three core priorities
Four priorities that guide every partnership.
At Sun Root Strategies, our work is guided by four priorities that keep us grounded in purpose and clear in practice. Whether we’re supporting an organization, a team, or an individual client, these priorities help ensure the work is culturally responsive, actionable, and sustainable.
1) Community Wisdom Leads
We begin with listening. Community voice is not a checkbox—it is the foundation. We create respectful pathways for people to share what they know, what they need, and what has been overlooked.
In practice, this can include: listening sessions, relationship mapping, co-creation, feedback loops, and community accountability.
2) Healing-Centered Systems
We work with the understanding that systems carry history—and so do people. Our methods are restorative, trauma-informed, and grounded in dignity, so communities and organizations can move toward repair, trust, and shared responsibility.
In practice, this can include: restorative facilitation, psychologically safer spaces, conflict-aware design, and culturally grounded wellness integration.
3) Implementation With Integrity
We don’t just plan—we help deliver. Strong ideas need structure: timelines, communication, roles, and follow-through. We bring project management that protects both outcomes and people.
In practice, this can include: workplans, stakeholder coordination, milestone tracking, practical evaluation, and continuous improvement.
4) Sustainable Well-Being
The future of equity work must include the health of the people doing the work. Alongside consulting, we offer lifestyle and well-being coaching to help individuals and teams build rhythms that support resilience, clarity, and long-term capacity.
In practice, this can include: Six Pillars coaching, the Foundational Lifestyle Pyramid, appreciative inquiry, and relationship support grounded in Calm, Courage, and Companions.
We help communities and organizations move from intention to impact through practical strategies that drive lasting change and long-term sustainability.