Dr. Resmaa Menakem (MSW, LICSW, SEP) is a therapist, author, and licensed clinical social worker specializing in racialized trauma, communal healing, and cultural first aid. He is the author of several books, most notably the New York Times best seller My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies.

Dr. Menakem serves as a Senior Fellow with The Meadows Behavioral Healthcare and is the founder of Justice Leadership Solutions and BlackOctopusSociety.com, where he established and advances the practice of Somatic Abolitionism—an embodied anti-racist practice for living and culture building.

A highly sought-after public speaker and panelist both nationally and internationally, Dr. Menakem continues to serve as the challenging yet compassionate coach we all need in these times.