Joanna Grace Farmer

Liberating One's Self: Healing and Helping Others Do the Same So that Together, We Can Reach Our Highest Potential

Category: changemakers

areas of expertise

Building Community Capacity / changemakers / collaboration / collective wellbeing / empower / encouragers / focus / highest potential / Indigenous / information / initiatives / insight / listening / resources / strengths-based / success / wisdom

areas of expertise

Services Goals 30 to 45 minute maximum listening session Discuss ideation and goals Proposal and contract design and discussion Ensure that work is uniquely designed for projects and initiatives Applied research Create knowledge base of information and resources Identification and feasibility of best practices Increase ability of individuals and organizations to successfully implement initiatives and programs Strengths-based inventories Focus on individual and community strengths Collective impact strategies Focus on increasing collective well-being Technical assistance and capacity building Focus on growth, development, and sustainability Empowerment and engagement strategies Increase participation and membership Intrinsic motivation, life mapping, and action planning Increase individual...

activists / advocates / ancestral legacy / Building Community Capacity / changemakers / collaboration / collective wellbeing / focus / the least of these / wealth

creating change…

I was surrounded by wealth today. Social. Political. Economic. Intellectual. Most of all, I was in the midst of the wealth of friends, colleagues, respect, trust, comrades, and love. I was surrounded by the wealth of difference. Age. Gender. Race. Zip Code. Income. Status. Ethnicity. Education. I was surrounded by people who are making a difference. I was surrounded by wealth today. Caring. Compassion. Willing to dialogue. Willing to listen. We discussed what we must do to help those less fortunate. I was surrounded by wealth today. Those who will take action. Doers. They implement. Vote. Legislate. Donate. Fundraise. I was...

ancestral legacy / changemakers / daughters / educators / encouragers / fathers / good memories / hope / insight / love / mothers / musings / wisdom

Happy 57th Anniversary, Mama and Daddy! Rest in peace…rest in power.

Reflection ~I’m celebrating my Mama and Daddy today. Here they are…my Father giving my Mother a surprise birthday party, bringing out her amazing dimples and sparkling personality. I remember that day and so many others…filled with good memories of life, love, and laughter. I cherish these times because my parents were good people. They left quite a legacy of faith, hope, and love…doing unto others as you would have them do unto you. They were united in their belief that “we the people” could and would form a more perfect union. Observation ~Memories can bring pain especially when tragedy is...

activists / advocates / best practices / Building Community Capacity / changemakers / collaborate / collective wellbeing / commitment / communicate / connect / empower / encouragers / information / initiatives / projects / resources

initiatives + projects

We’ve worked on numerous projects over the years. Our ability to successfully support initiatives and help with project implementation is based on our core strategies. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate. Our favorite and best initiatives are grounded in teamwork. Lived Experience Video for Psych Hub https://psychhub.com/ 2021 Lived Experience Council, Healthy Brains Global Initiative https://www.hbgi.org/lived-experience-council-joanna-grace-farmer Global Community Impact Leaders Consortium, Thought Partnerships Feminist Parenting: Perspectives from Africa and Beyond Authored Chapter 17: Liberating One’s Self: Healing and Helping Others Do the Same Reflecting on Empower Missiouri and a Lifetime of Service: Conversations with Mary Kay McPhee M.A.G.I.C. (Midwest Afro-American Genealogical Interest Coalition)...