Notes From the Lab.
These are insights, reflections, and field notes from the front lines of healing-centered work. They aren’t polished takes; they’re real lessons from real practice.
Whether we’re designing systems, holding space, or advocating for care-centered leadership, this is where we unpack what we’re learning in real time.
Lived-Experience–Led Recovery Isn’t a Nice-to-Have. It’s the Missing Piece.
People trust people who’ve been there.
In disaster recovery, that trust can be the difference between a program that checks boxes and a community that actually heals. When survivors are at the table, not just as participants but as co-creators, engagement doubles, outcomes improve, and hope feels real again.
This Isn’t a Consultancy–It’s a Co-Lab.
More than a consultancy, JG Co-Laboratory is a space for designing systems that hold both structure and soul. In this first Lab Note, I share why I built it and why we need something different now more than ever.