ARISE: Embodiment for Transformative Justice

Kai Cheng Thom is an author, community worker, somatic healer, lasagna lover, and wicked witch based in Toronto. She has spoken and published widely on the topics of trauma, transformative justice, and mental health. A former clinical social worker, Kai Cheng has also spent over a decade working in public sector mental health with LGBT youth and their families, an experience that continues to inform her work today. She is also the author of four award-winning books, including the Stonewall Award-winning essay collection I HOPE WE CHOOSE LOVE.