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Upcoming Presentations:
Various workshops, conversation tables, storytelling & more (August 28-31, 2025) Wild Goose Festival Wisdom Camp - Radical Mysticism: Debonee & reknown author & go-to guide on mysticism, Carl McColman are leading an all day workshop on the roots & practices of mysticism, and how to jump into those deep waters to nurture your soul in the tumult of this contemporary shit-show. Religious Trauma: Conversation table to help people be present with and heal from their trauma at the hands of organized religion. Declaration of Independents: Debonee & Rabbi Mitch Cohen will share the language and frameworks of creating practices and community outside of organized religion. The Perennial tradition and panentheism have a long history that many are not aware of - and these Holy Rascals are going to break it down and lay it out to empower folks who didn't know they can have a spiritual home. Psilocybin & Religious Trauma: Debonee shares the research around the efficacy of using psilocybin (psychoactive mushrooms) in a structured professional setting to explore and heal religious trauma. Debonee has been focused on building the nonprofit, Zeitgeist this year, and minimizing external teaching.
Debonee is the primary teacher for Zeitgeist's "Spiritual Direction Training Program". |
Previous Presentations:
Panel on Interfaith Chaplaincy (2025) Emory Interfaith Center Debonee shared perspective on Spiritual Independents, and serving the needs of people whose beliefs and practices are interfaith, or independent from the most common religious faith traditions. "Silence is Golden: The Importance of Contemplation, Prayer and Meditation in Recovery"
Annual Interfaith Institute on Recovery (2021) Debonee spoke on the efficacy and importance of contemplation, prayer and meditation in substance abuse recovery. "The Ethical Obligations of Understanding Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue" March 22, 2019
Debonee led the meditation portion of the workshop. First Fridays: Spirituality in Film Care and Counseling Center of Georgia, Atlanta February - June, 2018 This six event series, held on the first Friday of each month explored spiritual themes in films; "Love & Relationship", "Dark Night & Separation", "Trust & Letting Go", "Redemption & Recovery", and "Sweetness of Connection". Open to the public, but geared toward psychotherapists and spiritual directors. Different Drum: Healing the Wounds of Exclusion through Pop Media Spiritual Directors International "Seeking Connection" conference presentation, St Luis, April A Poetic Approach to Depression & Anxiety The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta, March 2018 Awakening Through Dreaming Dharma talk at Soto Zen Center, Atlanta, February 2018 The Spiritual Paradox of Addiction Care and Counseling Center of Georgia, Atlanta, October 2017 Spiritual Wounding in the LGBTQ Community: The Ethics of Competent Care Society for the Integration of Spirituality & Psychotherapy in Atlanta, September, 2017 "Integrating Spirituality & Psychotherapy" Care and Counseling Center of Georgia. Debonee hosted the six event series, and presented Healing Creatively Through the Arts and Healing Spiritual Wounds in the LGBTQ Community. Spring 2017 "Which Way Do the Gates Swing: Revisiting LGBTQ Inclusivity in Faith Communities" Spiritual Directors International "Emerging Wisdom" conference presentation, San Diego, 2016 "Peace Begins with You" Rotary Int'l Young Entrepreneurs, Fullerton, CA 2016 "12 Steps to a Better Relationship: A Recovery Paradigm for Couples" Georgia Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Atlanta, GA 2015 "A Place at the Table: What Faith Leaders Need to Know About the LGBTQ Experience" Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta presentation, 2014 |