Hi. I'm Sara — a mother, educator, writer and founder. I'm so glad you're here.
They are brimming with creative ideas, curiosities and questions. Our job is to meet and support them there.
Children have rights to their bodies and minds and spirits. They deserve to be treated with dignity and kindness and respect.
Given the space, support, and trust of adults who believe in them, children naturally pursue what matters to them.
We need to reimagine education and parenting that centers connection and freedom.
To ourselves, each other, and this planet. When we do the inner and outer work to liberate young people, we liberate ourselves in the process.
"No one educates anyone else, nor do we educate ourselves. We educate one another in communion."
"The first step we can take to unleash the potential for freedom dreams to transform this waiting world into a place where all children can play is to quiet the cynical voice in our heads that stands watch, guarding the borders of our imagination."
I'm co-founding Wyla, a magical spelling tool for kids, alongside my dear friend Russel Simmons. Wyla was born out of my daughter's struggles with spelling: her prolific creative capacity moved faster than her words. When no other tool worked, we decided to build it ourselves.
We're building Wyla in deep alignment with our respect and belief in kids. The magical realm is built in co-creation with my 10 year old: a testament to building learning with, not for, the kids they serve.
Check It Out →Whether I'm building, writing, or teaching, I pour care into my creating and creating into my care work.
Code
Spellseeker
The original Wyla prototype: the scrappy Replit version my daughter and I built with Russ's guidance.
Prototype shipped
MathSeeker
A math-facts quest game I built for my kids.
In development
Geography Memory Game
A memory game for learning world geography.
In development
Map the Load
A collective art experiment visualizing the invisible labor of the maternal mental load.
Writing
Hummingbirds & Other Magic
An archival memoir-in-fragments of diasporic love, sacred intimacy, political resistance, and mothering as awakening — told through essays, poetry, and epistolary fragments.
Memoir in progress
Liberating Education
A practical guide to fostering freedom in children — attachment theory and liberatory pedagogy for raising kids as trusted, self-directed agents in their own learning.
Book proposal
Adara and the Elders
A YA fantasy novel following Adara, an empath who can merge with the Earth.
Manuscript draft complete
Community & Art
Folkweaver
A creative community and studio for makers and mothers.
Wild Roots
Co-founder of a cooperative forest preschool.
A year-long zine collaboration with Lesley Numbers.
Screenprinting as Activism
I'm a self-taught DIY printer and use it as a medium for both community building and activism.
Attuned Advising
A boutique DEI consultancy I co-founded and lead; Senior Advisor to Fenway Strategies, founded by Obama's former speechwriters.
"The place in which I fit won't exist until I make it."
Writing is my main medium for sense-making. I primarily write narrative nonfiction essays on parenting, education, and motherhood from a liberatory lens, and am published in Motherly, Mutha Magazine, and HTH Unboxed.
"Sara has a rare combination of deep EQ and sensitivity to interpersonal dynamics and a deep knowledge of techniques for actively building trust and alignment… Anyone wanting to build trust, navigate a crisis situation, or develop as an authentic leader would be so lucky to have her in their corner."
Laura Skelton
Ex-Engineering Manager, Airbnb
"Sara's guidance was instrumental in giving me the confidence to fully embrace my role as Executive Director of the Mendocino Art Center. Her support during turbulent social and political times demonstrated that it is possible to pursue growth and envision a more just and equitable future without compromising core values. Sara's conviction in community building as a fundamental strategy for achieving long-term organizational goals has inspired me to remain focused on a vision where collective flourishing is possible."
Dav Bell
Executive Director, Mendocino Art Center
"Sara has a rare and beautiful gift for guiding people to unearth their power—to speak truth to power and craft the authentic narratives that fuel bold, transformative movements. She helps people lead from their most compassionate, grounded selves. Personally, she's not only made me a better politician, but a better mom and a better human being."
Francesca Hong
Wisconsin State Assembly Member
With love, Sara