Photo of Kai Cheng Thom wearing a white v-neck top and looking off to her left. The background behind her is red.Kai Cheng Thom, MSW, MSc is an internationally published, award-winning writer, performer, somatic coach and conflict consultant based in Toronto/tkaronto, Canada. She is the author of five award-winning books in multiple genres including poetry, fiction, and memoir, as well as the advice column “Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse”and various other publications. A widely acknowledged expert practitioner in the area of trauma resolution, group facilitation, and conflict resolution, Kai Cheng works with individuals and groups to support transformative change and trauma healing. Kai Cheng is the developer of the Loving Justice methodology, a somatic and spiritual approach to Transformative Justice and faculty of the Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education. She believes in love, lasagna, and the power of human connection.