Healing Courage

09/24/2025

Healing Courage is excited to announce the launch of our next phase of the Co-Creating Futures Without Violence initiative in October - Consentric Circles for survivors of sexual and intimate violence (age 50+).

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What Are Consentric Circles?
Developed by Healing Courage, Consentric Circles are guided conversations that center the wisdom of survivors. Designed for survivors by survivors, Consentric Circles explore the impacts of trauma, challenge myths, and reimaginate healing and justice - building trust and community over time.

These circles blend dialogue with mindfulness, somatic practices, art, and reflection to support connection and transformation. More info: healingcourage.org/circles

Who Should Join?
This Fall, our Consentric Circles series is for survivors of sexual and intimate violence (age 50+) who:
- Identify as survivors
- Want to help shape a restorative practices pilot in Jefferson County - a framework for preventing and addressing violence that centers the needs of victim-survivors and prioritizes accountability, healing, and repair.
- Have done some work processing the harm they've experienced, and have some confidence in their ability to stay present in group discussions

If you are a survivor (age 50+) and would like to join the conversation, please fill out the interest form in our profile. We will be in touch!

Financial Support Available
Accessibility and participation stipends are available to help cover transportation, child care, and other needs.

Questions? Contact Stephanie Burns at [email protected]

Learn more about the community and restorative justice initiative in Jefferson County - Co-Creating Futures Without Violence. Link in our profile. healingcourage.org/futureswithoutviolence

08/05/2025

More community conversations added! Link in bio

Healing Courage centers the wisdom of those impacted by sexual and intimate violence.

Through community dialogue, media, and workshops, their work challenges harmful myths, reimagines justice, and promotes collective healing to help prevent future harm.

In collaboration with the newly formed Jefferson County Advisory Council for Community & Restorative Justice. Healing Courage is launching an initiative to address community harm through healing, accountability, and repair.

At the heart of this work is listening and learning about how best to facilitate healing through community. This means that we need your input!

Multiple conversations happening in multiple locations in Jefferson. Check out Futures Without Violence link in bio.

08/05/2025

We don't always know how to start the conversation or say the thing that needs to be said, especially when it comes to sexual and intimate violence. But when we connect in community and deepen our understanding, with care and compassion as our guides, sometimes all we need to do is show up, listen, and learn from those who know.

I'm so honored and excited to be engaging in work that is rooted in relationship and thrives in community as Healing Courage launches community conversations in Jefferson County to address sexual violence and reimagine justice. This ongoing series is part of a multi-phase initiative that brings community together to serve and support elders of sexual and intimate violence.

Details on joining the conversation below!

Intimate harm, elder abuse, and sexual violence don't happen in a vacuum. These interpersonal violations take place in the context of relationships. They often happen in the context of community. The impacts of these violations are far-reaching, socially complex, and can be lifelong.​

07/07/2025

***Join us in community & conversation to address sexual & intimate violence and reimagine justice in the context of community***

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Intimate and sexual violence is a community, not an individual, issue--the impacts of which are often far-reaching and lifelong. In this info session and community conversation, we’ll address sexual assault and intimate harm in the context of community and explore the complexities surrounding these community issues.

Together, we’ll challenge the cultural myths that often silence survivors, name the barriers many face within the criminal legal system, and explore the need for restorative, community-based responses to harm. We’ll introduce Consentric Circles—a healing and learning framework developed by Healing Courage that centers survivor wisdom, deep listening, and meaningful dialogue as tools for transformation.

We’ll also share about the exciting new initiative launching in our county for elders (ages 50+) that aims to address harm through restorative practices, with a focus on healing, accountability, and repair.

06/19/2025

✨ Join us! Jefferson County Community Conversations: Reimagining Healing + Justice ✨

Sexual and intimate violence impacts us all—and healing can begin in community.

Join us for a powerful conversation that explores the barriers of the criminal legal system for survivors and how restoratve approaches can offer new pathways forward.

We’ll introduce Consentric Circles, a survivor-informed framework developed by Healing Courage, grounded in truth-telling, deep listening, and meaningful dialogue.

You’ll also hear about an exciting new restorative justice initiative for older adults (50+) launching in Jefferson County—designed to center healing, accountability, and repair.

✨ Whether you’re a survivor, family member, advocate, or curious community member—your voice matters. This is your invitation to join the conversation and change the landscape for survivors.

RSVP and Details: https://www.healingcourage.org/futureswithoutviolence