“I do not want to be a voice for the voiceless, I want to eliminate the barriers that keep people without fancy degrees out of important conversations.”

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez, Author of For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color 

“The power of community to create health is far greater than any physician, clinic or hospital.”

Mark Hyman, American Physician and Author

"High doses of adversity not only affect brain structure and function, they affect the developing immune system, developing hormonal systems, and even the way our DNA is read and transcribed."

Nadine Burke Harris, Former Surgeon General of California

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

Margaret Mead, American Cultural Anthropologist.