Virtual Campfire #12: Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis + HMF Family Firsts!

Welcome to the Hiking My Feelings Virtual Campfire. This 20-day event is a fundraiser for the Hiking My Feelings Wilderness Wellness Center, the American Diabetes Association, and RAINN - the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization.

Each night from May 26-June 14, 2020 we are going live at 5pm PT to bring inspiration, hope, and healing to the community in these uncertain times. If you find value in what we're sharing here, please consider making a contribution to our non-profit organization.

You can get tickets to the Virtual Campfire at https://hikingmyfeelings.org/campfire and you can make a one-time donation at https://hikingmyfeelings.org/give

Every day is a new opportunity to make a difference. With each opportunity that comes our way, Barry and I ask ourselves two questions:

1. Will this make the world a better place for EVERYONE, not just for some of us? 2. Does this feel good?

If the answer to those two questions is yes, then we go forth with enthusiasm and gratitude.

Tonight, as with every night around the Virtual Campfire, we hope to make the world a bit better for everyone. Swipe through the photos to meet our guests:

Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis is a Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University. She is the 2015 awardee for the California Psychological Association Distinguished Scientist Award for her research addressing trauma and oppression. She is also a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women and a former American Psychological Association representative to the United Nations. She received the Early Career Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Service award. Dr. Bryant-Davis is director of the Culture and Trauma Research Lab at Pepperdine University which focuses on the cultural context of recovery from interpersonal traumas such as child abuse, sexual assault, intimate partner abuse, racism, and human trafficking.

This is going to be an AWESOME fireside chat, and if you have questions for Dr. Thema, leave them in the comments!

Tonight we are having a #HikingMyFeelingsFamily meeting with the folks who have been the "first" to do something to help us inch our movement forward:

Becca was the first person to use the hashtag after I started writing about #hikingmyfeelings.

Ash was the first person to ask a question on my first speaking tour. Pete was the first person to ask about the process of Hiking My Feelings - how do you do it?

Laura was the first person to pre-order the book last year.

All of these people have been integral to our growth and evolution and we are so excited to chat with them about how hiking has helped them heal and what the movement means to them.