Empowering Leaders, Strengthening Communities
FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE TO LASTING IMPACT
Meet Anika, Susan, and Angela — three dynamic women with a shared passion for purpose-driven work. Together, they are mothers to 35 children through foster care, adoption, and birth. With decades of hands-on experience, they each went on to found and lead their own successful nonprofit organizations. Now, they’ve come together to offer consultations, trainings, and speaking engagements—empowering others with the tools, strategies, and heart it takes to lead, serve, and create lasting impact.
ROOT OF RESILIENCY Trainings
JUST SOME OF THE MANY TRAININGS and SEMINARS OFFERED
Jacob’s Law Advocacy Training
How to use Jacob’s Law to advocate for services in Arizona. Real-life tools for foster/kinship caregivers.
Learn how to effectively use Jacob’s Law to get timely behavioral health services for foster, adoptive, and kinship children. This training provides real-life advocacy tools, teaches you how to navigate the behavioral health system, and shows you how to hold providers and case managers accountable when timelines aren’t followed.
Foster Parent Survival Guide
Practical training on surviving burnout, getting services, and building support systems.
Real talk on how to survive foster care without losing your sanity. Learn practical strategies to reduce burnout, find and use resources, create support systems, and navigate constant changes—all while staying grounded and focused on what matters.
Trauma-Informed Parenting 101
Real tools for parenting kids with trauma—de-escalation, trust-building, and behavior strategies.
Essential skills for parenting children with trauma. This course covers trust-based parenting, understanding fight/flight/freeze behaviors, de-escalation techniques, sensory needs, and how to create safety, consistency, and connection in your home.
Grant Writing & Fundraising Basics
How to get money. Writing basic grants, approaching donors, and building a fundraising plan.
Demystify the world of fundraising. Learn the basics of writing small grants, identifying funders, approaching individual donors, and building a simple fundraising plan that doesn’t require a full-time development team.
Legislative Advocacy 101
How to write, support, or change laws. Teaching people how to influence public policy
Want to change the system? This training walks you through how to write or support legislation, testify at the capitol, rally community support, and make your voice heard. Learn from real-world successes like Jacob’s Law and discover how everyday people can influence policy.
Crisis Management for Caregivers
How to write, support, or change laws. Teaching people how to influence public policy
When a child is in full-blown crisis, what do you do? This training provides a clear roadmap for de-escalating safely, who to contact, how to document incidents, and how to remain calm and present. Includes real-life examples and what to expect from Mobile Crisis teams, police, or hospitals.
How to Start a Nonprofit
Steps to create and sustain a nonprofit—501(c)(3) process, board formation and mission.
Step-by-step guidance on forming and sustaining a successful nonprofit organization. We cover legal formation, applying for 501(c)(3) status, board development, creating a mission that matters, building community partnerships, and designing a sustainable fundraising plan.
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Professional coaching and Training
Legislative
Advocated for Jacob’s Law and other policy changes.
Trained families to testify and influence legislation.
Non-Profit
Successfully launched and sustained multiple nonprofits.
Taught dozens how to form boards, raise funds, and served.
Trainings
Over 200 custom trainings delivered nationwide.
Empowered thousands of caregivers with real-life tools.
Why Work With Us
Real-world wisdom. Real impact
With over three decades of combined experience in foster care, nonprofit leadership, and community advocacy, Anika, Susan, and Angela bring unmatched insight, heart, and practical tools to the table. We don’t just teach theory—we’ve lived it. Whether you’re starting a nonprofit, navigating complex systems, or looking to lead with purpose, we offer real-world guidance that empowers you to create lasting impact. Our services are designed to equip you with the confidence, strategies, and support needed to lead with clarity, compassion, and purpose.
Whole-Life Coaching for Changemakers
NONPROFIT COACHING
BENEFITS
Learn the skills you'll need
to promote and run your nonprofit.
Clarify Your Purpose
Discover what drives you and align your actions with your deeper values to set meaningful goals that stick.
Create Balance That Lasts
Develop personalized strategies to help you juggle life, leadership, and self-care without burning out.
Break Through Barriers
Identify hidden obstacles holding you back and learn how to reframe them into strengths for growth.
Build Resilience & Manage Stress
Gain tools to manage pressure, set healthy boundaries, and stay grounded during challenging seasons.
Our Team
Anika Robinson
Susan Mulhearn
Angela Teachout
Trusted By
“This team understands what it’s like to lead with purpose while managing the chaos of real life. Their coaching helped me rediscover my ‘why,’ set better boundaries, and build the confidence I needed to step into leadership. I left every session feeling seen, supported, and equipped.”
— Marcus T.
Community Advocate & Nonprofit Leader
“Working with Anika, Susan, and Angela was a game-changer for our organization. Their real-life experience, practical strategies, and heart-centered guidance helped us move from overwhelmed and stuck to confident and thriving. They didn’t just give us advice—they walked alongside us, helping us build a mission with impact.”
— Jessica and Tim R.
Founders of Creative Minds Initiative
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Call: 480-822-8443
Email:asanowrootsofresiliency.com
Site: www.asanowror.com