Standard nutrition and exercise recommendations often assume everyone has the same resources and physical abilities. This presentation examines how this one-size-fits-all guidance can be harmful when applied to diverse bodies, minds, and circumstances. Drawing from research and patient advocacy experience, this session will cover how typical wellness advice often fails people with chronic pain, mobility limitations, sensory differences, complex conditions, and inadequate social support.
CourseBy Kasey Flynt
Diet culture and the "health foods" industry capitalize on the erasure of Indigenous foodways, disproportionately impact already disparaged communities, and perpetuate harmful relationships with food. The images we see, slogans and phrases we hear, resources that we have available, and the sociocultural expectations driven by the wellness industrial complex, all keep our psychosomatic health in allostatic overload. Let's explore the biopsychosocial components of food, nutrition, and cultural identity together.
CourseBy Kasey Flynt
Uriah Little Hoop hails from the Sandhills of Nebraska, and descends from the Oglala, Sicangu, and Diné tribes. As an advocate for cultural awareness and mental wellness, Uriah encourages others to find themselves through art and cultural events/activities. Through her travels and life experiences as a young traditional person, Uriah provides an insight into how Western education and Western medicine can go hand in hand with modern traditional methods. Uriah speaks on cultural competency and cultural humility.
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Considering health and wellness from a culturally relevant and applicable perspective is the only way to truly implement effective interventions. This begins with education, ethics, empowerment, and empathy. Many public health initiatives are one-size-fits-all without much community involvement. We will take a look at Indigenous initiatives and interventions alongside some of their more widely touted counterparts as we explore decolonial options, systemic barriers, and the roles we play.
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Dr. Price, who is autistic and transgender, has explored themes such as autistic identity, trans identity, masking, the mental health consequences of masking, and the process of unmasking in his written works. Dr. Price has delved into the intersectional nature of neurodiversity and the experiences of autistic people of color. He is a staunch proponent of self-diagnosis and criticizes clinical evaluations, framing autism as a non-pathological social identity, while acknowledging it as a neurodevelopmental disability.
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Additional Resources, no CEU credit.
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John Robison is an experienced educator and nonprofit leader with over 25 years of teaching and community engagement. With a background in arts administration and organizational leadership, John brings a compassionate and strategic perspective to advocacy work. As the parent of two transgender teenagers, John is deeply committed to supporting trans youth and fostering inclusive environments in education and beyond. Their work is grounded in a lifetime of listening, empowering others, and responding to individual and community needs.
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In this session, Dr. Kasey Flynt introduces the Disillusionment Pipeline, a model for identifying patients who have lost trust in conventional medicine. Drawing on the Perpetual Pursuit of Idealized Wellness Theory, this session provides medical professionals with strategies for recognizing early signs of disillusionment, understanding the behavioral markers of disengaged patients, and rebuilding trust to improve patient outcomes.
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Well for Culture is a social entrepreneurship that aims to reclaim and revitalize Indigenous health and wellness. The Seven Circles is the Well for Culture model for total health optimization. We study and implement the lifestyle teachings of our ancestors, meanwhile incorporating new information to contribute to this ancient and ongoing chain of knowledge. Indigenous culture has always been dynamic, and wellness is an inherent aspect. Chelsey Luger (Anishinaabe & Lakota) & Thosh Collins (Onk Akimel O'odham) are community health educators and co-founders of Well for Culture. This Indigenous wellness initiative focuses on reclaiming healthy, balanced lifestyles through ancestral knowledge and Indigenous ideologies. They are the authors of The Seven Circles: Indigenous Teachings for Living Well. They are the proud parents of two daughters and reside on Thosh’s ancestral home of the On Akimel O’Odham People of AZ, where they’re active participants in the community.
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D.J. is an enrolled member of the Ottawa Tribe of Michigan, a former U.S. Air Force officer, and a best-selling author. His expertise lies in helping people and organizations apply the warrior spirit at work. He’s delivered over 7,000 programs to clients such as Intel Corporation, the U.S. military, Walt Disney, Amazon, Costco, Subaru, Mayo Clinic, NASA, and over 500 tribal nations. He’s also been twice invited to speak at the White House. His passionate focus is inspiring the use of our traditional warrior spirit principles to stay resilient, fiercely solution-oriented, create clarity from chaos, and get better results in all we do as leaders and service providers. After serving ten years as a decorated Air Force officer, he is now the president of his own company, Native Discovery Inc. D.J.’s mission is to "build the warriors of tomorrow...today".
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Dr. Raquel Martin is an experienced, licensed clinical psychologist; a devoted professor; an acclaimed researcher and scientist; and a person who deeply believes in the power of Black mental wealth – an affirming, lifelong journey that encourages Black people to center mental health practices as integral and intentionally linked to success and well-being. When Dr. Martin speaks, it’s time to listen. Her leadership, expertise, and voice are vital to truly protecting Black lives and redefining what it means to live well. Dr. Martin’s work benefits other marginalized groups, such as Indigenous people, while providing insights and education to the people working with BIPOC communities. Dr. Martin is also the host of the Mind Your Mental podcast and a highly sought-after and renowned public speaker with a rapidly growing and engaged following.
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This session introduces educators to Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework that removes educational barriers by anticipating diverse student needs. Dr. Kasey Flynt shares real-world examples from their classrooms, where flexible policies support all students without requiring formal accommodation requests. Learn how to design more inclusive courses and address the systemic factors that contribute to the underdiagnosis of disabilities.
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Leadership is often praised for its outcomes—but rarely are we invited to explore the toll it takes on our well-being. In this 30-minute session, Dr. Kendra Washington-Bass and Kelly Peaks Horner, co-authors of Unwrapped: The Pursuit of Justice for Women Educators, reflect on what it means to lead from within. Drawing from lived experience and a justice-centered lens, they offer stories, reflection questions, and sacred practices to help leaders reclaim their energy, rituals, and purpose. This is not about perfection—it’s an invitation to pause, to integrate, and to walk your own sacred path toward wellness.
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