Conversations, Publications & Public Engagement
Press features, podcast guest spots, livestreams, and speaking engagements spotlighting healing, motherhood & advocacy.
Featured in:
Pittwire
Pittsburgh City Paper
Spotlight PA
InflexionPoint Podcast
Brown Mamas
Media Mentions
Featured Speaker · Brown Mamas MonologuesStorytelling that moves.
Featured storyteller sharing lived experiences centered on motherhood, resilience, healing, and transformation. A signature moment of Alana's storytelling and advocacy work.
Press FeaturesStories & spotlights.
Regional and national publications covering Alana's advocacy, healing work, and community leadership.
PittwirePittsburgh Scholar House: Sherlyn Harrison's Journey of Support and Success
August 5, 2025
Featured by Pittwire for leadership, advocacy, and community impact while balancing motherhood, education, and service. The article highlights Alana's commitment to supporting families, building community, and creating opportunities for others to thrive.
Pittsburgh City PaperPittsburgh Nonprofit Celebrates Black Single Mothers With New Anthology
Featured Contributing Author
Coverage of the anthology celebrating Black single motherhood, featuring Alana as a contributing author in Scenes From A Single Mom, Volume V a collaborative work centered on motherhood, resilience, healing, and transformation.
Generation Hope2024 Student Parent Advocacy Alliance Member Spotlight
National Fellowship · 1 of 9
Featured among the 2024 SPAA members a national alliance of parenting students advocating for educational equity and policy reform. Alana wears many hats: single mother of two, community board member, entrepreneur, author, herbalist, and Pitt psychology student.
Spotlight PAPa. Lawmakers, Advocates Renew Push for Paid Family and Medical Leave
June 2024
Quoted in Spotlight PA's investigative coverage of Pennsylvania's renewed legislative push for paid family and medical leave, bringing maternal advocacy voices into state-level policy conversations.
motherhoodFeatured Story: Fostering Music
Motherhood, Mentorship & Youth Development
Featured in Fostering Music, highlighting the journey of supporting youth development, confidence, discipline, and emotional growth through music, mentorship, and intentional parenting.
MomsRising · 2025 Beacon Hub LeaderGet ready with moms.
Featured in MomsRising's national campaign as a 2025 Beacon of Hope Hub Leader bringing maternal advocacy, voice, and visibility to a national network of supermoms building a nation where everyone can thrive.
Watch the reel Alana shares the everyday rituals that ground her work as a mother, advocate, and community leader
Additional FeaturesFeatured Conversations, Media & Public Engagements
Three forces one purpose. The values that shape every circle, every conversation, every initiative.
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InflexionPoint Podcast — Episode 87
Featured Guest · June 2025
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Open Up Livestream
Featured Guest
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Hallmark Mahogany
Contributor · 2025
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First Steps & Beyond — CAB Member Spotlight
Community Advisory Board Feature. Contributed to community storytelling, outreach, and wellness-centered communications, including newsletter development and Community Advisory Board engagement initiatives.
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TRUSA Certification
Tactical Resiliency USA · Trauma Resiliency Protocol
Honored to complete training and receive my Allegheny County Bureau of Corrections badge as a TRP Trainer with Awaken Pittsburgh. Grateful for the opportunity to bring trauma resiliency, grounding, mindfulness, and restorative support into spaces that are often overlooked yet deeply in need of healing.
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Kingsley Association
Leading Kids Kraft wellness programming focused on herbal education, creativity, mindfulness, and family-centered community engagement through the East Liberty Family Center Parent Advisory Council and Kingsley Association.
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Interested in collaboration, conversation, or community healing work?
Open to collaborative opportunities centered on healing, wellness, advocacy, storytelling, and community transformation.