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PAST EVENT – Community Meditation with Healing Roots | April 4, 2026 at 10 AM

March 4, 2026/by Dana Chen

This peaceful gathering uses the neuroscience-backed practice of meditation to give your nervous system the reset it needs. Join us to connect with others, practice kindness to yourself, and release stagnant emotions. Together, we’ll relax, find peace, and explore what our souls need as we step into spring.

Summer Reading List

July 24, 2025/by Dana Chen

How We Show Up by Mia BirdsongHow We Show Up reimagines connection and community in a time of deep isolation. Birdsong challenges the idea that family and support must follow traditional structures, and instead offers a beautifully grounded blueprint for how we can build belonging through mutual care, vulnerability, and intentional relationships. It’s affirming, hopeful, […]

Self-Care for the Summer

July 24, 2025/by Dana Chen

Summer often arrives with full calendars, longer days, and the hum of activity. Amidst the sunshine and movement, it can be easy to forget to slow down and care for ourselves with the same tenderness we offer others. At Shared Roots Collective, we believe self-care doesn’t have to be extravagant or time-consuming, it can be […]

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Inaugural Chicago Learning Community on Restorative Justice for Sexual Harm
All summer long, the inaugural Chicago Learning Community on Restorative Justice for Sexual Harm has been meeting at the Shared Roots Collective space every Tuesday night to dive deep into what a restorative justice program addressing sexual harm can look like in practice and to train in becoming facilitators for these types of community-held cases. […]
Summer Reading List
How We Show Up by Mia BirdsongHow We Show Up reimagines connection and community in a time of deep isolation. Birdsong challenges the idea that family and support must follow traditional structures, and instead offers a beautifully grounded blueprint for how we can build belonging through mutual care, vulnerability, and intentional relationships. It’s affirming, hopeful, […]
Self-Care for the Summer
Summer often arrives with full calendars, longer days, and the hum of activity. Amidst the sunshine and movement, it can be easy to forget to slow down and care for ourselves with the same tenderness we offer others. At Shared Roots Collective, we believe self-care doesn’t have to be extravagant or time-consuming, it can be […]
Race Matters: Black Women Face Unique Barriers to Healing from Sexual Violence
Sexual violence in the United States remains at epidemic levels, affecting people across race, ethnicity, class, and gender identities. Research clearly demonstrates that Black women face heightened risk of both sexual victimization and its devastating mental and physical health consequences compared to White women. This increased vulnerability stems from systemic factors – poverty, childhood trauma, […]
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As we move into 2025, we’re excited to share a preview of the next chapter for Shared Roots.

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