On December 6, 2024, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., The Connecticut Women’s Consortium is offering an interactive day of wellness and recovery that includes inspirational presentations and healing arts activities that spotlight alternative therapies to promote mental health and recovery from addiction. Program highlights include Healing in the Margins: Redefining Well-Being, Resilience and Recovery Amidst Chronic Stress with keynote speaker Nikki Myers, MBA, E-RYT 500, a yoga therapist, somatic experiencing practitioner, addictions recovery specialist and ayurvedic specialist.

In addition, there is a live panel discussion and two presentations. In the 60-minute Fostering Healing Through a Decolonized Mindset, Community and Trauma-Informed Care interactive workshop, Tawanna Woolfolk, LCSW, aims to create an attuned and healing environment for both providers and clients by integrating decolonized strategies, cultural humility and trauma[1]informed approaches. Participants will experience practices that promote nonhierarchical relationships, culturally affirming intake methods, and grounding techniques to address trauma and dissociation. This workshop is for licensed mental health providers and clients.

Dr. Nancy Grechko, PsyD, hosts Low Energy Neurofeedback (LENS): Individualized Nervous System Regulation as the second presentation. Low energy neurofeedback (LENS) is FDA-approved, non-invasive treatment that utilizes our unique brainwaves to support the brain in auto-correction. This auto-correction supports emotional resiliency, executive functioning and brain optimization. LENS supports wellness and recovery goals where it counts in your nervous system.

The conference is $25 per attendee. In addition, there will be vendors with various products and a healing arts space available with sound healing, movement and reiki.