Glenda Macatangay, MSW, is the visionary founder of My Healing Language, a transformative movement dedicated to making indigenous and ancient holistic healing practices accessible to all. Through this initiative, she empowers survivors of trauma to heal, cultivate spaciousness within their bodies, and reclaim their inherent worth, dignity, and power. Her work champions a return to ancestral wisdom, inspiring people to deepen their relationships with land and waters and to commit themselves to protecting these vital sources of life.

A first-generation Pinay with immigrant parents from Batangas, Philippines, and a mother to four intuitive children, Glenda infuses her life’s work with her family’s rich cultural heritage, helping youth harness their purpose and creativity. With over 25 years of experience across community-based mental health, wellness, and education, she has shaped programs that foster resilience and well-being for youth and communities impacted by trauma, foster care, and the juvenile justice system. Her expertise spans roles as a psychotherapist specializing in sexual abuse and trauma, a clinical director for K-12 youth in urban and rural settings, and a social worker serving unhoused adults with severe mental health needs.

Glenda co-founded Community Responsive Education, where she advocates for equity-driven education and designs culturally responsive curricula and ethnic studies. As a co-founder of UpperCloud Media, she brings her strategic vision to uplifting diverse voices and creating socially impactful content. She also co-founded the Youth Wellness Movement, which includes a community responsive wellness survey validated by Black and Brown youth, offers professional development to educators and school leaders, and provides youth centered programming with partner organizations such as The Art of Becoming, a platform celebrating self-discovery and creative expression. Her leadership extends to the Teaching Excellence Network, where she served as Operations for a platform for teacher feedback and professional development.

With over 30 years in arts, activism, and grassroots organizing, Glenda has produced documentary films on youth wellness and family healing, supported the curation of music festivals with over 33,000 attendees, and founded a sustainable clothing and fashion line. She is certified in Family Constellations, Embodiment and Somatics, Hypnotherapy, Meditation, and Past Life Regression. Through her initiatives, Glenda inspires a powerful movement of healing, deep allyship, and commitment to justice, standing as a resource and friend for survivors, youth, and communities to find purpose and protection in our collective journey.