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Reflections for Winter Solstice Season, in the words of our founder AW Shields. 

Swipe through to feel the shadows, the unseen, and the gifts they bring, and the nourishment they offer as we close the year and root into&nbsp

This fall, we had the honor of holding space with the Freedom Community Center (FCC) in St. Louis.
  
FCC is a Black-led organization rooted in dismantling the systems that harm our people and dreaming up what real safety can look like

All year, The Root Wellness Center has been planting seeds of healing. 

Every gathering, every cohort, every ritual has been a reminder that healing is not an individual act. It’s something we do in comm

Earlier this fall, our healer Brianna (she/her) led the National Benevolent Association’s Young Adult Social Service Peer Learning & Wellness Group Retreat in New Orleans. It was a space where care workers and spiritual leaders came togethe

Root work in motion 🌱✨

Last month, our own A.W. Shields and Danielle Sherman joined the @forwardjustice Strategy Center in Chapel Hill, NC for their staff retreat, guiding deep conversations on change, belonging, and collective culture.

Forward

Last month, our Founder and Executive Director AW Shields was honored with the Black SEL Innovative Leadership Community Award, in recognition of her dedication, brilliance, and impact in the field of mental health, healing and community wellness. 🌿

REQUIRED VIEWING: @songsfromthehole is a documentary and a testimony to the power of art, truth-telling, and healing even in the most confined places.  

Through music, memory, and community, James “JJ’88” Jacobs (@jj_eigh

This summer, Root Cause Collective’ s Trauma Recovery Coach Kia Davis, LCSW, led The Cost of Caring: Vicarious Trauma, Moral Injury, and Sustainable Practice @thesentencingproject’s Civic Power Convening in Chicago. 

In a room full

This month, we held a series of sacred gathering of Black women and non-binary therapists, preachers, and theologians from across the Triangle to plant the seeds of Our Ancestors Garden (OAG) curriculum.

With the partnership of the National Convocat

Black August is a month of remembrance and resistance born from the struggle of incarcerated freedom fighters who refused to let our liberation story be erased.

It’s a time to honor revolutions past, from Haiti to Ferguson, and to remember tha

We’re proud to share that our founder, @awshields, has been selected for the 2025 Galaxy Leader Fellowship! 

@galaxy_gives supports leaders who have dedicated their lives to ending our nation’s punitive criminal justice system,

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