In this deeply human and thought-provoking session, MaryBeth Toran, MD - board-certified neurologist, Tufts University School of Medicine faculty member, and Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Clinic at Newton-Wellesley Hospital - joins Laurie Nealon, a respected energy healer and educator with more than 15 years of experience, for an honest conversation at the intersection of neuroscience, trauma, and biofield healing.

This session will explore how lived experience can challenge conventional frameworks of trauma care. Laurie and Dr. Toran will discuss the paradigms of healing all facets of trauma, and its impacts on the physical, spiritual and emotional body. 

Together, they reflect on what it means to integrate medical expertise, self-awareness, and non-traditional healing approaches.