We cannot just talk our way through healing. We have to pair awareness and knowledge with skill. This program combines the information you need to better understand yourself as a cultural being with breakthrough experiences and the acquisition of skills that help you create real change in the areas you feel stuck. Knowing that learning any new skill takes getting real-time feedback, I am able to be *in it* with you to help you apply those skills in your everyday life, which is a very different experience than reading a self-help book or doing therapy.

In the Zoom sessions, you can expect that we will use a combination of talking to identify the root causes of your challenges and skill building (actively teaching you a new resource or practice, moving your through a hypnotic trance or meditation, etc.) Each session is designed to build on itself and follows a loose structure while leaving room to attend to exactly where you are in the process. Daily support happens through a free talk and text app called Voxer that you will be prompted to download. In this app, you can send texts and voice notes and can expect to hear back from me with guidance and support.

I have seen coaching programs that are run by people who have lived experience but no professional training and then there is therapy. I have also seen groups or retreats, experiential workshops and such that feel disconnected from the application of this experience into everyday life. I believe that C + C combines the best of all these worlds - you get the training of a seasoned trauma-informed psychologist with the tried and true resources that have aided many in change. You can have trust and security knowing I am trauma-trained and have the lived experiences that allow me to support you with cultural humility and discernment.

Given that the program is not therapy, this is NOT appropriate for someone whose mental health is not stable enough to be able to do a deep dive into topics such as intergenerational and childhood trauma. That person would best benefit from specific mental health support. Additionally, the program has homework and exercises to complete alongside the video sessions. To get the most from the program, someone would need to be able to carve out the time to invest in the program (1-3 hours a week).