You Don’t Have to Carry It All: Capacity, Boundaries, and Collective Care

Sonya Martinez-Ortiz, LCSW, RYT 500 • Breakout Session 1

This experiential group session invites participants to reconnect with their existing strengths, wisdom, and capacity. Grounded in a healing justice framework and sensorimotor psychotherapy, we’ll briefly explore how stress and vicarious trauma live in the body, and how care can be practiced across different domains (body, mind, spirit, relationships, and community).

Through practice and discussion, participants will have the opportunity to build awareness of their internal cues, and experiment with sustainable ways of staying connected to themselves and others. Together, we’ll explore “anchors” for ongoing care—micro practices, connection practices, and cyclical practices—that support choice, boundaries, and collective wellbeing. This is not a space for deep processing, but for resourcing, reflection, and leaving with something practical to carry forward.

Beyond Self-Care: Boundaries, Capacity, and Burnout

LaShawn Williams, MPA, EdD, LCSW • Breakout Session 2 & 3

This session explores burnout beyond surface-level self-care by focusing on the relationship between personal capacity, boundaries, and chronic stress. Participants will reflect on where they may be overextended, under-supported, or disconnected, and learn practical strategies to restore balance through intentional boundaries and sustainable self-care. Includes guided reflection and simple mindfulness practices.