Division, burn out, conflict, breakdown and collapse don’t have to be the dominant stories.
Healthy Human Culture (HHC) is a framework and embodied approach developed by Sophy Banks that integrates insights from systems thinking, modern psychology and wisdom traditions. It supports you with insights and practices that can deepen your understanding of human dynamics from the individual to the global. It explores why people often create harm even when they don’t mean to and how we might change course to develop healthier practice and relationships. Awareness brings power, allowing us to weave new stories in our families, workplaces and systems.
We invite you to our introductory workshop, exploring the movement towards more health and a more alive world.
What to expect
In this workshop, we'll create a supportive space to:
Explore the core principles and theories of Healthy Human Culture and how they apply to understanding human dynamics from personal to systemic levels
Experience the framework through embodied exercises that help you feel and understand these insights in your body, not just your mind
Apply HHC maps and tools to real situations and challenges from your own life, work, or community
Connect with other practitioners from diverse backgrounds who are exploring similar questions about creating healthier cultures
Discover practical approaches for shifting patterns that create harm (even unintentionally) toward ones that support thriving relationships and systems
Receive coaching and support from both our team and fellow participants as you explore how this work might serve your unique context
Through guided exercises, group discussion, and experiential learning, you'll gain insights and practices that can help you weave new stories in your families, workplaces, and wider systems - moving from division and burnout toward connection and aliveness.
Please make sure to check your local time!
Wednesday, August 20th, 18:00 UK / 10:00 US Pacific / 20:00 East Africa. Please click here to check your local time.
Book your spot
We are aiming to make this work accessible and offer tickets on a sliding scale. We trust you to choose a contribution that matches your personal situation.
Meet your hosts
Theresa Fend
Theresa is a facilitator, community weaver, and regenerative culture practitioner. She has been studying and growing Healthy Human Culture since 2021, applying its principles to projects ranging from Climate Activism to Mothers Circles.
With over a decade of experience in supporting projects working towards systems change, Theresa is committed to nurturing resilience and belonging — especially in times of transition and complexity. Her work is rooted in somatic wisdom, collective care, and the rhythms of life in transition, —whether personal, cultural, or ecological.
Read more at theresafend.com.
Kenny McKarthy
Kenny is a facilitator and systems change practitioner who works at the intersection of personal, cultural and systemic change. He has been practicing Healthy Human Culture and co-facilitating 8 week HHC learning journeys since 2021, drawn to its embodied approach that connects his practice of social change and psychotherapy.
Currently Engagement Lead at Involve and a Senior Trainee in Core Process Psychotherapy at the Karuna Institute with an emerging private practice in Bristol, Kenny is passionate about creating spaces that support both individual healing and collective transformation. For him, exploring how we can come together and find common ground feels like the most important enquiry of our time.
Read more at kennymccarthy.com.
Theresa Fend and Kenny McCarthy are part of a growing community around Healthy Human Culture. We have incorporated HHC in our life and work, and want to share our experiences and invite you to find your own.