I Choose To Win

Sometimes, it's not permission that we need to elevate, evolve or win...it's protection -- the intentional act of being kept safe as you embark on the journey.

Over the course of eight weeks, the participants in our LET HER (Ladies Enduring Trauma Healing Emotionally Right-Now)! Mentorship Program co-created a safe space for every girl and woman to consciously choose the next step in her healing journey as a co-survivor of gun violence. The promise we fulfilled to each other, was that every choice would be guided and held in community.

On June 6, 2026, we held "A Celebration of Becoming" to commemorate the powerful transformations that occurred in both mentees and mentors throughout the program.

There's plenty from that we can't wait to share😆 but, for now, we offer this reflection on the program experience from Ms. Karen, our Community Mentor:

"Transitioning to New Journeys: It's been a wonderful journey with everyone for the program. We were always in a serene environment having fun talking and discussing our experiences while learning new ways to take care of ourselves mentally, spiritually and physically. Now it's time to recognize the strength and techniques that we've learned together.

We are stronger and will be successful on this new journey.

We have chosen to win."

Through this program, we declared to the world to "LET HER!"

💜Let her feel...
💜Let her grieve...
💜Let her process...
💜Let her heal.

Because when we do, she will be empowered to better choose.

They chose.

Stay tuned for the celebration of that choice. 😉

Happy Tuesday, Winners! Hope you enjoyed the loooong weekend; we sure did!

Our sixth LET HER! session, titled "LET HER!...GLOW" took place on Saturday with Center City Philadelphia as our beautiful backdrop 32+ stories high in the sky as Marquita Robinson Garcia, a cosmetic chemist and owner of DVINITI Skin Care facilitated.

🌍️With her guidance, we made a powerful connection between our inner and outer worlds and beauty, and became more educated on the nourishing ingredients Mother Nature provides in order for us to nurture our souls and the largest organ we have -- our skin.

With an infectiously joyous energy, Marquita shared how skin essentially serves as a protector and a messenger, often communicating what's going within. Her question for our reflection:

Are we honoring our bodies so that it can function in its optimal state, thereby empowering us to function in OUR optimal state?

It was truly a moment to sit with how...

✨️Our INNER G (inner glow) is ENERGY!✨️

In addition to exploring ingredients for our custom body oil, we learned about technology in the beauty industry such as facial mapping and its use for identifying different areas of the face, their connection to other areas in the body, the messages they send, and why.

💜By the session's end, EVERYONE was pleased with the custom blended body oil which we named, "LET HER GLOW!"

Thank you, Marquita, for informing, empowering, and giving us space to create in the spirit of your "Mad Scientist Gone Good" energy -- all in support of skin health, yes, but our spiritual and mental health too! Especially on our journey as cosurvivors to healing from gun violence!

WE GOT THE GLOW!🤩

📸: Photography by J Nicole