Building skills to solve today’s challenges and tomorrow’s problems
about us
During the formation of We Practice Life, Brooke and Chase realized the skills they had developed in self-reflection, emotion regulation, clear communication, creative expression, self-care and wellness, innovative problem solving, and conflict resolution equipped them to better handle life’s unique challenges. While their journeys began before We Practice Life, they have been working together since 2018 to build simpler and more accessible methods for building these crucial skills.
for all ages
We’ve learned that some of the activities we’ve facilitated in elementary art and creative writing classes that help 10 and 11 yr olds explore who they are and what matters to them are the same kind of prompts and activities that support 20 to 90 year olds navigating major life transitions.
community
By orienting every group activity to curiosity, compassion, connection, and belonging, we celebrate how different we are from each other and how differently we may need to see ourselves to evolve. By leading with these four values, we are able to support the broad spectrum of human needs while maintaining freedom for each member to explore their own beliefs and methods. While we tackle some of the biggest challenges of being human, our growth is fueled by authentic connection, laughter, inspiration, and mutuality.
designed for impact
We’ve discovered that a safe space with engaging experiences, produces meaningful fun. We know this because we’ve been acting as the designers, developers, and testers. Informed by what has worked and what hasn’t in our various fields, we developed a structure for our programs that honors each participant’s unique perspective and path. Inspired by all the trainings, workshops, theories, and practice groups we’ve collectively attended, we crafted a formula for prompts and practices that curate insights and inspire breakthroughs.
meet the team
our community partners.
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JAH Grief services
With a mission to empower bereaved individuals through creative expression and avenues for authentic connection, JAH Grief Services provides support to those grieving as well as helping professionals. Founder Jodie Gonzalez created a guidebook focused on writing as a path toward healing, which directs much of their work.
We Practice Life is collaborating with JAH Grief Services to design and deliver a Grief Practice Pack.
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autumn counseling
Autumn Counseling is delighted to partner with We Practice Life to bring life enhancing, creative and compassionate services to our Houston community. Autumn Counseling is a therapy services provider located in the Heights neighborhood, and home to We Practice Life’s Creative Cafe in our Spark Studio. We provide individual counseling, couples counseling and EMDR, with some sliding scale services.
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parents of trans youth
Parents of Trans Youth provides learning, support, and community to parents and caregivers of transgender and gender diverse kids. Using honesty, vulnerability, joy, and humor, founder Mandy Giles shares the fundamentals of supporting trans kids with parents as well as with wider audiences.
We Practice Life promotes the important work of Parents of Trans Youth by advocating for education and support for individuals, families, and in business and education settings.
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Learning communities network
Learning Communities Network brings together groups of people who want to learn together with others. We create a live, online experience for those seeking to deepen their knowledge and strengthen collaborative practices in their lives.
We Practice Life’s online community and course platform hosts FACILITATION FUNDAMENTALS, led by facilitation master Siobhan Riordan. This self-paced course embraces leadership, learning and group development in a whole new way.
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Emerge Book Circles
Emerge Book Circles focuses on bringing book-learning to organizations, and individual leaders, to make it more social and transformational. The participants move beyond just consuming ideas in isolation, to connecting those ideas to themselves, their colleagues, and their work.
We Practice Life promotes Emerge Book Circle’s impact on learning environments within workplace settings.
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GO Bytes
We created GObytes to bring together positive, engaged, and inspired business owners and professionals to learn and master practices for getting organized so that we can be more productive, less stressed, and create more space for doing the things we love.
Whether you are just getting started on your quest to "Get Organized" or you are diligently working thru your second, third, or tenth serious attempt at calming the chaos of your busy and distracted life, we would love for you to join the GObytes community.
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national alliance on mental illness
in 1988 by a group of dedicated and caring family members of those living with difficult, yet treatable, mental illnesses founded this 501(c)3 organization. These family members sought to establish a grassroots organization that would address the increasing need for families and persons affected by mental illness to have a powerful voice in the mental health community.
We Practice Life develops and delivers art and writing curriculum and offers facilitator training for NAMI Greater Houston’s Restorative Justice program.
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Compassionate Houston
Compassionate Houston serves as a lightning rod for Houstonians with a “Passion for Compassion,” aimed to cultivate the compassionate culture of Greater Houston in collaboration with our network of partners through programs designed to spread the message of common humanity.
We Practice Life collaborates with Compassionate Houston to introduce and welcome new partnerships and innovative solutions to shift systems toward compassion.