Navigating Lifequakes for the Justice Impacted

A lifequake doesn't just shake your life — it rewrites it.

For the justice-impacted community, incarceration is one of the most profound lifequakes a person can

experience. It reshapes identity, strains family bonds, disrupts finances, and places returning citizens in

a world that doesn't always make room for them to rebuild. And that weight doesn't fall on returning

citizens alone — it is carried by families, partners, children, and the communities that surround them.

This forum is for everyone walking that road. And for everyone walking it alongside someone they love.

Join us on Saturday, August 8, 2026 for Navigating Lifequakes for the Justice Impacted — a free,

full-day community forum featuring an expert presentation, a candid panel discussion with people

who've lived it and studied it, and interactive round-table breakout sessions designed to generate real

solutions, not just conversations.

Whether you're one month out or ten years out, this is your room.

What You Can Expect

Featured Presentation — Lisa Frederiksen: Secondhand Alcoholism

Lisa Frederiksen opens the morning with a presentation that reframes how we think about justice

involvement altogether, starting at the root. Drawing on research into how trauma shapes brain

development, Lisa walks us through the neurological and behavioral effects that can influence a

person’s responses, decisions, and ultimately their path into, and through, the justice system. Her

presentation gives the forum its foundation, grounding our community conversation in real science,

lived experience, and a deeper understanding of the many ways trauma shows up in the lives of

justice-impacted individuals and the people who love them..

A Panel Discussion That Doesn't Pull Punches

Our panel brings together voices with firsthand experience, professional expertise, and deep

community roots. This is the kind of conversation you don't usually get to hear —honest, informed, and

aimed at what actually helps.

Breakout Sessions Built Around You

After lunch, we move to round-table workshops where your table becomes your team. We'll work

through challenges together, share what's worked, and build something useful from the room's

collective knowledge.

Community Time

Before you go, we make space to connect. Meet people. Exchange numbers. Find your people.

A Meal Together

Lunch is provided — because you should be able to come to this event without worrying about the next

hour.

Featured Speaker

Lisa Frederiksen — Speaker & Panelist

Lisa Frederiksen is a nationally recognized author and educator on the topic of secondhand

alcoholism— the profound and lasting effects that a loved one's drinking has on family members,

partners, and others close to them. Her work has helped thousands of people understand how

alcohol misuse intersects with family trauma, incarceration, and reentry.

The Panel

• Lisa Frederiksen — Featured Speaker & Panelist, secondhand alcoholism

• Shawn Hawk — Author of Beyond the Grey Wall and After the Grey Wall, advocate for the

justice-impacted community

• Michael Love — Panelist

• Lavonda Rakestraw — Panelist

Who Should Attend

• Returning citizens — at any stage of your journey home

• Families of incarcerated or formerly incarcerated loved ones

• Parole and probation professionals looking for community connection and fresh perspectives

• Transitional counselors and case managers

• Community advocates, faith leaders, and allies who believe in second chances

• Anyone who wants to understand what reentry really looks like — and what real support can do

Location

730 Howe Avenue, Suite 500

Sacramento, California

Admission Is Free — Registration Required

To make sure we have enough food and refreshments for every person in the room, we ask that you

register in advance. It takes less than two minutes.

Info: Lisa Frederiksen opens the morning with a presentation that reframes how we think about justice
involvement altogether, starting at the root. Drawing on research into how trauma shapes brain
development, Lisa walks us through the neurological and behavioral effects that can influence a
person’s responses, decisions, and ultimately their path into, and through, the justice system. Her
presentation gives the forum its foundation, grounding our community conversation in real science,
lived experience, and a deeper understanding of the many ways trauma shows up in the lives of
justice-impacted individuals and the people who love them..

Info: Our panel brings together voices with firsthand experience, professional expertise, and deep
community roots. This is the kind of conversation you don't usually get to hear —honest, informed, and
aimed at what actually helps.

Info: After lunch, we move to round-table workshops where your table becomes your team. We'll work
through challenges together, share what's worked, and build something useful from the room's
collective knowledge.

Info: Before you go, we make space to connect. Meet people. Exchange numbers. Find your people.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

730 Howe Ave suite 500, 730 Howe Avenue, Sacramento, United States

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