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Siera Janaé

Multidisciplinary artist, trauma- and grief-informed educator and consultant, strategist, and sensual embodiment instructor. Founder of The LIGHTER Society, an intersectional platform helping people and organizations navigate trauma and loss, cultivate greater awareness, and create more human-centric ways of living, leading, working, and connecting.

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About Siera

Siera Janaé is a multidisciplinary artist, trauma- and grief-informed educator and consultant, strategist, and sensual embodiment instructor determined to help more people believe they are powerful, competent, and valuable enough in business, at work, and in their personal lives.

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The LIGHTER Society

Through The LIGHTER Society, Siera brings together embodied practice, creativity, leadership, strategy, communication, and trauma and grief education to help people move through what they have experienced without losing sight of what is still possible.

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Her Mission

Her background as a young caregiver to her late mother, Janeane, sparked her lifelong mission to help people flourish beyond difficult pasts and into their futures with a stronger understanding of their value. She aims to help people center authenticity, peace, creativity, purposeful and satisfying life work, and rest within their lives.

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Education & Credentials

Siera graduated summa cum laude with a Master of Arts in Trauma-Informed Leadership from Dominican University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and Creative Content Strategies. She is a certified From Grief to Gratitude Grief Coach, NASM-certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach, and ACE-certified Group Fitness Instructor.

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Consulting & Perspective

Her consulting work increasingly explores trauma, grief, disability, and accessibility-informed perspectives, helping people and organizations create more human-centered ways of living, leading, working, and connecting.

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More About Siera

She is also a proud nerd, mental health advocate, lover of haircare, skincare, and fashion, and believer in making room for both depth and delight. She currently lives in North Carolina with her Goldendoodle dog son, Paxton.