ABOUT US
My Reflection Matters
is a virtual space that provides the community, supports, resources, & healing necessary for adults (caregivers & educators) choosing liberation centered self-directed education (SDE) & living.
In the Village, adults can expect to experience learning opportunities that include a blend of workshops, courses, and live conversations that are focused on supporting folks in shifting out of traditional controlling, adult-centered educational practices (we call this colonial schooling) into loving, learner and partnership centered practices (we call this liberatory or decolonized education). We push adults to think beyond tokenizing BIPOC representation in their environment whether it be in their staffing and/or their books to healing from colonized education by reconnecting with the Indigenous, intuitive, humanistic practices learning naturally occurs within all of us. Through our intuitive healing offerings, we push self-directed advocates to explore the energetic field that guides the "self" towards liberation and personal success by supporting youth advocates to move beyond the thinking mind into the sensing body.
The Village is here to support you in doing the internal work necessary to live a liberated lifestyle.
Please know our community does not differentiate between parent and educator. Neither is more important than the other and both rolls intersect as no one is just one thing. In the Village, we promise to push the boundaries of your thinking and being so that you can show up as the best version of yourself for the young people you love and care for.MY REFLECTION MATTERS
The Village
Share Ideas
Monthly meet ups for caregivers and SDE organizers to share ideas, inquiries, and concerns that arise in their unschooling journey.
Live chats
Live chats with leaders and creators in the liberated learning and living world.
Workshops + Courses
Get your healing and (un)learning on with our monthly workshop or course offerings sponsored by our patrons & donors.
Lessons Learned
Reflections chronicling Chemay's unschooling journey with her family including lessons learned being part of a BIPOC self-directed cooperative.
VILLAGE VOICE
Testimonials
I just bought a copy as a gift for my niece and nephew, and one for my teenage kids too! It'll be a fun companion to the adult resource we have at home on the same subject. I plan to share this book with my local homeschooling communities, too. I cannot wait to read it myself and will update my review when I do -- but I know Chemay Morales-James and her work as an educator and pioneer in creating safe black and brown spaces for learning, growing, and liberation from the kinds of oppression that ban such truth-telling books as these. Her work has inspired conversations, communities and collaborations that build upon the work of those (like the Black Panthers) who came before. The mindful integrity with which she walks through life surely has created an outstanding book that should be in every library, bookstore and family bookshelf. Especially now as we fight to raise consciousness against those who would ban such uplifting and inspiring true black histories and seek to sustain and support all children to thrive.
Reverend Dhyana Klut
CHILDREN'S BOOK
The ABCs of the
Black Panther Party
Originally published in 2017, the 2nd edition of The ABC's of the Black Panther Party (BPP) includes a special link to a FREE, colorful, 14 page, digital, parent-teacher activity guide.
The ABCs of the Black Panther Party (BPP) uses the alphabet and rhyming to provide children with an introduction to the BPP from a decolonized or anti-oppressive viewpoint. Additional historical facts are provided on each page for more advanced readers or for younger children who want to know more about the events and individuals brought up in the poetic verses.
EXPERIENCES
The Village Gathering
A healing and liberation gethering to support you in harnessing the intuitive energy in self-directed learning and living.
MRM Retreat
Kris2024-08-19T22:10:46+00:00Project Start
Kris2024-11-04T17:43:08+00:00MRM Adult Circle
Kris2024-08-19T22:13:20+00:00New Art
Kris2024-11-04T17:44:44+00:00Unicorn Art
Kris2024-11-04T17:45:58+00:00Children Circle
Kris2024-11-04T17:46:07+00:00Graffiti Art
Kris2024-08-19T22:35:00+00:00Art
Kris2024-11-04T17:44:33+00:00COMMUNITY
Perspectives
The 2-1-2 Rule for Supporting BIPOC Youth Navigating Racialized Violence in Our World
As with every racialized hate crime that floods our media, it weighs so heavy on my heart and body. The inner fears I have around... read more
Co-op Tuesdays: Culture Sharing in Your Learning Space
I know it ain't actually Tuesday, but since our Co-op Tuesdays at our MRM cooperative in Connecticut can be super busy, I'm often too tired... read more
Unschooling Broke Me Open
When I first launched the Village in 2020, I had a face to face with myself about my life and purpose. I noticed that for... read more