Join Us at the NWCF Forum

Back by popular demand, Linda Chamberlain and Abigail Bocanegra return to our 2025 Forum as featured speakers!

Developmental Scientist Dr. Linda Chamberlain has a renowned ability to translate science into practical strategies and tools. She will demonstrate techniques to balance the nervous system, highlight surprising facts about the hormone oxytocin, and discuss polyvagal insights for parenting – all with a focus on building collective resilience.

Expressive Arts Psychotherapist Abigail Bocanegra will share how she centers cultural wisdom and integrates the healing arts into her therapeutic work with children and families. Abigail’s approach revitalizes Indigenous health and healing practices through the arts, offering a holistic method for reconnecting with ancestral and innate healing capacities.

Dr. Ben Danielson, youth advocate, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington, School of Medicine, and Center Director of AHSHAY, also joins the Forum to provide opening remarks and reflections.

Participants will learn the latest research on the role of the nervous system in healing trauma and preventing burnout; develop an expanded understanding of a culturally responsive and expressive arts approach to healing; and gain practical tools and skills they can apply immediately to their own work.

Pricing: Our event sponsors help keep Forum registration accessible to all with different price levels depending on need:

• $50 standard
• $25 reduced rate
• No-cost option

Register here and choose the option appropriate for you.

• Post-event on-demand viewing included with registration

• Center for Early Relational Health: 4 CEUs available for mental health professionals
• MERIT Training: 4 STARS hours available
• MCLE: 4 credits available for legal professionals in Personal Development and Mental Health

Resources/Handouts that Accompany 2025 Forum

• Linda Chamberlain’s Resource List
• Quick Coherence Technique
• Fingerholds Activity
• Body Sensations List