For me Unearthing Tradition is a verb. It’s an action word. It is a personal calling to really dig deep and create spaces for healing and understanding of who I am and how I come to this work; how I show up in the world, and really navigating, reclaiming ancestral traditions, so that my life cycle can be as fulfilling as it can be. And in centering that, I hope to create those types of spaces for the clients and families that I have the opportunity to work with. Unearthing Tradition exists as a platform to create healing spaces, specifically for black folks. and LGBTQIA+ folks, the piece that is missing there for me was to exhale. I think that in the world that we live in today, just to prioritize spaces, where folks can really just release is really, really, really sacred, and liberating and just necessary. – Briana Simmons