More joy. More justice.
You don’t have to choose.
Helping people who care about racial justice stop carrying everything and start trusting what's theirs to do.
Because how we care for ourselves shapes how we show up for each other.
Is this for you?
You care deeply about people, justice, community, and your loved ones.
You may also find yourself exhausted, overwhelmed, second-guessing yourself, or carrying more responsibility than any one person was meant to hold.
Thriving for Equity offers coaching, facilitation, and transformational learning to help you reconnect with self-trust, joy, and your own humanity while creating meaningful change in the world.
Because thriving humans create collective thriving.
This isn’t just a business—it’s a reflection of what we believe in.
We believe that thriving humans create collective thriving.
Hello, it’s nice to meet you!
I’m Deb Shine Valentine, M.A., Ph. D,
For years, I've been trying to understand how to experience the joy of being alive while refusing to look away from suffering and injustice.
Often it’s seemed like an impossible quest. And not just for me.
Again and again, I've seen thoughtful people treat their own humanity as the price of caring deeply.
But that’s a price too high for anyone to pay.
Here is where good-hearted humans discover what is theirs to do in the world and how to do it without losing themselves along the way.
Not either/or.
Both/and.
Imagine it . . .
You still care deeply.
But you’re not taken out by those feelings.And you no longer feel like you have to carry the weight of the world alone.
You trust yourself more.
You know what’s yours to do and what isn’t.
You intentionally carve out more room for wonder, delight, rest, and connection with the people you love. And you don’t even feel guilty about it!
You’re contributing in ways that feel meaningful, sustainable and aligned with your most deeply held values.
You’re managing relationships and responsibilities with ease.
You have a strong sense of physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.
In other words . . .
YOU’RE THRIVING!
And the impact of that thriving reaches far beyond you.
Thats what we’re working towards here.
A more joyful life. A more just world. Neither at the expense of the other.
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Through personal stories and more, the Thriving For Equity Blog will help you find YOUR way to find peace and joy in your daily life and make the world a better, safer, more just place at the same time.
