Message From Our Founder
“Transforming systems begins with healing together, creating spaces where every voice matters and building bridges between communities for lasting change.”
“If you have experienced trauma, it is not your fault. And how you respond to trauma has nothing to do with personal weakness. Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like the COVID-19 pandemic or witnessing or experiencing violence. Research shows that the effects of unhealed wounds like stress, fear, anxiety, or anger, can be devastating and can cause strained relationships and even physical symptoms. The good news is, there is hope. As we address the systemic and policy inequities and raise awareness about the impacts of trauma, we can take the steps necessary to ensure that our communities, schools, workplaces, and homes are supportive environments that use creative methods, including arts education frameworks and approaches, to promote healing.”
– Erika Kelley, Ed.D. Candidate
Erika Kelley is the visionary behind Sage Horizons, designing frameworks, strategy, and content to guide projects. She leads the consultant team, spearheading consulting engagements with a trauma-informed, equity-centered lens, and building partnerships that strengthen organizational growth, inclusiveness, and well-being, with a focus on neurodivergence.
She founded Sage Horizons to reimagine systems and create safe, inclusive spaces where organizations can thrive while centering the humanity of those they serve. With over 20 years of experience, Erika integrates research, healing-centered writing, and practice-based leadership to help clients cultivate cultures that are both neuro-affirming and mentally healthy. Her doctoral research in Human and Organizational Learning at George Washington University further grounds her work in evidence-based strategies for inclusive systems leadership.
Erika speaks about Sage Horizons’ research-based propriety curriculum, Find Your Calm, along with the intersections of creativity, writing, poetry and mitigating and healing trauma during an interview on RVN TV: IAC – E20 – Erika Kelley on Vimeo
