meet gabe
el corazón de cuídate
soy gabe (she/ella), founder of cuídate.
i lead con el corazón, a tender heart, in all connections. my identities + all their intersections have shaped me + inform my work.
for more than a decade i’ve volunteered + worked in spaces centering community health primarily in the realms of mental health + substance use recovery services which led me to earn a master’s degree in public health with a concentration in community health education. my most recent roles have expanded my expertise in the areas of people + culture, leadership development, program development, and fiscal sponsorship. throughout my professional career i’ve honed in on my strengths + the work that energizes + excites me which is what you will find in my offerings. i’m a big ideas person, systems thinker, + future-focused.
i’m a first-generation mexican-american (re)connecting to ancestral lands living in la cdmx with ties to the lands of the cheyenne, ute, arapahoe (colorado) + otoe-missuouria, kaw/kansa, kickapoo, osage (missouri) peoples. my neuro-spice helps keep the ideas fresh + always seeking organization + efficiency. as a queer woman of color, i love co-creating spaces for folks with similar identities where we can safely bring our full + complete selves. my communities have taught me endless compassion, radical acceptance, conflict resolution skills, + that, at times, we may not be for everyone. if my vibe + approach meet you where you’re at, feel free to schedule a 30min call!
hola mundo,
my approach - el camino
i move with intention, strategy, + joy—guiding the work with corazón + la energía of community. inspired by nature, spirit, + moving at the speed of trust (shoutout adrienne maree brown). i strive to create space(s) that feel expansive, grounding, + alive.
my approach begins with seeing the whole picture— getting a 360° view of the challenge —then co-creating solutions that work for everyone. i bring an intersectional lens that centers those most often left out of the conversation to make sure their experiences + needs shape the path forward.
as a strategic thought partner, i help turn ideas into action by clarifying the steps, building the infrastructure, + keeping the process rooted in care, collaboration, + possibility.
how i got here
weaving together personal + professional experiences that have shaped this work. they are the foundation that continues to be built upon.
2012
my personal sober journey initiated my work within community health. volunteering within a 12-step program to create spaces for young people in recovery.
2015
returned to the university of missouri - kansas city to complete my ba in foreign languages & literature in spanish. during this time, in collaboration with the umkc counseling center, we created the first collegiate recovery community on campus. this initiative led to a role with the addiction technology transfer center’s coordinating office.
2017
began my graduate studies at the colorado school of public health with the university of northern colorado while working with the non profit, young people in recovery.
2019
la conextion held their first meet up for sober, queer + trans people of color. received fiscal sponsorship from youthseen, a non profit that builds joy-filled spaces that honor identity, nurture families, and fuel liberation.
2020
received a grant award from the colorado health foundation for la conextion to co-create sober spaces for the individual + collective healing of qtibipoc through healing circles, bi-weekly sobriety group, a letter-writing collective, a qtibipoc film fest, + other social events.
2021
began working at trailhead institute with their fiscal sponsorship program as a senior program manager.
2025
supported an indigenous organization with a systems + operations overhaul. made the move to ancestral lands + launched cuídate.llc
