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Neurodivergent Wisdom Panel: Co-Regulating Across Differences

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Join us on July 21 for the 90-minute Neurodivergent Wisdom Panel: Co-Regulating Across Differences, an unprecedented live event from the Embodied Dialogues Podcast where neurodiversity takes center stage in an immersive real-world exploration of difference, dignity, and healing. REGISTER NOW

Under the unifying theme of neurodiversity, we’ll unpack two game‑changing topicsneurodiversity + addiction and neurodiversity + embodiment—to deliver cutting‑edge, actionable strategies for therapists, coaches, advocates, and caretakers. On July 21 from 1:30–3 pm ET, five trailblazers—Jan Winhall, Sean Inderbitzen, BG Mancini, Jacqui Jebian Garcia, and Jessica Zormann—will share groundbreaking insights into our understanding and celebration of neurodiversity. This includes interoception, neuroception, and felt sense to foster resilience, and co-regulating across diverse minds.

This isn’t theory alone—it’s a guided journey into how you can transform relationships, addiction cycles, parenting strategies, and therapeutic approaches through embodied regulation. You’ll leave with immediately usable techniques to transform client sessions, enhance family dynamics, and champion neurodivergent strengths. A live Q&A will cap the session, so bring your questions and your curiosity.

Pre-registration is required for this live, no-cost offering—reserve your spot today!

PANELIST BIOS:

BG Mancini:
With a background in functional medicine, acupuncture, and neurodevelopment, BG Mancini AP, MHsc brings three decades of clinical insight to the intersection of brain-body health. Her work centers on helping individuals and providers understand how the nervous system, gut, and sensory experiences influence connection, identity, and healing, and how these are the primary influencers on the comfort and safety we feel in our brain & body. Her work focuses on mental health, trauma, and neurodivergent communities.

Sean Inderbitzen:
Sean M. Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW, an autistic psychotherapist and researcher through Mayo Clinic Health System. He regularly trains healthcare professionals to be more confident when working with people on the spectrum. He is the author of Autism in Polyvagal Terms: New Possibilities and Interventions.

Jessica Zormann:
Jessica Zormann is a Focusing Oriented Psychotherapist and Certified FSPM Facilitator based in Toronto, Canada. Using the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model, Jessica helps clients with ADHD and AuDHD to manage intense emotions and make progress toward their goals.

Jacqui Jebian Garcia:
Jacqui Jebian Garcia, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a late-diagnosed neurodivergent mother of two, who is no longer willing to accept ableism as the only way to experience life. She is a Sensory-Trained and Somatic Trauma-informed Speech-Language Pathologist and Social-Emotional Coach turned Somatic Co-Regulator, Paradigm Shifter, Safe & Sound Protocol Provider, Rest & Restore Protocol Provider, and Felt Sense Polyvagal Model Provider through her practice, The Sound of Safety: In The Space Between Co-Regulation. Passionate about actively shifting the paradigm, Jacqui works to depathologize neurodivergence, educating adults about the intersection of the neurodiversity paradigm, the language of the nervous system, trauma, and bringing awareness to individual lenses.

Jan Winall:
Jan Winhall, M.S.W. P.I.F.O.T. is an author, teacher and seasoned trauma and addiction psychotherapist. She is an Educational Partner with the Polyvagal Institute where she offers a three-year training program based on her books “Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model” and “20 Embodied Practices for Healing Trauma and Addiction: Using the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model”. She is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto and a Certifying Co-Ordinator with the International Focusing Institute. Jan is Co-Director of the Borden Street Clinic where she supervises graduate students. She enjoys teaching all over the world.

 

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Jan Winhall, M.S.W.  P.I.F.O.T. is an author, teacher and seasoned trauma and addiction psychotherapist. She is an Educational Partner and Course Developer with the Polyvagal Institute where she offers a training program based on her book Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model, Routledge 2021. Completion of all three levels leads students to become Felt Sense Polyvagal Model Facilitators. Her new book, 20 Embodied Practices for Healing Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model, published by Norton, is available for preorder and out in March 2025. She is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto and a Certifying Co-Ordinator with the International Focusing Institute. Jan is Co-Director of the Borden Street Clinic where she supervises graduate students. She enjoys teaching all over the world.

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