Growth-Promoting Conversations™
A liberatory relational framwork created by Dr. Winley that supports liberatory wellness centering people pushed to the margins of socity — while remaining beneficial for everyone who wants safer, more honest, future-building relationships.
Conversations should not cost you your dignity.
What Are Growth-Promoting Conversations™?
Growth-Promoting Conversations™ are not communication tips.
They are conversations that protect nervous systems, honor identity, name power, preserve dignity, and grow futures — centering the lived realities of people pushed to the margins of society while offering safer connection for everyone.
Why This Framework Exists
Some people are asked to lose themselves to be understood.
Growth-Promoting Conversations™ were created because emotional labor is not safety, and silence is not peace.
These framework exist so that connection does not require erasure.
The Growth-Promoting Framework
Nervous-System Aware
Safety comes before explanation. Regulation comes before resolution.
Identity-Honoring
No one has to minimize themselves to belong.
Power-Conscious
Context and power are named — not ignored.
Dignity-Preserving
Disagreement does not require dehumanization.
Future-Oriented
Every conversation should expand who you are allowed to become.
Who This Work Centers
This framework centers and prioritizes people pushed to the margins of society — including BIPOC, queer, and gender-expansive communities — while remaining beneficial for anyone who wants relationships that do not cost them their wholeness.
Explore the Growth-Promoting Conversations™ Series
What Are Growth-Promoting Conversations™
Why “Just Communicate Better” Harms People Pushed to the Margins
5 Growth-Promoting Conversations™ Every Relationship Needs
You do not have to shrink to be safe.
You do not have to disappear to be loved.
Growth-Promoting Conversations™ are rooted in the belief that connection should never require erasure.
If this work resonates, you’re invited to stay connected through the Stay Informed Circle—a quiet, intentional way to receive reflections, writings, and invitations related to Growth-Promoting Conversations™.
What you can expect:
Periodic insights and essays grounded in dignity, nervous system safety, and relational care
Invitations to future talks, resources, or offerings—shared slowly and with intention
Communication that is paced, respectful, and never extractive
You are welcome to join at your own pace.
No urgency. No obligation.
Receive gentle reflections and practical frameworks for Growth-Promoting Conversations™— shared slowly, with care.
About the Originator
Dr. L Winley (Winley K.) is a Black, genderqueer, masculine-presenting queer clinical psychologist, parent, spouse, and the originator of Growth-Promoting Conversations™, a framework developed at WaterYourFire Wellness Collective supporting liberatory wellness centering people pushed to the margins of society.