The Long Road Within: Trauma, Resilience, and Healing | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA.
This Day Two panel explores trauma, resilience, and the work of healing after disaster.
Moderator: Clara Bergen, Program Development Manager Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Panelists:
Jonathan Chia, Co-Founder, Reality Center
Susan Farren, Founder & Executive Director, First Responders Resiliency
Dr. Adrienne Heinz, PhD, Clinical Research Psychologist, Stanford School of Medicine; Co-Founder, The After Collective
Staci Richard, Sr. Manager, US Emergency Response, Direct Relief
Topics covered: disaster trauma, mental health after wildfire, resilience, healing after disaster, first responder resilience, behavioral health recovery.
The Wildfire Leadership Summit is an invitation-only, three-day convening from After the Fire USA, an initiative of Rebuild NorthBay Foundation. 2026 Summit: September 15–17, 2026, The Hanna Center, Sonoma, California.
After the Fire: Recover. Rebuild. Reimagine.™
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