Hailing from Chicago, Brenda Hershey is an author, researcher, international humanitarian and Trauma Recovery Yoga (TRY) Global's Executive Director. She has a BA in International Relations, a Masters in Community Development & Action and is currently obtaining certifications in Trauma-Informed Leadership and Traumatic Stress Studies from the Trauma Research Foundation. Informed by her experience serving internationally in the contexts of natural disaster relief and trauma recovery, Brenda is passionate about helping people learn tools to regulate themselves and strengthening their mind-body connection. She pursues this through her work with TRY Global, its mission to provide trauma-informed mind-body practices based in neuroscience and psychology to vulnerable populations around the world, including breathwork, meditation and yoga.