LET IT HEAL, THE COHORT
Let it Heal is a 6-week hybrid wellness series for Black individuals in the Ottawa/Gatineau area. This cohort is a closed programming where we create a space to explore growth, community healing and wellness for Black women and Black gender-diverse people. Funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, this program is free for all participants. Exclusive to Black women and Black gender-diverse people.Participants can expect access to goodies and care packages, bus tickets and transportation, child care stipends, as well as exclusive sessions with Black psychotherapists and sex educators!
LET IT HEAL, THE COHORT FACILITATORS
NORA ELMI (SHE/HER)
Registered Social Worker and licensed therapist
Nora has over a decade of experience working for numerous non-profit community organizations. Nora utilizes her education as well as her professional, and personal experiences to empower and educate individuals, particularly Black women.
LYDIA COLLINS (SHE/HER)
Author, Educator and Content Creator
Lydia brings an accessible, anti-racist and intersectional approach to sexual health education. Through her work, Lydia aims to equip individuals with the necessary tools to make informed decisions about their bodies.
YAMIKANI MSOSA (THEY/THEM)
Cultural Worker, Movement Facilitator, and Strategic Feminist Troublemaker
Yami sits on the advisory board of Black Femme Legal and Co-Chairs the Advancing Gender Equity For Black Women, Girls And Gender Diverse (B-WGGD) Peoples in Canada Initiative Advisory. In 2017, they founded SEEDS Yoga for Survivors to hold space where Black folks can practice embodiment and somatic experiencing as tools to support healing and liberation.
They have been featured in several publications including Violence Interrupted: Confronting Sexual Violence on University Campuses with Jane Bailey and Suzie Dunn. In 2022 Yami was awarded by Jamaican Canadian Women' Association for their contribution to the anti-sexual violence movement and Black survivors.