About the Hosts:  

Thomas Hübl is a teacher, author, and international facilitator whose lifelong work integrates the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. He has worked with tens of thousands of people worldwide through workshops, multi-year training programs, and online courses. His non-profit organization, the Pocket Project, works to support the healing of collective trauma throughout the world. He is the author of the book Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds.

Dr. Laura Calderón de la Barca is a psychotherapist, cultural analyst, and Collective Healing researcher. In addition to degrees in Literature and Linguistics (BAHons,) Discourse Analysis (MA,) and Social, Community, and Organizational Studies, (PhD, Chaos and complexity theories applied to social healing,) Laura holds diplomas as a Narrative Therapist (from the Latin American Institute of Family Studies, Mexico City,) an Anger Management Specialist (with Moose Anger Management in Vancouver, Canada,) and an Intuitive Integral Psychotherapist and Trainer from the Masters Center for Transformation (Ashland, Oregon.)

Ruby Mendenhall is a Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is an Associate Dean for Diversity and Democratization of Health Innovation at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Her research examines Black mothers’ resiliency and spirituality, and how living in racially segregated neighborhoods with high levels of violence affects their mental and physical health. Recent grants from the MacArthur Foundation and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will also support work around training CHWs and CSs. Ruby discusses her vision for healing in her TEDxUIUC talk entitled DREAMing and Designing Spaces of Hope.

Kosha Joubert serves as CEO of the Pocket Project, dedicated to restoring a fragmented world by addressing and integrating ancestral and collective trauma. She holds an MSc in Organizational Development, is an international facilitator, author, coach, and consultant, and has worked extensively in the fields of sustainable development, community engagement, and intercultural collaboration.

Matthew Green is a journalist and author of Aftershock: Fighting War, Surviving Trauma, and Finding Peace, a book documenting how military veterans and their families are exploring new ways to heal from PTSD. He has reported from across Africa, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and is now focused on understanding the relationship between climate change and collective trauma. Matthew is a student in the Timeless Wisdom Training with Thomas Hübl. He writes a weekly newsletter on healing collective trauma called Resonant World.

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