Natalie Villeneuve is a therapist and registered social worker with over ten years of experience supporting vulnerable populations. She is passionate about helping others thrive by getting to the root causes of their problems, and she is particularly interested in how Indigenous ways of knowing can help us to achieve balance and wellbeing in our lives. She seeks to bring a Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to her work, blending the strengths of both Indigenous and Western perspectives. After graduating with her Masters of Social Work at McGill University, Natalie has worked primarily with youth and families to help heal from sexual abuse and trauma, including working with youth who have perpetrated sexual abuse. Natalie understands that humans are complex beings and so she meets people where they are at in their change process, and helps motivate them to make meaningful changes in their lives. She believes in challenging people to expand their minds and become the best version of themselves, while also giving them the freedom to make choices that are best for their own individual journey. Natalie recognizes the importance of nature-based healing and strives to help others reconnect with the land, situate themselves in the present, and return to wellness. 

Taylor McNulty is a clinical social worker who holds a master's degree from McGill University and has nearly ten years of experience in the field. Taylor is passionate about creating community and gathering likeminded folks to encourage self-exploration in an effort to harmonize values, thoughts and behaviors. She strives to create a warm environment that promotes feelings of self-acceptance and compassion for all. She has a special interest in the role that nature and land-based practices influence wellbeing and feelings of interconnectedness. She has worked in the public and private sectors throughout both Winnipeg and Montreal. This includes working with individuals of all ages, families and groups experiencing issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, life transitions, interpersonal violence, anger management and currently specializes in helping people understand and reduce their substance use. For Taylor, Leading from the Heart Retreats is an intentional project to combine passions of gathering, sharing and life-long learning.  

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A mental health practitioner of 39 years, David Prescott is the Director of the Safer Society Continuing Education Center. He is the author and editor of 25 books in the areas of understanding and improving services to at-risk clients. He is best known for his work in the areas of understanding, assessing, and treating sexual violence and trauma. Mr. Prescott is the recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Contribution award from the Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA), the 2018 recipient of the National Adolescent Perpetration Network’s C. Henry Kempe Lifetime Achievement award, and the 2022 recipient of the Fay Honey Knopp Award from the New York State Alliance for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and New York State ATSA. He also served as ATSA President in 2008-09. Mr. Prescott currently trains, lectures, and consults around the world. His published work has been translated into Japanese, Korean, German, French, Polish, and Dutch. He has served on the editorial boards of four scholarly journals.