Dafina Ward, J.D. of South Carolina, by way of Birmingham, Alabama, joins Kimberly to share the wonderfully marvelous method of doing brave. She reveals a beautiful testimony of navigating from surviving to thriving in who she is in Christ. She also gives practical tips on how we may redefine our life after experiencing trauma.

Learn more about Dafina below:

Dafina Ward, J.D. is an attorney and non-profit strategist with nearly fifteen years of experience addressing HIV and health equity issues in the southern United States. Working in partnership with a range of advocates—from grassroots leaders to federal decision-makers—she is a trusted voice in regional and national spaces.

Dafina currently serves as Executive Director of the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC), an organization with a regional focus and national reach, with a mission to end the HIV epidemic in the South. Dafina has developed innovative programming to elevate community conversations and destigmatize sexual health, HIV, and intimate partner violence.

Dafina shares her reflections on the intersections of race, gender, and health through writing, with work appearing in the Washington Post, Role Reboot, and The Body.

Dafina is a native of Louisville, KY, and grew up in Birmingham, AL. She received her BA in Mass Media Arts from Clark Atlanta University (Atlanta, GA) and her Juris Doctor from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law (Philadelphia, PA). She and her husband (Ahmad) reside in the South Carolina Lowcountry with their two brilliant daughters.