Let It Rise
A Celebration of Poetry, Wellness & Collective Healing
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Let It Rise: A Night of Creative Expression, Restoration & Healing
In honor of National Social Work Month and Women’s History Month, We’ve Got Something To Say curated an intimate evening centering the voices of women — honoring their resilience, creativity, and power to heal.
This month's mental health topic was Self-Esteem — an often-unspoken struggle within underrepresented communities. Through guided dialogue and performance, the evening invited guests to not only listen, but reflect and release.
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Meet Our Guest Speakers
Alicia Cobb
Gina Roch
Founder of Written Purpose Wellness | Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher | Wellness Coach
Gina Roch leads with softness, strength, and soul. Through Written Purpose Wellness, she helps others reconnect with themselves through trauma-informed yoga, breathwork, and holistic healing.
Latina D. Brame, LMSW
Licensed Mental Health Therapist | Speaker | Podcast Host of Crown Thoughts
Latina Brame turns lived experience into healing wisdom. As a therapist and host of Crown Thoughts, she creates spaces where vulnerability meets freedom.
Ethereal Empress
Spoken Word Artist | Herbalist
Ethereal Empress is a visual and audible artist whose work spans spoken word, painting, and film. A recent graduate and founder of The Natural Devee, LLC, Empress also channels their creativity into herbalism — offering all-natural, vegan wellness products for the soul.
Award-Winning Body Painter | Certified Therapeutic Arts Practitioner | Teaching Artist
Alicia Cobb is an award-winning visual and body artist whose work explores transformation, emotion, nature, and the human experience. Everything from walls to people. Certified in therapeutic arts and deeply embedded in social-emotional learning, Alicia leads professional development workshops and student residencies while serving on several local arts boards in Bridgeport, CT.
Gamaya
Poet | Youth Literacy Advocate | Creative Operations Professional
Is a Writer hailing from the state of Connecticut. She has performed several pieces through CT and New York. Gamaya uses poetry to create a bridge of understanding between interior emotions and how they live in the world around us.