Intergenerational Healing Summit
A 5-day summit on using compassion to support ourselves and the next generation.
A SUMMIT ON
Compassion Between Generations
Days of Content
Hours of Interview
Incredible Experts
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
Jamie Lynn Tatera & Dr. Chris Willard
Why This Summit?
Across generations, patterns of pain, disconnection, and unhealed trauma can be unknowingly passed down. But so can strength, wisdom, and compassion.
This summit is your invitation to break the cycle — and create a more connected, compassionate legacy for yourself and those who follow.
Over five days, you’ll learn from world-renowned psychologists, mindfulness teachers, and trauma experts as they guide you through the essential pillars of intergenerational healing.
Each day brings a new focus — from the foundations of self-compassion and communication, to embracing identity, regulating the nervous system, and cultivating deep inner healing.
All proceeds will go to the GCC’s Intergenerational Compassion projects, so your investment will not only enrich your personal journey but also directly support initiatives that foster wellbeing, healing and connection for others, across generations.
Partial and full scholarships are also available upon request.
What You'll Learn
Through powerful video teachings and practical exercises, you’ll discover:
- How to build self-compassion that strengthens both you and your relationships
- Tools for supporting children through emotional and psychological challenges
- Ways to interrupt inherited patterns of stress, shame, and disconnection
- Mindfulness practices that promote resilience across the lifespan
- Insights into parenting, trauma, cultural identity, and emotional regulation
Summit Schedule
DAY 1
Foundations of Intergenerational Healing
Heal yourself, support your child
Begin your journey by uncovering the roots of intergenerational healing. You’ll learn how to stand on your own side (with Rick Hanson), communicate with clarity and compassion (Oren Jay Sofer), nurture self-compassion across generations (Jamie Lynn Tatera), and support children through parts work and IFS (Carmen Jimenez Pride). This day lays the groundwork for deep, personal and family-level transformation.
DAY 2
Embracing Our Identities
From self-understanding to self-empowerment
Explore the complex stories that shape who we are. With experts like Kristin Neff and Laila Narsi guiding self-compassion practices, and thought leaders like Charles Robinson Sr. and Daniel Ellenberg unpacking masculinity and cultural identity, this day helps you connect with your authentic self — and support others in doing the same.
DAY 3
Healing Through Mindfulness
Awakening awareness across generations
Discover how mindfulness can be a powerful tool for healing inherited stress and trauma. From youth-focused practices (Dr. Christopher Willard and Dzung Vo) to contemplative neuroscience and social justice (Dr. Sará King), and inner ally-building work (Ashley Vigil-Otero), you’ll learn ways to deepen presence, resilience, and peace in yourself and your family.
DAY 4
Healing the Nervous System
Restore regulation, recover connection
Trauma is often passed down through the body — and healing can begin there too. Learn from polyvagal pioneer Deb Dana, therapeutic yoga teacher Mira Binzen, somatic and equine-informed practitioner Leanna Rae, and addiction recovery coach Mike Ferullo. This day offers practical tools to calm the body and rewire intergenerational stress responses.
DAY 5
Healing Through Self-Compassion
Break cycles with kindness, not criticism
The final day centers on the transformative power of self-compassion. You’ll learn to heal shame (Chris Germer), support teens (Karen Bluth), foster compassion in children (Wendy O’Leary & Louise Shanagher), and quiet the inner critic (Kathryn Lovewell). It’s a powerful close — helping you meet your own pain with care, and pass on resilience, not reactivity.
MEET YOUR
Teachers
Jamie Lynn Tatera
An educator and program developer passionate about bringing self-compassion to kids and caregivers through play-based learning.
Dr Christopher Willard
A clinical psychologist and author making mindfulness fun, practical, and accessible for families and young people.
Carmen Jimenez Pride
A trailblazer in using Internal Family Systems and play therapy with children, with a focus on cultural humility and trauma healing.
Rick Hanson
A psychologist and best-selling author whose work focuses on cultivating inner strengths through positive neuroplasticity.
Oren Jay Sofer
An expert in meditation and mindful communication, integrating Buddhist practice with trauma-informed approaches like Nonviolent Communication.
Kristin Neff
A pioneering researcher and co-creator of the Mindful Self-Compassion program, known for helping people turn inward with kindness.
Laila Narsi
A seasoned trauma therapist and senior teacher in fierce self-compassion, specializing in healing shame and complex PTSD.
Charles Robinson, Sr.
A longtime mediator and transformation coach helping communities consciously reshape identity through healing dialogue.
Daniel Ellenberg
A psychologist and men’s group facilitator focused on transforming harmful masculine norms into emotional intelligence and connection.
Dzung X. Vo
A pediatrician and mindfulness educator promoting adolescent resilience through science-based contemplative practices.
Sará King
A neuroscientist and meditation teacher exploring how mindfulness, social justice, and collective healing intersect.
Ashley Vigil-Otero
A psychologist and author focused on compassion-based therapy for youth and families, with a lens on cultural humility.
Deb Dana
A leading translator of Polyvagal Theory into practical tools for trauma recovery, emotional safety, and relational healing.
Mira Binzen
A yoga therapist and child psychology expert making ancient wisdom accessible through playful, body-based tools for families.
Leanna Rae
A somatic practitioner integrating nervous system healing with equine therapy, embodiment, and trauma-informed care.
Mike Ferullo
A clinical social worker and recovery coach using movement and community to support healing from addiction.
Chris Germer
A Harvard lecturer and co-developer of the MSC program, dedicated to healing shame and inner pain through compassion.
Karen Bluth
A leading researcher on self-compassion for teens and co-creator of the MSC-Teens curriculum.
Wendy O’Leary & Louise Shanagher
Educators and authors helping families nurture emotional resilience and kindness in children.
Kathryn Lovewell
An award-winning speaker and author specializing in mindful self-compassion for parents, educators, and families.