The Journey Framework for Intergenerational Repair | Georgetown University Red House x The Wellbeing Project
The Research and Design Team for the Journey Framework
Institution: The Red House, Georgetown University; The Wellbeing Project; Being & Transforming Think Tank
Location: Washington, D.C.
Status: Completed Research, Awaiting Publication (Editing Process Ongoing)
Dates: October 2021 – September 2023
Quick Project Overview
As a member of the Research & Design Team at Georgetown University’s Red House, I co-developed The Journey Framework, a systems model for transforming cycles of intergenerational trauma into intergenerational wellbeing. The work culminated in The Journey Beyond Repair: Transforming Cycles of Harm into Healing, a framework and public workbook created in collaboration with The Wellbeing Project to help changemakers understand how trauma and wellbeing interact across individual, communal, and systemic levels.
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Rooted in social, psychological, and ecological systems theory, this project sought to translate research on trauma into actionable insights for the social change sector. Recognizing that trauma is not only individual but collective and historical, our team aimed to illuminate how cycles of harm can evolve into cycles of repair through awareness, resilience, agency, and purpose.
The framework was informed by two years of qualitative interviews, workshops, and interdisciplinary dialogues among global experts in neuroscience, education, journalism, psychology, artists, storytellers, and community health — exploring how individuals and institutions can shift from harm to healing in practice.
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Georgetown University – The Red House
The Wellbeing Project (Global Partner)
Cura Georgetown
Expert collaborators: Kate Woolard, Kendall Bryant, Dr. Randall Bass, Dr. Mays Imad, Kate Ijeoma Njaka, Duncan Peacock, Dr. Jennifer Woolard, and global advisors from institutions including Princeton, Harvard, and the University of Wisconsin
Full Think Tank List Listed Here
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Conducted research and co-authored interdisciplinary papers and frameworks on trauma and wellbeing.
Led data synthesis and visual design of the Journey Framework, including the “Triple Infinity Loop” model linking individual, communal, and systemic levels of repair.
Authored a chapter focused on the Youth Perspective of Trauma/Wellbeing and Tech - Unveiling Paradoxes: The Vicious and Virtuous Intersections of Social Media, Changemaking, Crisis, and Generation Z.
Designed and facilitated trauma-informed workshops, integrating reflective dialogue and systems mapping.
Co-curated a 600+ entry knowledge repository on trauma-informed practices.
Facilitated discussions with global mental health practitioners, social innovators, and educators as part of the Being & Transforming Think Tank.
Co-authored the workbook, The Journey Beyond Repair, presented at Georgetown’s 2024 symposium on intergenerational wellbeing.
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The Journey Beyond Repair: Transforming Cycles of Harm into Healing workbook (intergenerational-trauma.com) - FULL PUBLICATION FORTHCOMING
Journey Framework systems model and accompanying visuals
Working paper: Unveiling Paradoxes: The Vicious and Virtuous Intersections of Social Media, Changemaking, Crisis, and Generation Z
600+ resource knowledge repository and facilitation materials
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Miro for framework design
Google Workspace and Otter.ai for collaboration and synthesis
Impact & Learning
This work fundamentally reshaped who I am—both personally and professionally. Engaging so deeply with trauma and healing taught me that systems change begins with inner work and relational repair. It shifted how I understand impact— not as something we achieve for others, but something we nurture with others through trust, humility, and care.
Through this project, I learned to see social change as a process of accompaniment rather than intervention—a practice of holding space for complexity, for grief and possibility to coexist. The Journey Framework became more than a research model for me; it became a mirror. It invited me to reimagine leadership not as control or efficiency, but as presence, listening, and the courage to repair.
