Trauma-Free Childhood Summit · Season Two · November 16–21, 2026

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Over six days, you'll hear from leading voices exploring how we can create a world where children feel safe, seen, connected, and loved.

November 16–21, 2026 · Online

Safe. Seen. Connected. Loved. Breaking the Trauma Cycle

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Birth Trauma Reframe

A gift from Vandana Atara Noorah Brinin. Explore a different perspective on birth trauma and reflect on how our earliest experiences may influence connection, healing, and the patterns we carry forward.
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A gift from Vandana Atara Noorah Brinin. Explore what it means to recognize inherited patterns and begin making intentional choices that nurture greater emotional safety, understanding, and connection for the next generation.
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Explore the ACEs Tree as a visual resource for reflecting on adverse childhood experiences and the broader influences that can shape our lives.
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Looking Ahead

Here's What Happens Next.

We're preparing a meaningful six-day experience filled with thoughtful conversations, practical ideas, and new perspectives.

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Join Us November 16

The Summit begins November 16, with interviews and conversations shared throughout the six-day event.
Come Ready to Explore

Bring your curiosity, your questions, and your commitment to nurturing healthier relationships with children.

Susan M. Curry, host of the Trauma-Free Childhood Summit

A Note from Your Host

The Next Generation Begins Here.

Every child deserves to feel safe, seen, connected, and loved.

This Summit brings together thoughtful voices and perspectives to help us explore what becomes possible when we replace disconnection with understanding, compassion, and genuine connection.

Thank you for choosing to be part of this conversation. We're delighted to welcome you.

With appreciation, Susan

We're glad you're here.

The Next Generation Begins with What We Choose Today.

Thank you for being part of Trauma-Free Childhood Summit Season Two. We look forward to sharing this experience with you beginning November 16.

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

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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

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Antesa Jensen

Emotional Intelligence & Spiritual Discovery Teacher

How to raise emotionally intelligent kids

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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.

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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.

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November 16–21, 2026 Free Online Event 35+ Leading Voices CEUs Available

Redhaired teacher and child learning together

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.

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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.

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November 16–21 Live conversations, recorded sessions and bonus speakers.

November 16–21 Free online summit · featured replays November 21–22

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Pre-recorded and live conversations

Interviews with experts working at the leading edge of trauma-wise childhood.

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Bonus speaker day

November 21 brings additional voices and perspectives.

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Speaker resources + free gifts

Access practical tools and resources from participating speakers.

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CEU opportunities

Choose a standard or extended professional learning pathway and complete a simple reflection process for CEU credit.

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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.