SAWUBONA is a Zulu greeting that literally means “I see you.” More than words of politeness, sawubona carries the importance of recognizing the worth and dignity of each person.
Counselor. Medium. Therapist. Reiki master. Social Worker. Seer. Pastor. Body worker. Empath. Doctor.
In our viewpoint, these are all words to describe "Healer." These are people who hold space and care for others. We are trained and experienced people who see the harm that others have endured and we provide a space for people to repair, recover and renew from that harm . Too often, healers create spaces for others at a much higher frequency than are created for us. We can give more than we receive to the point where we find ourselves pouring from an empty cup.
If this sounds like your experience, then please join us as we engage in fellowship, collaboration and PIES renewal practices to strengthen our own healing as well as the healing that we provide to others. Healers deserve to be seen and heard, including you!
About the Facilitator - Salaam Green (she/her)
Salaam was born in the Black Belt of Alabama and was raised by a family of educators and her single mother. She grew up in a poverty-stricken area because there was no industry or financial empowerment in the Black Belt region.
Salaam graduated from the University of Montevallo with an English degree, and later, decided to go back to school to work in early childhood education. After working as an administrator, and going through a divorce and a career change, she fell into a depression, as so many new life changes were going on around her. Through her experience of receiving healing support, she reignited her passion for writing and, for 4 years, she sat on a “red couch” and “rewrote her life,” which helped her come out of depression and to reframe her identity.
Salaam decided to start her own business of “red couch writers” through her company called Literary Healing Arts in 2016. Her target audience is other women who are challenged by personal adversity, and she wants to help overcome the norms of corporate America. Red Couch Writers allows women to ask themselves questions like “how are you feeling today,” “what do you want to let go of,” and “what do you want to keep?” She organizes classes and workshops for organizations with hopes that they can all “write themselves back together again.”
Salaam has been awarded the Poet Award for Innovation in Alabama for writing about the place where the world comes to create.