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Our founder, Janessa Waiters (she/they)is a Black, queer, disabled, survivor who centers, highlights, and uplifts these identities as the founder of Well-Tended Self. As a certified reiki teacher, practitioner, and liberation-focused coach, clients can expect to feel heard, understood, and supported throughout their journey with her gentle guidance and compassionate approach. She utilizes her passion for healing justice and community cultivation through workshop facilitation and as a program coordinator at a reproductive justice org. Their creativity lives in all aspects of work and play, especially in zine creation and poetry. Motivated by pleasure, justice, and equanimity one can usually find Janessa blowing bubbles or on the nearest swing.