You Are Not Your Trauma

YOU ARE NOT YOUR TRAUMA:
A panel conversation on identity, healing, and reclaiming self within LGBTQ  experiences

Join us for an intentional and affirming conversation centered on trauma, identity, and healing within the LGBTQ  community.
This panel brings together lived experience, professional insight, and community-based perspectives to explore what it means to move beyond survival and begin reclaiming your voice, boundaries, and sense of self.
Together, we’ll create space for honest dialogue, connection, and reflection.

Date: Thursday June 25, 2026, 7-9pm
Location: Union Congregational Church
176 Cooper Ave, Montclair, NJ
in the Guild Room in the Main Building
Register at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/outmontclair/2257009

FACILITATORS:
-Nancy Robles, DM
CEO/President
Eastern Funding LLC
Published Author

-Kristin Wald
Vice President of the Board
Start Out Fresh Intervention Advocates: Working to Eradicate Domestic Violence with Advocacy and Awareness

-Jaz Parker
SOFIA board member and DVRT certified advocate

-Lucas Manrique, LAC, NCC
Engaging and compassionate educator, clinician and advocate, dedicated to advancing BIPOC, immigrant, and LGBTQIA  rights.

-Jennie Vila is a Licensed Professional Counselor, clinical supervisor, and the founder of Growth Mindset, LLC