Thirty-eight years ago, a young woman named Cyndi Romine stood on a riverbank in the Philippines and watched a child being sold.

Something in her broke open in that moment. And Called to Rescue was born from it.

She has spent the decades since — quietly, faithfully, without fanfare — bringing children home.

I sat with Dr. Cyndi this week, and I want to tell you: her voice, her clarity, her tenderness undo you in the most beautiful way. In the very best way. I would love for you to meet her too.

▸ Watch the interview on Facebook ▸ Or on YouTube

Darkness Has Never Been Undone by More Darkness

Here is what I keep returning to after that conversation.

The darkness of human trafficking is real. It is heavy. It does not ask permission and it does not flinch. And yet — darkness has never once been undone by more darkness. It is undone by light.

And light, I am learning, is rarely loud.

Sometimes it looks like an impromptu fashion show. Sometimes it looks like women lifting each other in business. Sometimes it looks like joy — chosen on purpose, in full defiance of everything that wants to dim us.

That is exactly what Butterfly Effect is.

A gentle, joyful uprising. Full of hope. Full of light. Designer fashion, hors d'oeuvres, women entrepreneurs sharing their visions in one-line pitches, a fundraising gala with surprise raffle items — all woven together because seeking and living joy is the ultimate quantum freedom.

Every butterfly's wing is a small thing. Together, they create a global impact. And even one child's life is worth it all.

Friday, June 19, 2026 · 1:00–5:00 PM EST Springfield Golf & Country Club, VA — or live on Zoom

• In-person: $150

• Virtual: $44

• Sponsorships from: $500

Every dollar supports Called to Rescue.

Reserve your seat, sponsor, or simply give → butterflyeffect.global

Whether you join us in the room, on Zoom, or quietly share this with someone whose heart might open at a riverbank too — your wing matters.

For My Metro DC — Springfield & Burke Locals

This Saturday, June 6 (10am–4pm), my dear friend Julia Kapersky is offering something I want to make sure you know about — and I want to be honest with you about why I believe in it so deeply.

PBSP — Pesso Boyden System of Psychomotor Emotional Reconsolidation.

The name is a mouthful. The experience is anything but.

Through movement, drumming, breath, and gentle guided practice, PBSP creates new positive memories to fill the spaces where early childhood needs went unmet. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk — the trauma expert behind The Body Keeps the Score — has called it the only thing that really works.

Julia is an MCC coach — the highest credential the International Coaching Federation offers, held by fewer than 5% of coaches worldwide. She weaves drumming, Uzazu, Theta Healing, and PBSP into a container that is both deeply safe and quietly extraordinary. Whether you receive a one-on-one structure or hold space for someone else as an ideal support figure, you leave the day lighter. More yourself. With a little more capacity, as Julia puts it, to find joy even in an imperfect world.

I will be there as a student, right alongside you.

🗓 Saturday, June 6, 2026 · 10am–4pm 📍 YU2SHINE Whole Being Center · Burke, VA 💛 $199

✨ Register HERE

If something in you has been quietly whispering yes — this is the moment to listen.

Action Steps

Step 1 — Meet Dr. Cyndi. Watch the interview on Facebook or YouTube. Let her story do what it did to me — break something open, gently, in the direction of hope.

Step 2 — Let your wing count. Reserve your seat for the Butterfly Effect gala on June 19th. Come in person, join on Zoom, sponsor a seat, or share this with someone whose heart is ready. Every action is a wing. Every wing creates the storm that changes the world.

Step 3 — If you are local, come to Burke on June 6th. Register for Julia's PBSP workshop HERE before seats are gone. Come to release what you have been carrying. Come to make room for more joy, more LOVE, more you.

Step 4 — Choose joy on purpose today. Not because everything is easy. Because joy is an act of defiance against darkness. Because your light — chosen, practiced, offered — is not small. It is exactly what the world needs from you.

Quantum Shift

Hand on heart. One slow breath. Repeat with me:

I seek and find light amidst any darkness. I commit to hope. I commit to joy. I am mE.

It's your turn.

Surrender to LOVE, Vica