Akilah S Richards

Akilah S Richards

21
Nov
Trusting Joy, Honoring Grief: The Quiet Work of a Healing Body

Trusting Joy, Honoring Grief: The Quiet Work of a Healing Body

Is there another way this moment wants to meet me today? Is there a softness or a shift I didn’t notice before? Is there a joy tucked inside the edges of this thing I thought I already understood?
4 min read
30
Oct
Letting Myself Sink

Letting Myself Sink

3 min read
15
Oct
When the Body Begins Again

When the Body Begins Again

3 min read
26
Sep
Grief is a Threshold

Grief is a Threshold

We live inside a culture that tells us we don’t have time for grief. ☑️ Bills need paying ☑️ Families need
3 min read
02
Sep
Savoring September

Savoring September

Whether you’re new to my Grounds (welcome!) or have been moving with for a while (hip bump)—thank you
5 min read
23
Aug
Travel to Borike to savor and support

Travel to Borike to savor and support

2 min read
18
Aug
Come sit with Joy, Grief, and Creativity

Come sit with Joy, Grief, and Creativity

1 min read
17
Aug
2 Years Since Fare of the Free Child Died

2 Years Since Fare of the Free Child Died

Two years ago today I did something that, at the time, felt both right and strange: I let Fare of
2 min read
28
Jul
Doing the most vs. Doing my best

Doing the most vs. Doing my best

While I could've just shared this video with the folks who enrolled in the ILID Course and the
1 min read
25
Jul
Pasadena, Octavia, Grief + Joy: Memories from our event.

Pasadena, Octavia, Grief + Joy: Memories from our event.

Thea and I knew this offering would move something in us. We just didn’t know how deep the river
2 min read