Akilah S Richards

Akilah S Richards

03
Feb
What Unschooling Taught Me/Us About Grief

What Unschooling Taught Me/Us About Grief

This series exists to offer that language. It is an invitation to name what you have been carrying, to make sense of the emotional terrain you have been navigating, and to recognize grief not as a failure or downside of a self directed life, but as a companion within it.
4 min read
31
Jan
Joy Emersion L.A. with Thea Monyeé

Joy Emersion L.A. with Thea Monyeé

Throughout my life as a solopreneur, there are some collaborations that feel strategic, and others that feel inevitable. Working alongside
3 min read
25
Jan
Winter with me. Come Tend Your Endings Here.

Winter with me. Come Tend Your Endings Here.

Say it with me, fam: endings need tending. If you’ve spent any time with me in a grief circle
4 min read
25
Jan
Sh!t...Old Ways of Working Stopped Working!

Sh!t...Old Ways of Working Stopped Working!

6 min read
08
Jan
February, by the Spoonful.

February, by the Spoonful.

I’m cozy. Like, cozy af, in my January flow. Cozy = Careful not to let the new-year/new-me energy around
3 min read
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