Four Expertise.
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An Integrated Approach

Core Compass brings clarity and direction to complex systems through four interconnected areas of work: Consulting, Research, Advocacy, and Wellness.

Each direction is distinct, yet deeply aligned. Together, they reflect our unique ability to bridge systems-level insight with real-world experience.

  • Strategic guidance for organizations navigating complexity in maternal and women’s health ecosystems.

    Core Compass partners with organizations, institutions, and initiatives to clarify priorities, shape strategy, and move work forward with intention. This work is informed by research, grounded in lived experience, and designed to support thoughtful, human-centered decision-making.

    Consulting engagements may include:

    • Strategy development

    • Initiative design

    • Advisory support

    • Narrative framing / messaging

  • Evidence-driven inquiry that brings depth, context, and credibility to the work.

    Research is the foundation of Core Compass. Through rigorous analysis and inquiry, we uncover what’s true, what’s missing, and what needs to change within maternal health ecosystems. This work helps surface patterns, illuminate gaps, and inform more effective approaches to care, policy, and practice.

    Research engagements may include:

    • Literature reviews / landscape scans

    • Policy & systems analysis

    • Stakeholder interviews / synthesis

    • Research translation

  • Work that elevates lived experience and influences systems.

    Core Compass supports advocacy and community-facing efforts that seek to shift narratives, inform policy, and drive more equitable outcomes in maternal health ecosystems.This work centers the voices and experiences too often overlooked, helping ensure that research and strategy remain connected to real needs on the ground.

    Advocacy engagements may include:

    • Community engagement

    • Policy-informed storytelling

    • Systems-level perspective building

    • Coalition & partnership building

  • Practice rooted in care, embodiment, and real life.

    With certification in prenatal and postnatal training, as well as group fitness and cycling expertise, our wellness work grounds Core Compass in lived, physical experience. This direction keeps the work connected to the realities of women’s bodies, needs, and transitions, ensuring that systems-level thinking remains human and practical.

    Wellness engagements may include:

    • Prenatal & postnatal wellness

    • Movement-based care / programming

    • Workshop or curriculum development

    • Facilitation around reflection, care & wellbeing

Where Systems &
Culture Intersect

Core Compass also supports creative and cultural spaces through the same systems-informed approach.

We examine how relationships, identity, family structures, and cultural narratives are shaped and experienced within film and media. From supporting screenings to contributing to projects that explore themes like Black love, we bring a narrative-led perspective to this work, ensuring the stories being told are thoughtful, grounded, and reflective of real experience.

Because the narratives we shape in culture influence the ecosystems we build in real life.

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Expertly Informed

Creatively Applied

Core Stories brings together perspectives from research and partnerships as well as narrative-driven insights and moments captured in practice. It’s where experience is shared, ideas are shaped, and the broader story of the work unfolds.

CORE STORIES

Where research meets real life