AUDACITY
a HANDS-ON GROUP COURSE
FOR MARGINALIZED HUMANS
READY TO BE OUR WHOLE SELVES.
What will it take for you to become more unapologetic, more free and more YOU - not just with one person, or in a few safe spaces,
but everywhere you go?
✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️♿️
As marginalized humans,
it feels like we
constantly have to choose
between being true to ourselves,
and dealing with the real world.
That’s how you end up
doing this shit:
STRIVING
…to prove you’re “enough” all the time
(queer enough, good enough, justice-oriented enough…)
MASKING
…over parts of your real gorgeous-ass self
AVOIDING
…people, situations and even your own inner longings
ECHOLOCATING
…constantly trying to figure out what other people think of you
SHAPESHIFTING & CODE-SWITCHING
…to try and fit what’s expected of you
…in moments you wish
you were doing THIS:
Saying “no”
Saying “yes”
Just saying what’s on your mind without overthinking that shit
Figuring out what YOU really want
Being your whole, integrated self
Expressing yourself however feels right
(even if it changes every month).
Trusting your gut.
Experimenting.
Giving fewer fucks
Letting yourself be chronically ill without apologizing for it
NOT justifying yourself
(because no, Auntie, I DON’T owe you an explanation of all my choices).
Owning your whole story without shame
Telling your workplace that you’re done being their
token POC/queer/trans/disabled person.
And a million other things
only YOU know
Listen, friend -
we’re not in these loops
because we’re screwing up…
We’re just trying to
SURVIVE.
And in the midst of all the shitty experiences
this world throws at us every. single. day,
THIS IS HOW WE’VE LEARNED TO GET BY.
(Damn, are we adaptive or what? We’re brilliant.)
But if you’re here, it means you’re feeling DONE with “getting by” at the expense of yourself.
And you don’t know what the alternative is (yet),
but you DO know it’s time to find out.
WELCOME TO
AUDACITY,
YOU GORGEOUS
FUCKING HUMAN.
Over 7 months,
with 9 other marginalized people by your side,
and 2 leaders teaching and guiding you…
you’re about to find the answer you’re looking for.
LET’S GO
“I feel like I burst out of a box I’ve been trying to burst out of for some time.
GOODBYE, USELESS BOX.”
- a participant -
Before we tell you more, you’re probably wondering:
What IS it?
AUDACITY is a
7-month hands-on group course
for marginalized people
ready to figure out how to deal with
the realities of oppression and discrimination
without contorting or abandoning yourself.
You’ll do this in an intimate, curated cohort (capped at 10 or fewer) -
all people who also have marginalized identities.
In our 6-hour kickoff and weekly 90-minute calls,
we’ll use a combination of
teaching,
reflection,
and conversation
…to move you through the following experience:
Our 6-hour virtual kickoff gathering!
This sets up all of our work to come. We start to create genuine connection with one another, and help you begin to narrow in on your “Area of Exploration” - the struggle in your day-to-day life that you dream of changing.
7 months of WEEKLY 90-minute gatherings, where you’ll be facilitated through:
- PHASE 1 (7 weeks): Uncover the strategies you’ve developed to survive oppression, and figure out what’s driving them.
- PHASE 2: (7 weeks): Explore a way to make choices that are truer to you - using Meera’s Self-Liberation Framework™
- PHASE 3: (16 weeks) Experiment with new ways to show up for yourself, even when you’re dealing with oppressive and unjust situations. Together, we’ll play with concrete tools and skills that allow you to handle even the shittiest situations with greater ease, intention, and self-trust.
One 30-minute private coaching call with Meera during Phase 2
^^ Now, that’s how everything is structured.
What’s more important is the magic
that happens inside this structure.
So keep reading.
Tired of theoretical shit? Great.
AUDACITY is RELENTLESSLY PRACTICAL.
“This gave my life a good shake in the most affirming, caring way possible.
Very annoying, Meera and Eliot.”
- a participant -
In AUDACITY we’re in the mess of real life with you.
Not theoretical dreamscapes.
Not mindset work.
Not just intellectually critiquing oppression until our brains are fried.
We’re figuring out practical shit like:
How DO I stop automatically smiling and nodding when people misgender me? What’s up with that?
How do I own my culture and my queerness without feeling like I have to pick?
What does it look like to “be myself” in situations where it doesn’t really feel like there’s space for me?
I’m not even sure I know what I want - oh FUUUUCK, how do I figure out what I want?
How can I take up space as a disabled person when my bosses always downplay my disability?
I want to share certain things publicly, but what about my safety? How do I figure that out??
We’re talking through real things, in real ways,
using real tools that work for the REAL YOU.
Want to know more about how we keep it practical and real? Explore below:
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Hands-on teaching, facilitation and support from Meera ✊🏽🏳️🌈 and Eliot 🏳️⚧️ (more about us later) every week
Active practice unmasking and staying true to yourself when we’re together
Real-life exploration in YOUR life: focused on ONE specific area where you struggle (past examples: “I struggle to let myself be disabled” or “I struggle to honor my own needs and desires”) - so that everything we’re doing ties back to a real challenge in your daily life. WE’LL HELP YOU FIGURE THIS OUT.
A guided process for identifying the internalized habits/patterns keeping you stuck
A step-by-step framework (Meera’s Self-Liberation Model™) for deciding how to show up for and as yourself in any/all situations
Concrete tools for decision-making, boundary-setting, and navigating systemic barriers
A personal practice of self-inquiry you can return to over and over again, long after our work is done.
Weekly opportunities to explore new concepts through exercises, coaching, and group conversation
A private Signal group chat to support each other between weekly calls
A private Course Page where we upload recordings and resources
One private 30-minute coaching call with Meera at a specific point in our curriculum
OPTIONAL: after you wrap up AUDACITY, you’re invited to sign up for the AUDACITY WORKING GROUP - a monthly space to keep working through new shit you’re dealing with through this lens. Where you’ll meet people from past cohorts, too!!
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“When I look at where I was and where I am now – it feels like I’ve moved from a plea to a proclamation. Like I’ve moved from “I want to matter” to I DESERVE...”
- a past cohort member -
Here are some of the shifts you’ll experience in AUDACITY:From invisibility to visibility
You’ll move from “I’m keeping others comfortable at my expense” to “I’m claiming space unapologetically.”From survival-mode to intentional choices
You’ll stop reverting to the same old patterns on loop…and start making choices that feel authentic and right to you.From isolation to belonging
No more hiding parts of yourself or putting on a face to avoid rejection. With your cohort at your back, you’ll know you’re not alone, and start to feel braver in your day-to-day life.From seeking validation to trusting your inner voice: no more looking “out there” for permission, answers, and validation - you’ll learn to turn YOURSELF for those things.
From overfunctioning to sustainable power
Taking up space doesn’t mean doing the most all the time, or constantly swooping in to save the day for others. You’ll recognize when to preserve your energy, and say no without guilt.From self-doubt to self-trust:
Shitty things are going to happen to us in this world. But even when you feel shaken - you’ll know how to stay anchored in yourself.From systemic critique to actual freedom
Instead of constantly analyzing oppression, you’ll have day to day experiences that feel like freedom and ease (EVEN WHEN THE WORLD SUCKS).From intellectualizing to actually showing up differently
No more abstract ideas about self-liberation…you’ll be practicing it in real time.From shitting on yourself to showing up for yourself
Some days will suck. You’re not going to do any of this perfectly - now or ever. But instead of shitting on yourself or falling into despair, you’ll learn to meet those moments with compassion, courage, HUMOR and self-trust.
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Here’s what people from PRIOR COHORTS say you’ll experience:
Feeling less alone, finally seeing your inner struggles reflected in others
Experiencing yourself as worthy of attention, care, and protection
Moving from shame and self-blame to compassion and clarity
Relating to your story as something whole, valid, and essential
Building the courage to unmask and show up authentically
Cultivating deeper trust in your own voice, desires, and needs
Ending cycles of exhaustion and over-giving by honoring your limits
Feeling proud of who you are and how you move through the world
Here are some direct quotes:
“A few months ago, I was coming from a place of “I need external validation” and today I feel that I can do what I want to do from a place of what I deserve and what I can do. It’s very subtle, but it’s also very big.”
“As I felt the right to express myself authentically in this group, I found myself wanting to do the same outside of here – and I started to do that.”
“I never realized how much I was absorbing and internalizing oppression out in the world - to the point that my own wants and needs sometimes felt indistinguishable from something that came in from outside. I’ve discovered that I am amazing. And that…how I show up in the world has value. I am finding space to reclaim that authority and power for myself.”
“I feel much more comfortable being myself in groups and with other people. and I’m taking risks to show up the way that I am and see what happens. I’m more open with others because I have more safety within myself for myself.”
“Before this course, I was trying to fit in. A month or two in, I was growing content with not fitting in. Now, I create the feeling of belonging I so desperately wanted by simply acting like I belong everywhere I go. As it turns out - I do!”
“I am spending way less time trying to gauge whether what I have to express will be accepted or well-received, and it’s allowing me to practice showing up exactly as I am—unapologetically.”
“I think I’m braver now and it’s because I’m not afraid to be hurt.”
“I am more confident and assured. I give less fucks about what others think. I feel more connected to those who matter to me. I’m more willing to let others see me in my mess/be in process.”
“I am afraid of how much AUDACITY shifted for me AND I’m excited to unpack what’s possible in that shift. I really do feel like I was given the tools and support…to take on what’s next. I’m grateful! Stoked! Nervous! Excited! Gahhh I’m gonna miss AUDACITY.”
“Something that feels both liberating and tender is realizing I’m more disabled than I thought I was. I’ve leaned more into myself, and in doing so, realized how much I’ve still been masking and plastering over parts of myself that both ask for care and demand to be heard. It’s been a bittersweet “Oh!” Also, fuck the debilitating and disabling projects of fascism and capitalism. Seeing myself more fully outside that bullshit means seeing the bullshit more clearly, too.”
Craving REAL solidarity and community? We’ve got you.
“This is the first group I’ve EVER been in where every single person in the group is so solid. Every person is so self-aware of their shit. And I really, really needed that from a community right now.
It’s been so easy to invest in people who seem ready to be vulnerable AND ready to be in resistance with me.”
- a participant -
How many of us have been in those “liberation” or “justice” spaces where we’re supposed to feel freer,
but it kinda feels like we still have to perform, or self-censor, or constantly prove ourselves?
How exhausting is that shit?
AUDACITY is different,
because we’ve made it different - on purpose.
“This is raising the bar, especially around what can be done virtually.
In my workplace, there’s so much “OH, you can’t do it online. You can’t build these kind of connections or have these deep conversations.” But after AUDACITY, I know you CAN have that depth of connection on screen, and it can be cultivated.
It IS possible.”
- a participant -
We keep our cohort tiny
for a reason.
It’s like a real-life canvas
where you get to experiment with showing up as your real self
as you learn about
showing up as your real self
with a group of peers
who are also trying to figure out
how to show up as THEIR real selves.
(SAY WHAT NOW? You might need to re-read that a couple of times)
We’ve designed it that way, and you’ll feel it IMMEDIATELY.
“As I felt the right to express myself authentically in this group,
I found myself wanting to do the same outside of here – and I started to do that. ”
- a participant -
Minutes into our kickoff day, you’ll sigh in relief and think
“Holy shit - ME TOO. I thought I was the only one!”
Within a few weeks, you’ll find yourself flopped facedown on camera during our group call
…because you just don’t feel like sitting upright in a chair.
Within months, you’ll blurt out whatever the hell is on your mind…without hesitating at all.
In this space, AS YOU’RE LEARNING, you’ll practice unmasking and actually showing up as you are
- and be 100% seen and celebrated for it.
When a small group of people is
that real with each other,
and ROOTING for one another,
you build a bond that’s real.
The more you practice,
the more you’ll know what it feels like.
And with your cohort at your back,
you’ll feel ready to be braver
and more YOU
in your day-to-day life, too.
That’s what
real solidarity
looks like.
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“That first day...I just remember having this moment of thinking OH, if I was at a party, these are the people I’d be talking to in the corner. And as soon as I had that feeling, I was like Oh, we’re gonna go real deep. I’m good.”
“In our Signal chat, people would say “I was dealing with this thing yesterday, and I just pictured all your faces ...” That makes such a difference. I have this team, and I show up and we’re working on this together. It’s not just me – and just knowing that helped me cement and integrate the learning.”
“Getting a lot of different chances to show up in a group where you’re WANTING to be yourself is such a big deal. You’re like OH, I want to do this, but I don’t know how to. It’s felt really important to show up and make choices with a group of people I want to belong to.”
“I remember, people would share things they had written down, and I would think OH MY GOD, ME TOO!! ME TOO!! And I felt a lot of connection…”
“I had some fear and trepidation stepping into this space...is this right for me? Who else will be here? Am I taking up space in a way I shouldn’t? But it felt so welcoming, and my ability to share those fears and be held by the whole group made all the difference.”
“We have a common enemy folks, and we all had to navigate that together. No bullshit about the bullshit, and that felt SO GOOD.”
Sooo… who’s “we”? Who’s leading this thing?
“As someone who has words for everything, I don’t have words for this. There’s something that happens with the way you both facilitate this with such kindness and generosity...it’s indescribable.
There are buttons and knobs and Powerpoints and diagrams, but so much of it is the way you hold us -
the way you make it so things are OK.
The way you allow us to be ourselves and therefore to change.”
- a participant -
We used to have super stodgy “bios” on this page,
until we realized that’s NOT WHAT YOU NEED FROM US.
Here’s what’s important:
✊🏽🏳️🌈 Meera’s a professional coach (and she cusses like a sailor).
You know that already - because you’re on her website.
🏳️⚧️ Eliot’s a therapist.
He works with trans, gender-diverse and queer clients through a trauma and attachment lens.
He also used to be a professor of education.
We’re married, we’re skilled at what we do,
we’re excellent facilitators,
and we really, really like and respect each other.
(That’s important, y’all - no awkward dynamics here.)
And of course these things matter.
But the real power of this work
is that it’s born out of a combination
of what we’ve learned and who we are.
Meera’s self-liberation framework - the foundation of this group course -
emerged from helping her clients’ disrupt their own patterns,
and then beginning to practice what she was learning on herself.
It was scary as fuck.
It was also the only way to bring this work to life.
You can’t teach it unless you also embody it.
So in this space, we teach and lead by example.
Because vulnerability can’t be one-sided.
Every question that we ask you is one that we’re constantly engaging with ourselves.
Every facet of yourself that we invite you to explore is something we’re exploring, too.
Every concept and skill we teach you one we use, too.
So as you work to disrupt your internalized shit,
and show up more fully for yourself,
you’re going to be hearing about ways that WE’RE currently doing it
(or struggling with it! self-deprecating jokes abound!)
And when you feel nervous, hesitant, or unsure - we’ve been there, too.
The real power of this space and how we lead
is that we’re ALL inside the work together.
You. Us. And nine other beautiful people.
And when you’ve spent a lot of your life feeling like you don’t quite fit anywhere,
there’s nothing more powerful than that.
We can’t WAIT to get to know you.
-Meera & Eliot
Ready for some details?
“I am thrilled that I committed to this course despite feeling like I had little capacity for it - it was even more empowering than I could have hoped for. I knew that I would be given tools for self-liberation, but I could not have predicted how much freer I already feel.
…the lessons I’ve learned will continue to shape how I view myself and move through the world.
- a participant -
SPECIFICS:
dates, investment and energy
Our collective investment of TIME (pull out your calendar.)
- FULL DAY KICKOFF EVENT!! (Zoom)
> Friday, January 9th, 2026
> 6 hours, including breaks + lunch
> Mandatory
> It’ll be authentic and connective, we promise. You’re being led by two people that HATE BORING MEETINGS.
- WEEKLY GROUP GATHERINGS (Zoom)
> Every Wednesday from 2:00-3:30 US Mountain Standard Time
> from January 14th to July 29th, 2026.
> That’s 1:00-2:30 Pacific, 3:00-4:30 Central, and 4:00-5:30 Eastern.
- A PRIVATE COURSE PAGE with recordings of our live calls - for when you miss a gathering or want to revisit something.
Your investment of MONEY (glance at your resources)
BONUS OFFER: enroll with a friend, peer or partner, and we’ll reduce EACH of your rates by $1000 ($100 less per monthly installment) - no matter which tiered rate you’ve selected.
Why? Because this work is most powerful and sustainable when you’re doing it with other people in your life. We believe so deeply in that…that we’re creating this radical incentive to come engage alongside others you know.
Accessible Rate: $3999
(paid in full or 10 installments of $399)
Standard Rate: $4999
(paid in full or 10 installments of $499)
Wealth-Sharing Rate*: $5999
(paid in full, or 10 installments of $599)
Partial Scholarships (need-based): available when people pay any of my wealth-sharing rates.
(Click here to join the scholarship waitlist.)
*When you pay my wealth-sharing rate, you directly fund $1000 in need-based scholarships for peers!
For an explanation of my tiered rates, click here.
Your investment of ENERGY (check in with yourself).
- What if shit hits the fan and my life changes in the middle of the course?
S lost their abuela two months into our work, and found themself grieving.
P unexpectedly lost their housing and had to scramble for shelter.
R’s workplace had drama, and they suddenly lost all work-life balance.
In all three cases, we helped people figure out what they needed from the group NOW, in those new circumstances.
Remember: AUDACITY is all about showing up in real situations without abandoning yourself, so we’ve designed it to adapt to whatever’s happening for you in real time. When things change, you don’t just stubbornly plod along pretending everything’s the same. We adjust to meet reality.
- How much effort do I have to put into this outside of our calls?
There’s no “right and wrong” way to do AUDACITY - and we’ll check in with you repeatedly to make sure you’re doing this the way YOU want to.
Some of you want to absorb and explore when we’re together, without messing around too much on your own.
Some of you want to reflect and experiment on your own, in between gatherings.
Some of you will do a different thing every week, based on your energy.
AUDACITY is made for ALL of you.
If that feels like sweet relief and permission…it’s time for next steps!
INTERESTED? We’re SO GLAD!
Our 2026 cohort is full and in process.
Sign up for our waitlist, and we’ll reach out when it’s time to build our next one (2027).