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A Fresh Chapter: A Look Back at 2020
In the early days of the pandemic, I spent more than one evening in tears as it felt like AFC faced roadblocks every way we turned. Seven months later, I have come to see constraints as an opportunit...
Finding My Voice: How I Am Learning to Step Up and Into Difficult Conversations about Race
His words sliced through me. My body vibrated with shock and I found myself somehow… frozen. I wanted to wipe the smug expression off his face. I took a breath while my mind scrambled for what to sa...
September AFC Live: Transforming Ideas Into Action
“Words may inspire but only action creates change.” ~ Simon Sinek. Join us Wednesday, September 23rd at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT to talk about transforming ideas into action and how we can take big or sm...
Self-Care & “Protecting The Asset”
What does self-care look like in the midst of a pandemic? Here are three things I’ve recently discovered that have each helped me find some balance amidst all of the uncertainty
AFC Live: Making Peace With Discomfort In Order to Advance Equality
Talking about race is hard. And, if we challenge ourselves to talk about it enough, we will get things wrong. We will ask the wrong question or say the wrong thing. But, what if instead of retreating,...
Why I Had To Hit Rock Bottom To Start Being Honest With Myself
I spent years avoiding vulnerability with myself and my loved ones because I couldn’t face my own true reality. Because of my experience with AFC and the courage of the once complete strangers that ...