Labels saved me. Labels are also killing our movements. ⏱️ Reading time: 5 minutes Welcome to Fearless — my weekly newsletter where I share leadership insights and honest advice for social impact professionals navigating power, career, and change. I have a confession to make. There was a time I called myself an activist. And then there was a time I stopped. It started when I was fifteen years old, a week after the 9/11 attacks in the US at my high school in Central Valley, California. Our...
12 days ago • 6 min read
Ramadan, fire horses, and why mentorship falls short ⏱️ Reading time: 5 minutes Welcome to my weekly newsletter where I share insights and advice from my experience as a woman of color leading with heart and strategy for the future of social impact. In today's letter: What Ramadan teaches every leader about pace The Year of the Fire Horse: act boldly, rest often Four things Vandita Morarka said that are worth sitting with 🌙 1. What Ramadan teaches every leader about pace Billions of Muslims...
19 days ago • 4 min read
What I learned watching Bad Bunny hold grief and joy at once. ⏱️ Reading time: 6 minutes Welcome to my weekly newsletter where I share insights and advice from my experience as a woman of color leader championing values-driven leadership and preparing for the future of social impact. In today's letter: What Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance taught me about effective leadership The word nonprofit leaders hate (but desperately need) Why holding space for both grief and joy makes you more...
27 days ago • 6 min read
⏱️ Reading time: 5 minutes Welcome to my weekly newsletter where I share insights and advice from my experience as a woman of color leader championing values-driven leadership and preparing for the future of social impact. 75% of social impact leaders are in survival mode Over the past few months, 205 of your social impact peers have taken my Nervous System Leadership Quiz. Here's what the data shows: 🥊 31% are in Fight Mode - Your nervous system's strategy of protection through vigilance....
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
🔄 The four shifts reshaping social impact (+ what you need to know) ⏱️ Reading time: 6 minutes Welcome to my weekly newsletter where I share insights and advice from my experience as a woman of color leader championing values-driven leadership and preparing for the future of social impact. In today's letter: A quick note about January Help shape Flourish Fellowship (2-min survey) Two shifts that matter most right now Join me for a free upcoming workshop on January 20 📬 1. A quick note about...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
The leadership lesson nobody tells you: Sometimes your body knows first ⏱️ Reading time: 6 minutes Welcome to my weekly newsletter where I share insights and advice from my experience as a woman of color leader championing values-driven leadership and preparing for the future of social impact. Content Note: This newsletter shares my personal journey through traumatic events including conflict-related violence, intimate partner abuse, and mental health struggles. I share these experiences to...
2 months ago • 10 min read
Hello Reader, It's the last day of 2025, and I just want to name something: This year was hard. You know it. I know it. We all felt it — the funding cuts, the organizational chaos, the relentless pressure to do more with less, the global turbulence that won't let up. And yet: we're still here. That matters more than we sometimes give ourselves credit for. You kept showing up. You kept leading. You kept trying to create change even when the conditions were impossible. Your nervous system did...
2 months ago • 1 min read
You don't need a title to be a leader (+ 2 free workshops this January) ⏱️ Reading time: 4 minutes Welcome to my weekly newsletter where I share insights and advice from my experience as a woman of color leader championing values-driven leadership and preparing for the future of social impact. In today's letter: You don't need a title to be a leader You're invited: January Workshop Series 🐠 1. You don't need a title to be a leader Here's what Marshall Ganz, professor and practitioner of...
3 months ago • 2 min read
The Engine Behind the Mission (and your January workshop is live!) ⏱️ Reading time: 5 minutes Welcome to my weekly newsletter where I share insights and advice from my experience as a woman of color leader championing values-driven leadership and preparing for the future of social impact. In today's letter: The Engine Behind the Mission - Why strong systems are liberation work Win a $15 coaching session - Palestinian children fundraiser continues The co-founder search continues - the right...
3 months ago • 4 min read