Staci Haines (she/her)
Oakland, CA Staci has been experimenting at the intersections of personal and social transformation for the last 30 years through the work of somatics, trauma healing, embodied leadership, and transformative justice. Staci is the author of “The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice” (North Atlantic Books 2019) and “Healing Sex: A Mind Body […]
Zulma Berenice (she/her)
Pensacola, FL Zulma is a Coach & Holistic Health Practice at Vino and Vision. Often describes having lived her 20’s in the body of an 80 year-old as chronic pain took over every single aspect of her life. However, that same pain was transformed into a new understanding of her body and the process of […]
Ayya Niyyānika Bhikkhunī (they/them)
Traveling Monastic Ayya Niyyānika is a fully ordained Buddhist monastic in the Theravada tradition. Ayya uses they/them pronouns. Before becoming a monastic, Ayya Niyyanika balanced life in Minnesota between work as an ontology consultant for building management and emergency response systems, and practicing at Common Ground Meditation Center and its retreat property in Wisconsin Common […]
Andrea Carandang (she/her)
San Jose, CA Andrea Carandang is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She offers consultation services for mental health and integrative health practices. She also offers a variety of presentations, workshops, and training in areas such as wellness, stress management, mindfulness, happiness, work-life balance, and leadership. She currently works the Wellness Coordinator at Mission Early […]
Barbara Simpson – Epps (Ms. Bob-e) (no pronouns)
Eden Prairie, MN Bob-e is a trauma specialist, relationship builder and an expert in facilitation. Helping individuals, communities and systems leaders to acknowledge historical trauma and its impact on making meaningful change. Engage all in ways that leads to understanding what it means to be equitable, inclusive and diverse. Coupled with the necessity to address […]
Niyati Shah (she/her)
Paris/Washington D.C. Niyati Shah (she, her) has over 25 years of experience addressing structural inequalities and systemic oppression and is a practitioner and teacher of embodied and trauma-centered approaches to healing and wellbeing. Niyati also has a background as a producer and writer in documentary film and television and storytelling. Over the last decade, Niyati […]
Emily Wolfe (she/her)
Denver, CO Emily Wolfe, MSW, is a social worker, mindbody therapist and advocate for disabled people. Having obtained her master’s degree in social work after a career as a professional modern dancer, her theory and practice integrate the fields to create a multifaceted approach to healing and social justice pursuits. She currently works in medical […]
Jessica Renner (she/her)
Chicago, IL Jessica Renner is CEO and founder of Acorn & Oak Counseling PLLC. She is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Chicago IL; working with adults and youth to provide treatment to those struggling with trauma impacts; from those who have used violence against others and those who have had violence used against them. […]
Paul du Buf (he/him)
Vancouver Island Paul graduated as a nurse in 1994 and worked in the area’s of prevention, treatment, aftercare, dual diagnosis, training and innovation in addiction treatment services in the Netherlands and UK. In 2018 he worked as a volunteer in downtown eastside in Vancouver. He worked in the National Health Service and in many varied […]
Yvonne Figueroa (she/her)
Los Angeles, CA Yvonne Figueroa was exposed to community organizing while attending California State University Long Beach. After graduating, she worked on various political and community campaigns before joining the labor movement in the long term care industry. She currently works as the Lead Organizer at LA Voice, a multi-racial, multi-faith community organization that awakens […]