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Welcome to the insights of J. Miakoda Taylor, a visionary leader with over 25 years of experience in conflict transformation, trauma healing, and organizational development.
This content shares the strategies, practices, and perspectives Miakoda uses to support teams and individuals in achieving radical collaboration, leading liberated lives, and working in true alignment with their values.
Some of the content below refers to previous iterations of the Get Free work known as Fierce Allies.
Accepting Change: A Practice
“As much as I teach about change, change is always teaching me (cue Octavia Butler’s “all that you touch you change, all that you change changes you”). In this moment, it is reminding me of the essential role that acceptance has to play in the constant, necessary, and never-ending spirals of change. This kind of acceptance is a practice, far more than a state of being. And it is only when this practice is well-developed that we can begin to expect ourselves to reliably navigate change with any semblance of ease, agency, or grace.”
Embodying “Otherness”: A Portal to Dignity and Collective Freedom
“ALL of us could embody our otherness as an authentication of our most unique selves—if we simply resist the pressure to conform. And in doing so, each of us would become part of the “we” building collective power outside the confines of business as usual.”
Rebirthing Fierce Allies & Getting Free
“I emerge from the transformative chrysalis of the last six years with a resounding belief that we can and must care for ourselves and each other. We must affirm and celebrate one another — laugh, cry, bitch, moan, and dream unreasonable visions, in a symphony of sounds that reverberates throughout the cosmos. This is how we get free.”
Meeting the Moment, Keeping the Momentum: Stories of Racial Equity and Liberatory Practices from the Field
Miakoda’s work is showcased in the 2024 REACH grantee report with Borealis Philanthropy for their approach to transforming tensions into trust, repairing harm, building communities of practice, and advocating for collaboration within the racial equity field.
Beloved White Kin, Now is The Time
Miakoda calls white allies into accountability and solidarity with the resistance to the genocide in Palestine.
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Coaching & Workshops
Empowers you to act on your values for change by building courage, intention, and skills to navigate conflict and lead effectively.
Consulting & Trainings
Enables teams to move beyond conformity and collaborate as a responsive, integrated body.
Interim Leadership
Helps teams navigate intense relational tensions and significant changes, and transforms conflict into trust.