{"id":15828,"date":"2020-04-01T03:26:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T03:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/?page_id=15828"},"modified":"2026-07-13T19:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T01:52:04","slug":"conversations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"SE&#x2122; Community Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section hero-sec-set\"><section class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_0 et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container left\"><div class=\"header-content-container center\"><div class=\"header-content et_flex_module\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">SE\u2122 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS<\/h1><div class=\"et_pb_header_button_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #cc6600;\">PAST SE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS<\/h1>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #502b3a;\">Gender Diversity and Gender Affirming Mental Health Care<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Friday, December 9, 2022<br \/>12pm - 1:30pm MT<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span>Hosted by: Amie <span>SEI Director of Public Health Initiatives<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Members of the LGBTQ+ community are 2.5x more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and substance misuse than the general population. This demonstrates immense disparities in life experiences that can detrimentally affect the LGBTQ+ community. In response, gender-affirming care has been designed to support and affirm an individual\u2019s gender identity, in turn, allowing individuals to live healthier, more authentic lives.<\/p>\n<p>In every SE\u2122 Community Conversation series, you can count on lively discussion, tips and tools, and group exercises. The insights and perspectives on this topic, the challenges, opportunities, and specific issues prevalent to this field all promise to be more worthwhile than ever, worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Glad you will join us, and please tell a friend about this free series- All Are Welcome- This is for YOU!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\">PANELISTS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_0 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversation: Gender Diversity and Gender Affirming Mental Health Care\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gP0ggZWyAH4?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Jared.jpg\" width=\"766\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Jared.jpg 766w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Jared-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 766px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-239235\" title=\"Jared\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Jared Anderson (he\/him), LMFT<\/strong> worked with severely abused, neurodivergent, and LGBTQ youth of all ages for 20 years. He later specialized as a trauma therapist treating dissociative disorders in queer, creative, and neurodivergent populations. He facilitated individual and group therapy for patients recovering from addiction at La Fuente Hollywood Treatment Center, a comprehensive LGBTQ rehab. Jared has presented at a national conference on the developmental challenges affecting transgender youth transitioning. He is trained and maintains ongoing consultation in parts work, EMDR, and somatic experiencing. Jared sees clients (mostly out of Los Angeles) via telehealth and lives in Joshua Tree CA with his partner Mikel and dog Delta.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Payam Ghassemlou, Ph.D., MFT, SEP<\/strong>, is a psychotherapist (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with over twenty-five years of experience helping his clients heal and grow from life\u2019s overwhelming challenges. His somatic approach to counseling is one of his services that he offers to the community. Moreover, Payam taught first-year medical students in the Doctoring program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Here, he instructed medical students on topics related to gender and queer identity, patient-centered interviews, ethics and professionalism, cultural sensitivity, empathy, and developing communication skills.\u00a0He also offers supportive case consultations to other licensed psychotherapists, so they can provide the best possible care for their clients. He is\u00a0a member of the Somatic Experiencing\u00ae\u00a0International.\u00a0Presently, he maintains a private practice in West Hollywood, CA.\u00a0To learn more about Payam, please visit: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.DrPayam.com\">www.DrPayam.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/payam.jpg\" width=\"294\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/payam.jpg 294w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/payam-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/payam-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" class=\"wp-image-239236\" title=\"payam\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/david.jpg\" width=\"325\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/david.jpg 325w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/david-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/david-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/david-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" class=\"wp-image-239237\" title=\"david\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>David Cato, LCSW, TCT, SEP<em>,\u00a0<\/em>CCTP-II<\/strong> began working at Sierra Tucson in April of 2008 and has served many roles, beginning in the mailroom. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Texas A&amp;M University and a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University. He is currently working on a Doctorate of Behavioral Health Management (DBH) at Arizona State University. He is a Somatic Experiencing\u00ae Therapy Practitioner (SEP), certified Transgender Care Therapist (TCT), licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-II). Additionally, David is EMDR-trained and trained in DARe (Dynamic Attachment Repatterning experience). David completed his master\u2019s coursework through an internship at Sierra Tucson. He has worked with substance use disorders, mood disorders, eating disorders, codependency, grief\/loss, and trauma. David provides individual, group sessions, and consultations for residents as needed. David is a clinical supervisor and provides training for staff. David is the Associate Clinical Director of Trauma Services at Sierra Tucson. David enjoys presenting globally in-person and virtually on topics such as trauma disorders and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span><strong>Sean<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0Baker (He\/Him) LMFT, SEP<\/strong> is co-owner and CEO at The New Beginnings Center for Somatic Mental Health in Camarillo, California. The Center provides an adult mental health Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for trauma and a wide variety of outpatient mental and integrative health services, specializing in somatic approaches to healing and health. Combining training in Comprehensive Resource Model and Cortical Field Re-education with certifications in Somatic Experiencing and Gestalt therapy,\u00a0<span>Sean<\/span>\u00a0uses body-mind approaches to resolve clients\u2019 distress related to trauma, gender dysphoria, and medical conditions. He has presented at several national conferences on the applications of Somatic Experiencing in Addiction and Eating Disorder Treatment. As a transman,\u00a0<span>Sean<\/span>\u00a0has shared his personal journey of gender identity and expression as it has evolved with communities near and far. \u00a0<span>Sean<\/span>\u00a0advocates for transgender health care, providing staff sensitivity trainings and presenting at national conferences on gender diversity issues in mental health care.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sean.jpg\" width=\"215\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sean.jpg 215w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sean-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sean-97x150.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" class=\"wp-image-239238\" title=\"sean\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_13 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW58834541 BCX0\" style=\"color: #6c1d45;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58834541 BCX0\">CRISIS STABILIZATION AND SAFETY: SE-INFORMED PEER SUPPORT AND CRISIS INTERVENTION<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Friday October 14, 2022<br \/>12pm - 1:30pm MT<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span>Hosted by: Amie <span>SEI Director of Public Health Initiatives<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the midst of a worldwide crisis experience of the pandemic, amidst climate disasters, wars, and other widespread critical incidents, it's undeniable that the world has it been experiencing an unprecedented amount of crisis-related traumatic stress. This month's Community Conversation will feature the Somatic Experiencing Practitioners and public health professionals who have been providing input and program development for the the Crisis Stabilization and Safety program, bringing forward neurobiologically-informed peer-support and crisis intervention for these times. We\u2019ll explore SE-informed exercises and protocols, and the \"why\" behind the development of this program. We'll explore the need for crisis support and healing in emergency and first responder professions, communities impacted by disasters, medical personnel, humanitarian aid professions, teachers, and more. Join us for this special gathering this month and get resourced and involved in the next level of support and wellness for these times.<\/p>\n<p>In every SE\u2122 Community Conversation series, you can count on lively discussion, tips and tools, and group exercises. The insights and perspectives on this topic, the challenges, opportunities, and specific issues prevalent to this field all promise to be more worthwhile than ever, worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Glad you will join us, and please tell a friend about this free series- All Are Welcome- This is for YOU!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\">PANELISTS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_14 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_1 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crisis Stabilization and Safety - SE-Informed Peer Support and Crisis Intervention\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tCrLH1De7Ww?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_9 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_15 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_4 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Colette-Rausch-scaled.jpeg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Colette-Rausch-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Colette-Rausch-1280x1707.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Colette-Rausch-980x1307.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Colette-Rausch-480x640.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-238120\" title=\"Colette Rausch\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_16 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Colette Rausch<\/strong> has spent over 20 years working in war-affected countries around the globe\u202fto support\u202fjustice and peace and witnessed firsthand the role of chronic stress and trauma in violent conflict and its effect on people and communities. These experiences inspired her to work at the intersection of trauma and peacebuilding. Colette\u2019s work includes supporting individuals, organizations and communities on trauma awareness and resolution. She holds the position of Research Professor with the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation at George Mason University\u2019s Carter Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution, and is the Director of Neuroscience, Trauma and Peacebuilding at the Think Peace Learning and Support Hub.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Colette is the editor of NeuroPeace, an open source, on-line publication exploring the role of neuroscience in peacebuilding. She is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) on the neurobiology and resolution of trauma.\u202f\u202fPreviously, Colette was Senior Advisor for Neuroscience and Peacebuilding at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).\u202f\u202fPrior to USIP, Colette served in senior leadership roles focusing on human rights and rule of law with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe\u2019s (OSCE) Mission in Kosovo. She also served in the Nevada\u2019s Attorney-General\u2019s Office, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Nevada Federal Defender\u2019s Office.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_10 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_17 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_13 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"><strong>Carol Hodson<\/strong> has dedicated her life to promoting and facilitating the\u202f<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Healing Power of the Arts<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">. \u202fCarol is professional artist \u202f<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW34821825 BCX9\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carolhodsonart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW34821825 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">www.carolhodsonart.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u202f, a regarded professor of art and Director of the Expressive Arts Therapy Certificate at Webster University\u202f<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW34821825 BCX9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webster.edu\/catalog\/current\/undergraduate-catalog\/certificates\/expressive-arts-therapy.html#.Yz8bnC-B3zA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW34821825 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">EXA Certificate at Webster.edu<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">, and an Expressive Arts Therapist \/Somatic Experiencing Practitioner with a growing private practice\u202f<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW34821825 BCX9\" href=\"http:\/\/carolhodsontherapy@gmail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW34821825 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">http:\/\/carolhodsontherapy@gmail.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">. Carol joined the SEI\u2019s Crisis Stabilization &amp; Support team this past winter after joining CSS Public Health Director Amie Leigh on a \u201cstealth Mental Health\u201d mission directed by to the Louisiana Bayou post IDA.\u202f<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW34821825 BCX9\" href=\"https:\/\/news.webster.edu\/2021\/hodson-therapy-somatic-experiencing-louisiana.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW34821825 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">https:\/\/news.webster.edu\/2021\/hodson-therapy-somatic-experiencing-louisiana.php<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW34821825 BCX9\"><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW34821825 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW7569469 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7569469 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u201c<em>The expressive arts are a natural, entry point for inviting someone to heal somatically. \u202fJust by \u201cimagining\u201d what one might paint, sing, dance\u2026 one feels more alive\u2026 hands tingle, one\u2019s vocal cords relax, the body begins to sway. As an individual further engages the creative process they invariably experience, sometimes for the first time, their body &amp; mind working intuitively with the world around them (materials, a stage, others, an instrument). \u202fArt is a great way to practice life\u2026.<\/em>\u201d<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW7569469 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7569469 BCX9\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u202fCarol Hodson<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW7569469 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_18 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_5 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Carol-Hodson.jpg\" width=\"939\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Carol-Hodson.jpg 939w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Carol-Hodson-480x395.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 939px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-238122\" title=\"Carol Hodson\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_11 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_19 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_6 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beth-Cole.jpeg\" width=\"2062\" height=\"1890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beth-Cole.jpeg 2062w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beth-Cole-1280x1173.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beth-Cole-980x898.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beth-Cole-480x440.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2062px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-238121\" title=\"Beth Cole\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_20 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_14 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Beth Cole<\/strong> served in leadership positions in and out of government working on conflict and disaster prevention and response for many decades. She is currently a trauma specialist and organizational consultant specializing in the effects of stress and trauma on the civilian (governmental and non-governmental) and military workforce responding to complex emergencies. After leaving government, Beth became a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Somatic Coach, joined the SETI Public Health Working Group originally working on Covid response now producing the CSS curriculum), assisted in trauma response efforts for disaster and conflict affected responders (e.g. Ukraine), and has advised and trained U.S. non-governmental and governmental institutions around trauma informed mental health care for their personnel and beneficiaries. Beth has also helped to spotlight the lack of mental health care for personnel working in or on high threat environments, contributing to legislative language requiring the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to develop plans to care for their personnel.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">She was appointed by President Obama as a senior official at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and served on the Ebola, Syria, and Sahel Task Forces. She helped support the Senior Advisory Group that produced the USAID Assessment Report: Stress and Resilience Issues Affecting USAID Personnel in High Operational Stress Environments. She has also led non-governmental organizations and worked in the U.S. Congress, U.S. State Department and the U.S. Institute of Peace, where she focused exclusively on complex emergencies. For many years, Ms. Cole was an adjunct professor at George Washington University, authored numerous books, articles and reports, and spoke widely.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_12 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_21 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_13 et_pb_row et-vb-row--no-module et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_22 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_14 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_23 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_15 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW58834541 BCX0\" style=\"color: #6c1d45;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58834541 BCX0\">SOMATIC SUPPORT FOR END-OF-LIFE ISSUES, GRIEF, AND PALLATIVE CARE<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_16 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Friday September 16 2022<br \/>12pm - 1:30pm MT<\/p>\n<p>Featured Guests: <span>Jen Hackler, Ronald A. Alexander, Renee Foster and Anne Kelemen<br \/><\/span>Hosted by: Amie <span>SEI Director of Public Health Initiatives<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Palliative care aims to enhance the quality of life and reduce suffering among people facing serious, often terminal conditions. As palliative care addresses the symptoms of suffering that may be long term, sometimes deeply emotional and embodied, it provides a distinct focus on concerns of the mind, body, and spirit- vital for those requiring end-of-life care. The practice benefits from somatic approaches to providing the depth of support needed for such sensitive experiences. This month, we will be featuring mental health and Somatic Experiencing trained professionals who have a background in handling grief and providing palliative care to people dealing with serious and life-threatening illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>In every SE\u2122 Community Conversation series, you can count on lively discussion, tips and tools, and group exercises. The insights and perspectives on this topic, the challenges, opportunities, and specific issues prevalent to this field all promise to be more worthwhile than ever, worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Glad you will join us, and please tell a friend about this free series- All Are Welcome- This is for YOU!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_24 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_2 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversation Somatic Support for End of Life Issues, Grief, and Palliative Care\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m3aedzkqRxY?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_15 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_25 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_17 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\">PANELISTS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_16 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_26 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_18 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jen Hackler, LCSW-C, SEP<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> is a Psychotherapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Advanced SE Assistant living in Silver Spring, Maryland. In her private somatic psychotherapy practice she works with individuals and couples struggling with substance abuse, grief and loss, trauma and early developmental trauma. For 19 years she worked as a Grief Counselor at the District of Columbia\u2019s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner through the William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing. Her role was to accompany families through the identification of a loved one.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jen has been an SE Assistant since 2011 on teams in NC, SC, VA, CA, MD, WA, Sydney Australia and British Columbia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Additional training includes: Touch Skills Training for Trauma Therapists (Kathy Kain), Somatic Resilience and Regulation (Kathy Kain &amp; Steve Terrell), Trauma Experienced Brain (TEB) (Steve Terrell), several Master Classes (Peter Levine), Psychobiological Application to Couples therapy (Level 1&amp;2) (Stan Tatkin) and Brainspotting \u2013 (Level 1&amp;2).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_27 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_7 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jen-Hackler.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jen-Hackler.jpg 400w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jen-Hackler-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jen-Hackler-150x120.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-237798\" title=\"Jen Hackler\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_17 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_28 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_8 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ronald-Alexander.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ronald-Alexander.jpg 640w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ronald-Alexander-480x600.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-237800\" title=\"Ronald Alexander\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_29 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_19 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ronald A. Alexander, PhD, MFT, SEP<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (Somatic Experiencing Practitioner), director of the Open Mind Training Program, specializes in the practice of Mindfulness and Somatic Experiencing (SEP) based mind\/body psychotherapy, Core Creativity Training, Transformational leadership and executive coaching. He teaches clinical training groups for professionals in Integrative-Mind\/Body therapies and Mindfulness based Psychotherapy both nationally and internationally.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">He is an adjunct faculty member at U.C.L.A. extension and Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, CA.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">He is the originator of the Core Creativity Training as well as Open Mind Training\u00ae; a unique method of mind\/body healing that integrates the wisdom teachings of the east and Integral psychology. He is a Creativity and Communication Consultant, and an Executive and Leadership Coach, with a private psychotherapy practice working with individuals, couples, families, and groups in Santa Monica, California. He is the Executive Director of the OpenMind\u00ae Training Institute, a leading-edge organization that offers personal and professional training programs in core creativity, mind-body therapies, transformational leadership, and mindfulness meditation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For more than forty-four years, Alexander has been a trainer of healthcare professionals in North America, as well as in Europe, Russia, Japan, China, and Australia. As a Mindfulness and Zen Buddhist practitioner, he specializes in utilizing mindfulness meditation in his professional and corporate work to help people transform their lives by accessing the mind states that open the portal to their core creativity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A longtime Buddhist practitioner who was ordained as a lay Zen Buddhist has studied and taught Buddhist Meditation including Mindfulness, Vipassana, Tibetan and the Non Dual approaches as well as Buddhist psychology and other healing disciplines for 46 years. He is active teaching and training psychotherapist\u2019s applying the principles of Somatic Experiencing, Ericksonian and Mindfulness based Integrative psychotherapy in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Russia, Japan and Asia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corecreativity.com\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.corecreativity.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> He is the author of Core Creativity: The Mindful Way to Unlock Your Creative Self, Rowman and Littlefield, NYC, Spring 2022 publication. Has a two CD series: Wise Mind-Open Heart and Mindful Meditation for Creative Visualizations. Chapter 33, Mindfulness Based Psychotherapy: Mindfulness, Trauma and Trance, Wiley Blackwell Handbook on Mindfulness 2014.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_18 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_30 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_20 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Renee Foster, MPH, LCSW, E-RYT, SEP<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> has extensive experience in community development, public health education, crisis intervention, clinical counseling, and various mind-body interventions. She holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Early in her career, she worked as a director for several community public health initiatives before shifting her focus to work with individuals and families as a hospice bereavement counselor where she developed a specific protocol for working with children. She went on to gain further experience as a social worker in the areas of intensive care and outpatient oncology.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Renee is currently part of the Palliative Care team at Mayo Clinic, where she provides clinical counseling and grief support to palliative care patients and their families using psychotherapeutic and mind-body interventions. She has a particular interest in helping people find meaning and spiritual well-being as they navigate through end-stage and chronic illnesses. Her areas of specialty include Somatic Experiencing, Meaning Centered Psychotherapy, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, and Compassionate Inquiry. Renee is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT) and enjoys tailoring her interventions to include elements of yoga, meditation, music, laughter yoga, yoga dance, and other movement modalities. She has presented at various annual conferences and community cancer organizations to promote education about the benefits of yoga and other somatic interventions in cancer recovery and healing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_31 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_9 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Renee-Foster.jpg\" width=\"879\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Renee-Foster.jpg 879w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Renee-Foster-480x699.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 879px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-237799\" title=\"Renee Foster\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_19 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_32 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_10 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Anne-Kelemen.jpg\" width=\"508\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Anne-Kelemen.jpg 508w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Anne-Kelemen-480x709.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 508px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-237797\" title=\"Anne Kelemen\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_33 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_21 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW220236639 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220236639 BCX9\">Anne Kelemen, SE Student<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW220236639 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220236639 BCX9\"> is the Director of Psychosocial\/Spiritual Care for the Section of Palliative Care at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC where she conducts patient care, teaches, and participates in a variety of research activities. In addition to her direct practice work, Anne is the current chair of the Social Work Hospice and Palliative Network (SWHPN), a national organization of hospice and palliative social workers. Anne is also working toward her Somatic Experiencing certificate and just completed the Beginner 2 modules.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW220236639 BCX9\"><span class=\"SCXW220236639 BCX9\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW220236639 BCX9\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_20 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_34 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_divider_position_center_phone et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_21 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_35 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_22 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW58834541 BCX0\" style=\"color: #6c1d45;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58834541 BCX0\">AN EXPLORATION OF IDENTITY IN WHITE-PRESENTING, MULTI-RACIAL, MULTI-ETHNIC, MULTICULTURAL POPULATIONS<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_36 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_3 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"August SE Community Conversation (Hosted by Amie Leigh)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CdafqCj2xWo?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_22 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_37 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_23 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Friday August 12, 2022<br \/>12pm - 1:30pm<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This group who are gathering for this month's SE Community Conversation are unique from others\u202fhosted in this series. They have been meeting routinely as a committed support resource for one another, exploring the rich tapestry of their shared\u202fembodied\u202fidentity in these complex times. This month as a gathering, we will share in\u202ftheir\u202fexperience and learnings, as noted here in their own words:\u202f<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\"Who gets to decide who you are, where you belong, and how you\u202fshould identify yourself? The 2020 racial reckoning brought a special emotional and psychological challenge to\u202fmulti-racial\/ethnic\/cultural individuals having a white-bodied experience. Where did we belong as we did the hard work of dismantling white supremacy within ourselves? Neither white groups nor BIPOC groups felt appropriate. What did it feel like, in our bodies, to navigate numerous experiences of culture in a society that overvalues the white settler identity? Being the beneficiaries of white privilege, yet not feeling an authentic sense of belonging due to the loss of ancestral identity in a whitewashed binary world, led us to a rich conversation about reclaiming the unintegrated resources of our multiracial\/ethnic\/cultural heritage to support our anti-racism work.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Because a fixation with consensus and an obsession with methodology are part of colonial, white supremacist culture, please know that the individuals engaging in this conversation don\u2019t claim to be experts or have any answers. There is no roadmap, only the commitment to the messy process of curious exploration of ideas in a time of flux and collective cultural healing and transformation.\"<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Join us this month\u202fand share in the public health benefit of leaning in to\u202fchallenging\u202fconversations, learning together, resourcing from the wellspring of\u202fembodied\u202fsocial and communal support.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_23 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_38 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_24 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\">PANELISTS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_24 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_39 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_25 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW148327602 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">Inge <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW148327602 BCX0\">Sengelmann<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">, LCSW, SEP, RYT<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW148327602 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> grew<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> up in the shadow of a 50-year dictatorship and emerging civil war<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">was always concerned about issues of social justice and welfare. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">She <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">was granted political asylum as a refugee from Nicaragua to the United States in 1979. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">Inge\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> own personal experience with multiple physical and emotional traumas, chronic <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">pain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> and illness, as well as natural and man-made disasters throughout my lifespan, inspired <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">her<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> to seek healing through the integration of body, mind and spirit\u2014a state called coherence, which <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">she<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> experience<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> as waves of bliss. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">She <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">first read Dr. Peter Levine\u2019s book, Waking the Tiger, in 2005 while working at a trauma resolution center for victims of crime in Miami. The role of the body in healing the sequalae of trauma\u2014which manifests as behavioral, mood and autoimmune disorders\u2014intrigued <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">her<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> deeply. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">Inge is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> most interested in the role of extreme stress on physical and mental health, particularly medical and autoimmune syndromes, near-death experiences, and transgenerational healing.<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW148327602 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW148327602 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW148327602 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW148327602 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW148327602 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW148327602 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW148327602 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW148327602 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">She<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> offer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> a nervous system-informed, body-oriented approach to healing designed to help you gain access to your highest potential. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">Along with being a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> licensed clinical social worker and Somatic Experiencing\u00ae (SE) Practitioner, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">she\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> also fully trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">She is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> also a registered yoga teacher (in the Himalayan Tantric lineage of Sri Vidya) who enjoys <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">blending an embodied psycho-spiritual approach to healing. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">She<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> blend<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> various modalities with the intention of restoring the natural capacity of your nervous system to move between states of stress and calm without getting \u201cstuck.\u201d More importantly, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">she <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">believe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> individual healing can only happen in the context of healthy and supportive communities, and therefore social activism and advocacy continue to be of paramount importance in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">her <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">work. Find out more about <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\">Inge<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148327602 BCX0\"> at: <a href=\"https:\/\/embodyyourlife.org\/\">https:\/\/embodyyourlife.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/EmbodyYourLife\u00a0\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW148327602 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_40 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_11 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inge.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inge.jpg 620w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inge-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 620px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-237234\" title=\"Inge\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_25 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_41 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_12 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Shireen.jpg\" width=\"172\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Shireen.jpg 172w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Shireen-161x300.jpg 161w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Shireen-81x150.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" class=\"wp-image-237233\" title=\"Shireen\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_42 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_26 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Shireen June Ghanatabadi, MA, LPCC, SEP, NASM, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">is a trauma therapist, who comes from an eclectic background professionally and personally. She integrates somatic experiencing, intentional embodied movement, ecotherapy, parts work, art, plant medicine, and energy &amp; depth work into her healing practice. Shireen has experience working with folks struggling with a variety of traumas, eating disorders and folks who identify as immigrants (including the generations that follow), multi-racial, mixed heritage, multi-cultural, and\/or multi-religious\/spiritual\u2014as well as the challenges that may exists within those layers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As a Persian-American, mixed-heritage and multi-religious\/spiritual human, Shireen is dedicated to using an anti-racist, decolonizing, and non-pathologizing\u00a0 lens when working with fellow humans and moving through life. She received a BS in Psychology with an emphasis in Kinesiology from the University of MN, a MA in Counseling and Psychological Services from Saint Mary\u2019s, and recently she competed a certificate program at the CIIS for Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy and Research. She is trained in Somatic Experiencing and is a certified personal trainer, which she integrates into her healing work. As an energy worker, she combines Shafaa (Persian healing) and Reiki (Japanese healing art form) when practicing energy work with others.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Shireen\u2019s passion for holding the unconditional and supportive space in the way she does stems from the ups and downs in her own healing joinery, and the magic that comes form unearthing our authentic and embodied inner healing wisdom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_26 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_43 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_27 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kristen G. Bock, NCC, LPC, LCMHC, LCAS, SEP\u202f(<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She\/Her\/Hers or They\/Them\/Theirs)\u202fis a Somatic Psychotherapist working in private practice in Westminster, CO, US, and also part-time as a university internship\/practicum supervisor for graduate students earning their MA in counseling. She\/they obtained an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling 2013, with certificates and concentrations in Addictions Counseling and Expressive Arts Therapy.\u00a0 She\/they obtained a 3-year certificate in Gestalt Therapy and then immediately enrolled in the Somatic Experiencing\u00a9 professional training.\u00a0 Kristen will soon complete the certificate program in DARe attachment therapy as well. She\/they have provided therapy to college students on campus, in community mental health and substance abuse facilities, in an online substance abuse program, both group and individual, and in private practice.\u00a0 \u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In her\/their free time, Kristen enjoys hiking, bike riding, traveling, reading, practicing Tai Chi, attempting pottery, and spending time with friends and family.\u00a0 She\/they are dedicated to living as authentically as possible, and to helping others do so as well.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559740&quot;:256}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_44 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_13 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kristen.jpg\" width=\"636\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kristen.jpg 636w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kristen-480x513.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 636px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-237235\" title=\"Kristen\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_27 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_45 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_2 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_28 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_46 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_28 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\">INFLUENCING ON SOCIAL MEDIA: HIGH-PROFILE THERAPISTS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_29 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Friday July 8, 2022<br \/>12pm - 1:30pm<\/p>\n<p><span>Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we have all made changes to our every day lives to accommodate the ever changing conditions. COVID-19 has made in-person meetings difficult and the demand for therapy services has grown to be more important than ever before. As a result, many people have turned to social media in hopes of seeking support and social connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In this month\u2019s conversation, we will be featuring 4 therapists who use their large social media platforms to connect with those around them and influence the world. Coming from various backgrounds and experiences, our panelists each have thousands of followers turning to them for support daily. Join us this month to hear about these therapists\u2019 rise to becoming an influencer and the challenges and benefits they have faced while being online figures who strive to make our world a better place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In every SE\u2122 Community Conversation series, you can count on some lively discussion, some tips and tools, and some group exercises. The insights and perspectives on this topic of mental health for medical professionals, the challenges, opportunities, and specific issues prevalent to this field all promise to be more worthwhile than ever, worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Glad you will join us, and please tell a friend about this free series- All Are Welcome- This is for YOU!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_47 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_4 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE Community Conversation: Influencing on Social Media: High-Profile Therapists\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HCaSYNtqpTY?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_29 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_48 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_30 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\">PANELISTS<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_30 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_49 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_31 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ilene Smith, MA, SEP, CPC <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) whose work helps clients resolve trauma and develop a deeper sense of personal safety and capacity for resilience and joy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">She is the author of\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moving Beyond Trauma: The Roadmap to Healing from Your Past and Living with Ease and Vitality<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, an Amazon Bestseller, and her writing on psychology and wellness has appeared on Mind, Body Green, Spirituality and Health, PsychCentral, and Brooke Burke\u2019s ModernMom. Ilene holds master\u2019s degrees in Mental Health Counseling and Exercise Physiology and completed the three-year training program at the Somatic Experiencing Institute. She offers workshops on trauma healing online and worldwide. Ilene makes her home in Arizona and loves to travel, collect art, cycle, and practice yoga in her spare time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_50 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_14 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ilene-Smith.jpg\" width=\"213\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ilene-Smith.jpg 213w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ilene-Smith-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ilene-Smith-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" class=\"wp-image-237014\" title=\"Ilene Smith\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_31 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_51 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_15 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Britt-Frank.jpg\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Britt-Frank.jpg 853w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Britt-Frank-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 853px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-237013\" title=\"Britt Frank\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_52 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_32 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Britt Frank, MSW, LSCSW, SEP\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">is a clinician, educator, and trauma\u202fspecialist. She is the author of the new book\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Science of Stuck<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f(Penguin Random House). \u202fBritt received her BA from Duke University and her MSW from the University of Kansas, where she later became an award-winning adjunct instructor. She is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Level 3 trained in the Internal Family Systems therapeutic model. Britt was a primary therapist at a drug and alcohol treatment center, an inpatient therapist at a children\u2019s psychiatric hospital, and now owns a private practice. You can find Britt on Instagram\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">@brittfrank\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">or on her website <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scienceofstuck.com\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.ScienceOfStuck.com<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_32 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_53 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_33 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW183567234 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183567234 BCX9\">Jordan Dann, MFA, LP, CIRT<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW183567234 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183567234 BCX9\"> is a dynamic psychoanalyst, author, and speaker. Jordan has advanced training as a Gestalt therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and Imago Relationship Therapist.\u202fShe began her career in the theater and as she began training actors in Linklater voice technique and physical theatre, she became increasingly interested in somatic memory and trauma, which is what led her to pursue a career transition to become a psychoanalyst. Her innovative approach helps individuals and couples become more embodied, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183567234 BCX9\">expressive,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183567234 BCX9\"> and connected. She serves as an Associate Faculty member for the Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy and runs supervision and workshops for emerging clinicians. She is a nationally certified and NYS licensed psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City.\u202fHer book <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW183567234 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183567234 BCX9\">Somatic Therapy Exercises for Healing Trauma <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW183567234 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW183567234 BCX9\">published by Rockridge Press debuts fall of 2022. You can follow her on Instagram @jordandann.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW183567234 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_54 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_16 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Jordan-Dann.jpg\" width=\"959\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Jordan-Dann.jpg 959w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Jordan-Dann-480x641.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 959px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-237015\" title=\"Jordan Dann\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_33 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_55 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_17 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Edward-Ulm.jpeg\" width=\"724\" height=\"1086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Edward-Ulm.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Edward-Ulm-480x720.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 724px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-237027\" title=\"Edward Ulm\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_56 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_34 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW206523650 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206523650 BCX9\">Edward Ulm, BSc, CMT, SEP<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW206523650 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206523650 BCX9\"> <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW206523650 BCX9\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206523650 BCX9\">is an expert manual therapist and bodywork educator.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206523650 BCX9\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206523650 BCX9\">Edward\u202fstudied kinesiology at Arizona State University and\u202fhas been a bodyworker or physical rehab therapist for 15 years. He is currently in the MS in Applied Neuroscience program at\u202fKing's College London<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206523650 BCX9\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206523650 BCX9\">He created the Science of Touch brand to better connect\u202findividuals and practitioners on understanding somatic memory and trauma in the\u202fbody, and for championing the use of therapeutic\u202ftouch as a crucial tool in the treatment of, and recovery from, posttraumatic stress.\u202fHe has traveled the world and treated many different\u202findividuals with Neurobehavioral Reflex\u202fTherapies: a high-validation treatment that tracks the body\u2019s natural\u202freflexes to completion.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW206523650 BCX9\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_34 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_57 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_3 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_35 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_58 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_35 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\">SPECIAL SERIES (PART II): THE THREAT OF WAR AND SOMATIC REBALANCING - WITH RUSSELL JONES AND EFU NYAKI<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_36 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_59 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_5 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dealing with the Threat of War and Armed Conflict Series: Euphrasia \u201cEfu\u201d Nyaki and Russell Jones\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4tW_Iegt_a8?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_60 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_36 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Friday June 10th, 2022<br \/>12pm - 1:30pm MST<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Around the world people everywhere are being impacted by war, directly and indirectly, at any given time. Last month, we hosted our first installment of this series \u201cThe Threat of War and Somatic Rebalancing\u201d with Dr. Peter Levine and Dr. Abi Blakeslee. Join us this month in the 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">nd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> part of this series with Russell Jones and Efu Nyaki to explore the ways in which war is impacting our communities, our sense of safety, and our collective futures. Founded by Dr. Peter Levine, this organization exists to educate and support helpers around the planet who are serving in the trenches and supporting the hearts and minds of persons dislocated by the threat of war. We believe it is possible to shift the physiology of upset, anxiety, and panic so that people can experience relief through the application of SE-informed resources.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">At time of publishing, this video is made in part as a support to our partner colleagues in the SE Ukraine Task Force, working throughout Eastern Europe and around the globe to bring a sense of healing, peace and safety wherever possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stay tuned for future installments in this series on being supported when experiencing the existential and real threat of violent conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_37 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-5_1-5_1-5 et_block_row et_block_row_3-5_1-5_1-5\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_61 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_37 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Panelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Russell I. Jones, SEP<\/strong> is an Advanced level Somatic Experiencing instructor.\u00a0 He was trained by Dr. Peter Levine, creator of the SE method, and is a founding member of the Brazilian Trauma Association. He has been teaching SE intensively since 2005 in multiple locations in North and South America, Asia, and Europe. He also maintains a private SE practice in Florianopolis, Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>Russell has a BA in psychology and is a Certified Lecturer of Shin Shin Toitsu Do, the Art of Mind and Body Coordination, and has a 6th<span>\u00a0<\/span>degree black belt in Ki-Aikido. He is a certified Matrixworks trainer, which is an effective method for working with group dynamics. Russell has been studying, and experimenting with, the connection between mind, body, and attention since adolescence and maintains a personal practice of meditation, breath work, and embodiment.<\/p>\n<p>Together, with SE senior faculty member Lael Keen, he operates a learning center in Florianopolis, Brazil. Russell works with students and clients from diverse backgrounds and cultures including psychologists, physicians, body workers, educators, administrators, athletes, and clergy, to name a few. He welcomes all students interested in Somatic Experiencing, supporting diversity and inclusion, to help create a rich learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>Russell strongly believes in the learning power of connection and experience, and organizes trainings in a flexible, supportive, and safe way. He encourages each student to discover and develop their own individual abilities in facilitating the renegotiation and resolution of trauma. He also appreciates that humor, playfulness, and fun help create safety and an optimal learning environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sister Euphrasia \u201cEfu\u201d Nyaki, MEd, SEP<\/strong> is a body-oriented therapist, trainer, Family Constellation Facilitator, and an international speaker on holistic healing. Originally from Tanzania, Efu lives and works in Brazil. She is a founder of two NGOs including the Afya Holistic Healing Center for Women where she is currently the coordinator training women in holistic healing methods. Efu teaches the SE Professional Training in Brazil.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_62 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_18 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Russell_0261-e1467921943942.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Russell_0261-e1467921943942.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" class=\"wp-image-4606\" title=\"Russell_0261-e1467921943942\" alt=\"Russell Jones, Somatic Experiencing Faculty\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_63 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_19 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Efu-Nyaki-5x7-e1467922669460.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Efu-Nyaki-5x7-e1467922669460.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" class=\"wp-image-3500\" title=\"Efu Nyaki 5x7\" alt=\"Efu Nyaki, Somatic Experiencing Faculty\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_38 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_64 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_4 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_39 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_65 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_38 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\">SPECIAL SERIES: THE THREAT OF WAR AND SOMATIC REBALANCING - WITH DR. PETER LEVINE AND DR. ABI BLAKESLEE<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_40 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_66 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_39 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Saturday April 2nd, 2022<br \/>5:30pm - 6:30pm MST<span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Around the world people everywhere are being impacted by war, directly and indirectly, at any give time. Join us for the this conversation with Dr. Peter Levine and Dr. Abi Blakeslee as we create this special edition series of SE\u2122 Community Conversations in which we will explore the ways in which war is impacting our communities, our sense of safety, and our collective futures. Founded by Peter, this organization exists to educate and support helpers around the planet who are serving in the trenches and supporting the hearts and minds of persons dislocated by the threat of war. We believe it is possible to shift the physiology of upset, anxiety, and panic so that people can experience relief through the application of SE-informed resources. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At time of publishing, this video is made in part as a support to our partner colleagues in the SE Ukraine Task Force, working throughout Eastern Europe and around the globe to bring a sense of healing, peace and safety wherever possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Stay tuned for future installments in this series on being supported when experiencing the existential and real threat of violent conflict<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_67 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_6 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dealing with the Threat of War and Armed Conflict Series: Dr. Peter Levine and Dr. Abi Blaskeslee\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-wVn1T3OuZE?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_41 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_68 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_5 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_42 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_69 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_40 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #cc6600;\"><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\">THE EXPERIENCE OF WAR AND HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE<\/span><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW26492684 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_41 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Friday April 8th, 2022<br \/>12pm - 1:30pm MST<\/p>\n<p><span>When a major armed conflict takes place in our world, there are so many wounds left behind \u2013 visible and invisible. From those who are physically in the war zone, to the massive numbers of people displaced within and outside borders, to the many responders and volunteers offering aid and support, each individual is being impacted in unimaginable ways. In this conversation, we acknowledge the short and long-term physical and psychological harm that war causes. We acknowledge that also, amidst massive discord between states or nations, survivors of past wars and related conflicts may be profoundly destabilized and activated as well.\u202f The world experiences turmoil, upheaval, and uncertainty on so many levels. Thus, our discussion this month with international humanitarian subject matter experts, also trained in neurobiological methods for trauma resolution and crisis stabilization, will be sharing their experience and perspectives, and resources for those who may be affected. In light of present circumstances, this month\u2019s conversation will be timely, important, and healing for all who attend.\u202f<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_70 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_7 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversation: The Experience of War and Humanitarian Response (Hosted by Amie Leigh)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eLdafQqX5Ok?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_43 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_71 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_20 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/colette-rausch-pic.jpg\" width=\"454\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/colette-rausch-pic.jpg 454w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/colette-rausch-pic-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/colette-rausch-pic-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" class=\"wp-image-235903\" title=\"colette rausch pic\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_72 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_42 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Colette Rausch<\/strong> has spent over 20 years working in war-affected countries around the globe\u00a0to support\u00a0justice and peace and witnessed firsthand the role of chronic stress and trauma in violent conflict and its effect on people and communities. These experiences inspired her to work at the intersection of trauma and peacebuilding. Colette\u2019s work includes supporting individuals, organizations and communities on trauma awareness and resolution. She holds the position of Research Professor with the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation at George Mason University\u2019s Carter Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution, and is the Director of Neuroscience, Trauma and Peacebuilding at the Think Peace Learning and Support Hub.<\/p>\n<p>Colette is the editor of NeuroPeace, an open source, on-line publication exploring the role of neuroscience in peacebuilding. She is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) on the neurobiology and resolution of trauma.\u00a0\u00a0Previously, Colette was Senior Advisor for Neuroscience and Peacebuilding at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).\u00a0\u00a0Prior to USIP, Colette served in senior leadership roles focusing on human rights and rule of law with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe\u2019s (OSCE) Mission in Kosovo. She also served in the Nevada\u2019s Attorney-General\u2019s Office, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Nevada Federal Defender\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_44 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_73 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_43 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Beth Cole<\/strong> has served in leadership positions in and out of government working on conflict and disaster response. She is currently a trauma therapist and organizational consultant specializing in the effects of stress, trauma and PTSD on the civilian and military workforce responding to complex emergencies. She was appointed by President Obama as a senior official at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and served on the Ebola, Syria, and Sahel Task Forces. She helped support the Senior Advisory Group that produced the USAID ASSESSMENT REPORT: Stress and Resilience Issues Affecting USAID Personnel in High Operational Stress Environments. She has also led non-governmental organizations and worked in the U.S. Congress, Department of State and the U.S. Institute of Peace, where she focused exclusively on complex emergencies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_74 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_21 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/beth-cole-pic.jpg\" width=\"722\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/beth-cole-pic.jpg 722w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/beth-cole-pic-480x456.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 722px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-235904\" title=\"beth cole pic\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_45 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_75 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_22 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tatjana-kaurinovic-pic.jpg\" width=\"666\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tatjana-kaurinovic-pic.jpg 666w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tatjana-kaurinovic-pic-480x580.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 666px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-235906\" title=\"tatjana kaurinovic pic\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_76 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_44 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Tatjana Kaurinovic - RSMT, RSME, SEP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, Tatjana considers herself a student of life. She works with individuals and groups as a Somatic Movement therapist, educator, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. She is the founder of Somatic and Expressive Arts International Non-profit organization based in California, currently running a professional <span>\u00a0<\/span>SE education program in the Balkans region.\u00a0Tatjana herself has first-hand experience of the war from her native Sarajevo, Bosnia,\u00a0in the 1990s. She<span>\u00a0<\/span>Extensively worked with refugees and immigrants individually and in family settings. She was a part of the team at the center for women victims of war (Zagreb, Croatia), Survivors International (San Francisco), and IRC. She served as an assistant teacher for one semester in the trauma curriculum for Somatic Psychology at CIIS (California Institute of Integral Studies).<\/p>\n<p>Since she is also Movement Based\u00a0Expressive arts therapist, she integrates movement, dance, and\u00a0expressive art methods\u00a0based on legendary Anna Halprin with Somatic Experiencing.\u00a0She is very passionate about bridging the cultures and countries, reclaiming what once was lost.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_46 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_77 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_6 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_47 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_78 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_45 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #cc6600;\"><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\">HIDDEN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: TEACHERS<\/span><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW26492684 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_48 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_79 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_8 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE Community Conversation: Hidden Mental Health Professionals: Teachers\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FKdADxjMeD4?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_80 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_46 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Friday March 11, 2022<br \/>12pm - 1:30pm MST<span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s community conversation is the second installment of our \u201cHidden Mental Health Professionals\u201d Series! This month we will explore \u201cHidden Mental Health Professionals: Teachers\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Educators are tasked with the responsibility of teaching- children and adults- but time and circumstances have revealed that in many ways these professionals are responsible for much more. They have been tasked with guiding students and shaping their personalities, helping them endure stress, and providing early identification of mental health issues. Often, teachers are the first people to identify certain behavioral concerns and mental health concerns and connect students and families to additional school and community services, including mental health providers or social workers. Further, teachers are even sought out as the first source of support for students, acting as an unofficial counselor. In many ways, the current COVID-19 pandemic has compounded these issues, with many teachers reporting higher rates of burnout due to increased stress placed on them, as well as higher levels of student and family distress.<\/p>\n<p>While teachers take on these responsibilities, many have said that traditional training for educators does not adequately prepare them for these additional duties.<\/p>\n<p>In this month's conversation we will explore this impact on teachers, considering ways mental health professionals can support educators, methods for peers to support each other, and provide access to tools to minimize and avoid burnout.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_49 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_81 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_23 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mina-roustayi-feb-secc.png\" width=\"375\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mina-roustayi-feb-secc.png 375w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mina-roustayi-feb-secc-263x300.png 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" class=\"wp-image-53935\" title=\"mina roustayi feb secc\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_82 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_47 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Mina Roustayi, Ph.D., MS. Ed, SEP<\/strong> is an Integrative Learning Specialist in private practice. S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he has over 40 years of teaching experience. Recognizing that one\u2019s stressed nervous systems can hinder higher cognitive brain functions, Mina incorporates mind-body, neurophysiology, and somatic experiencing to support individuals of all ages to access embodied learning. She leads workshops and presentations for teachers and related professionals to apply somatic (body) awareness and the Polyvagal language for insight into self, emotional regulation, and resilience in educational settings. Mina\u2019s\u00a0 broad teaching experiences allow her to create a new paradigm for learning. She has taught as an adjunct professor at Columbia University and New York University, as a museum educator at major New York museums, as an elementary school teacher, and as an independent Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) from birth to Kindergarten. Mina also assists in the somatic modality of Transforming Experience-based Brain that addresses early developmental imprints. A team member of the internal work group at the Somatic Experiencing Training Institute, she is an advisor for the newly created disaster response and crisis stabilization curriculum. Mina views the ability to learn and communicate as a human right and a foundational life skill to pursue one\u2019s goals, dreams, and ambitions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wecanlearn2learn.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/wecanlearn2learn.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_50 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_83 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_48 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Carol Hodson, Advanced SE Student,<\/strong> is a life-time educator and eternal student! She has worked with students, teachers, and administrators on all levels for over 35 years and is still willing and able to talk about it...<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Currently, Carol is a Professor of Art at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri where she directs the Expressive Arts Therapy Certificate in addition to teaching drawing and performance art. Over the past 35 years, Carol has developed curriculum for twenty unique courses &amp; numerous workshops. On request, Carol acts as a consultant who aims to bring \u201ccreative solutions to corporate challenges.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a therapist in private practice, Carol Hodson blends her training as an LMHC with techniques from Expressive Arts Therapy and Somatic Experiencing. Carol is devoted to working with individuals who have tried \u201ctalk\u201d and know they need more. She encourages clients to try-out the processes of art, movement, drama, and creative writing to increase their self-expression and facilitate personal healing. <\/span><a href=\"mailto:carol@hodsons.me\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">carol@hodsons.me<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_84 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_24 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/carolhodsonmarchcc.png\" width=\"396\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/carolhodsonmarchcc.png 396w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/carolhodsonmarchcc-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/carolhodsonmarchcc-150x116.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" class=\"wp-image-235445\" title=\"carolhodsonmarchcc\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_51 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_85 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_25 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/michaelsimardmarchcc.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/michaelsimardmarchcc.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/michaelsimardmarchcc-980x660.jpg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/michaelsimardmarchcc-480x323.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-235446\" title=\"michaelsimardmarchcc\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_86 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_49 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Michael Simard, RTC, SEP<\/strong> now works full time as a counsellor and Somatic Experiencing therapist.\u00a0 Previously, he also worked as a substitute teacher and an education consultant in Victoria BC. While teaching, he worked in various grades from Kindergarten to grade 6 in exotic places with equally exotic sounding names such as Iskut, Hsinchu, Tashkent and Baku. Preferring the ratios of private practice, where there is at most a 2:1 chance of being outnumbered, versus teaching, where a teacher is grateful to be outnumbered 20:1, Michael has recently exchanged the energetic classroom lifestyle for the peaceful tranquility of his counselling space. You can reach Michael at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soulsilhouettehealing.com\/\">soulsilhouettehealing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_52 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_87 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_7 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_53 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_88 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_50 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #cc6600;\"><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\">HIDDEN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: EDUCATORS &amp; TEACHERS<\/span><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW26492684 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_54 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_89 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_51 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Friday February 11, 2022<br \/>12pm - 1:30pm MST<span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Educators are tasked with the responsibility of teaching- children and adults- but time and circumstances have revealed that in many ways these professionals are responsible for much more. They have been tasked with guiding students and shaping their personalities, helping them endure through stressors, and providing early identification of mental health issues. Often, teachers are the first people to identify certain behavioral concerns and mental health concerns, and connect students and families to additional school and community services, including mental health providers or social workers. Further, teachers are even sought out as the first source of support for students, acting as an unofficial counselor. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">In many ways, the current COVID-19 pandemic has compounded these issues, with many teachers reporting higher rates of burnout due to increased stress placed on them, as well as higher levels of student and family distress.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">While teachers take on these responsibilities, many have said that traditional training for educators does not adequately prepare them for these additional duties.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In this month's conversation we explore this impact on teachers, considering ways mental health professionals can support educators, methods for peers to support each other, and provide access to tools to minimize and avoid burnout.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_90 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_9 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversation: Hidden Mental Health Professionals: Teachers and Educators\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UcEi0o6CfQo?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_55 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_91 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_26 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/katie-jones-feb-secc.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/katie-jones-feb-secc.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/katie-jones-feb-secc-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/katie-jones-feb-secc-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/katie-jones-feb-secc-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53938\" title=\"katie jones feb secc\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_92 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_52 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW227819087 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW227819087 BCX0\">Katie Jones, LMSW, Advanced SE Student<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW227819087 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Katie practices as a bilingual LMSW in Kansas City, working with English and Spanish speaking teens and adults. She will complete her advanced SEP training and gain her LSCSW this year. Katie specializes in depression and anxiety, grief, and both single incident and complex trauma. She has experience working with immigrant &amp; refugee communities, survivors of sexual assault and abuse, and teens in the Kansas City Kansas public school district. In addition to her private practice, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Capaz Counseling, she provides therapy in both alternative education &amp; inpatient psychiatric hospital settings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Find Katie at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capazkc.com\/\">Capazkc.com<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capazkc.com\/\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_56 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-4_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_3-4_1-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_93 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_53 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52575223 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52575223 BCX0\">Danica Lynch, E-RYT, SEP<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW52575223 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Drawing from multiple disciplines, Danica Lynch teaches mindfulness in a way that blends the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">wisdom of yoga with the science of mental health education<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">. With a variety of modalities and certifications under her belt \u2013 including yoga, mindfulness based practices, Somatic Experiencing, trauma-informed teaching, Ayurveda and more \u2013 Danica designs unique programs tailored to the specific needs of the individual, group or community she\u2019s serving. She currently serves as a wellness facilitator for the William S. Hart Union High School District in Santa Clarita and beyond. She\u2019s developed customized resilience trainings for faculty and students, led a study in teen anxiety and depression, created trauma-informed journaling clubs and much more. By blending science and intuition, Danica offers powerful one-on-one sessions, small-group classes, workshops, retreats and special events that invite students to access their innate healing resources and apply them in everyday life. Danica\u2019s certifications include Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yogaalliance.org\/Credentialing\/For_Teachers\/E-RYT_200\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">E-RYT<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">) ,Yoga Therapy Teacher (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmu.edu\/\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">LMU<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">), Ayurvedic Wellness Practitioner (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keralaayurveda.us\/courses\/programs\/awc\/\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">AWP<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">), Somatic Experiencing\u2122 Practitioner (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">SEP<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">), Primordial Sound Meditation Teacher (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chopra.com\/\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chopra<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">), NeuroAffective Touch (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/neuroaffectivetouch.com\/trainings\/\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">NATouch\u2122<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">) and Yoga for First Responders (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yogaforfirstresponders.org\/\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">YFFR<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Danica\u2019s professional experience includes Owner of Yoga Yoga in Santa Clarita , Previous Member of the Board of Directors for The Youth Project ,Facilitator for the William S. Hart Union High School District Wellness Department, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Facilities Teacher in Mindful Meditation, Yoga &amp; Art<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Find Danica at<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/danicalynch.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">http:\/\/danicalynch.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">and <\/span><a href=\"mailto:danica@danicalynch.com\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">danica@danicalynch.com<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_94 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_27 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/danica-lynch-feb-secc.png\" width=\"1280\" height=\"979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/danica-lynch-feb-secc.png 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/danica-lynch-feb-secc-980x750.png 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/danica-lynch-feb-secc-480x367.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1280px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53936\" title=\"danica lynch feb secc\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_57 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_95 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_28 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/patsy-ippolito-feb-secc.png\" width=\"586\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/patsy-ippolito-feb-secc.png 586w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/patsy-ippolito-feb-secc-480x645.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 586px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53937\" title=\"patsy ippolito feb secc\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_96 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_54 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW169121834 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169121834 BCX0\">Patsy Ippolito, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW169121834 BCX0 DefaultHighlightTransition\">B.Ed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169121834 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169121834 BCX0\"> MA, CCC, SEP<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW169121834 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Patsy retired in 2019 from a 30 year career in Education as a Teacher and School Counsellor and now works in private practice in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, specializing in trauma resolution (shock and developmental) with older adolescents and adults.\u00a0 She also does some consulting and supervision with local counselling agencies, as well as presentations on various topics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Patsy completed her Somatic Experiencing training in 2007 and has been assisting with SE trainings ever since. Additionally, she has developed a keen interest in Early Developmental Trauma and has participated in additional trainings to further her skills and knowledge in this area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In her spare time, she leads a very active lifestyle, spends a lot of time in the outdoors, and loves to travel and meet new people. She may be contacted at <a aria-label=\"Link patsy.ippolito@gmail.com\" title=\"mailto:patsy.ippolito@gmail.com\" href=\"mailto:patsy.ippolito@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\">patsy.ippolito@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_58 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-4_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_3-4_1-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_97 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_55 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Colleen Enright, MA, NBCC, Adv SE Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Colleen Enright holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and Human Services and is a licensed School Counselor and Teacher. She is in her 16th year serving as a educator. Currently, she works at Colorado Preparatory Online Academy as an Online High School Counselor and provides individual SE coaching sessions to clients in the evenings and on weekends. She completed the 3 year SEP training and is in the process of finalizing her hours for SEP certification. She is also a licensed Yoga and Spinning Instructor and volunteer for The Art of Living.<\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_98 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_29 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/colleen-enright-feb-secc-crop.jpg\" width=\"691\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/colleen-enright-feb-secc-crop.jpg 691w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/colleen-enright-feb-secc-crop-480x615.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 691px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53951\" title=\"colleen enright feb secc crop\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_59 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_99 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_8 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_60 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_100 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_56 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #cc6600;\"><span style=\"color: #6c1d45;\">THE NEUROBIOLOGICAL MECHANICS OF MOTIVATION<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW26492684 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_61 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_101 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_10 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversation: The Neurobiological Mechanics of Motivation\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zs6GR1gD9qM?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_102 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_57 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #cc6600;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\">Friday January 14, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\">12pm - 1:30pm MST<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">When life gets challenging, motivation to get up and go can come to a heavy halt.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">In<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">these<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">pandemic times,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">or any time of personal crisis,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">people are wanting to get back to \u201cnormal\u201d and re-engage with life, but finding the energy seems impossible.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">We may<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">make<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">N<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">ew<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">Y<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">ear's<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>resolutions in attempt t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">o<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">force<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">a change.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">And yet, virtually every study tells us that a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">pproximately<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">80%<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">\u202fof New Year's resolutions will get abandoned by February<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">Cutting edge<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">dvances in<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">neurobiological<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>studies<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">identify<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">that<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">motivation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>is not just a<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">psychological<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">condition<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">, but rather, is deeply rooted in<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">engaging<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">the active energy of a<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW26492684 BCX0\">high-functioning<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">regula<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">ted<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>nervous system.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">In this month\u2019s community<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">conversation,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>we will explore what drives motivation, what happens<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">to the polyvagal and autonomic nervous system responses<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">when it wanes, and ways to support others and yourself to stay<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26492684 BCX0\">energized, supported, and resourced for the outcomes you aim to achieve.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW26492684 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW126402805\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_62 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-4_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_3-4_1-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_103 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_58 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Featured Guests:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW157261751 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW157261751 BCX0\">Kerstin Hecker Ph.D. (c), SEP, HHC<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"EOP SCXW157261751 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kerstin is a counselor, researcher, and doctoral candidate, working on the intersection of health, psychology, and behavior. She works with individuals who are excited by the prospect of change and who have hope that their future can be different from their past. Through individual counseling, Kerstin\u2019s goal is to provide sustainable health and psychological well-being. She believes that the combination of psychology and holistic approach can enrich one\u2019s life and hopes to help many people overcome their health and psychological issues. Kerstin is a Doctoral Candidate in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Integrative Health Counselor, and has a master's degree in business studies.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can connect with Kerstin here: IG: @myIndigoMuse<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SE Directory: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.traumahealing.org\/practitioner\/kerstin-hecker\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">https:\/\/directory.traumahealing.org\/practitioner\/kerstin-hecker\/<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Website: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myindigomuse.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">http:\/\/www.myIndigoMuse.com<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Kerstin@myIndigoMuse.com\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">kerstin@myIndigoMuse.com<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_104 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_30 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kerstin-January-SECC-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kerstin-January-SECC-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kerstin-January-SECC-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kerstin-January-SECC-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Kerstin-January-SECC-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53699\" title=\"Kerstin January SECC\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_63 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_105 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_31 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Uma-Armengol-Jan-SECC-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2445\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Uma-Armengol-Jan-SECC-scaled.jpg 2445w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Uma-Armengol-Jan-SECC-1280x1340.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Uma-Armengol-Jan-SECC-980x1026.jpg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Uma-Armengol-Jan-SECC-480x503.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2445px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53700\" title=\"Uma Armengol Jan SECC\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_106 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_59 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Uma Armengol N., SEP, Msc TA Psy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Uma was born and raised in central Mexico, a shamanic arid land of terra-red-copper tones and magnetic beauty. She\u2019s been travelling intensively for the last twenty-five years, living, working and experiencing 10 different countries and many cultures. She has trained in Relational Transactional Analysis Counseling and Psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, Somatic Sexological Bodywork, Psychosomatic Body Therapy, Active Meditation, Family Constellations Therapy, Essence Work and Art Therapy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her research has continued further into the exploration of how the flow of life force is interrupted by burnout, CPTSD, depression, addictions, and sexual trauma. This has led her to be immersed into the fields of Sexual trauma-healing, Boundaries &amp; Consent, Sacred Sexuality and Tantra Therapy, Ritualism and Shamanism. She has also recovered from a Near Dead Experience that lead her to explore the existential realm of transpersonal spiritual life.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She has gained European recognition as a gifted, highly skilled, sensitive, and trusted therapist.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her work and practice of Somatic Experiencing Trauma Healing, relational therapeutic approach and grounding nature is directed towards supporting the integration in body, mind, heart and soul integration.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her practice is based at The Open Door Clinic, Lewes, Sussex and at Unity Centre in Oslo. She<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">gives regular workshops, trainings and private consultations in London, Helsinki, Spain and<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mexico and she also offers sessions and consultations via Online Skype.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Welcome to inquire: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:uma.traumatherapy@gmail.com\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uma.traumatherapy@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mobile: +44 07494239051<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theopendoorlewes.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">www.theopendoorlewes.com<\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alchemyoflove.vision\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">www.alchemyoflove.vision<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_64 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-4_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_3-4_1-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_107 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_60 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Miranda Grattan (she\/her\/hers), MSW, RSW, SE Student\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Miranda Grattan is in Prince George BC, which resides upon the traditional territory <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of the Lheidli T\u2019enneh.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Both her undergraduate and graduate studies in social work were completed through the University of Victoria (UVIC). It was during her graduate studies at UVIC that she was first introduced to Somatic Experiencing. She is now an Intermediate II student in the Somatic Experiencing Practitioner program. Since 2013, Miranda has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), which is an internationally respected organization supporting quality assurance in the practice, research, and teaching of Motivational Interviewing (MI).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Miranda has deep respect for the unique wisdom, insight, strengths, and capacity that people bring to their lives and the process of healing and change. She perceives both MI and SE as integrative and complimentary modalities that foster this approach.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She has over 10 years of experience working in private and public sectors with children, adults, and professional communities. Her work has taken various areas of focus, including substance use, grief, chronic stress, and trauma. To reach Miranda in her private practice, email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mirandagrattan@gmail.com\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mirandagrattan@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_108 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_32 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Miranda-J-SECC-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Miranda-J-SECC-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Miranda-J-SECC-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Miranda-J-SECC-980x1307.jpg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Miranda-J-SECC-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53702\" title=\"Miranda J SECC\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_65 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_109 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_33 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tom-L--scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tom-L--scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tom-L--1280x1246.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tom-L--980x954.jpg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Tom-L--480x467.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53705\" title=\"Tom L\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_110 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_61 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Datong (Tom) Liu, LCSW, SEP, EMDR\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Datong (Tom) was born in Beijing China and moved to the US at age eight. He earned his degree in Applied Psychology from New York University and a master\u2019s degree of Social Work from the University of Southern California. While at NYU, he worked on two research teams. One being the NYU Immigration team, studying the psychological, anthropological, sociological, and educational impact of immigration on children in schools, and the other team studying the longitudinal emotional, social, and psychological effects of toxic masculinity in Chinese children. While at USC, he studied the effects of trauma on active duty soldiers and veterans.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">His post-graduate main interest is how to heal trauma from a holistic perspective - using cognition, body, somatic experience, and change in behavior. He has over 400 hours of post-graduate education in the matter and holds certifications in: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral (TR-CBT) Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Somatic Experiencing (SE). He uses these modalities to help support multiple underserved communities in dealing with domestic and physical violence, substance abuse, emotion regulation, depression, anxiety and PTSD.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Datong's journey to becoming a therapist started after working as a broker in NYC and realizing his true passion lies in helping people change their lives. He quit the brokerage profession to follow his dream of becoming a therapist in his thirties. Since then, he's helped hundreds of people heal and transform their lives. He believes in self-actualizing - living a life where one discovers their passions, and chases after their dreams to flourish. The first step is healing from their trauma.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Affiliations:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Asian Mental Health Collective, Asian American Resource Center, Raksha, National Association of Social Workers, Somatic Experiencing Institute, Clinicians of Color.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_66 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_111 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_9 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_67 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_112 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_62 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #cc6600;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW7261740\">The<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW7261740\">Neurobiology<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW7261740\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>of Chronic Pain<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW7261740\">and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW7261740\"><span> A<\/span>dvanced Approaches to Resolution and Relie<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW7261740\">f<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_68 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_113 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_63 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Friday December 10, 2021<br \/>12pm - 1:30pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p>Panelists:<br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW35196950 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35196950 BCX0\">Sam Del Vecchio<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35196950 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>MA,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW35196950 BCX0\">L.Ac<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW35196950 BCX0\">., SEP<br \/><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW132736051 BCX0\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132736051 BCX0\">Jon Aaron,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132736051 BCX0\">SEP<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW132736051 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><br \/><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW35196950 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW132736051 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW45748739 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45748739 BCX0\">Rachel Bixby PT, DPT, E-RYT 500, PSEP<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW45748739 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW45748739 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>Beth Hinden, SEP<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW35196950 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW132736051 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW45748739 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW35196950 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW132736051 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_114 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_11 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversations: The Neurobiology of Chronic pain and advanced approaches to Resolution\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/asVzbC7HF3Y?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_69 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_115 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_64 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\">It is estimated that chronic pain affects one in five people, or nearly 1.5 billion globally.\u202fChronic pain is a complex symptom that can stem from a variety of physical and mental conditions.\u202fIn this month\u2019s SE Community Conversation,\u202fwe will hear from several experts in the field who\u202fspecialize in working\u202fwith chronic pain and<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\">utilizing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>somatic techniques to support<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\">resolution.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>These experts\u202fwill discuss the effects of chronic pain on the nervous system, resources for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>chronic pain management<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>things providers should know when working with\u202fclients\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\">experiencing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>chronic pain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7867718 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW7867718 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\"> <\/span><br class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">In every SE Conversation series, you can count on some lively discussion, some tips and tools, and some group exercises. The insights and perspectives on this topic of mental health for medical professionals, the challenges, opportunities, and specific issues prevalent to this field all promise to be more worthwhile than ever, worldwide.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_70 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-4_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_3-4_1-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_116 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_65 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Featured Guests:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW59100806 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59100806 BCX0\">Rachel Bixby PT, DPT, E-RYT 500, PSEP\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW59100806 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Rachel Bixby has been a physical therapist for 3 decades and was drawn to the field by a desire to share her enthusiasm for movement as a regulating tool, though she didn\u2019t have this language available in the late 1980\u2019s and early 1990\u2019s when she was trained.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Though traditional physical therapy education is linear and based on medical diagnostics and biomechanical manipulation, she became more and more intrigued with the outliers who didn\u2019t respond to this approach.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This curiosity took Rachel down the rabbit hole to extensive\u00a0trainings\u00a0in Myofascial Release body work, Sensory Integration\/Therapeutic Listening, Neurovascular Integration Therapy, and Yoga. Her work is also influenced by her many interests in all things esoteric with its rich language and imagery of symbolism and archetypes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rachel enjoys utilizing the very comprehensive and nuanced approach of Somatic Experiencing which combines elements of many healing practices from Eastern and Western Wisdom Traditions with a modern understanding of human physiology and psychology.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Learn more about Dr. Rachel Bixby\u2019s practice and check out her blogs @\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alchemywellness.biz\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">www.alchemywellness.biz<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_117 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_34 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rachel-Bixby.jpg\" width=\"1525\" height=\"1673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rachel-Bixby.jpg 1525w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rachel-Bixby-1280x1404.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rachel-Bixby-980x1075.jpg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rachel-Bixby-480x527.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1525px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53281\" title=\"Rachel Bixby\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_71 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_118 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_35 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sam-Del-headshot-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sam-Del-headshot-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sam-Del-headshot-1280x973.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sam-Del-headshot-980x745.jpg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sam-Del-headshot-480x365.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53282\" title=\"Sam Del headshot\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_119 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_66 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW80141708 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80141708 BCX0\">Sam Del Vecchio<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80141708 BCX0\">\u00a0MA,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW80141708 BCX0\">L.Ac<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW80141708 BCX0\">., SEP<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW80141708 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sam\u00a0is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Licensed Acupuncturist, holding a BA in Philosophy and Religion and an MA in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, in practice since 2005. In the past 6 years, his work has moved away from acupuncture and toward somatic therapy; and most of the last 2 years he's worked exclusively on Zoom. He is also a farmer, carpenter, musician, and\u00a0poet;\u00a0and lives with his wife and children in the mountains of Western North Carolina.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.traumahealing.org\/practitioner\/sam-del-vecchio\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sam Del Vecchio - SEI Practitioner Directory (traumahealing.org)<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_72 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-4_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_3-4_1-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_120 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_67 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><b>Beth Hinden, SEP<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Beth Hinden is a transformational massage therapist and SEP.\u00a0 She has been a licensed massage therapist for the last 27 years as well as attaining her BS degree in Psychology in 2015.\u00a0 Sanctuary of Integration Wellness Center is her business and was\u00a0birthed\u00a0in 2012 out of the desire to create a safe place where clients can land and be authentically who they are\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0moments.\u00a0 Life is challenging and when trauma descends, it can rob the individual of their capacity to fully enjoy the day-to-day opportunities.\u00a0 Using a combination of bodywork, energy healing, and her SE lens perspective, she partners with clients to explore their inner experience on all levels...Physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual.\u00a0 She aims to hold space for the ENTIRE person as they arrive for their session.\u00a0 Each of us is one body with many dynamic aspects:) In her experience, a multitude of clients arrive with chronic pain for various reasons; it is a beautiful opportunity to share her skillset to alleviate the pain symptoms as well as explore other aspects of self.\u00a0 Often, clients are unaware of how this type of support helps them level up their lives in new, unrealized ways.\u00a0 Please check out her website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanctuaryofintegration.com\/\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.sanctuaryofintegration.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\u00a0for more information or call\/text\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"tel:859-866-6666\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">859-866-6666<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\u00a0to connect.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Beth also started a bodywork discussion group in the Somatic Experiencing community. If you are interested in how to take the SE model and apply it to your scope of practice,\u00a0connect with\u00a0her to learn how to join this group.\u00a0 We meet about 5 times a year through zoom to discuss and learn from one another.\u00a0 Individual sessions are available for mentoring clients to reach their goals in this crazy life!\u00a0 These can be done\u00a0virtual\u00a0or in person.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_121 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_36 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Beth-Headshot-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2503\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Beth-Headshot-scaled.jpg 2503w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Beth-Headshot-1280x1309.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Beth-Headshot-980x1002.jpg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Beth-Headshot-480x491.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2503px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53279\" title=\"Beth Headshot\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_73 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_122 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_37 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jon-Aaron--scaled.jpg\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jon-Aaron--scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jon-Aaron--1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jon-Aaron--980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jon-Aaron--480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1707px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53280\" title=\"Jon Aaron\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_123 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_68 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Jon Aaron, SEP\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jon teaches meditation, Buddhist dharma, and is a Somatic Experience Practitioner\u00ae in New York City.\u00a0 He is well known as a teacher of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as well as a trainer of new teachers of this seminal 8-week curriculum. Among his primary interests are the use of meditation and somatic work in healing trauma and working with individuals with chronic pain and grief. Recently he has been teaching for the New York Police Department in an 8-hour intervention called Cultivating Mindfulness: expanding<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the capacity of mind and body to work with stress, anxiety and trauma.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0 He is a co-founder of the MBSR Teacher Collaborative of Greater New York and a founding member of the Global Mindfulness Collaborative and is a long-time teacher at New York Insight Meditation Center. When the pandemic hit, along with his partner he co-founded Space2Meditate, an online community of meditators which is still going strong six days a week.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonaaron.net\/\">JonAaron.net<\/a>,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space2meditate.com\/\">Space2Meditate.com<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space2meditate.com\/\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_74 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_124 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_10 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_75 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_125 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_69 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #cc6600;\">Rural Resiliency: Mental Health in Rural Communities<\/h2>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_76 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_126 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_12 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversation: Heartbeat of the Heartland - Taking the Pulse of Rural Mental Health\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GGNifbUelf8?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_127 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_70 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Friday November 12, 2021<br \/>12pm - 1:30pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p>Panelists:<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Huffman, LCSWS, SEP, BASE, NARM<br \/>Laura Symon, MSW, LCSW, CSAT, SEP<br \/>Diane Stadnichuk, MSW, RSW<br \/>Myndi Hemphill, MSW, LCSW<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_71 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_77 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_128 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_72 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">Rural communities across North America and around the world<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">are<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>home to some of the strongest<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">, most<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>resilient people. Cultural roots, social expectations, and shared mindsets<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">create<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">distinct rural identit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">ies<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">. There can be unique challenges when it comes to<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">ental health in rural communities both in terms of access and interest, as mental health stigmas can run high i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">n<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>remote communities favor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">ing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>self-reliance. In this special session we have assembled practitioners who live and work in these communities share their experience. This event is free to attend.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW89895307 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89895307 BCX0\">In every SE Conversation series, you can count on some lively discussion, some tips and tools, and some group exercises. The insights and perspectives on this topic of mental health for medical professionals, the challenges, opportunities, and specific issues prevalent to this field all promise to be more worthwhile than ever, worldwide.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_78 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-4_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_3-4_1-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_129 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_73 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Featured Guests:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW142507440 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142507440 BCX0\">Amanda Huffman, LCSWS, SEP, BASE, NARM<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW142507440 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amanda has been in private practice since 2006 using a variety of modalities.\u202f During this\u00a0time\u00a0she carved out a niche for working with developmental trauma and CPTSD.\u202f Amanda's passion and focus is to help everyone on their journey to live a more authentic &amp; embodied life through trauma resolution and attention to the body's need for nutrient rich foods.\u202f She loves to teach and mentor clinicians and therefore spends time each year traveling to assist at SE, BASE, and most recently,\u00a0Ergo's\u00a0Master Classes.\u202f This allows for constant growth and refinement of her therapeutic skills as well as her ability to mentor and make the concepts accessible to other clinicians.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After living in Austin, TX for 20 years, Amanda made the move back to central Kentucky to pursue a dream of creating a somatic trauma retreat and organic farm.\u202f This dream is becoming a reality with each passing day.\u202f You can read more about her background, training, and current practice at\u202f<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amandajhuffman.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.amandajhuffman.com<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_130 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_38 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/amandahuffmanpic.png\" width=\"725\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/amandahuffmanpic.png 725w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/amandahuffmanpic-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 725px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53036\" title=\"amandahuffmanpic\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_79 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_131 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_39 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dianestadnichukpic.jpg\" width=\"746\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dianestadnichukpic.jpg 746w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dianestadnichukpic-480x533.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 746px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53034\" title=\"dianestadnichukpic\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_132 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_74 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW200123096 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200123096 BCX0\">D<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200123096 BCX0\">iane\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW200123096 BCX0\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW200123096 BCX0\">tadnichuk<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW200123096 BCX0\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW200123096 BCX0\">MSW, RSW<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW200123096 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Diane\u00a0works\u00a0in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan as a clinical social worker. \u202fShe\u00a0retired from\u00a0SaskHealth\u00a0June 1st, and started a private practice, which brought\u00a0her\u00a0back to the front lines of crisis.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her thoughts on rural communities:\u00a0Our northern communities are an amazing juxtaposition of breathless beauty and breathtaking pain. The basics of living a good life are not available for many indigenous people, the living conditions are overcrowded housing in very poor condition, poverty, addictions, violence, access to these communities is another story, paved roads do not exist, and many don\u2019t have a\u00a0vehicle,\u00a0so they don\u2019t get to leave often, and loss are all normalized in these communities. Bringing an SE lens has been a struggle, I have moments of success and failure. \u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Diane\u00a0completed\u00a0her\u00a0Intermediate\u00a0SE\u00a0training\u00a0in\u00a0spring\u00a02021 and\u00a0looks\u00a0forward to Advanced. \u202fShe was\u00a0brought to SE when\u00a0she\u00a0started working in northern Saskatchewan in 2005. The\u00a0first book\u00a0she\u00a0read was Waking the Tiger\u00a0but was unable to enroll in training at that time.\u00a0She worked hard to gather other tools for clients\u00a0with trauma, but as retirement drew near, she realized she wanted to learn more about SE.\u00a0She now\u00a0has\u00a0moments of insight\u00a0and clarity\u00a0in\u00a0her own\u00a0nervous system,\u00a0recognizes\u00a0moments of activation and\u00a0has a new awareness\u00a0of what she sees in her clients.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_80 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-4_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_3-4_1-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_133 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_75 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW206951384 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206951384 BCX0\">Laura Symon, MSW, LCSW, CSAT, SE<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206951384 BCX0\">P<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW206951384 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Laura\u2019s primary focus is in working with positive sexuality as well as repairing boundary ruptures with at risk clients. Working from a strengths-based perspective, Laura looks for the good in others and helps clients discover the hidden potential within themselves. She especially enjoys Reality Therapy and Narrative Therapy while working with clients. Laura is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) and specializes in working with betrayed partners. She has been trained in the Patrick Carnes model through IITAP international and uses a variety of materials to help clients cope with loss and betrayal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She offers services that include a Church and Faith Based Child Protection Policy and Programming and consulting, and Workshops related to sexual and domestic violence. Laura is a former Adjunct Professor at The University of Southern Indiana in the Social Work Program. She holds a\u00a0Bachelor's Degree\u00a0in Public Relations and a Master's Degree in Social Work. Additionally, she is a facilitator for Darkness to Light sexual abuse prevention program and serves as a board member of The Parenting Time Center and The Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse.\u00a0You can learn more about her practice at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/intothelightmentalhealth.com\/\">https:\/\/intothelightmentalhealth.com\/<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_134 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_40 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/laurasymonpic.jpg\" width=\"426\" height=\"812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/laurasymonpic.jpg 426w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/laurasymonpic-157x300.jpg 157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" class=\"wp-image-53035\" title=\"laurasymonpic\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_81 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_135 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_41 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/myndihemphillpic.jpg\" width=\"645\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/myndihemphillpic.jpg 645w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/myndihemphillpic-480x556.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 645px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-53033\" title=\"myndihemphillpic\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_136 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_76 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXW129727105\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW129727105\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"x_p1\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;532009b5-534f-4375-8b4a-69b1221653e0|175&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[134233614,&quot;true&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,201341983,&quot;0&quot;,201342448,&quot;3&quot;,335559739,&quot;0&quot;,335559740,&quot;240&quot;,469769226,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469775450,&quot;x_p1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777842,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777843,&quot;&quot;,469777844,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469778129,&quot;xp1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Normal&quot;]}\">Myndi Hemphill, MSW, LCSW<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Myndi <span data-contrast=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">is a psychotherapist in private practice specializing in treating trauma.\u202f\u202fShe lives in the Wild West Frontier, where cowboying and cowgirling are legitimate careers, where kids wear cowboy boots to play soccer, and where folks wear their spurs when going to the doctor and grocery shopping.\u202f\u202fFor over a decade she has been a Pilates Instructor which informed her mental\u00a0health\u00a0practice to move toward principles of healing through the body's wisdom.\u202f Working, for a time, in a critical access hospital and its conjoined health clinic provided the unique opportunity to use SE, as well as other body-based techniques, to address medical trauma.\u202f Specifically, enabling people who had experienced medical, or other past traumas, to go through medical procedures with such wisdom that the trauma would transform into empowered healing.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over the course of her career, she has worked with children, families, criminal offenders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and adults who have survived some of life\u2019s horrific experiences. She finds herself most rewarded, in her work, when her clients land a perfectly timed joke (don\u2019t take themselves too seriously), when they realize their personal power in their lives, and when they can feel a profound sense of self love and admiration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Myndi spends her non-professional time being schooled by her three high energy children, exploring the nuances of US history, training her two labradoodles, restoring a set of historic buildings, practicing and teaching Yoga and Pilates, learning new cooking techniques, and eating as much interesting food as she can find.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_82 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_137 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_11 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_83 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_138 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_77 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #cc6600;\">moving through trauma: how fitness can deliberately heal us<\/h2>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_84 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_139 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_13 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversation: Moving through Trauma How Fitness can Deliberately Heal Us\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hoRDkg4fpkQ?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_140 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_78 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Friday August 13, 2021<br \/>12 - 1:30pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p><span>August's SE Community Conversations assembled mental health professionals who are also fitness professionals, sharing perspectives and practices that can make a difference for getting through those stuck spots in life. Dr. Alice Kerby, Margaret Rennerfeldt and Lauren Taub Cohen shared about their path and what they have learned in helping bring trauma resolution to the world through working with the physiology of the nervous system their various fitness modalities.<\/span><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_85 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-4_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_3-4_1-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_141 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_79 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Featured Guests:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lauren Taub Cohen, M.S. Ed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lauren Taub Cohen is the founder of MetaMinds \u00ae, a company committed to helping children, teens and adults transform challenges and stuck states into opportunities for growth, healing, and well-being. Lauren uses SE principles and practices when facilitating trauma-sensitive Pilates sessions as well as Mindfulness Aloud sessions. She has a B.A. in English Literature from Boston University and an M.S.Ed. from Bank Street College of Education. Lauren is completing her advanced year of SEP training and has been working with SEPs for more than 10 years. She works privately with individuals and has led workshops at businesses, non-profits, therapy centers, schools, and parent associations. Read more about Lauren at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metamindsnyc.com\">www.metamindsnyc.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_142 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_42 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lauren-secc.png\" width=\"409\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lauren-secc.png 409w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lauren-secc-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" class=\"wp-image-52067\" title=\"lauren secc\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_86 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_143 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_43 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/alice-secc.png\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/alice-secc.png 1080w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/alice-secc-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/alice-secc-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-52066\" title=\"alice secc\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_144 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_80 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Alice Kerby, DPT, SEP<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dr Alice Kerby specializes in Somatic Experiencing Trauma Therapy and Resiliency Coaching. She holds a Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy and is an expert in movement and working with the nervous system and body to unwind past patterns of trauma and chronic stress. Dr Alice helps her clients and students to gently touch into past trauma patterns that are stored in the body. This leads to restored resiliency in the nervous system, offering a greater ability to make choices from a place of one\u2019s essential self. As a sober woman, she is passionate about bringing these tools to women in recovery to facilitate an engaged life that is hallmarked by ease. She is a teacher, clinician, freelance writer, lover of nature, and adventurer living in San Diego, California.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Alice is an avid outdoors woman and adventurer, and is the creator and founder of The Sober Girls Hiking and Adventure Club. Her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, She Recovers, the annual Women for Sobriety Conference, The Amazon Corporation and The Holistic Immunity Summit. She is available for individual sessions, workshops, and corporate consulting. You can reach her on social media or via her website <a href=\"http:\/\/kerbymethodconsulting.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"http:\/\/kerbymethodconsulting.com\/\" tabindex=\"-1\">Kerbymethodconsulting.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_87 et_pb_row et_pb_row_3-4_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_3-4_1-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_145 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_81 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Margaret Rennerfeldt, MFA, MAT, SME, SEP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Margaret Rennerfeldt is an SEP and a certified Somatic Movement Educator from the Center for BodyMind Movement in Pittsburgh and a member of the International Somatic Movement Educators and Therapists Association (ISMETA). She is a dancer, choreographer, dance educator and reading specialist as well as a Reiki practitioner.\u00a0 She holds a BFA and an MFA in Dance &amp; Performance from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and a Master of Arts in Teaching Reading from Rockford University. Read more about Margaret at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfulmovementtn.com\/margaretrennerfeldt\">www.mindfulmovementtn.com\/margaretrennerfeldt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_146 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_44 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/margaret-secc.jpg\" width=\"1754\" height=\"1754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/margaret-secc.jpg 1754w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/margaret-secc-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/margaret-secc-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/margaret-secc-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1754px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-52065\" title=\"margaret secc\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_82 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_88 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_147 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_12 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_divider_position_center_phone et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_89 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_148 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_83 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #cc6600;\">parenting and parenthood during crisis<\/h2>\n<p>Friday July 9, 2021<br \/>12 - 1:30pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p><span>Welcome to SEI's public health series, SE Community Conversations, where we gather to have <\/span>robust conversations about relevant topics that affect the realm of health outcomes and the world of mental health and wellness. <span>Parenting in today\u2019s world can be a challenge. In this gathering, we will explore Somatic Experiencing as a powerful modality, not only to support children\u2019s innate resilience but also to help parents regulate themselves in times of crisis<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_149 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_14 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversation: Parenting and Parenthood during Crisis (Hosted by Amie Leigh)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/czCHvrVHsxQ?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_90 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_150 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_84 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Featured Guests:<\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><strong>Chanti Smith, SEP, LM, CPM (she\/her) <\/strong><br \/>Chanti is a SEP, home birth midwife, prenatal, birth, and attachment therapy practitioner, and bodyworker specializing in craniosacral therapy and holistic pelvic care\u00ae. She specializes in the field of pre and perinatal psychology, and is committed to supporting families, mothers, and individuals in preconception through postpartum \u2014 in preventing, healing, and making sense of deeply impactful experiences in the childbearing years. Chanti also is passionate in supporting reproductive trauma healing (pregnancy loss, abortion, fertility, and reproductive health). In the last few years Chanti\u2019s work has naturally evolved into supporting parents in the early years of parenting, perhaps now that she is a mother. Chanti is a solo mom by choice to a terrifically feisty three and a half year old boy and has experienced first hand the joys and challenges of parenting in today\u2019s world. You can find her at embodiedbeginnings.com or email her directly at <a href=\"mailto:chanti@embodiedbeginnings.com\">chanti@embodiedbeginnings.com <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><strong>Sara Werner, MA, LP, RPT-S, SEP <\/strong><br \/>Sara received her Masters in Counseling from St Mary\u2019s University in 1995. She is a Licensed Psychologist, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and has been in the counseling field for 26 years. Sara specializes in working with trauma with all ages, with specialized training in play therapy, EMDR, AIR network, and Somatic Experiencing. Due to her passion for helping others recover from trauma, Sara has immersed herself in the Somatic Experiencing trainings and has been a coordinator for local trainings for many years, as well as an assistant since 2010. She also was a lead assistant for a Somatic Experiencing training 2015-2016. With her colleague Missy Wetterlund, Sara has co-developed Somatic Experiential Play Therapy, a type of play therapy designed to work with children to support their nervous system regulation through experiential play. Sara was the founder and first president of the MN Association for Play Therapy, which has now become a vital and exciting resource for play therapists in the community. Sara is also a frequently requested seminar and workshop presenter, and enjoys presenting on such topics of children, parenting, trauma, and nervous system regulation. In addition, she has also served as an adjunct professor (since 2010) at Bethel University and has helped to develop a program designed to assist therapists in acquiring the necessary educational requirements (as set forth by the Association for Play Therapy) in their journey to become Registered Play Therapists. A link to Sara\u2019s trainings can be found at <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmNmbGJNNmx2alpLWnBPd2lPczdkbE9WLV9WQXxBQ3Jtc0tuUXpOZzlDYTNUWDNvZHlaTzZuN2wxcWw5MHRsSnZjSHVNWnYwaXdPOWY3V1BKVWtCeUlPS2lsMnpPcjEtbzVyTHlNTkt6YXd6aWNkN1dPUjZoV3lnTWxBZnNISUp0VDhLTFVGUWJaRDRSRzIzem1WOA&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.watershedpsych.com%2Ftraining%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"auto\">http:\/\/www.watershedpsych.com\/training\/<\/a><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">Kate O\u2019Shaughnessy Nulty, LCSW SEP<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">Kate is a psychotherapist and somatic experiencing practitioner who has been in private practice in Long Beach CA for over 20 years. She received her Masters in Social Work from the University Of Southern California in 1997. Following her graduation she worked with Traumatized Foster youth in residential Placement at Hathaway Children and Family Services and served as the clinical director of the Los Angles Commission on Assaults Against Women. In her practice she specializes in shock trauma and complex developmental trauma and works with children, adolescents and adults. Having been trained in many different therapeutic modalities she now uses Somatic Experiencing almost exclusively with her clients. She is a long time Assistant for SE trainings, Mom to 5 kids ages 27-13, and has 3 rescues dogs. Her website is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katenultylcsw.com\/\">KateNultyLCSW.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_13 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_91 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_151 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_15 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversations: Substance Abuse, Addiction Recovery, and Frontiers Neuropsychology\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/afVWRr5v0Ro?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_152 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_85 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #cc6600;\">substance abuse, addiction recovery, and frontiers in neuropsychology<\/h2>\n<p>Friday May 14, 2021<br \/>12 - 1:30pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p><span>Welcome to SEI's public health series, SE Community Conversations, where we gather to have <\/span>robust conversations about relevant topics that affect the realm of health outcomes and the world of mental health and wellness. Advances in neuroscience are rapidly affecting how we understand addiction- how it affects the brain, the body, and the nervous system. Recent advances in brain science and body- based therapies have transformed approaches to healing trauma in the nervous system and methods of crisis stabilization and are making an impact in traditional approaches to for dealing with substance abuse and addiction recovery. In this gathering, professionals from recovery facilities, therapists, and one-on-one support programs will explore successful interventions and new frontiers in addiction recovery.<\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_92 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_153 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_86 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Featured Guests:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert Hong, BFA, SEP, CAIS II<\/strong> Robert is Assiniborne, Chinese, M\u00e9tis and Two Spirit. \u00a0Robert works as a Counsellor at Native Court workers and Counselling Association of BC in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. Robert uses First Nation\u2019s Traditional Healing practices and culture as part of his counseling practices. \u00a0He facilitates a Sweat lodge Ceremonies on Squamish Capilano Reserve. He is the Chief of the Four Feathers Society that promotes wellness in Indigenous 2SpiritLGBTIQ+ community.<\/p>\n<p>Robina Silva, MB, BS FRANZCOG, Current trainee SE New Zealand\/Australian program. Robina Silva is an Australian currently living and working in New Zealand for 25 years. Robina previously worked in Australia, United Kingdom and Nepal over \u00a0a 15+ year period. She currently serves as medical officer in an addictions service and opioid substitution program with the district health board and local residential rehab program. She has previously worked as clinician in women\u2019s health, family medicine and psychiatry. Robina is generally interested in a wholistic orientation to healthcare including medical practice, homeopathic and energy medicine and psychotherapies - especially in the context of the impact of trauma in a generic sense and in its causative correlation with addictions including substance addictions.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Struve-MA, SEP Greg Struve received a Master\u2019s in Counseling from the Adler Graduate School in 2006. \u00a0He trained at one of the top trauma treatment centers in the world until 2008, when he became a faculty member at Grand Canyon University. \u00a0From 2011 to 2016 Greg directed a program that led the field in terms of innovative treatment of anxiety and trauma. \u00a0During that time, he made several appearances on A&amp;E\u2019s Intervention. Greg currently an owner and clinical director of a 118 bed, Medicaid-based addiction treatment program located Prescott Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Lindy Devine, M.ED., SEP, RCC \u00a0 Lindy Devine is a graduate of the University of Victoria with a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Psychology and Sociology and a Master\u2019s Degree in Counseling. Lindy is a Registered Clinical Counsellor in British Columbia, Canada as well as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Lindy has been counseling others since 1995 and is a client centered practitioner that uses a multitude of counseling theories, strategies and tools. Coming from a strength based, body orientated and holistic philosophy, she creates safety and support to assist people to overcome obstacles and life\u2019s challenges. Lindy specializes in working with gambling and other addictions, PTSD, interpersonal trauma, sexual abuse, stress management, relationship issues and grief and loss. Lindy completed her SE training in 2004 and has been integrating the principles into her work since then. Assisting in SE trainings has been a helpful process for Lindy as she continues to deepen her knowledge about how trauma influences our nervous system. Lindy completed Kathy Kain\u2019s Touch Skills for Trauma Therapists program and is registered for and looking forward to the Somatic\u2019s of Emotions online program in June 2021with Kathy Kain. Currently Lindy is doing an online book study with Deb Dana exploring Polyvagal Theory. When not working, Lindy can be found cooking, gardening, swimming, hiking, tending fire or hanging out in nature. \u00a0 Check out Lindy\u2019s website at lindydevinecounselling.com or send her an email at <a href=\"mailto:lindydevine@shaw.ca\">lindydevine@shaw.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_14 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_93 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_154 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_87 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\">medical mental health matters<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\">Friday April 9, 2021<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>12 - 1pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p><span>Welcome to SEI's public health series, SE Community Conversations, where we gather to have <\/span>robust conversations about relevant topics that affect public health, mental health, and wellness. Today medical providers, Kathy Allan, Aimie Apigian, Mary Jane Beavis and Russell Kennedy discuss the mental health and wellbeing of medical practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The audience for these events is everyone from therapists and coaches, to the specified subject groups, and anyone interested in exploring more ways to access resilience and mental health and wellness for these times. We have a particular focus on neurobiological methods of resolving and supporting people in crisis, in this case, the medical professionals currently working on the frontlines of this pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_155 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_16 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversations: Medical Mental Health Matters (Hosted by Amie Leigh)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JZoe6IhRXyQ?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_94 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_156 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_88 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Featured Guests:<\/p>\n<p>Kathy Allan RN, HN-BC, HTCP\/I, SEP Kathy is the Founder and Director of Trauma-Free Nursing, an education program designed to teach nurses how to take healthcare acquired trauma out of nursing practice. She is a Board Certified Holistic Nurse who served as an instructor in the Healing Touch Program and on the faculty of Beyond Ordinary Nursing where she taught Integrative Imagery to nurses. Her trauma studies include graduation from the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute where she serves as an Assistant in their practitioner training program, the two year Touch Training For Psychotherapists, and two programs for healing developmental trauma: NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) and NeuroAffective Touch (NAT). She currently serves on the Advisory Group for the Crisis Stabilization and Safety Aid for Front Line Workers and First Responders at the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute. Kathy can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:info@traumafreenursing.com\">info@traumafreenursing.com<\/a> or at 619-564-0482<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Aimie Apigian, MD MS MPH Dr. Aimie is a Double Board-Certified Physician in Preventive Medicine and Addiction Medicine who specializes in the chronic effects of trauma on the biology. She entered the attachment world first after adopting her son from the foster care system and struggled to find effective solutions for his severe emotional and behavioral issues. She earned her medical degree from Loma Linda University, has a Masters in Biochemistry, a Masters in Public Health, trained 3 years as a general surgeon. and then hit a wall with her own health and discovered her own trauma and attachment issues at the root of her health issues. She runs an intensive Intentional Parenting for Attachment program for families and helps adults accelerate any trauma therapy process by addressing the biological imbalances in trauma. She can be contacted at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.draimie.com\">www.draimie.com<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:tha@traumahealingaccelerated.com\">tha@traumahealingaccelerated.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mary Jane Beavis, MA, RP, CCC. Mary Jane Beavis, MA, RP, CCC works as a Certified Spiritual Care practitioner and registered psychotherapist in an acute care setting at the Ottowa Hospital. As a cancer survivor, Mary Jane believes in the power of a holistic approach in the healing process by using a person\u2019s spirituality in her therapeutic approach. Her niche is working with palliative patients on the oncology units and providing support for their families. Mary Jane and her colleague published a journal article on their quality improvement called Chart Audit of Spiritual Care Documentation: Continuous Quality Improvement, which can be found in the Journal of Pastoral Care &amp; Counseling, vol. 74, 4: pp. 280-289.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Russell Kennedy, MD, BSc, RYT Dr. Russell Kennedy, aka \u201cThe Anxiety MD\u201d has scientific degrees and advanced training in medicine, neuroscience and developmental psychology. It's not all science though, as he rounds out all that academic training and experience as a certified yoga and meditation teacher and professional stand-up comedian (no joke!) He specializes in treating anxiety in teens and adults and is a medical intuitive. Dr Russ is the author of the book \u201cAnxiety Rx\u201d in which he blends the latest in mainstream practical neuroscience with the more diverse and ethereal insights he gained while living and studying at a temple in India and immersing himself in mind-body practices and somatic therapies once he arrived back home to Victoria BC, Canada. His wife Cynthia is an SEP with two master's degrees with a background in inherited family trauma and developmental psychology, so theories and methods surrounding trauma and somatic therapies are a steady topic of conversation around the house! Russ is among a new wave of medical doctors that are blending in a deeply somatic approach to treatment \u2014because it works!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_15 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_95 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_157 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_17 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversations: The State of Men\u2019s Mental Health (Hosted by Amie Leigh)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sudwuKtHago?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_158 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_89 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #cc6600;\">The State of Men\u2019s Mental Health<\/h2>\n<p>Friday February 12, 2021<br \/>12 - 1:30pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p><span>Welcome to SEI's public health series, SE Community Conversations, where we gather to have <\/span>robust conversations about relevant topics that affect the realm of health outcomes and the world of mental health and wellness. The audience for these events is everyone from therapists and coaches, to the specified subject groups, and anyone interested in exploring more ways to access resilience and mental health and wellness for these times. We have a particular focus on neurobiological methods of resolving and supporting people in crisis, in this case, the many varied crisis facing men and male identified persons.<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_96 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_159 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_90 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Featured Guests:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Kane<\/strong> has trained and studied intensively with many of today\u2019s most insightful teachers. In his private practice, Michael is a trained mindfulness, personal development coach and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) specializing in trauma resolution (both shock and developmental trauma), body centered Somatic therapy, SE healing touch and is an Emotional Connection Facilitator. <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Michael has also completed many courses and trainings including Kathy Kain's SE Touch Skills training, Raja Selvam's Integral Somatic Psychotherapy (ISP) Training, Body Work &amp; Somatic Education (BASE) training with Dave Berger, Master Classes with Peter Levine, yearlong Non-Dual Teacher and Therapist Training with Peter Fenner, Emotional Connection Certification with Raphael Cushnir and Meditation and Psychotherapy Training Program by Tara Brach.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">He has over 15 years of experience as a meditation teacher and is the founder and facilitator of the Natural Meditation Community.\u00a0 Michael is also the author of the book \u201cPointing To Nothing\u201d (2015). You can view Michael's book at: pointingtonothing.com or purchase at Amazon.com or visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalbodhi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.naturalbodhi.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Burt Rogers, LPC, SEP<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0specializes\u00a0in mental health and substance use concerns.\u00a0He\u00a0enjoys\u00a0helping others gain insight into their problems and empowering them to make positive changes in their lives.\u00a0He is a\u00a0graduate\u00a0of\u00a0University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor's in Psychology and completed\u00a0his\u00a0Master's in Counseling at Stephens College.\u00a0He\u00a0predominantly works\u00a0with homicide survivors in the inner city of Kansas City, using a combination of DBT skills\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0training\u00a0as a\u00a0Somatic\u00a0Experiencing\u00a0Practitioner\u00a0(SEP).\u00a0<\/span>Burt was\u00a0born and raised in the inner city of Kansas City, and\u00a0his\u00a0experiences give\u00a0him a\u00a0unique insight into the\u00a0concerns\u00a0of people from backgrounds\u00a0like\u00a0his.\u00a0The Somatic Experiencing Truma Institute is also proud to call Burt\u00a0an advisor to\u00a0of\u00a0internal work group of Somatic\u00a0Experiencing Practitioners who are developing adapted SE curriculum\u00a0with inclusivity of lived experiences in mind.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/therapists?search=burton%20rogers\"><span style=\"color: #f2a900;\">w<\/span>ww.psychologytoday.com\/us\/therapists\/burton-rogers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thayer\u00a0Kyusan\u00a0Case (he\/him)<\/strong> has been practicing Somatic Experiencing for 12 years and has assisted all over the country. He weaves SE into all his clinical, coaching, supervision and consulting work with organizations. He works with all ages and identities, as well as families and couples and organizations. These days, Thayer is especially drawn to exploring the work around resilience, cultural trauma, all forms of shock trauma, military veterans\/law enforcement, helping heal the wounds of sexual violence, near death experiences, disasters, parenting (and child-ing), spirituality, attachment patterns, aggression, masculinity, and play. Thayer has also been working with Somatic Experiencing Training Institute in the development of a disaster response and crisis stabilization curriculum. During the onset of the COVID-19 crisis he assisted on a team that developed the new Somatic Experiencing SCOPE Crisis Stabilization Safety Aid: traumahealing.org\/scope. Thayer (Kyusan\u00a0is his Buddhist name) has been practicing Zen Buddhism for 23 years and is a senior student in the Mountains and Rivers Order.\u00a0 His spiritual practice in addition to his practice of Brazilian Jiujitsu deeply informs his SE work. Thayer is also Co-Director of Maverick Psychotherapy Group, a\u00a0New York\u00a0group of over 30 psychotherapists who are deeply informed by SE.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maverickpsychotherapygroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.maverickpsychotherapygroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sergio Ocampo<\/strong> is a Board Director of the Somatic Experiencing institute and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner based in the financial core of Downtown Los Angeles, California. Sergio focuses on renegotiating the effects of anxiety, depression and trauma emerging from physical, sexual or emotional difficulties. His work includes both somatic and cognitive interventions such as Somatic Experiencing, Generational Trauma Resolution, Narrative Therapy, Affective Neuropsychology, and EMDR. Sergio\u2019s approach is gentle and humanistic in permanently resolving trauma and emotional overwhelm. Sergio researches and writes about how early life adversity, overwhelming experiences and generational trauma affect the nervous system and emotional wellness. Sergio proposes that anyone can achieve happiness, not matter how difficult or traumatic their lives have been. Sergio\u2019s moto is:\u00a0\u00a0Anxiety and Depression are not a life sentence, but a temporary discomfort. Having immigrated at an early age from M\u00e9xico, Sergio has a lived experience of poverty and marginalization. Having worked and studied abroad for several years, acquiring four languages fluently, Sergio brings a worldly and experienced approach to therapy and connection to others. Being of a varied and well-travelled cultural perspective, Sergio is able understand diverse points of view and lifestyles, being open to diversity, non-vanilla, LGBTQIA+ and those feeling marginalized. Sergio holds a\u00a0Master\u2019s\u00a0degree from Antioch University Los Angeles Clinical Psychology program with a focus on Narrative and Depth Psychology.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/somaticandemdrtherapy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.somaticandemdrtherapy.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Host: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/staff\/#amie_leigh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Amie Leigh<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">, Director of Public Health Initiatives<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_16 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_97 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_160 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_91 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\">BODY-BASED TRAUMA RESOLUTION IN TIMES OF DISTRESS \u2026 LIKE NOW!<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\">Friday January 8, 2021<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>12 - 1pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p><span>Welcome to SEI's public health series, SE Community Conversations, where we gather to have <\/span>robust conversations about relevant topics that affect public health, mental health, and wellness.<\/p>\n<p><span>This episode was a lively and entertaining gathering of SE Practitioners, Body-work professionals, and SE Students who discussed and led us through various methods useful in their professional practices, especially during these many months of \"online\" treatments.<\/span><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_161 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_18 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversation: Body-Based Trauma Resolution in Times of Distress (Hosted by Amie Leigh)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U4JlWy9EFmg?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_98 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_162 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_92 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Featured Guests:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ilene Antelman, RCST, RPP, LMT, SEP<\/strong> centers her practice on Biodynamic Craniosacral &amp; Polarity Therapy. Her work readily gravitates across the spectrum from Polarity and Craniosacral work to soft tissue release, structural alignment, reflexology, Ayurvedic-based meridian and point manipulation and assisted-stretch and release techniques. By focusing on how the body moves, how it holds patterns of old injuries or traumas in the physical, mental or energetic dynamics of the body she addresses not just the symptom of pain but detects the root cause for effective results; unwinding patterns of tension, chronic pain, injury or stress to restore the body to its natural balance and ease.<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.somaticdetective.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.SomaticDetective.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dan Rindler Dan Rindler GCFP, SE\u2122 Student<\/strong>, is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner since 2006, with a passion for using SE to inform his work with clients from infants through elders. Dan focuses on leading people to refine body awareness, alignment, and coordination as an approach to addressing chronic pain, neurological conditions, balance issues, anxiety or trauma and for improving overall wellbeing. In addition to private practice with the general public, Dan also routinely works with musicians and dancers with injuries. Dan\u2019s Feldenkrais-based program for babies and new parents, \u201cWe Grow Together,\u201d has been attended by over 2,500 families, and was the subject of a research study through Vassar College with results published in the Infant Mental Health Journal. The program aims to lead parents and caretakers to bond with their infants through touch that supports development, as they become more attuned to their baby\u2019s bodies and their own somatic experience as a new parent. Dan is currently in the Philadelphia SE training, and will finish Intermediate III in January 2021.<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brooklynfeldenkrais.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.brooklynfeldenkrais.com<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wegrowtogether.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.wegrowtogether.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nikita Gupta, MPA<\/strong> is a Certified Health Education Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor who specializes in Transforming Trauma through Healing and Resiliency in educational as well as public and private settings. She is a recognized leader and educator and has worked nationally with at-risk communities, educational leaders and community service providers. Nikita is the founder of the innovative GRIT Coaching program at University of California, Los Angeles. The GRIT (Guidance, Resilience, Integrity, and Transformation) Program is nationally recognized as a model for excellence in mental health promotion, advocacy, and transformation for students, staff and faculty. As a 2020 Fellow of the National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, Nikita designed educational frameworks that are adaptable to various contexts for engaging communities in Trauma-Informed Practice and Embodied Leadership. Nikita\u2019s methodology is interdisciplinary and includes Neurobiology, Positive Psychology and Somatic Education through prisms of Community Health and Social Justice.<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikitagupta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.nikitagupta.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kirsten (Kaye) Wilkinson, MA, TCTSY-F, E-RYT, RCYT<\/strong>, Mind\/Body Practitioner Executive Director, Legacy Motion Legacy Motion is a 501(c)3 organization that promotes sustainable, collaborative programs for survivors of trauma worldwide through restorative movement-based practices. Projects and work are global. If you want to start a yoga, dance, or somatic program in your community contact us at director@legacymotion.org Kaye is also owner of Healing Motion, a place where together we will discover your innate wisdom, restore your embodied strength, and transcend to holistic wellbeing through private sessions, community classes, and free offerings of yoga, somatic practices, and breath work.<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legacymotion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.legacymotion.org<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healing-motion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.healing-motion.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elyn Selu, PhD<\/strong>, is an SEP in training and SE\u2122 Member. Selu began her studies in Chinese medicine, and then switched to Somatic Depth Psychology to further explore the connection between psyche and symptom. In her practice, Selu combines Somatic Experiencing, Authentic Movement, Reiki, acupressure, and Jungian dream and image work. She has taught qi gong, creative writing, Authentic Movement, Reiki, and has created movement meditation classes for those with multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diagnoses. Having studied with Indigenous and Afro-Caribbean teachers and healers, Selu combines epigenetics and ancestral medicine to help clients and students heal family patterns and trauma through a combination of Somatic Experiencing, movement, and mesa work.<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seluhealing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.seluhealing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Host: Amie Leigh<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_17 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_99 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_163 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_19 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversations: Dealing with Disasters, Bringing Relief to a World of Distress\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RmIfiW0zI3I?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_164 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_93 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\">DEALING WITH DISASTERS, BRINGING RELIEF TO A WORLD OF DISTRESS<\/h2>\n<p>Tuesday October 20, 2020<br \/>12 - 1pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p><span>Welcome to SEI's public health series, SE Community Conversations, where we gather to have <\/span>robust conversations about relevant topics that affect public health, mental health, and wellness.\u00a0<span><\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This gathering featured several disaster relief organization founders and thought leaders in disaster relief and response who, by combined experiences, have served in over 100+ natural disasters. We discussed the kinds of scenarios and challenges we have witness and worked to support around community mental health and wellness. The discussion featured Q&amp;A throughout and participants engaged the panel with interactive dialogue and inquiry. Watch the replay and leave inspired and motivated to respond in your community and beyond!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_100 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_165 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_94 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>Featured Guests:<\/span><br \/><span>Aaron Titus of Crisis Cleanup and Mountain West VOAD Chair<\/span><br \/><span>Lisa LaDue of LionPath International &amp; Team Rubicon<\/span><br \/><span>Dr Jen Riegle &amp; Jenny Harrow of IHAN, Integrative Healers Action Network<\/span><br \/><span>Jen Silacci, Founder, Therapy Aid Coalition<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Host: Amie Leigh<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_18 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_101 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_166 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_95 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\">telehealth in covid-19 times: 6 part series<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SE International offered this<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>free<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>6 week series to be a resource to wellness practitioners everywhere who are making the transition to providing telehealth services to adapt to the current conditions of being in a worldwide pandemic that limits our ability to offer in-person mental health and wellness support. This is not a seminar on how to start a telehealth program, nor is it about laws and regulations. It is designed to be a complement to our partner associations who are offering those outstanding programs.<\/p>\n<p><span>Each session is designed to be a conversation with faculty of Somatic Experiencing International, founded by Dr. Peter Levine, to provide training for practitioners in neurobiological resolutions for trauma. Somatic Experiencing is a powerful mind-body practice that can transform and resolve the over-activation of our nervous systems, which can lead to fight, flight, or freeze reactions, or manifest in the body in other ways when experiencing crisis. SE\u2122 is uniquely valuable to the world in this time of global pandemic, and we are happy to share it with you to support your good work in these challenging times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At this time we wanted to gather colleagues to share wisdom and to resource one another for the changes we are all making. This series is a community gathering around robust conversations between our esteemed faculty, who are full of wisdom, experiences, and insights as to how the neurobiological principles and the practical applied practice of SE\u2122 supports and enhances a provider's connection with self and with clients in an online context. It is designed to assist therapists, body workers, coaches, wellness practitioners, and the array of people drawn to the deep embodied wisdom of Somatic Experiencing\u00ae to be able to regulate nervous systems and restore a sense of safety and wellbeing.<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_102 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_167 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_96 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><yt-formatted-string force-default-style=\"\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Session 1 \u2013 I'm With You, Being in Your Space<\/yt-formatted-string><\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\">April 3, 2020<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>12 - 1pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Today's session in the six part series will deal with concepts related to rapport and relationship, connection and completion. We look forward to your questions and comments as an integral part of this conversation.\u00a0<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">Glyndie Nickerson, M.A., Ph.D., SEP, Trusting and learning from nature and the moment by moment unfolding of the body\u2019s wisdom has been a lifelong fascination and practice, and led to an early engagement with somatic and healing approaches starting in 1993. She is a clinical psychologist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in private practice. Her SE\u2122 work is informed by current neuropsychological research, the biopsychosocial model, object relations, attachment theory, family systems, Jungian, and relational psychoanalysis perspectives, as well as the creative and spiritual blossoming that curiously often accompanies post-traumatic growth. Her meditation practice anchors her work. Glyndie Nickerson is available for individual SE consultation, SEP consultation, online group case SE consultations and for upcoming webinars. <a href=\"mailto:gnickerson@traumahealing.org.\">gnickerson@traumahealing.org. <\/a>Please visit Glyndie\u2019s website to learn more: <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUoyQV9BM2xpN1kzYjB6aXp0c0RWNlZ5RkRFQXxBQ3Jtc0tsYkhFSGFXYXdCQmVuWTNBUlZVNE5KMlZVdWdGRUlRcEFrTVo1b3ZKaWE4emhfNFNRX3pwaHhjaDExM2tLeXVwRGRKYlJfSk5aeGhiYXdpRy1sdU1ydFpoNWdtMV9YVTR5bW9nRzM1RGNDbXZpLVpwNA&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fglyndienickerson.com%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"auto\">http:\/\/glyndienickerson.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dave Berger, <span style=\"color: #414042;\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/traumahealing.org\/learn-se\/#popup_member_dave-berger\" style=\"color: #414042;\">MFT, LCMHC, PT, MA, SEP,<\/a><\/span> is available for individual sessions, consultations for SEPs and SE students, and is also offering group online consultations that you kind find listed on his website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daveberger.net\">www.daveberger.net,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dberger@traumahealing.org\">dberger@traumahealing.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_168 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_20 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversations \u2013 Telehealth in COVID 19 \u2013 Session 1 \u2013 I&amp;apos;m With You, Being in Your Space\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2hRs2YKPwHo?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_103 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_169 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_21 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Conversations:Telehealth in COVID19 Session 2: Tracking in the Wild, Connecting in Virtual Space\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QNfKkSUPpio?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_170 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_97 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><yt-formatted-string force-default-style=\"\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Session 2: Tracking in the Wild, Connecting in Virtual Space<\/yt-formatted-string><\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\">April 10, 2020<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>12 - 1pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p>Linda Stelte is one of the SE Canadian faculty who has the opportunity to teach SE in multiple locations around the world. In addition to teaching, for over 15 years Linda has been part of a multidisciplinary counselling team that supports people in a variety of challenging and crisis situations in a small rural community. Linda looks forward to connecting in the following ways: individual online consults or online group consult with SE Students at any level and SEPs. Consults with me, will count towards the required credits to be an SEP. She also has limited space for individual sessions with SE students and SEPs, sessions will also count towards the required credits to be an SEP. She can be reached at: <a href=\"mailto:lindastelte@shaw.ca\">lindastelte@shaw.ca<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:lindastelte@traumahealing.org\">lindastelte@traumahealing.org.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_104 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_171 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_98 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><yt-formatted-string force-default-style=\"\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Session 3: Going Deeper: Beyond Talking Heads<\/yt-formatted-string><\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\">April 17, 2020<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>12 - 1pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">Watch this session with Joshua Sylvae and Glyndie Nickerson as we take this series even deeper into how to be with the nuances and ways we can go beyond traditional talk therapy models to connect and support our clients (and selves and friends and families) in this time of global high activation. <\/span><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">\u200b<\/span><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">Joshua Sylvae, PhD, LMFT, SEP, is a faculty member for SE International as well as Peter Levine\u2019s Ergos Institute of Somatic Education. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist from the Portland, Oregon area, and is the Executive Director of the (r)evolve Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to educating modern people about human origins and prehistory. Joshua is passionate about Somatics, seeing body-centered awareness as a path for change, working toward the transformation of systems at the individual, familial, and cultural level. You can learn more about Joshua\u2019s work, including classes, individual and group consultations for helping professionals, personal sessions, and other services here: <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/sylvae.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"auto\">https:\/\/sylvae.net<\/a><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">\u200b <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/SylvaeHealing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/SylvaeHealing<\/a><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u200b<\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"http:\/\/revolvefoundation.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"auto\">http:\/\/revolvefoundation.org<\/a><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">\u200b<\/span><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_172 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_22 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversations: Telehealth in COVID19 Session 3: Going Deeper: Beyond Talking Heads\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p3vEhoMii8A?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_105 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_173 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_23 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE\u2122 Community Conversations: Telehealth in COVID19 Session 4: Finding Freedom in COVID19 Containment\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bab0h33SCHQ?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_174 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_99 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><yt-formatted-string force-default-style=\"\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Session 4: Finding Freedom in COVID-19 Containment<\/yt-formatted-string><\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\">April 24, 2020<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>12 - 1pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p><span>Watch Efu and Glyndie touch on an array of topics and techniques and principles for working with our nervous systems through the challenges of physical distancing, both for ourselves, our practices, and working with our clients. Considering aspects of how SE\u2122 relates with boundaries and freedom, and embodiment, this folly of a conversation, and the Q&amp;A, opens space for inclusivity where we all collectively experience the freedom of nervous system regulation and modulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Euphrasia \"Efu\" Nyaki, MED, SEP, Holistic Healing Therapist, Science Teacher, and Family Constellations Facilitator is a body-oriented therapist, trainer, Family Constellation Facilitator, and an international speaker on holistic healing. Originally from Tanzania, Efu lives and works in Brazil. She is a founder of two NGOs including the Afya Holistic Healing Center for Women where she is currently the coordinator training women in holistic healing methods. Efu teaches the SE\u2122 Professional Training in Brazil. She is an International Faculty member of SE\u2122 International, working with Peter Levine &amp; Family Constellations. With Berth Hellinger, she responded to natural disasters in Haiti and South Korea. Efu teaches SE\u2122 &amp; Family Constellation in India, South Korea, Egypt, Hong Kong, China, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, and Tanzania. She gives sessions online through Skype and Zoom in both SE and Family Constellations for generational trauma. Contact information email: <a href=\"mailto:efunyaki@gmail.com\">efunyaki@gmail.com<\/a> Whatsapp: +55 83 988882441 Face time: +55 83 988882441<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_106 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_175 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_100 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><span>Session 5: Trusting the Collective while Finding our Way <\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\">may 1, 2020<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>12 - 1pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span>Berns and Glyndie converse as consummate educators in the organic unfolding of being here in the collective response to the global pandemic, being related and connected with practitioners around the world, and responding to your questions related to trust, and shared experiences, as we are all finding ourselves in a new paradigm, and gaining a deeper freedom as we learn and share and connect in these sessions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span>Berns Galloway, MED, CCC, SEP, Berns Galloway's first professional incarnation was as an elementary teacher in New Brunswick and Northwest Territories, Canada. After 12 years of being in front of the classroom his focus shifted to psychotherapeutic group work. He studied various humanistic approaches and bodywork at PD Seminars, then earned a Masters degree from the University of Victoria in 1995. Berns has worked as a mental health therapist for a non-profit community agency, providing short term therapy to adults, training and supervising volunteers, and supervising graduate students' practica. He also maintains a private practice. In 2000, Somatic Experiencing entered his life and has since been a major focus in his professional orientation. Incorporating SE bodywork\/touch has deepened his experience and strengthened the impact of the therapeutic process. Early in his SE learning process, Berns was privileged to be part of a gifted training team working with First Nations peoples on Vancouver Island. The depth of the trauma and commitment to change foreshadowed the transformation through the healing process. He is grateful and humbled to have witnessed this process. For him, it helped him to appreciate the organicity of somatic work, the power of connection, and the necessity of embodying the full range of life's energy. Collaboration and connection is key. We are not meant to go-it alone. He continues to marvel at, and be awed by, the continuous richness Somatic Experiencing offers. Berns teaches the Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced years of the SE Professional Training in the US and Canada. He is available for case consultations with SE practitioners and students. Email: <a href=\"mailto:bgalloway@traumahealing.org\">bgalloway@traumahealing.org<\/a> for more information.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_176 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_24 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE Community Conversations Session 5 Berns Galloway\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fGZtc3hRZIY?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_107 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_177 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_25 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SE CommunityConvos #6 - Touching into the Resonance &amp; the Art of Listening Kathy Kain, Abi Blakeslee\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i6rlYF0UAR4?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_178 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_101 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><span>Session 6: Touching into the Resonance- the Art of Listening<\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #414042; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;\">May 8, 2020<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>12 - 1pm Mountain<\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\">Kathy L. Kain has practiced and taught bodywork and trauma recovery skills for over 30 years. She teaches in Europe, Australia, Canada, and throughout the United States. Kathy\u2019s trainings cover various interwoven focus areas, including trauma recovery, somatic touch, self-regulation skills, and resilience. These focus areas ultimately weave together into a unified somatic approach to touch, awareness, and relationship. Her educational approach encourages students to engage an ongoing practice that deepens their skills and expertise as they gradually embody the work and make it their own. Kathy is a senior faculty member in the Somatic Experiencing training program, an adjunct faculty member of Sonoma State University, and was a senior trainer for 12 years in the Somatic Psychotherapy training program based in Sydney, Australia. She co-authored the books <em>The Tao of Trauma: A Practitioner\u2019s Guide for Integrating Five Element Theory<\/em> and <em>Trauma Treatment and Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma<\/em>. <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"http:\/\/www.somaticpractice.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"auto\">http:\/\/www.somaticpractice.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_108 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_179 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_102 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module paragraph-size\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Dr. Abi Blakeslee is faculty member at Somatic Experiencing International and is additionally Dr. Peter Levine\u2019s legacy faculty at Ergos Institute for Somatic Education. Dr. Blakeslee holds a Ph.D. in Clinical and Somatic Psychology and is a licensed marriage and family therapist. Her dissertation, with a committee that included Dr. Daniel Siegel, generated original research on the role of implicit memory in healing trauma. Dr. Blakeslee integrates SE with clinical research, secondary trauma interventions, and the psychobiological principles of attachment and shock trauma. She treats individuals, couples, children and families in her clinical practice. Her most recent publication is in the Journal of Neuropsychology (Vol 7 Issue 3) with Dr. Joseph Riordan and Dr. Peter Levine titled, \u201cAttachment Focused Somatic Experiencing, Secure Phylogenetic Attachment, Dyadic Trauma and Completion Across the Life Cycle.\u201d Dr. Blakeslee teaches and consults worldwide. Dr. Blakeslee has ongoing online individual and group case consultations for all levels of Somatic Experiencing students and SEPs. She is involved with developing and implementing evidence-based SE research with non-tribal and tribal communities in rural Montana for the prevention of secondary trauma. She published a chapter in a study on the prevention of secondary trauma from Montana State University: Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity. This research forms the basis of the book <em>Secondary Trauma in the Workplace: Tools for Awareness, Self-Care, and Organizational Response<\/em> in Montana. Dr. Abi Blakeslee co-wrote a chapter entitled, \"Restoring the Nervous System.\" She lives in Bozeman, MT with her husband and enjoys the snow, mountains, and rivers with her three young children. If you are an SE student, sign up for SE group and individual consultations. If you put your name on the list, she will send out webinars and research articles that she is involved with. 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