Ruby Gibson, Thd Email and Phone Number

Freedom Lodge is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization established in May 2000. Co-Founded by Tulley Spotted Eagle Boy and Ruby Gibson, our initial goal was to support the recovery of First Nations Peoples suffering from ethnocide, post-war stress syndromes and Indian residential schools. Since then, Freedom Lodge has worked locally to prevent youth date rape and violence, to build youth advocacy and healthy peer relationships, to offer de-griefing support to families of fallen firefighters, and to offer healing services, spiritual mentoring and educational presentations for warriors and military families. We have been active in our community for many years developing ideas and bringing together key players for our current advisory board and educational staff.Today our focus in on wellness education, training and research with our Native American relatives in South Dakota. We offer a Historical Trauma Recovery Specialist Training, Historical Trauma-Infomed Classroom training, Individual Recovery Sessions, and Community Presentations.

Dr. Ruby Gibson believes that it is the occupation of our generation to remember. Historical amnesia burdens our hearts, minds and bodies, establishing repetitive patterns and familial dynamics that are at the source of suffering. Ruby has spent her years as a professional counselor, healer, spiritual guide and educator developing training programs to reconcile intergenerational stress, trauma and suffering. Ruby combines somatic-based awareness, breathwork, aromatherapy, neurophysiology, nature meditation, ancient medicine wheel principles, and stress management models formulated from kincentric and indigenous principles to create an innovative model of intergenerational therapy for the 21st century.