Teresa Mateus, MSW, E-RYT 200, (she/her/ella) is a traumatologist, author, speaker and consultant at the intersections of spirituality, healing and social change. She a trained clinical social worker, yoga teacher, Q'ero Paqo initiated in Andean traditional healing, and a community-based full-spectrum Doula -- centering the ethic of healing justice in all her work. She finds rest amid the thin air of high mountains or floating in the deep waters of rivers, lakes or oceans. She lives on Lenape land in the New York City metro area with her tiny-sized, big-dog-energy pup.