Panels & Workshops

Resilience Lounge

May 26, 2025
15:00-16:00, 15:00-17:00
May 27, 2025
15:00-16:00, 15:00-17:00

Activists and dissidents face unique challenges as a result of their work, including trauma that may impact their physical health, personal relationships, and work. They may also experience ongoing exposure to threats to both their physical and mental well-being. This panel will begin a dialogue on how to build resilience and find peace under such difficult circumstances. Panelists will participate in a discussion of best practices and engage audience members to explore the challenges that activists face and some tools to aid in resilience-building.

Panelists

Caroline Welch

Caroline Welch

Co-founder of the Mindsight Institute
Vanina Waizmann

Vanina Waizmann

Founder and Director of Living with Totality, Freedom Fellowship Mental Health mentor
Licia Sky

Licia Sky

Co-founder and Global Ambassador of the Trauma Research Foundation.‬
Annette Knopp

Annette Knopp

Co-founder of the Blue Spirit retreat center in Nosara, Costa Rica
Dr. Trudy Goodman

Dr. Trudy Goodman

Founding teacher of InsightLA and Co-founder of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy