I began Sagely in 2017 as a small consulting firm focused on helping organizations tell their stories. My first project was about an event here in Philadelphia designed to bring a racially and religiously diverse community together through food and art.

At the time, I had over a decade of experience teaching and had researched and written on social justice movements and storytelling as part of my doctoral study. My interests had also led me to study trauma from a neurobiological perspective and the variety of methods we can use to heal from its impact. This includes meditation, somatic practices, EMDR, and more.

I was learning to connect my career experiences with my intellectual interests, all the while working through the very personal experiences of healing through injury, parenting a small child, and losing my father to cancer.  

Slowly, as more and more clients came to me, I realized that this was an opportunity for integration. I could combine my academic interests, my personal experiences, and my network of amazing contacts to create a truly successful approach to DEIB work.