Offerings
I KNEW THEN offers heart-centered services that empower communities of color to deepen their relationships with self and others. Through culturally rooted workshops, coaching, storytelling, and affirmations, we help you rediscover love, build emotional resilience, and experience lasting transformation.
I KNEW THEN Workshops
Flagship Offering: I KNEW THEN: The Self-Love Experience:
A transformational workshop by Ronald Downs.
This isn’t your average self-help session. This is a powerful, heart-centered workshop designed for people who are done with the surface-level stuff and ready to do the real work of loving themselves deeply. Through storytelling, soul work, and real talk, you’ll unpack the voice of your inner critic, reflect on what’s been holding you back, and start rewriting the story you tell yourself.
In just one session, you’ll:
- Recognize how past experiences have shaped the way you see yourself—and begin to release what no longer serves you.
- Challenge the negative thoughts that keep you stuck and replace them with truth, strength, and self-compassion.
- Walk away with a self-love blueprint: your personal roadmap for confidence, boundaries, and growth.
- Reconnect with your worth and leave knowing: the love you’ve been looking for starts with you.
Why join?
I KNEW THEN: The Men's Circle
Unpack. Reflect. Connect.
This isn’t therapy. This is brotherhood.
I KNEW THEN: The Men’s Circle is a sacred space where men of color can be real—with themselves and each other. No posturing. No judgment. Just powerful, necessary conversations about identity, love, legacy, and healing.
Held once a month on Fridays, each gathering offers the chance to slow down, check in, and reflect with men who understand what it means to carry a lot and still show up strong. Through guided reflection, storytelling, and group connection, we reclaim vulnerability as strength and build each other up in a world that too often tells us to stay silent.
Come as you are. Leave more grounded.
This space is for you—your truth, your healing, your growth.
I KNEW THEN:
Digital Storytelling
I KNEW THEN currently shares short-form reflections, affirmations, and personal stories through Instagram, YouTube, and other platforms—offering insight, inspiration, and community through love-centered storytelling.
I KNEW THEN: Affirmations Program
Through I KNEW THEN, Ron is developing structured tools that help individuals create personalized affirmations rooted in love and self-worth.
Coming soon: I KNEW THEN: The 30-Day Affirmation Deck.
Join the Movement
Whether you’re here to heal, grow, or simply rediscover love—welcome. You are not alone on this journey. You are known, you are worthy, and you are already becoming who you were always meant to be.
I KNEW THEN: 1:1 Coaching Services for Men of Color
Mentorship & Educational Coaching with Ron Downs Rooted in identity. Powered by love.
This isn’t about fixing you—it’s about helping you reconnect with the version of yourself that already knows he’s worthy.
Ron offers 1:1 coaching designed exclusively for men of color who are ready to grow with intention. These non-clinical sessions are a space to unpack what’s heavy, reflect on what’s real, and rise with a deeper sense of purpose, clarity, and self-respect.
Whether you’re navigating relationships, reclaiming your voice, or learning how to love yourself out loud, this is your space to show up fully and without apology.
Coaching Offerings Include:
- Recognize how past experiences have shaped the way you see yourself—and begin to release what no longer serves you.
- Challenge the negative thoughts that keep you stuck and replace them with truth, strength, and self-compassion.
- Walk away with a self-love blueprint: your personal roadmap for confidence, boundaries, and growth.
- Reconnect with your worth and leave knowing: the love you’ve been looking for starts with you.