Prentis Hemphill ’04 returns to Mount Holyoke College in conversation with Kai Cheng Thom.

As somatic practitioners and healers, both Prentis Hemphill and Kai Cheng Thom have been vital voices in the movements of healing, justice and liberation. In this important conversation between Prentis Hemphill and Kai Cheng Thom, the two will discuss Hemphill’s new book, What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World. Prentis Hemphill has emerged as a leading voice in cultivating life affirming practices to heal from trauma. In What it Takes to Heal, Hemphill guides us to rebuild and fortify our communal infrastructure, helping us journey toward self-acceptance, accountability, joy, and freedom. Through their unique lens as an embodiment practitioner, therapist, and activist, Prentis integrates personal narratives, clinical insights, and lessons from social movements to illustrate how healing can be both a personal and collective endeavor.

Reception to follow in the Art Museum Lobby.

This event is co-sponsored with the Weissman Center for Leadership and the Office of the President.