Biography:
Dr. Kimber Olson (Northern European, Chiricahua Apache, and Cayuga descent) is Founder and CEO of Juniper & Pine Consulting, specializing in Indigenous healing systems and trauma-informed care. With over three decades of experience throughout remote Alaska and Indian Country, she bridges Indigenous knowledge systems with neuroscience, designing culturally grounded trainings in nervous system regulation and trauma-responsive systems. Her PhD dissertation, "Inviting the Sacred Wound into Circle: Re-Storying an Indigenous Mind-Body Medicine Framework for Healing," explores how contemporary healing methods originate from Indigenous knowledge. Dr. Olson's work is grounded in "pinu'u echicasay...I am all my relations" and "yenáda'ilzih…that's how we are healed," recognizing that healing requires integrating Spirit, cultural wisdom, and Native science.
Title : Inviting the sacred wound into circle: Re-storying an Indigenous mind-body medicine framework for healing
Title : Before polyvagal theory, there was ceremony: Why indigenous regulation practices hold the keys to healing trauma, chronic pain and collective wellness