Elevateher International
When we started doing the work of empowering women to heal from trauma, we started noticing a gap: community leaders are needed. Leaders need to understand their power and role in helping communities thrive.
If communities are going to thrive, women need to be well cared for. And if women will be cared for, leaders need to be part of the work.
So we develop our leaders trauma healing cohort for this very purpose. It took us some time to get it right. It’s not perfect but we’re well on our way. The feedback from our participants was 100% satisfactory.
Thank you for all who prayed, gave, facilitated, worked behind the scenes, advised and showed up. You are a part of the movement of healing women to heal the world.
Stay tuned for another cohort in the fall.
05/23/2026
Last weekend, we were invited to a tea party honoring women at Asbury Park Haitian church of God.
My mom was my plus one. This was the first time my mom accompanied me to such an event. I could tell she was happy to go and proud of the work I’m doing at ElevateHer.
I was also wondering how well she would engage the subject I would be discussing with the women: Divine alignment as it relates to relationships, domestic violence and women’s flourishing.
My mom is the typical Haitian woman from her time. Entrepreneur minded, resilient, love her children but for the most part will not fight systems of oppression especially in the church and families. Some may even say they perpetuate those harmful systems.
The women in her day would see injustice against women and sometimes even speak of their unfairness privately but their strategy to deal with them is to not agitate things making matters worst. They’d advise younger women to stay quiet, keep serving, keep praying while they’re being harmed.
I was in for a pleasant surprise, the women in the room, including my mother, were not having it. Those in her generation and younger were freely sharing and giving each other permission to leave when there’s violence. One woman said: “I rather have my daughter alone and single than dead from domestic violence.”
What I believe gave them the freedom to speak against domestic violence was the community of the sisterhood. We can stand and speak boldly when the sisterhood stands with us.
May we be women who are bold and courageous. Speaking against unjust systems. Creating safe spaces for all women to be safe and thrive.
Thank you AP COG for having me and thank you Mercy Center for your sponsorship and dedication to the Haitian community.
05/21/2026
Keisha, we cannot thank you enough for the way you gently and compassionately led our leaders. You helped us see that new life can emerge from grief. Thank you for helping us learn how to mange grief so we live and lead effectively. Grief is not disqualify us for leadership.
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