Heal Your Trauma Summit 2026: Free 7-Day Online Trauma Healing Event
You can understand why certain reactions, relationship patterns, or emotional responses happen and still find that insight alone does not always change what you feel in your body or nervous system.
Trauma can affect people in different ways, including through stress responses, attachment patterns, boundaries, self-criticism, anxiety, grief, sleep, relationships, and physical wellbeing. Making sense of those connections can be difficult when every therapeutic model focuses on a different part of the picture.
This free online summit brings together more than 60 experts across psychology, neuroscience, somatic work, mindfulness, relationships, functional medicine, breathwork, expressive practices, and related fields. Dr Alex Howard, Meagen Gibson, and Jaï Bristow host conversations designed to help you explore trauma from multiple perspectives.
You do not need to adopt every approach or watch every session. Use the seven daily themes to focus on the areas most relevant to you, and treat the summit as an educational resource that can complement appropriate professional support.
Why Attend “Heal Your Trauma Summit”
Trauma is not limited to one kind of event or one set of symptoms. It can intersect with nervous-system activation, shame, grief, relationship patterns, boundaries, people pleasing, sleep, stress, and the ways people respond when they do not feel safe.
The summit gives you a way to compare multiple approaches without assuming that one method is right for everyone. Across seven days, more than 60 experts explore nervous-system regulation, Internal Family Systems, polyvagal theory, relational trauma, attachment, somatic practices, self-compassion, mindfulness, collective trauma, functional medicine, and other perspectives.
The practical value comes from identifying the ideas that help you understand your own questions more clearly. You can choose focused sessions, experience selected guided practices, and note which approaches you may want to explore further with an appropriately qualified professional.
Who Should Attend Heal Your Trauma Summit
This summit may be useful for people exploring how difficult experiences, chronic stress, attachment patterns, grief, relational wounds, or longstanding coping responses continue to affect daily life. It is also relevant for people who want a better educational understanding of nervous-system regulation and trauma-informed approaches.
Because the program includes both expert conversations and experiential practices, you can participate selectively. The summit may also interest caregivers, coaches, practitioners, educators, and family members who want broader context for understanding trauma while staying within the boundaries of their own role and training.
- People exploring nervous-system regulation, safety, and stress responses
- Adults interested in relational trauma, attachment patterns, and boundaries
- People working to understand shame, self-criticism, grief, or people pleasing
- Those curious about Internal Family Systems, polyvagal theory, and somatic approaches
- People interested in mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, and restorative practices
- Anyone exploring collective, cultural, workplace, or intergenerational trauma
- Caregivers and family members seeking a more informed understanding of trauma
- Practitioners, coaches, and educators interested in a multidisciplinary overview
What You’ll Learn During Heal Your Trauma Summit
The summit begins by examining how trauma can be reflected in the brain, body, nervous system, emotions, behaviors, and relationships. That foundation makes it easier to understand why different speakers focus on different aspects of safety, regulation, memory, attachment, and recovery.
You will then encounter a wide range of therapeutic and experiential perspectives, including Internal Family Systems, polyvagal theory, expressive arts, breathwork, mindfulness, restorative yoga, self-compassion, relational approaches, and functional medicine. These sessions are educational opportunities rather than a prescription to use every method.
Later sessions widen the lens to include collective trauma, family and relationship patterns, boundaries, self-trust, grief, and whole-person wellbeing. The aim is to help you recognize useful questions and approaches you may want to explore at a pace that feels appropriate.
- How nervous-system safety and regulation are explored in trauma work
- Ways trauma responses may appear through thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and behavior
- How attachment patterns and relational trauma can influence close relationships
- Why boundaries, self-compassion, and self-trust receive dedicated attention
- How Internal Family Systems approaches parts, protectors, and the Self
- How somatic, expressive, movement, and breath-based practices are used by different practitioners
- How grief, shame, people pleasing, anxiety, and stress can intersect with trauma
- How collective, cultural, workplace, and intergenerational trauma broaden the conversation
- How mindfulness and meditation are used in several trauma-focused approaches
- How functional medicine and brain-body perspectives add another lens on health and trauma
Decode Your Trauma: Four Stages and Three Core Emotional Needs
Dr Alex Howard contributes a session called How To Decode Your Trauma that introduces a framework built around four stages of trauma and three core emotional needs. The session also examines why focusing only on symptoms can leave important context unexplored.
This framework gives participants one way to organize questions about what happened, how protective responses developed, and what emotional needs may be connected with recurring patterns. It sits alongside the summit’s many other approaches rather than replacing them.
As you move through the week, you can use this framework as a reference point while comparing perspectives from nervous-system science, attachment work, Internal Family Systems, somatic practice, mindfulness, relationships, and whole-person health.
- Learn the four stages used in Alex Howard’s trauma framework
- Explore the three core emotional needs highlighted in the session
- Consider the difference between managing symptoms and understanding wider patterns
- Compare the framework with other trauma approaches presented throughout the summit
Featured Speakers and What They Cover
More than 60 experts take part across the seven-day summit, so the program spans far more than one school of thought. The themes below can help you identify the speakers and sessions most closely connected with your current questions.
Individual experts bring different theories, practices, and professional perspectives. Treat each session as an educational contribution and evaluate health or mental-health decisions within your own circumstances and with appropriate professional guidance.
Nervous-System Safety, Regulation and Polyvagal Perspectives
Dr Stephen Porges explores cultivating a state of safety, Dr Arielle Schwartz contributes polyvagal and relational-trauma perspectives, Dr Peter Levine discusses self-regulation and inner safety, and Irene Lyon focuses on trauma held in the body.
Internal Family Systems, Self-Compassion and Boundaries
Dr Richard Schwartz explores Internal Family Systems and moving beyond inner defenses, while Dr Kristin Neff addresses self-compassion. Dr Pedram Shojai, Dr Margaret Paul, Dr Diane Poole Heller, and Dr Alex Howard contribute additional perspectives on boundaries, self-trust, attachment, and inner relationships.
Relational Trauma, Attachment and Family Patterns
Terry Real addresses resilience and intimacy in relationships, Dr Alex Iantaffi and Dr Meg-John Barker explore relational trauma, and Dr Lindsay Gibson examines the impact of emotionally immature parents. Heather Monroe, Matthias Barker, Kelly McDaniel, Anna Runkle, and others add perspectives on attachment, parental wounds, people pleasing, and recurring relationship patterns.
Somatic, Expressive, Movement and Breath-Based Practices
Dr Cathy Malchiodi explores expressive arts therapy, Anthony Abbagnano and Dan Brulé contribute breathwork education, Adelene Cheong guides restorative practices, and Deirdre Fay brings movement and mindfulness into the conversation about triggers and trauma.
Brain, Memory, Health and Whole-Person Perspectives
Donna Jackson Nakazawa explores trauma and immune responses, Dr Dawson Church discusses memory reconsolidation, Dr Daniel Siegel addresses mindsight, and Dr David Perlmutter considers trauma and inflammation. Dr James Gordon, Laura Frontiero, Dr Christine Schaffner, and other speakers add perspectives from medicine, mind-body practice, and whole-person health.
Heal Your Trauma Summit Schedule and Daily Themes
The online summit runs from October 19 through October 25, 2026. Each day develops a different part of the trauma conversation, moving from foundational understanding and healing approaches into wellbeing, collective trauma, relationships, self-compassion, movement, mindfulness, and functional medicine.
You can use the daily themes to create a selective viewing plan rather than trying to follow every presentation. Check your email after registration for viewing links and schedule updates.
Day 1 – October 19: Impacts of Trauma
- Daily theme: Understanding how trauma can appear through the brain, body, nervous system, emotions, and behavior.
- Speakers include: Dr Stephen Porges, Dr Arielle Schwartz, Dr Alex Howard, Britt Frank, Matthias Barker, Donna Jackson Nakazawa, and Dr MaryCatherine McDonald.
Day 2 – October 20: Healing Tools & Approaches
- Daily theme: Exploring different methods for working with trauma, including Internal Family Systems, breathwork, grounding, mindfulness, and other therapeutic perspectives.
- Speakers include: Dr Richard Schwartz, Britt Frank, Anthony Abbagnano, Dr Pedram Shojai, Dr Peter Levine, Dr Darryl Tonemah, and Professor Rachel Yehuda.
Day 3 – October 21: Wellbeing & Restoration
- Daily theme: Full-body integration, emotional processing, memory, meaning, expressive approaches, breath, and practices connected with restoration.
- Speakers include: Dr Peter Levine, Dr Cathy Malchiodi, Dr Dawson Church, Dr James Gordon, Dr Daniel Siegel, Rebecca Fogg, Dan Brulé, and Dr Sue Morter.
Day 4 – October 22: Collective Trauma
- Daily theme: Intergenerational, cultural, community, and workplace dimensions of trauma, including belonging, resilience, and collective healing.
- Speakers include: Thomas Hübl, Dr Fleet Maull, Donna Jackson Nakazawa, Dr Darryl Tonemah, Minaa B, Jason Prall, Mark Walsh, and Dr James Gordon.
Day 5 – October 23: Relational Trauma
- Daily theme: Trauma in families and close relationships, including attachment, boundaries, coercive control, narcissistic abuse, emotional immaturity, and recurring relational patterns.
- Speakers include: Dr Arielle Schwartz, Sharon Salzberg, Terry Real, Dr Alex Iantaffi, Dr Meg-John Barker, Heather Monroe, Matthias Barker, Dr Lindsay Gibson, Anna Runkle, and Thomas Hübl.
Day 6 – October 24: Self-Compassion
- Daily theme: Working with the inner critic, developing self-compassion, strengthening boundaries, and rebuilding trust in yourself.
- Speakers include: Dr Richard Schwartz, Dr Pedram Shojai, Dr Margaret Paul, Dr Kristin Neff, Dr Judith Orloff, Deirdre Fay, Dr Diane Poole Heller, Dr Alex Howard, and Dr Shainna Ali.
Day 7 – October 25: Movement, Mindfulness & Functional Medicine
- Daily theme: Movement, mindfulness, grief, body-based regulation, functional medicine, brain-body health, restorative yoga, and integration.
- Speakers include: Irene Lyon, Dr David Perlmutter, Dr Dawson Church, David Kessler, Laura Frontiero, Dr Bruce Lipton, Dr Aimie Apigian, Dr Rick Hanson, and Dr Alex Howard.
Dates, Access, Replays and Where to Watch
Heal Your Trauma Summit is a seven-day online event running from October 19 through October 25, 2026. Register online and check your email for event access details, viewing links, and schedule updates.
Registration also gives you instant access to six full expert interviews before the summit begins. These early-access sessions cover boundaries, attachment, toxic shame, expressive arts, safety, and people pleasing.
A separate $79 option offers lifetime access to the complete Heal Your Trauma Summit along with one year of Conscious Life membership. That paid option is separate from free summit registration.
How to Register for Heal Your Trauma Summit
Click any Register Here For Free button on this page, enter your contact information, and check your email for access details.
How to Get the Most From the Seven-Day Summit
Trauma is a sensitive subject, and a seven-day event with more than 60 speakers can be a lot to absorb. A selective approach can help you stay curious without treating every session, concept, or practice as something you must complete.
Use the schedule to identify the themes most relevant to you, and give yourself permission to skip material that does not fit your needs. Educational content can be useful for building context, but it does not replace individualized mental-health or medical care.
Choose One or Two Priority Themes
Start with the days most closely connected with the questions you already have, such as nervous-system safety, relational trauma, self-compassion, or body-based practices.
Notice Your Response to Experiential Sessions
Some sessions include meditation, breathwork, body scans, expressive practices, movement, or restorative yoga. Participate only in ways that feel appropriate for you, and stop or seek qualified support if a practice feels too activating or uncomfortable.
Keep Notes Simple
- Write down one idea that helped you understand a pattern more clearly
- Note one question you want to explore further
- Record the name of one approach or speaker you may want to research
- Separate educational insights from decisions that require professional guidance
Leave Space Between Sessions
You do not need to move immediately from one emotionally demanding topic to another. Pauses, ordinary routines, rest, and supportive connection can make a multi-day learning experience more manageable.
About Dr Alex Howard, Meagen Gibson, Jaï Bristow and Conscious Life
Dr Alex Howard is the founder of Conscious Life and a co-host of its Super Conference series. He also founded The Optimum Health Clinic, which has a team of 25 full-time practitioners supporting patients in more than 50 countries.
Alex has delivered more than 10,000 consultations and has led a Therapeutic Coaching practitioner program since 2005. His research has appeared in journals including BMJ Open and Psychology and Health, and his books include Why ME?, Decode Your Fatigue, and It’s Not Your Fault: Why childhood trauma shapes you and how to break free.
Meagen Gibson is Chief Content Officer of Conscious Life. Her background includes journalism, education, entrepreneurship, teaching, facilitation, and media production, with a focus on making complex personal-development ideas more accessible and practical.
Jaï Bristow is a content creator, facilitator, public speaker, and consultant with experience in events and media production dating back to 2010. Jaï’s work includes mindfulness, inquiry, communication, social-identity education, and group facilitation.
Alex, Meagen, and Jaï serve as the summit hosts, while the more than 60 guest experts contribute the individual presentations, interviews, and practices across the seven-day program.
Free Gifts and Bonus Interviews
Free registration unlocks instant access to six full expert interviews before the summit begins. Together, they introduce several of the major themes that return throughout the seven-day event.
Six Full Early-Access Interviews
- Dr Pedram Shojai – How to Establish Healthy Boundaries
- Heather Monroe – How Attachment Drives What We Think We Deserve
- Dr Peter Levine – Healing Toxic Shame
- Dr Cathy Malchiodi – Experiential Expressive Arts Therapy
- Dr Darryl Tonemah – Creating Safety We Can Share
- Matthias Barker – People Pleasing as a Trauma Response
Optional Lifetime-Access Offer
A separate $79 option includes lifetime access to the complete Heal Your Trauma Summit and one year of Conscious Life membership. The membership includes access to 19 Super Conferences covering subjects such as trauma, anxiety, and relationships, along with additional courses.
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