​What if resilience wasn’t about bracing against the storm, but about staying steady within it? What if wellness was sustained through prevention, not recovery alone?

​Join us in our Heal & Lead Circle for The Liberated Leader to explore how to recognize early indicators of difficulty and prevent spiraling. Together, we’ll reflect on the practices and supports that sustain us, and how cultivating steadiness allows us to lead with clarity and strength. We’ll reimagine resilience as proactive, relational, and rooted in wellness that honors capacity.

​This is a free online community event! If you feel moved, we invite you to make an optional donation to SeekHer Foundation. Your kindness will help support our non-profit initiatives to bridge the gender gap of mental health and power more women for the greater good.

​Meet Your Guide

​​Alana Brooks is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist from Long Beach, California. After obtaining her Bachelors of Psychology from San Diego State University, Ms. Brooks served four years with City Year, an educational non-profit under the AmeriCorps umbrella, in Sacramento and Washington DC. Ms. Brooks completed her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy at the University of Southern California (USC), Rossier School of Education. While at USC, Ms. Brooks conducted research around Racial Socialization. After graduation, Ms. Brooks completed her trainee hours at The Guidance Center in San Pedro, California. There, she became specialized in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which focuses on life skills around distress tolerance and emotion regulation. As a licensed therapist, Ms. Brooks currently works with a tele-health agency called AbleTo, assisting adults who experience mental illnesses related to physical health conditions, anxiety, depression, and overall life stressors. Ms. Brooks is also creating a private practice called Ubuntu Process. Ubuntu is an African proverb meaning I am one through you, my humanity is tied to yours.

​​​About This Event

​​​Empowering women from different walks of life, Heal & Lead Circles are themed monthly guided experiences led by SeekHer Foundation. Through these circles, women heal, thrive, and develop leadership skills by building confidence and finding their voice. Together, we explore tools and practices that support women as they navigate specific roles, lived experiences and aspirations.

​The Liberated Leader: A self-aware, authentic individual who breaks free from societal expectations to embrace her true power. She takes up space unapologetically, challenging the status quo of what the world has told her to be while inspiring others to do the same. Leading with integrity, she prioritizes inner strength, cultivating a life of freedom and impact. She honors her unique journey, releasing the patterns that no longer serve her.

​​​All women, femme‑identifying folks, and allies are welcome here.

​​This community event is for informational purposes only, and not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding your condition.

​​If you need urgent help or someone to talk to:

• ​​CALL NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE: 988

• ​​TEXT CRISIS TEXT LINE: TEXT HOME TO 741741

• ​MORE RESOURCE LINKS: https://seekher.org/resources-and-organizations