Snjezana Pruginic ( she/her) is a seasoned Somatic Trauma Therapist, Transformative Justice Worker, and the visionary behind Circle Point Wellness—a socially minded business committed to cultivating work environments in which people feel good so they can do good.
With a rich career spanning 23 years, Snjezana has dedicated herself to the convergence of social justice and well-being, shaping her approach for her work with individuals, communities, organizations, and businesses. Her impact extends across 7 diverse countries, where she has delivered training, spearheaded community initiatives, and provided personalized therapeutic services. She is the Founder of a transformative well-being program called Moving Forward, which was successfully implemented with youth survivors of war in Bosnia, former child soldiers in Colombia, and communities experiencing violence in Canada. As a therapist she has spent many years supporting individuals and communities in transforming, healing and repairing harm, and has worked within the correctional system and with front line workers facing the opioid pandemic. She is also a seasoned Conflict Mediator, Restorative Justice Worker and Transformative Justice Worker.
She has made the transition into working for inclusive and healthy workplaces that prioritize well-being as more than a mere checklist after years of supporting clients in managing stress and trauma caused by toxic work environments. Her emotional literacy and trauma aware trainings have been delivered to countless organizations in Canada and the US, employment readiness programs, entrepreneurship programs, colleges and accelerators, and integrated into staff well-being strategies and plans (on which she provides consulting services). She is often invited into Diversity and Equity spaces where she supports the work of dismantling the harmful system of white supremacy as a part of active anti-racism work. She is a co-founder of the well collective which aimed to decentralize whiteness within the wellness sector.
She is also a fierce advocate for equitable economic well-being and has spent many years working with individuals who have experienced incarceration in supporting development of meaningful employment opportunities and conducting advocacy initiatives. She currently mentors entrepreneurs, especially women and individuals in the creative sector. (In another life time she was also an trainer in the business of arts and art manager). Her expertise has helped entrepreneur's build successful and thriving business.
A sought-after speaker, she has recently channeled more of her energy into the realm of writing and exploration of what it takes to create care-based systems.