It feels surreal to be making this announcement, FINALLY.
When I say finally, I mean the project I’ve officially worked on for the past year has been living in my head and heart for a decade. If you know me personally or professionally you’ve likely heard me speak on the power of community.
👩🏿🤝👩🏻 Community got me through NP school with a toddler in tow.
👨🏽🤝👨🏿 Community helped me act in response to the profound effects systemic racism has on our world. Yes, the many studies and staggering statistics helped, but it is real people that support me in working through internalized racism, unlearning, learning, and growing in the way we all must when creating change.
👨🏽🤝👨🏿 Community organizing got me through feelings of rage and hopelessness in the face of so much world injustice (full disclosure—not FULLY through this one).
👩🏿🤝👩🏻 Online community got me through my son’s leukemia diagnosis while working full time mid-pandemic, something I could write many posts about.
My point is any time I’ve ever had to do, learn, or face something hard, community— collective care, has gotten me through.
Healthcare providers across specialties (doulas, nurses, doctors, mental health therapists, acupuncturists, etc), are facing incredible amounts of burnout and moral injury. As providers we both experience and perpetuate a great deal of harm. It is time we recognize that this is driven by the same systemic issues that fuel the health inequities we see. The mass exodus of providers and abysmal Black maternal health rates, are different sides of the same oppressive coin.
Here is my response: Togather. The only collective care platform for health justice. A community for those who care, because you can't build a better world if you're burnt out.
Built by and for healthcare providers. In a practical sense Togather is:
✅ A social networking app that provides an empowered space for connection and innovation.
✅ Live touch points via healing justice circles and networking events.
✅ Personalized support through mentorship.
✅ Accredited health justice education rooted in anti-racism, liberation, and intersectionality, with invaluable tools to use whether you’re a provider at the bedside, boardroom, or classroom.
Togather is a conduit for building the community we need to heal ourselves and our patients, and a catalyst for the change we need to see in our healthcare system and world.
Now, with community, I am pushing past self-doubt, what-ifs, and perfectionism, and announcing Togather. I feel incredibly proud of what Togather already is, and so much excitement for what is to come with the insights and support of you all.
Here is how to support Togather today:
💌 Stay connected - Join our email list @ www.togathernow.com
📣 Amplify - Share this post with your networks!
I’m looking forward to co-creating a better, more just healthcare system for our patients and our providers with you.
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