PITTSBURGH, PA • HEALING-CENTERED FACILITATOR • AUTHOR

Holding Space for Healing, Restoration & Community Transformation

Community Facilitator, Wellness Advocate & Healing-Centered Strategist.

Holding space for healing, restoration, and community transformation through trauma-informed facilitation and wellness-centered leadership.

Alana Griffin creates trauma-informed spaces rooted in healing, restoration, and community care. Through facilitation, wellness programming, mindfulness practices, advocacy, and leadership, she supports individuals, families, organizations, and underserved communities in reconnecting with purpose, resilience, and collective well-being.

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120+

Graduates Served

10

Placed Based Healing Affinity Circles (PBHAC) Cohorts

15+

Yrs Community Leadership

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Heal

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Empower

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Inspire

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One Brand

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Many Initiatives

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One Legacy

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Trauma-Informed

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Community-Centered

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Legacy-Building

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Heal • Empower • Inspire • One Brand • Many Initiatives • One Legacy • Trauma-Informed • Community-Centered • Legacy-Building • 

Who Is Alana

A life dedicated to healing, leadership & legacy.

Her work exists at the intersection of healing, storytelling, maternal advocacy, mindfulness, entrepreneurship, and community transformation. Through trauma-informed programming, public speaking, wellness initiatives, and grassroots leadership, she has dedicated her life to building spaces rooted in restoration, empowerment, and collective care.

Her work spans nonprofit leadership, healing-centered facilitation, cooperative economics, youth wellness, maternal advocacy, mindfulness education, storytelling, and cultural empowerment.

Helping individuals and communities heal, grow, and reclaim their power through wellness, advocacy, and intentional community care.

-Alana’s mission

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Featured Accomplishments

A life of service, measured in impact.

Decade of leadership, advocacy, healing work, and community building distilled into the numbers that define a legacy in motion.

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    120+

    Placed Based Healing Affinity Circles (PBHAC) Cohorts Graduates Served

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    10+

    Years Co-Chair, Community Voices

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    1 of 9

    National SPAA Fellows

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    3+

    Years MomsRising PA Hub Leader

Brand Pillars

Heal. Empower. Inspire.

Three forces one purpose. The values that shape every circle, every conversation, every initiative.

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    Healing-Centered Work

    Trauma-informed facilitation, herbalism, mindfulness, somatic wellness, journaling, and healing circles rooted rooted in restoration, regulation, and collective care..

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    Community Advocacy

    Maternal advocacy, equitable policy work, cooperative economics, and grassroots leadership across nonprofit boards, coalitions, and community initiatives.
    5+ years serving as Chair and Co-Chair within family and community-centered leadership spaces.

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    Storytelling & Vision

    Published author and community storyteller using narrative to spotlight Black motherhood, healing, resilience, and transformation.n.

Featured Media

As seen in & spoken about.

Conversations, interviews, and features across regional and national publications spotlighting community healing and maternal advocacy.

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    Pittsburgh Scholar House: Sherlyn Harrison's Journey of Support and Success

    A feature on Pitt's Scholar House program supporting parenting students including Alana's advocacy journey.

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    Pittsburgh Nonprofit Celebrates Black Single Mothers With New Anthology

    Pittsburgh City Paper's feature on the collaborative anthology project highlighting motherhood, resilience, and healing.

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    Featured Speaker Brown Mamas Monologues

    Featured storyteller sharing lived experiences centered on motherhood, resilience, healing, and transformation.

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Featured Organizations

The collectives I serve.

A community of organizations leading maternal advocacy, healing-centered programming, cooperative economics, and educational equity.

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CAB Member

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Founder

Program Designer

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SPAA Fellow

Ambassador

Affirm I Am, LLC

Wear the words that build you.

An empowerment-based apparel and affirmation brand created by Alana Griffin and her sons to speak life, confidence, and cultural pride into future generations. Rooted in healing, identity, and ancestral strength, Affirm I Am encourages individuals to wear words that restore, uplift, and empower.

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Rooted in purpose.
Driven by impact.
Created for legacy.

A brand rooted in healing, leadership, and legacy creating lasting impact in individuals, families, and communities.

Let's build something together.

Whether you're seeking facilitation, healing-centered programming, or collaborative partnership, start the conversation today.

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