Two lovely free things in December

December 4, 2025

Hi there - here are two lovely free (virtual) gatherings I thought you might like to participate in this month. I plan to attend both and I hope you’ll join me. Please forward this to friends and colleagues who will appreciate the thoughtfulness behind these invitations.

December 17: Join a discussion group on the witty book Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin. This monthly discussion group, led by women of color, features books written by women of color and is a free offering from A Better Force, a wonderful business that is a friend of Facilitator On Fire. The group will be meeting on December 17, 2025. Get more information here and please tell them Facilitator On Fire sent you!

December 19: Reflect on 2025 with the Liberatory Livelihood Association, more information here. If you're not yet familiar with the LLA, we are a group of colleagues who came together this year to create a space for people who believe that making a livelihood can and should be supportive, and that everyone deserves full human rights. You can learn more about us here.

If you’d like more information, you can also join my Patreon group, where I’ll be focusing on why marketing feels awful and what to do about it during January and February of 2026. The community is always free to join (seriously, there are no strings attached) but I do welcome paid memberships from those who have the resources.

Please keep recommending me to friends and colleagues who might need a business/leadership coach or strategic planner (my specialty as a planner is small shops). My equity pricing structure means I can help most folks and I have extensive experience, especially in the area of social justice. Some of my clients run high-revenue businesses, while others run non-profits or part-time or one-person businesses.

I try to be transparent about my identity as a white, cis-het, middle-class, non-disabled woman in the U.S., because I think it’s important for my potential clients to know. I often get to work with people who have identities that differ from mine, and together, we are building a more just and equitable world where our lives and work are much better because of it.

Here’s to spending time with people who care deeply about us,

Kay Coughlin, CEO and Business Coach, Facilitator on Fire