I'm Neelam Chand, an MSW intern at Soma Psychotherapy completing my graduate training at the University of Utah. I support women, and as a woman of color I bring a deep understanding of the specific challenges that can come with that experience: burnout, the quiet toll of absorbing microaggressions, and the disorientation that comes with major life transitions. I'm also drawn to work around identity, grief, and intergenerational healing, the ways our personal experiences connect to something larger, our relationships, our communities, the systems we move through. Before entering my MSW program, I spent 15 years in DEIB work across higher education and corporate spaces, working at the intersection of equity, belonging, and emotional well-being. I also host a podcast called Are We Well?, exploring what wellness really looks like alongside healers, creatives, and social justice advocates. More recently, I trained as a death doula, work that has taught me how to be intimately present with grief and transition. What I care about most is creating spaces of true belonging. No code-switching, no performing. Just you, as you are, with someone steady beside you while you sort out the rest. "Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion." — bell hooks