Healing Forward: Our Future is Now!

In this episode, we host Dr. Najla Hrustanović - a clinician, educator, and academic who brings both professional expertise and lived experience of the Bosnian Genocide. Together, we explore what it means to move from trauma toward healing and well-being. We discuss our responsibility as a diaspora community spread across the United States, raising first-generation Bosniak-American youth while holding tightly to identity and heritage. We are at a pivotal moment: acknowledging trauma as Genocide survivors and recognizing how it continues to surface in our daily lives — influencing our parenting, our relationships, and how we show up for one another and our community. Dr. Hrustanović offers a grounded perspective shaped by her multifaceted professional work, her lived experience, and her personal journey. This conversation invites reflection, responsibility, and hope for what we can intentionally build moving forward.