Close The Gap Between What You Believe And How You Live

Respond to injustice through the 10-week live Are We Done Yet? cohort for empaths, caretakers, leaders and those who do not want to watch any more cruelty in the world.

Matt Brewer holding Are We Done Yet?

“I need to do something about this…”

You see it every day. Another survivor comes forward and isn't believed. Another community gets targeted. Another person punished for being who they are. These feelings follow you to bed, to work the next day, and into future conversations. These feelings within you eventually surface in your daily life:

  • You feel the suffering of everyone around you and carry it into your own conversations
  • You keep circling back to a moment of cruelty long after you scrolled past it online
  • You wonder about becoming a safe person for those around you
  • You feel like you should be saying something or doing something

All of this shows that you deeply care

Now all you need is a practice to take what you feel and turn it into actions that impact real lives.

You need to take a BREATH

You were taught how to feel empathy… What comes next? Through the Are We Done Yet? cohort, the BREATH process becomes a practiced way of operating under pressure, with a tight circle of caring people who hold each other accountable.

B

Be Still

Build the pause that stops you from reacting in ways you will regret

R

Receive to Understand

Uncover the full truth beyond assumptions

E

Empathize and Believe

Find and repair real connection

A

Attune

Read beyond the surface

T

Take Responsibility

Own your part in the moment

H

Honor Through Action

Leave more humanity in every room

10 Weeks 3 Phases 6 Practices

Graduate Steady Under Pressure

  • Weekly live virtual sessions of teaching followed by group practice on real challenges
  • 3 guided phases to understand your own patterns, learn to interrupt them and create change
  • The BREATH Journal with themed weekly prompts
  • Peer witnessing paired in Week 1
  • Real-world application work between sessions
  • A graduation arc, where you share a breakthrough and commit to living fully

The BREATH cohort arc

Phase One · Going Inward

Weeks 1–2

Take the first step by looking inward. Who were you before the world told you who you were supposed to be? You stop looking away from yourself first.

Phase Two · Building the Foundation

Weeks 3–6

Listen past the surface and become a safe space for the people around you. Learn the internal skills that make everything else possible.

Phase Three · Action Out

Weeks 7–10

Empathy that moves. You use the full process and learn how to take it out into the world. Practice living as evidence of change.

Led by Matt Brewer

Hi, I'm Matt. I'm a content creator, health communicator and HIV prevention advocate who's spent years amplifying voices that the world tries to keep quiet like survivors, queer families, and communities pushed to the margins. I believe empathy is a discipline. I believe survivors. I believe in the slow, stubborn work of showing up again, and again and then again.

I believe we're not done yet.

Matt Brewer

Embody the change that the world needs right now

This program builds behavior you can feel under pressure. You leave able to stay steady in the exact moments that used to leave you frozen, and the people around you feel it in every room you walk into.

It starts inside you

We go inward before we go outward. You can't offer others what you've never given yourself.

It's built on the BREATH framework

The whole cohort runs on the BREATH process from Are We Done Yet?

You practice in real time

Every session moves from short teaching straight into live practice on the moments you're actually facing.

So are we done yet?

No.

Not while survivors are still being doubted. Not while people are still being hurt in plain sight.

We're just getting started.

Come create change with a room of people who refuse to look away.

10-week live cohort · $1,997

FALL 2026 ENROLLMENT OPEN

The AWDY Cohort

An intimate, rigorous 8-week collaborative experience designed for thoughtful creators, thinkers, and builders ready to deepen their practice with direct mentorship and high-caliber peer accountability.

Limited to 25 fellows per cohort · Direct mentor reviews · Rolling admission

AWDY Cohort Lead and Community Collaboration Session

THE SOLITARY TRAP

Why Isolation Holds
You Back

"Building in a silo does not just slow your progress - it narrows your perspective, drains your stamina, and leaves your sharpest ideas untested by genuine peers."

The Silent Friction of Solo Execution

When you operate without an engaged cohort, every minor obstacle turns into an exhaustive internal debate. Without active peer scrutiny, blind spots compound into costly detours. You spend precious creative energy second-guessing decisions rather than executing with clarity and conviction.

Where Real Velocity Comes From

Breakthrough momentum requires structured friction: candid critique, shared frameworks, and the accountability of ambitious creators walking the exact same path. Isolation protects comfort, but shared rigor accelerates mastery.

STRUCTURE & CADENCE

The Cohort Format

A deliberate three-stage learning architecture engineered to balance intensive self-paced prep, collaborative live workshops, and practical execution.

STEP 01

Async Priming

Engage with focused field notes, curated reading dossiers, and core diagnostic exercises prior to each session at your own pace.

  • Curated framework dossiers
  • Self-paced diagnostic audits
  • Targeted prep assignments

STEP 02

Live Working Labs

Gather in high-leverage 90-minute live working sessions centered on live teardowns, interactive breakouts, and direct critique.

  • 90-min weekly active sessions
  • Small-group breakout workshops
  • Direct tactical Q&A and teardowns

STEP 03

Field Execution

Apply frameworks directly to your live operations with async peer feedback, instructor review, and permanent cohort documentation.

  • Hands-on operational application
  • Asynchronous peer critique rounds
  • Permanent cohort archive access

CURRICULUM ROADMAP

Your Path to
Mastery

An intensive 8-week developmental journey engineered for operators ready to scale their strategic leverage. Every module pairs architectural frameworks with live sprint execution.

  • 6 Comprehensive modules covering systems, influence, and scale
  • Weekly hands-on design clinics with executive mentors
  • Downloadable battle-tested playbooks and execution templates

Cohort size capped at 35 fellows for high-touch feedback

Module 01: Foundational Frameworks & Operating Models

Deconstruct existing bottlenecks and replace fragmented processes with structured mental models. Establish your baseline operational scorecard and define high-leverage quarterly objectives.

Module 02: Systems Design & High-Velocity Execution

Transition from reactive firefighting to automated workflows. Design scalable operational rhythms, remove communication friction, and align team focus around core impact drivers.

Module 03: Executive Narrative & Stakeholder Alignment

Master persuasive strategic storytelling. Learn how to structure board-ready memos, secure organizational consensus, and communicate complex trade-offs with absolute clarity.

Module 04: Market Signal Detection & Rapid Experimentation

Develop rigorous feedback loops to identify macro opportunities ahead of the curve. Implement structured low-risk validation sprints to test new initiatives before committing resources.

Module 05: High-Agency Team Dynamics & Culture Scaling

Calibrate talent assessment, delegation architecture, and accountability frameworks. Build a self-sustaining environment where team members act with founder-level ownership.

Module 06: Capstone Playbook & Long-Term Compounding

Synthesize your learnings into an executive playbook tailored to your organization. Present your blueprint during the final critique sprint and receive direct mentorship feedback.

ALUMNI IMPACT & VOICES

Results That
Matter

How leaders, advocates, and organizers turned strategic clarity into tangible community change across four intense weeks.

TRUSTED BY COHORT ALUMNI ACROSS: NONPROFIT ALLIANCES • CIVIC COALITIONS • POLICY ADVOCACY • PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS • URBAN JUSTICE INITIATIVES

★★★★★

“The strategic frameworks completely shifted how our coalition mobilizes. We went from reactive planning to securing major municipal funding within four months of graduation.”

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Elena Rostova

Executive Director, Civic Momentum

★★★★★

“The cohort provides a rare balance of rigorous theory and immediate practical toolkits. Our advocacy campaigns now have a bulletproof narrative structure.”

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Marcus Vance

Lead Policy Architect, Urban Action Lab

★★★★★

“Connecting with peers tackling identical systemic hurdles was transformative. The peer feedback alone was worth ten times the investment.”

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Dr. Amara Thorne

Senior Fellow, Equity & Governance Circle

INVESTMENT & ENROLLMENT

Join the Next Cohort

Strictly limited to 25 verified leaders to preserve high-touch feedback, intense peer critique, and direct access.

FULL COHORT ADMISSION

$2,850

One-time investment or 3 monthly payments of $990. Fully expensable for leadership L&D.

  • Guaranteed seat in the upcoming 6-week live cohort
  • Weekly 90-minute live strategic workshops and tear-downs
  • Direct async voice memo critique on your strategic deliverables
  • Lifetime access to the private AWDY alumni executive circle
  • Full vault access: frameworks, teardown templates, and decision matrices
  • Official AWDY Executive Leadership Certificate upon completion

14-day 100% money-back guarantee : 100% risk-free enrollment.

ANSWERS & ASSURANCES

Clarity &
Confidence

Joining a high-touch cohort is a meaningful commitment of time, energy, and trust. We believe in total transparency before you enroll: no hidden prerequisites, no ambiguous schedules, and no unresolved questions.

Still weighing your decision?
Reach out directly to our admissions team at [email protected] for personal guidance.

What is the weekly time commitment for the cohort?

Plan for approximately 4 to 6 hours per week. This includes the weekly 90-minute live working session, 1 hour of peer mastermind discussion, and 2 to 3 hours dedicated to applying frameworks to your real-world projects.

What happens if I have to miss a live session?

All live workshops and guest sessions are recorded in high-definition and uploaded to your member portal within 4 hours. You can submit questions asynchronously before each session to ensure your specific challenges are addressed.

How large are the cohorts and peer working groups?

To preserve high-intimacy feedback and genuine peer accountability, each cohort is strictly capped at 35 members. Working pods are organized into small groups of 4 to 5 peers with complementary expertise.

Can I expense this enrollment through my company's L&D budget?

Yes. Most participants successfully utilize professional development budgets. Upon enrollment, you will receive an itemized receipt along with an employer reimbursement template detailing learning objectives and business outcomes.

What is the refund and satisfaction guarantee policy?

We offer a 14-day risk-free guarantee. Attend the orientation, participate in the first two core modules, and if you feel the cohort is not the right fit for your goals, email us for a full, courteous refund.