Discovering Your Power

An Introduction from Dominique Morgan

Your story has power. If you have experienced the system firsthand or through somebody you care about, “Discovering Your Power” sessions offer an opportunity to amplify your power through unpacking your lived experience.

Across four activities, we will find power in our lived experience, speak against oppression, explore and expand our purpose, and build a sense of community.

The four activities center on support, relationships, fear, and guilt. In each exercise, you will have the opportunity to examine what you think about these topics, dig deeper into your experience, and think about how they show up in your life. You will be supported as you think about your journey’s next steps and how you will use your power.

In “Discovering Your Power” sessions, you are the only true expert on your life because only you have lived it.

When we were developing Discovering Your Power, it was not our intention to tell you what to think. There are enough people telling you, especially if you have been impacted by the system, what is right and wrong, helpful or hurtful. I have learned that you have to define your life for yourself.

When we were developing “Discovering Your Power”, it was not our intention to tell you what to think. There are enough people telling you, especially if you have been impacted by the system, what is right and wrong, helpful, or hurtful. I have learned that you have to define your life for yourself.

In “Discovering Your Power” sessions, you are the only true expert on your life because only you have lived it. If you are willing to examine your experiences – unpacking them, looking at all the players – you will be able to engage in an accountability practice. You will reflect on what has happened in your life and discover how you might work towards something more in line with what you want for your life. When you learn from your own story, you get to look to yourself for inspiration.

We have conducted dozens of these sessions with young people who have been impacted by the system, with adults, and with adults caring for system-impacted youth.

If you are interested in learning how you can participate or host a session, please contact Racquel Henderson.

Hundreds of people have participated in Discovering Yor Power sessions. Here’s some of what participants have said was their biggest takeaway from the experience:

Knowing other people have gone through the same things as me

I don’t have to be afraid to talk to my peers/friends

I’m going to work on not having a smart mouth

Accepting love even when it hurts and being able to set boundaries even when it hurts

I have a negative image of myself

Some tools to help me work on myself

It takes time to heal

I ain’t alone

I have a voice - use it wisely

This was better than a Huskies game!