For the changemakers who believe interdependence is essential to our future, we offer pathways for making it the foundation of how we live and work.

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“Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another.”
— Yuri Kochiyama
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✤ Our Why ✤

Many of us have been taught to see dependence as a weakness, but the truth is, we’re deeply interconnected with everything around us—people & planet. When we deny that reality, things get... messy.

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✤ Our Offerings ✤

We partner with socially conscious organizations and the people who shape them to generate and sustain transformative impact.

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  • Need a guide to spark ideas, resolve conflict, or deepen connections? We facilitate inclusive, power-aware meetings that inspire collaboration through innovative methods like silent activities and pair shares, helping your team thrive.

  • Leadership redefined. Our “Beyond Confidence” workshop offers fresh, interdependence-focused leadership tools. Our Poetry Labs open up fresh thinking + creative expression. Perfect for BIPOC ERGs, conferences, and student groups.

  • We partner with small social impact orgs to co-create equitable, human-centered strategies using our Responsibly Relational™ framework, fostering culture, joy, and mission-driven growth.

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✤ Meet Sara,
Founder & Lead Facilitator ✤

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“Interdependence is, in fact, the only truth. Nothing in this world is a solitary act. There is no such thing as individualism, only willful ignorance of how interconnected we are.”

-  Sara  A . Farooqi
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Who We’ve Worked With

  • UC Davis University of California
  • Civil Rights Department, State of California
  • GreatSchools.org
  • Climate One
  • Venture Leadership Collective
  • UCSF
  • Next Door Solutions
  • TŌSHA

Testimonials

  • Farzin Farzad

    "The workshop is exactly what we all need in this moment…. By shifting the focus from the type of competitive personal development that has traditionally been rooted in toxic forms of individualism to one centering collective growth and collaboration, this workshop takes a very refreshing, community-driven approach."

    - Farzin Farzad, Owner and Principal of Critical Equity Consulting, LLC
    Beyond Confidence Workshop

  • Ayesha Mattu

    "Sara is a heart-centred and heart-opening facilitator with wise, deeply rooted knowledge. "

    - Ayesha Mattu, author, editor Love Inshallah
    Poetry Lab Workshop

  • Tameka Jackson

    "Sara is compassionate, authentic, intentional, and wise. She is masterful in creating safe spaces for meaningful growth, connection and healing. Her workshops will push and inspire you with fresh perspectives."

    - Dr. Tameka Jackson, psychologist, director of Holding Space
    Beyond Confidence Workshop

  • Dr. Kathleen S. Yep

    "Sara seamlessly balanced professionalism with warm-heartedness. She was an excellent collaborator and communicator who provided the structure for us to achieve our goals together. As a facilitator, she skillfully brought the participants to a place of sharing their voices, listening to others, and working together to manifest our vision of a collaborative creative project. Without reservation, I highly recommend her as a facilitator."

    - Dr. Kathleen S. Yep, Tenured Professor, Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges
    Poetry Lab Workshop