KEYNOTE SPEAKER: RECLAIMING JOY

Tanmeet Sethi, MD is an Integrative and Psychedelic Medicine Physician, activist, author, and TEDx speaker who has dedicated her career to caring for the most marginalized patients in Seattle’s refugee, uninsured and homeless populations as well as global communities traumatized by manmade and natural disasters as senior faculty for The Center for Mind Body Medicine. Her first book, Joy Is My Justice: Reclaim Yours Now, published in May 2023, is a radical call to claim Joy as our birthright, the deepest liberation we can know and a path to power through oppression. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington and a primary clinical investigator there on the sacred plant medicine, psilocybin. In her clinical practice, she weaves modern and ancient medicine to catalyze the most profound healing. She lives in Seattle, WA with her husband and three children.

DEFINING SELF COMPASSION

Dr. Amber Groomes is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and trauma. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Family Sciences. She then completed a master's of Educational Psychology and a doctorate in School Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Groomes has completed advanced training in psychological assessment, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention Training, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and perinatal mental health. In 2020, she opened her private practice in Maryland and currently supports clients virtually in many states across the US.

NAVIGATING POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION & CRISIS

Jeannie Ewing is a published author with a background in school counseling who writes and speaks about existential ambivalence, giving ourselves permission to be human, and holding space for our tender needs. She can be found on her website, jeannieewing.com or on Substack under I Grow Strong Again.

NOISE WITHIN MOTHERHOOD

Lauren is a Mother of two daughters, a Writer, Sacred Business Mentor, Soulful Branding and Website designer, Podcaster, Human Design Guide, Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Women’s Circle facilitator and true multi-passionate creative alchemist. She works in the realms of Motherhood, the Healing Arts and Holistic Wellbeing and comes alive when she is holding space for others to connect with their whole, true and soul-centered self.

NOISE WITHIN MOTHERHOOD

Kathryn Barbash, PsyD is a clinical psychologist with a decade of experience working with families across school and medical settings. She is currently a stay-at-home parent for her four kids and writes, Mindful Mom in the Mud, a newsletter about the mess of parenthood.

HOLDING SPACE FOR OURSELVES & INNER CHILD

Kaitlyn Topolewski is a psychotherapist and wellbeing coach from the Midwest. She currently lives in Denver with her husband, son, and their two dog-like cats. She writes a newsletter on Substack called dialoguing. Kaitlyn hopes to help demystify therapy, therapists, and bring therapeutic concepts out of the therapy hour and into your hands.

MOVEMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Naomi is a mover, a maker, and a mom of 3 wild, wonderful kids. She has been teaching yoga and movement since 2005, known best for classes that are creative, playful, and strong. Naomi specializes in teaching short classes that pack a punch, making sure you can easily squeeze your daily movement into whatever pockets in your day you happen to have.

WORKSHOP // HELD: GUIDED JOURNALING IN SELF COMPASSION

Krista is a therapist, writer and homemaker based in Columbus, Ohio where she lives with her husband, Jeff and their children. She never leaves the house without a book and always adds a bouquet of flowers to her Trader Joe’s cart. If Krista had a rule of life it would be Mary Oliver’s words: “Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” Join Krista for an interactive workshop that will support you in accessing self-compassion through guided meditation and journaling exercises.

NURTURING THE BODY

Heidi Schauster, MS, RD, LDN, CEDS-S, SEP is a nutrition therapist and Somatic Experiencing (SE)™ Practitioner in the Greater Boston area who has specialized in eating and body image concerns for nearly 30 years. She provides individual and group counseling and clinical supervision/consultation and is particularly interested in the intersection between food and body concerns with trauma. Heidi considers herself a whole-self-wellness practitioner and Embodiment Warrior. She is the author of two award-winning books, Nourish and Nurture, and the Nourishing Words newsletter on Substack.

HOLDING SPACE FOR OURSELVES & INNER CHILD

Emma Del Rey is a mother, writer, and artist. Her background includes trauma-informed coaching, meditation and therapy studies. Emma is creator and space holder at Being in Motherhood, a collaborative space for mothers to share their words about motherhood. Emma spends her days chasing her wild toddler and taking every free moment to write, create, and be.

TUNING OUT MOM SHAME AND COMPARISON

Kim is a trained therapist with a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling and a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. Over a fifteen years span, Kim worked in jails, domestic violence centers, substance abuse treatment centers, hospitals, residential facilities, and private practice.

Kim is a mom, grandma, and cat lover. She writes about her time as a therapist and therapy client on Substack.