RiseUp Springfield

08/31/2026

Meet some more vendors that will be joining us at RiseUp on October 8! We still have some spaces available, apply here: https://helixhumanservices.org/riseup-sponsorships/

08/28/2026

And finally, our last speaker! We’re excited to welcome Christian Smith, LICSW, to RiseUp 2026, where he’ll present “Healing Without Hierarchy: Reimagining Safety, Engagement, and Behavioral Support.”

This powerful workshop challenges traditional approaches that can prioritize control and compliance over connection and collaboration. Christian will explore how trauma, nervous system activation, and power dynamics influence behavior—and how we can respond with dignity, emotional safety, shared humanity, and compassion.

We’re thrilled to have Christian joining us for RiseUp! Don’t miss out, grab your ticket today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990478684327

08/26/2026

We’re so excited to welcome Jamilex Del Valle to RiseUp!

Jamilex will be joining us in the afternoon to present “How Silence Shapes Trauma and How Language Heals It.” This powerful session will explore how silence becomes a survival strategy in childhood and how that same silence can follow us into adulthood as confusion, self-blame, and emotional disconnection.

Don’t miss this breakout! Grab your ticket and join us at RiseUp 2026! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990478684327

08/25/2026

Meet some vendors that will be joining us at RiseUp on October 8! We still have some spaces available, apply here: https://helixhumanservices.org/riseup-sponsorships/

08/24/2026

We’re excited to welcome Empower Health Group to RiseUp! 🧡

Matty, Kate, and Dan will be presenting “Navigating Societal Awareness of Substance Use & Treatment” bringing valuable insight and conversation around substance use, treatment, and the importance of understanding the experiences of those impacted.

We’re grateful to have Empower Health Group joining us and can’t wait for this important conversation at RiseUp!
Learn more: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990478684327

08/21/2026

08/21/2026

Teresa Nieves (she/her) is a q***r, neurodivergent small business owner, Disruption Coach, and Unconventional Strategist. She helps students and helping professionals break free from imposter syndrome, disrupt limiting beliefs, and create fulfilling, authentic lives. Teresa specializes in making conversations mindset, identity, and worthiness real, bold, and actionable— through a trauma-informed and healing-centered lens—because true growth and resilience start with owning who you truly are. She will be presenting "From Surviving to Self-Trust: A Trauma-Informed Path to Thriving" during our afternoon breakout session. Join us! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990478684327

08/19/2026

Join us in welcoming back Cristina Rivera to RiseUp! She will be presenting "Cultural Humility in Practice: Conversations We Need to Have" during the morning breakout session.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990478684327

08/18/2026

See you so soon! 🧡🧡

08/17/2026

Here are two more familiar faces coming back to RiseUp! Martha Henry and Michael McManus will be presenting their breakout "Witnessing Grief: Supporting Healing in Children and Youth" in our morning breakout session. Learn more or grab a ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990478684327