Reclaiming Wellness: A Mental Health Spotlight

Today’s Topic: Joy Comes in the Moment: Engaging Spiritual Creativity as a Tool for Intentional Wellness

May 29, 2025, from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

601 Cesar Chavez, SF, CA, 94124

Join us for monthly mental health spotlights that’ll discuss a range of topics such as relationships, love, domestic violence, grief, mothering, and more! These events will take place 1-3 times per month from March through May and feature compelling speakers.

This spotlight will feature Dr. Daniel Drake at Rafiki Coalition for Health and Wellness. Join us for an engaging and reflective session on Spiritual Creativity — a powerful concept rooted in Dr. Danielle Drake’s dissertation research. Together, we’ll explore how Spiritual Creativity and intentional joy can serve as tools for wellness, healing, daily renewal, and personal transformation.

Participants will also take part in guided expressive arts activities designed to help you tap into your inner wisdom and develop meaningful practices to nurture spiritual creativity in everyday life.

About Dr. Danielle Drake:

Dr. Danielle Drake is a poet, author, and mental health clinician at Rafiki Coalition. She serves as Dean of Faculty Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and interim Executive Director of the Counseling Psychology Program at CIIS. Her work blends holistic health, psychospiritual wellness, expressive arts, Womanist and Black/African-centered psychologies, and contemplative practices.