Ginger Healy
LCSW • Director of Programs,
Attachment & Trauma Network
The Role of Joy Stalking, Self-Compassion and Community Care in the Healing of Trauma
TOWARD NEW HUMANS PRESENTS
Trauma-Free
Childhood Summit
Season 2: Breaking the Trauma Cycle
How we raise children shapes the world they create.
Join 35+ leading voices — educators, therapists, researchers, parent coaches and culture changers — for a week of conversations about preventing unnecessary childhood wounding, repairing ruptures, and creating emotionally safer cultures in our homes, schools and communities.
Every child deserves to grow up feeling safe, seen, connected and loved.
Safe. Seen. Connected. Loved.
Be Part of the Change
RESERVE YOUR FREE SUMMIT PASS
Why This Conversation Matters
We have learned enough to choose differently.
Many of the ways we were taught to raise, discipline and educate children were passed down long before we understood their lasting impact.
Today, neuroscience, trauma research and child development are giving us a clearer understanding of what children need to thrive — and what adults can do differently.
What if changing childhood is one of the most powerful
ways we can change humanity?
Season Two · November 2026
Six days.
40 sessions.
35+ progressive voices.
Hear from leaders across education, therapy, child development, parenting and trauma healing — with ideas you can use in real relationships with children.
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November 16–21, 2026
Free online summit, with featured replays November 21–22. -
Conversations that create change
Pre-recorded interviews, live conversations, and a bonus speaker day. -
Practical resources
Speaker gifts and tools to support continued learning. -
VIP Package:
Lifetime Access to ALL November 2026 Speaker Sessions and bonuses with early access to the pre-recorded interviews — offered for $27 — available after you register. Bonus: Access to all the April 2026 Trauma-Free Childhood Summit interviews is included! -
CEU opportunities
Professional learning pathways with reflection-based credit options.
Better childhoods begin with better conversations.
The goal is not simply less harm. It is more joy, more agency, more belonging — and more room for children to become fully themselves.
Season Two speakers
Meet the voices joining the conversation.
35+ speakers are featured in Season Two — spanning trauma healing, parenting, education, somatic pain healing, emotional safety, relationships, resilience and culture change.
Harold Becker
Founder & President, The Love Foundation, Inc.
Transforming Cycles Through Love
Simona Vivi H
Parent Coach for Moms of Older Teens
When Your Teen Falls Down the Algorithmic Rabbit Hole (And What to Do Instead) — Why Debating, Rescuing, and App-Blocking can Backfire and How to Reclaim Connection as External Culture Tries to Pull Your Teen Away
Aya Caspi
Certified CNVC Trainer,
Facilitator & Mediator
Breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma with Nonviolent Communication
Four Arrows
Don Trent Jacobs, Ph.D., Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus • Author
Worldview literacy and self hypnosis mastery
Melissa Maouris
Reparenting Coach • Host, The Reparenting Podcast
Unlearn What You Inherited, So You Can Live Differently
Melissa Sadin
Childhood Trauma & Education Consultant
• Keynote Speaker
Resilience Rising: Harnessing Hope Science in Schools
Aimee de Ney
School Director • Teacher Mentor
• Coach & Healer
Remembering Right Relations: Healing with the Lands and our Ancestors
David Schechter
Family & Sports Medicine Physician
• Mind-Body Medicine Specialist
Teaching the Teens: Breaking the Cycle of Chronic Pain
Gloria Lybecker
Advanced Certified Equine Facilitated
Learning Coach • Founder,
Healing You Sanctuary
The Moment Before the Pattern: Creating Emotional Safety for Children
Tracy Leonard
Executive Director,
Attachment & Trauma Network
The Importance of Play
Felt Safety: More Than Being Safe
Lisa Rothman
Conflict Prevention & Repair Specialist
Why People Get Stuck in Conflicts and How To Get Unstuck
Gina Simm
Retired Teacher • Author of Heart to Heart
To Matter and Belong - How to Create an Infrastructure of Compassion
Glenn R. Schiraldi
Ph.D. • Lt. Col., U.S. Army (Ret.)
• Author & Stress Management Educator
What I Wish Everyone Knew about Trauma: Hope for Healing, Prevention, & Thriving
Keith Witt
Licensed Psychologist • Teacher • Author
Trauma into Transcendence
David Clarke
President, Association for the Treatment
of Neuroplastic Symptoms • Clinical
Assistant Professor Emeritus, OHSU
Session title being finalized.
Cherionna Menzam-Sills
Somatic Pre- & Perinatal
Psychology/Therapy Educator & Practitioner
Supporting children’s Health and Well-Being from Before Birth On
David Hanscom
MD • Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
• Author & Consultant
You are not Special
Susan Campbell
Author • Former University Professor
• Counselor & Consultant
Truth skills for emotionally safe families
Shelly Sharon
Trauma-Informed Hakomi Therapist
The mother wound and healing generational trauma
AJ
Photo update pending
Antesa Jensen
Emotional Intelligence &
Spiritual Discovery Teacher
How to raise emotionally intelligent kids
VA
Headshot Coming Soon
Vandana Atara Noorah Brinin
Childhood Trauma Healing Practitioner
Break the cycle of childhood trauma
+
More voices are joining us.
Season Two is being built around 35+ educators, therapists, researchers, parent coaches and culture changers.
Reserve My Free Pass
Register now and we’ll send the complete
Season Two schedule as it is released.
Season Two Speakers
Meet the voices joining the conversation.
37 remarkable voices — spanning trauma healing, parenting, education, emotional safety, relationships and culture change.
Aimee de Ney
Ed.D. • School Director • Teacher Mentor,
Coach & Healer
Remembering Right Relations: Healing with the Lands and Our Ancestors
Annie Lalla
Relationship Coach • Love &
Conflict Resolution Specialist
Parenthood & True Love
Antesa Jensen
Emotional Intelligence &
Spiritual Discovery Teacher
How to Raise Emotionally-Intelligent Kids
Arielle Schwartz
Ph.D. • Licensed Psychologist •
Somatic Psychotherapist & Author
Conscious Parenting: Heal the Trauma Legacies Before We Pass Them On
Aya Caspi
Certified CNVC Trainer • Facilitator & Mediator
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma with Nonviolent Communication
Chelsey Brooke Cole
Licensed Psychotherapist • Bestselling Author •
Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Specialist
Protecting a Child's Inner Voice: Self-Trust, Boundaries and Emotional Safety
Cherionna Menzam-Sills
Somatic Pre- & Perinatal
Psychology/Therapy Educator & Practitioner
Supporting Children’s Health and Well-Being from Before Birth On
Dafna Lender
Family Therapy Expert • Attachment Specialist •
International Trainer & Author
The Deliberate Dialogue: Constructive Conversations Between Parents and Kids
David Clarke
MD • President, Association for the Treatment
of Neuroplastic Symptoms
ACEs and the Body
David Hanscom
MD • Orthopedic Spine Surgeon (Ret.) • Author
You Are Not Special
David Schechter
MD • Family & Sports Medicine Physician •
Mind-Body Medicine Specialist
Teaching the Teens: Breaking the Cycle of Chronic Pain
Debora Wayne
Founder & CEO, International Chronic Pain Institute® •
Creator of HighSpeed Healing™ • Author
Experience HighSpeed Healing™: Rapid Release for Chronic Pain, Anxiety, Trauma & More!
Dr. Anita Sanchez
Speaker • Indigenous Wisdom & Cultural Healing
Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom Modern Times
Four Arrows
Don Trent Jacobs, Ph.D., Ed.D. •
Professor Emeritus & Author
Worldview Literacy and Self Hypnosis Mastery
Gina Simm
Retired Teacher • Author of Heart to Heart
To Matter and Belong - How to Create an Infrastructure of Compassion
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Ginger Healy
LCSW • Director of Programs,
Attachment & Trauma Network
The Role of Joy Stalking, Self-Compassion and Community Care in the Healing of Trauma
Glenn R. Schiraldi
Ph.D. • Lt. Col., U.S. Army (Ret.) •
Author & Stress Management Educator
Thriving After Childhood Wounding
What I Wish Everyone Knew about Trauma: Hope for Healing, Prevention, & Thriving
Gloria Lybecker
Advanced Certified Equine Facilitated Learning Coach •
Founder, Healing You Sanctuary
The Moment Before the Pattern: Creating Emotional Safety for Children
Harold Becker
Founder & President, The Love Foundation, Inc.
Transforming Cycles Through Love
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Jenny Hughes
Ph.D. • Licensed Clinical Psychologist •
Author & Podcast Host
Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, or Burnout? Knowing the Difference and Building Vicarious Resilience
Julie Kurtz
M.S., LMFT • Author • Founder & CEO,
Center for Optimal Brain Integration
Being a Navigator of the Nervous Systems to Promote Optimal Regulation
Katie Gray
Author • Creator, The Empowered Heart Method
The Importance of Self-Awareness and Self Care When Others Are Suffering
Keith Witt
Licensed Psychologist • Teacher & Author
Trauma into Transcendence
Lisa Rothman
Conflict Prevention & Repair Specialist
Why People Get Stuck in Conflicts and How to Get Unstuck
Mays Imad
Associate Professor • Director,
Neuroscience Program, Connecticut College
Tending to Our Social and Embodied Nervous System
Meg Hanshaw
Education Reform Leader • Creator,
Empowerment Education®
Empowerment Coaching & Learning: A Trauma-informed, Transformational Pedagogy for a New-Generation of Educators and Youth
Empowerment Education®, A New-paradigm Learning System Centered on W.E.L.L.-Being
Melissa Maouris
Reparenting Coach • Generational-Cycle
Healing Specialist
Unlearn What You Inherited, So You Can Live Differently
Melissa Sadin
Childhood Trauma & Education Consultant •
Keynote Speaker
Resilience Rising: Harnessing Hope Science in Schools
Myrna Martin
Family Therapist • Early Trauma Resolution Educator •
Prenatal & Birth Trauma Specialist
The Lifelong Impact of Our Life in the Womb
Robyn Vogel
MA • Trauma-Informed Psychotherapist •
Love & Intimacy Coach
A Come Back to Love Culture and How to Build It
Roma Norriss
Trauma-Informed Parenting Instructor •
Speaker & Consultant
Helping Children Recover from Trauma
Shelly Sharon
Trauma-Informed Hakomi Therapist
The Mother Wound and Healing Generational Trauma
Simona Vivi H
Parent Coach for Moms of Older Teens
When Your Teen Falls Down the Algorithmic Rabbit Hole (And What to Do Instead)
Susan Campbell
Author • Former University Professor •
Counselor & Consultant
Truth Skills for Emotionally Safe Families
Tracy Leonard
Executive Director,
Attachment & Trauma Network
Felt Safety: More Than Being Safe
The Importance of Play
Vandana Atara Noorah Brinin
Childhood Trauma Healing Practitioner
Break the Cycle of Childhood Trauma
Zoe Weil
Co-Founder & President,
Institute for Humane Education • Author
The World Becomes What We Teach
Reserve My Free Pass
Register free for Season Two updates and
the full schedule.
Who This Is For
For every adult who holds space for children.
You do not need to be a trauma specialist — only someone who cares about how children experience the adults and systems around them.
- Parents + Grandparents + Caregivers
- Therapists + Clinicians + Counselors
- Day Care + Foster + Juvenile Justice Providers
- Teachers + Educators + Administrators
- Parenting Coaches + Mid-Wives
- Culture Transformers + Policy Advocates
No specialist background required — just a willingness to learn and relate differently.
Her work has consistently centered on bringing
people together to collaborate on creating
conditions in which children, families,
communities can thrive.
Hosted by Susan M. Curry
A lifetime of bringing people together around change.
Susan M. Curry is an award-winning educator, nonprofit leader and community organizer with more than five decades of experience in education and social change. During 29 years with Project SEED, she worked directly with children, teachers and families across 17 urban school districts.
She has also led sustainability organizations, produced major community summits and helped found Pennypack Farm & Education Center. Today, she brings that lifelong experience as an educator and convener to the Trauma-Free Childhood Summit.
Join Susan for Season Two
Free online · November 16–21, 2026
Join Us November 16–21, 2026 For Season Two of the Trauma-Free Childhood Summit
Safe. Seen. Connected. Loved.
Trauma-Free Childhood Summit
Presented by TowardNewHumans.Org
Breaking the Trauma Cycle
How we raise children shapes the world they create.
Join 35+ leading voices — educators, therapists, researchers, parent coaches and culture changers — for a week of conversations about preventing unnecessary childhood wounding, repairing ruptures, and creating emotionally safer cultures in our homes, schools and communities.
November 16–21, 2026
Free Online Event
35+ Leading Voices
CEUs Available
Every child deserves to grow up feeling safe, seen, connected and loved.
We inherited ways of raising children that we now understand can cause harm.
Connection is built in ordinary moments — when a child feels our attention, curiosity and care.
Why this conversation matters
We have learned enough to choose differently.
Many familiar ways of disciplining, educating and relating to children were passed down before we understood their long-term impact. Today, neuroscience, trauma research and child development are giving us better choices.
What if changing childhood is one of the most powerful ways we can change humanity?
This summit brings together people who are helping adults recognize what diminishes confidence, agency and belonging — and showing us what to do differently.
Reserve My Free Pass
Free online event
November 16–21, 2026
Season Two · November 2026
Five days. 35+ sessions. 35+ progressive voices.
Hear from leaders across education, therapy, child development, parenting and trauma healing — with ideas you can use in real relationships with children.
Save My Free Place
November 16–21
Live conversations, recorded sessions and bonus speakers.
November 16–21
Free online summit · featured replays November 21–22
✓
Pre-recorded and live conversations
Interviews with experts working at the leading edge of trauma-wise childhood.
✓
Bonus speaker day
November 21 brings additional voices and perspectives.
✓
Speaker resources + free gifts
Access practical tools and resources from participating speakers.
✓
CEU opportunities
Choose a standard or extended professional learning pathway and complete a simple reflection process for CEU credit.
The goal is not simply less harm. It is more joy, more agency, more belonging — and more room for children to become fully themselves.
Season Two speakers
Meet the voices joining the conversation.
35+ speakers are featured in Season Two — spanning trauma healing, parenting, education, somatic pain healing, emotional safety, relationships, resilience and culture change.
Ginger Healy
LCSW • Director of Programs, Attachment & Trauma Network
The Role of Joy Stalking, Self-Compassion and Community Care in the Healing of Trauma
Harold Becker
Founder & President, The Love Foundation, Inc.
Transforming Cycles Through Love
Simona Vivi H
Parent Coach for Moms of Older Teens
When Your Teen Falls Down the Algorithmic Rabbit Hole (And What to Do Instead) — Why Debating, Rescuing, and App-Blocking can Backfire and How to Reclaim Connection as External Culture Tries to Pull Your Teen Away
Aya Caspi
Certified CNVC Trainer, Facilitator & Mediator
Breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma with Nonviolent Communication
Four Arrows
Don Trent Jacobs, Ph.D., Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus • Author
Worldview literacy and self hypnosis mastery
Melissa Maouris
Reparenting Coach • Host, The Reparenting Podcast
Unlearn What You Inherited, So You Can Live Differently
Melissa Sadin
Childhood Trauma & Education Consultant • Keynote Speaker
Resilience Rising: Harnessing Hope Science in Schools
Aimee de Ney
School Director • Teacher Mentor • Coach & Healer
Remembering Right Relations: Healing with the Lands and our Ancestors
David Schechter
Family & Sports Medicine Physician • Mind-Body Medicine Specialist
Teaching the Teens: Breaking the Cycle of Chronic Pain
Gloria Lybecker
Advanced Certified Equine Facilitated Learning Coach • Founder, Healing You Sanctuary
The Moment Before the Pattern: Creating Emotional Safety for Children
Tracy Leonard
Executive Director, Attachment & Trauma Network
The Importance of Play
Felt Safety: More Than Being Safe
Lisa Rothman
Conflict Prevention & Repair Specialist
Why People Get Stuck in Conflicts and How To Get Unstuck
Gina Simm
Retired Teacher • Author of Heart to Heart
To Matter and Belong - How to Create an Infrastructure of Compassion
Glenn R. Schiraldi
Ph.D. • Lt. Col., U.S. Army (Ret.) • Author & Stress Management Educator
What I Wish Everyone Knew about Trauma: Hope for Healing, Prevention, & Thriving
Keith Witt
Licensed Psychologist • Teacher • Author
Trauma into Transcendence
David Clarke
President, Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms • Clinical Assistant Professor Emeritus, OHSU
Session title being finalized.
Cherionna Menzam-Sills
Somatic Pre- & Perinatal Psychology/Therapy Educator & Practitioner
Supporting children’s Health and Well-Being from Before Birth On
David Hanscom
MD • Orthopedic Spine Surgeon • Author & Consultant
You are not Special
Susan Campbell
Author • Former University Professor • Counselor & Consultant
Truth skills for emotionally safe families
Shelly Sharon
Trauma-Informed Hakomi Therapist
The mother wound and healing generational trauma
AJ
Photo update pending
Antesa Jensen
Emotional Intelligence & Spiritual Discovery Teacher
How to raise emotionally intelligent kids
VA
Headshot Coming Soon
Vandana Atara Noorah Brinin
Childhood Trauma Healing Practitioner
Break the cycle of childhood trauma
+
More voices are joining us.
Season Two is being built around 35+ educators, therapists, researchers, parent coaches and culture changers.
Reserve My Free Pass
Register now and we’ll send the complete Season Two schedule as it is released.
Who this is for
For every adult who holds space for children.
You do not need to be a trauma specialist — only someone who cares about how children experience the adults and systems around them.
Parents + Grandparents + Caregivers
Therapists + Clinicians + Counselors
Day Care + Foster + Juvenile Justice Providers
Teachers + Educators + Administrators
Parenting Coaches + Mid-Wives
Culture Transformers + Policy Advocates
I Want to Be Part of This
No specialist background required — just a willingness to learn and relate differently.
No Blame. No Need for Perfection.
MORE AWARENESS → MORE CHOICE → MORE CONNECTION
This summit is not about blame or perfect parenting. It is an invitation to understand what we know now and practice what becomes possible because we know it.
Her work has consistently centered on bringing people together to collaborate on creating conditions in which children, families, communities can thrive.
Hosted by Susan M. Curry
A lifetime of bringing people together around change.
Susan M. Curry is an award-winning educator, nonprofit leader and community organizer with more than five decades of experience in education and social change. During 29 years with Project SEED, she worked directly with children, teachers and families across 17 urban school districts.
She has also led sustainability organizations, produced major community summits and helped found Pennypack Farm & Education Center. Today, she brings that lifelong experience as an educator and convener to the Trauma-Free Childhood Summit.
Join Susan for Season Two
Free online · November 16–21, 2026
The next generation begins here
Change can begin with how we meet the next child in front of us.
Safe. Seen. Connected. Loved.
Join us November 16–21 and explore how we can interrupt harmful patterns and build stronger cycles of connection, compassion and respect.
Join the Summit Free
Save your free place
Join us for Season Two.
November 16–21, 2026. Register free for summit access, schedule updates and replay details.
Featured session replays will be available November 21–22.