# @_aelle_ on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DBZK7_xv_yR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63338114-aelle-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-10-21T16:42:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dr. Ashley E. Lazarre 🇭🇹 (@_aelle_) — https://gondola.cc/_aelle_

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Look at where my creativity took me! I’m presenting at one of the biggest events at my university umassboston as the creative-scholar-activist that I AM 🥳🥹

When I took a break from my PhD program to focus on my creativity, I was scared, but I came back this year to finish my doctoral degree fully showing up as my full self. Last month, I was contracted as a creativity consultant to help put together the 5th Annual Black Lives Matter Day at umassboston and of course my strategy was to use my skills and network to bring creativity to academia to inspire students on their journey. 

I was at every meeting advocating for young professionals who use their artistry to make changes in their community. For this year’s theme on Holistic Health and Health Promotion: Self, Family and Community, I’m so proud to have tvlenses from emvisionproductions join us as our keynote speaker and a panel discussion including politicsandfshn, dr.evan.auguste, Mark Scott, and myself. Originally, I was only a part of the planning committee for the event but I was later asked to be on the panel to speak about my research on the self-transformation journey of black women healing. I'm honored to play multiple roles to help execute the event and share my work on self wellness and healing. 

We will have music by knszwrth and lunch will be served by sunrise_steakhouse 🤗

Please join us on November 4th from 10a - 2:30p, use the QR code to register for the event or the link in my bio - it’s FREE! 

Going out with a bang on my last year as a doctoral student 🤗 I’m my favorite plot twist! 

#umass #umassboston #blacklivesmatter #blackwellness #blackhealthmatters #blackhealing #blackbodies #phdlife #phdstudent #blackboston 
#blackphds #blackstudies #decolonizingwellness

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blackbodies, blacklivesmatter, phdlife, blackstudies, blackboston, umass, blackhealthmatters, decolonizingwellness, phdstudent, blackhealing, umassboston, blackwellness, blackphds

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