My Devotion to Betterment

Animals + the Earth

If you’ve followed me on social media for any length of time, you’ll see that one of my deepest Devotions — my “Sacred Rage,” if you will — is to the Animals of this planet. Whenever I’m finding myself in a funk in my business (they still happen; they will always happen occasionally, especially for entrepreneurs), I tap back into the fierce and protective energy and emotions I feel for Animals, and to my Devotion to their compassionate treatment. They are my passion, they (and this Earth) are my Why.

And so every month, I tithe a certain amount of my income to Animal and Environmental causes, charities and organizations that I feel are doing the work to uphold this. As of writing this, those have included the following:

World Wildlife Fund
ASPCA
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Wildlife Alliance
Center for Biological Diversity
TreeSisters
Rainforest Trust
The Humane Society
The Lion Foundation
Gorilla Doctors
The Orphan Kitten Club

Humans + Social Justice

I also Believe that, in order for this world to heal, and for us to start treating the planet and animals better — we have to treat each other better. And that has to start with me. As a woman who has had the benefit of various kinds of privilege, it’s also my commitment to give back to those haven’t, and to those who have been and are still oppressed — and so some of my monthly donations have also gone to organizations like NAACP and LDF, Seattle Indian Center, Real Rent Duwamish, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, Stand with Standing Rock, and other one-off fundraising efforts to support individual BBIPOC navigating the (in)justice system.

Plus (and not least of all), because I hold space for women of all walks of life, I’m also committed to being accountable — accountable to making sure that the spaces I hold for women feel supportive, are at least as safe as I can make them, and cause the least amount of harm possible for women of color / BBIWOC. Because I know that undoing my own blindspots and biases is an ongoing and imperfect process, I am committed to continue to learn how to do better. And better. And better. As a part of this, I have hired and consulted with women of color to see what I might not be seeing, to learn how to continue to support you better, and to clean up where I have not. This is something I am committed to continue to do to ensure my growth and transformation, as well as yours, as fully as possible, and if there is anything you see that I can improve, please email me here so that I may make reparations.