.
Your Facilitation Team
Kerri Kelly
A movement artist, wellness activist and author of the book American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal, Kerri is recognized across communities for politicizing wellness and bridging personal transformation and collective change. With over 20 years experience as a movement teacher and embodied facilitator, she has been instrumental in supporting healers, activists, organizers, and change-makers in working with the body as a site of healing, power and transformation. Rooted in the understanding that our wellbeing is bound, her leadership has inspired CTZNWELL, a movement collective that is organizing around structures of care and democratizing wellbeing for everyone.
Jennie Knott
jennie (she) is a white bodied, queer, radical-hearted, trauma-healing therapist and social worker. Intimately committed to embodiment practices that align with her core values that all bodies have the inherent right to safety, dignity, and belonging, jennie believes in the necessity of compassion, curiosity and communal ritual around grief that support us in recognizing the abundance life has to offer when we are present and connected to our authentic power and to each other. Her work is offered through her sole proprietorship, Connection & Repair, and the SHARE team at Harvard University. Website currently under construction, will launch again by the end of September.
Ready to GROW?
GROW is for white bodied people who are in an ongoing practice of unlearning whiteness and opening to possibility. This program will be a hybrid individual and group coaching format over the course of three-ish months to support our journey of healing and recovery. Here's what you can expect:
September: Opening cohort circle
October: 1:1 session & small group meet-up
November: 1:1 session & small group meet-up
December: 1:1 session & small group meet-up
Commitment: One time: $1299 or $325/month for 4 months
