Tubman Center for Health & Freedom, 5907 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA (2025)

10/23/2025

Hello friends! Here’s your friendly reminder to think about getting a flu shot this season. Think of it as a remix for your immune system! Each year, scientists update the vaccine to match the flu strains going around—so your immune system can stay on beat all season long.

When to get it: The best time is before the end of October/early November—that gives your body time to build strong protection before flu activity peaks. But even if you get it later, it still helps keep you and your loved ones safe.

Where to get it:
- Established Tubman Health Patients: COME ON IN! We have the Flu and Covid shots on deck and ready for adults and kids. Call to make an appointment.
- Uninsured folks who aren’t established with us: We’ve got you covered for free! Call us for an appointment.
- Everyone else: Visit https://kingcounty.gov/findaclinic or contact your primary care clinic. Many sites offer free or low-cost flu shots for adults and kids.

Getting your flu shot isn’t just a seasonal task—it’s an act of collective protection. When we care for ourselves, we strengthen the whole. ❤️

10/20/2025

Medical massage isn’t just about feeling good for a moment—it’s about creating lasting shifts in your body. That’s healing, not luxury.

Massage therapy can support pain management, improve flexibility, circulation, and digestion, promote better sleep, reduce stress and anxiety, ease painful periods, relieve TMJ and migraines, promote healing from injuries and/or surgeries, and more! Massage therapy helps us feel comfortable in our bodies—something many take for granted. This physical awareness is a powerful and revolutionary practice.

If you’ve never had a massage or had a session that didn’t feel good, it can be hard to know what’s “normal.” Here are five tips for self-advocacy:

1. Share your goals up front.
Let your therapist know what’s bringing you in, whether it’s stress, chronic pain, or something else. That helps shape the session with your priorities in mind.

2. You can speak up at any time.
If something doesn’t feel good—pressure is too deep, you feel cold, or you just want a quiet session—it’s okay (and encouraged) to say so.

3. Pain ≠ Progress.
Massage should never feel harmful. Soreness is different from sharp or shooting pain. Your massage therapist wants to know if “that feels too intense.”

4. Silence is okay, and so is talking.
Some community members prefer to heal in quiet. Others feel more grounded talking through the experience. Let your therapist know what works for you.

5. Your body, your boundaries.
You can ask about the plan for draping/covering of your body, techniques they will use, or preferences around skipping areas of the body altogether.

Massage therapy at the Healing House is part of our whole-person treatment model and is currently only available to those receiving primary care through the Healing House. (We are not accepting massage therapy only patients at this time).

Friendly reminder: Medical massage in WA state requires a referral from your primary care provider.

10/17/2025

The earth is medicine. When we reconnect with nature, we reconnect with ourselves, our ancestors, and the sacred cycles that hold us.

Here are 6 ways to invite the natural world into your healing journey—whether it’s receiving sunlight, walking as prayer, or listening to the wisdom of water.

Healing doesn’t only happen in clinics or therapy rooms. It happens under the sky, on the land, and within our spirits.

Which of these practices speaks to you most right now? Share in the comments—we’d love to hear how you connect with the earth in your healing.

10/13/2025

This past Saturday, as we celebrated at our five-year gala, we stood rooted in the wisdom of our people—their teachings, their strength, and their care moving through us as we continue the work of liberation.

On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the beauty, wisdom, and resilience of our ancestors and community members—who have survived stolen lands, violence, and erasure, and who continue to guide us in reclaiming care, belonging, and freedom. We are here. We know what we need to thrive. 🧡🌀🌙

As a Black- and Indigenous-led, community-centered organization, Tubman Health carries this living legacy every day. Our work is rooted in self-determination, resistance, and collective healing.

The movements and medicines that sustain us are shared. Our ancestors have always known that healing is not a service—it is a sacred practice of sovereignty, of remembering who we are to one another.

Today, we celebrate the strength, knowledge, and life of our people—not as a memory, but alive in our hands, hearts, and the liberation we are creating together.

10/06/2025

✨ Gala Moodboard Activated ✨

Our 5-Year Celebration is almost here—A Night’s Journey Gala on October 11th! The vibes? On. The fits? About to be legendary.

Attire = dress your fancy…because everyone’s fancy looks different, but the feeling is the same: we are beautiful, radiant people. 🌌

Think celestial, velvety, sparkly, shiny, colorful, adorned, and absolutely fabulous. ✨

Can’t wait!

09/15/2025

Gardening Work Party at the Healing House 🌿 led by Ms. Rita Howard
Sunday, October 5 | 10AM–12PM
The Healing House (3410 Claremont Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144)

We’re excited to invite you to our last therapeutic gardening session of 2025! Gardening isn’t just about plants—it’s about you. Studies show that time in nature reduces stress, boosts mood, and gives a sense of accomplishment.

Together we’ll prepare garden beds, plant a dozen different herbs for health, skin/hair care, and nutritious cooking, and make permanent name tags for our new plants. There is a lot to do, but many hands will make it light and joyful. 🌱✨

Expect to leave feeling lighter, calmer, and recharged. Bring friends and family to care for yourselves and our beautiful Tubman garden.

Space is limited. Please register in advance: bit.ly/GARDENTHERAPY

09/10/2025

Last year we packed the house, and this year? We’ve got more space, more love, and more joy to share! ✨

Tickets to Tubman Health’s A Night’s Journey Gala (October 11th at Hyatt Regency Lake Washington) are $300 and include parking, a gourmet meal, live music and entertainment, and the chance to support the Tubman Center for Health & Freedom.

🌌 The stars aligned. Now it’s your turn to be in the room! Take advantage of extended ticket sales at tubmanhealth.org/gala. Available for a limited time!

08/25/2025

✨ Who’s the ✨ star ✨ of Tubman Health’s fifth-anniversary gala, you ask?

YOU.

We’re celebrating the organizers, the fighters, the dreamers, the doers—US. This is our night to shine, reflect, and revel in all we’ve built together 💫

🎟️ Grab your ticket by September 8th to make sure you’re in the room where the magic happens: www.tubmanhealth.org/gala.

Need help navigating the ticket site? We’ve got you. Please email development@tubmanhealth.org and we’ll personally guide you through it.

Screenshot this infographic & share with your people—let’s pack the room with love, legacy, and liberation.

08/21/2025

Featured in the Seattle Medium today as we continue sharing out findings from the DREAM Study and the community design work we’ve been engaged in over the past five years. Hear from lead researcher and Tubman Health’s Director of Research & Evaluation Amanda Knights-Shi on how we’re transforming care with a model that puts people first.

We’ve dreamed, we’ve designed, and we’re on assignment—delivering for our communities, now and beyond.

Read the story: seattlemedium.com/tubman-health-transforming-care/

08/18/2025

🌟 DOMAIN 3: STRUCTURAL OPPORTUNITIES
What changes in healthcare systems create space for true healing?

The DREAM Study revealed that to build care that serves everyone, we need structures designed with intention, clarity, and shared responsibility—systems that hold people up instead of letting them fall through the cracks.

Here’s what stood out:
🔍 Clarity & Transparency
    •    Set clear expectations with patients through timely, closed-loop communication
    •    Be intentional about when and how information is shared to reduce confusion and build trust

🤝 Shared Responsibility
    •    Systems should hold people, not abandon them
    •    Patient-centered care makes treatment accessible and creates welcoming, accessible spaces

⏳ Time
    •    Redefine what ‘efficiency’ means—prioritize time for providers to prepare and deliver care that addresses root causes and complexities
    •    Time and space matter for truly understanding patients’ full needs
🌿 Whole Person Care
    •    Diverse care teams break down silos and get to the root of health challenges
    •    Wraparound care supports patients’ ability to access and engage in care
    •    Care should be personalized within universal, accessible settings

Structural change is the foundation for liberatory, community-rooted care.

Dive into the full DREAM Study report here: tubmanhealth.org/dream-study-report.

08/15/2025

🌟 DOMAIN 2: INTERPERSONAL DYNAMICS

What makes the relationships within care feel truly healing?

The DREAM Study showed us that high-quality care thrives in the space between people—the connections, trust, and respect that shape every interaction between patients and care teams.

Here’s what we learned:

🤝 Patient-to-Care Team Relationship
    • Care works best when it honors your unique health practices and journey.
    •    Progress—big or small—deserves to be seen, celebrated, and validated at every step.

💬 Relational Medicine
    •    Healing requires time—enough time to really listen and understand the whole person.
    •    Distrust has deep roots; meaningful actions speak louder than words.

Building trust and connection is not just nice—it’s essential for care that heals both body and spirit.

Read the full DREAM Study report at tubmanhealth.org/dream-study-report. Stay tuned for highlights from the final domain coming soon!

08/14/2025

🌟 DOMAIN 1: COLLECTIVE LIBERATION  
What does healthcare look like when we design for freedom, not just function?

Through the DREAM Study, our communities redefined high-quality care as care that advances collective liberation—care that sees, supports, and uplifts everyone involved: patients, providers, and the systems that connect us.

Here’s what we learned:

🩺 The Health of Healers: Liberatory care begins with well providers.
* When providers are healthy, supported, and in right relationship with one another, care becomes more grounded, effective, and compassionate.
* Trust and mutual respect between providers isn’t just nice—it’s necessary.

🗝️ Patient Agency: Liberation means power in the hands of patients.
* Trust between patients and providers builds the foundation for healing.
* People thrive when care includes education, transparency, and space to be active participants in their wellness journey.

🌍 Universal Experiences: Liberatory care honors our full humanity.
* Everyone brings a story, emotions, intentions, and lived realities into the clinical space.
* Care must center empathy, ease of transition, and connection—not just clinical checklists.

Collective liberation in healthcare is not a metaphor. It’s a practice. A design principle. A path forward. And our communities are leading the way.

To read the full DREAM Study report, visit tubmanhealth.org/dream-study-report. Stay tuned—we’ll be sharing highlights from the next two domains soon!

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