Stay informed about Healing Balkans’ latest activities, workshops, conferences, partnerships, and stories of healing from across the region.
Losing It: Art, Memory, and Healing in Sarajevo
On December 10 and 11, 2025, Sarajevo War Theatre (SARTR) welcomed the internationally acclaimed Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre for its first-ever performances in Sarajevo. Supported by Healing Balkans (HB), SARTR, and Atelier for Social Change (ACT), the visit brought Palestinian artists and local audiences together through a powerful exploration of memory, identity, and resilience…
Therapy to the Balkans: Marsela in Conversation with Rick Doblin
Healing Balkans Founder Marsela Pećanac sat down with Rick Doblin, Ph.D., Founder and President of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), for a wide-ranging conversation about psychedelic-assisted therapy, the science of healing trauma, and what it could mean for communities still living with the legacy of war…
From the Battlefield to the Brain: A Conversation with Prof. Dr. Eric Vermetten
In this conversation, Healing Balkans Founder Marsela Pećanac speaks with Prof. Dr. Eric Vermetten, a clinical psychiatrist and one of Europe’s leading voices in psychotraumatology…
Trauma, terapija i zajednica: Razgovor sa Branislavom Stević
U ovom razgovoru, osnivačica Healing Balkansa Marsela Pećanac razgovara sa Branislavom Stević, diplomiranom psihologinjom koja se već dvadeset godina bavi radom sa osobama koje imaju traumatsko iskustvo…
Pogled neuropsihijatra na traumu: Razgovor sa Doc. dr. Elvirom Bećirovićem
U ovom razgovoru, osnivačica Healing Balkansa Marsela Pećanac razgovara sa Doc. dr. Elvirom Bećirovićem, neuropsihijatrom na Klinici za neuropsihijatriju UKC-a Tuzla.
O nama pišu: Nepopularna Psihologija o konferenciji ‘Healing Balkans: Healing is Possible
Hrvatski portal Nepopularna Psihologija, poznat po pisanju o psihodelicima i njihovom potencijalu u terapiji, objavio je članak o konferenciji “Healing Balkans: Healing is Possible”, održanoj 28. maja 2024. u Sarajevu. Autor Mario Zulić piše o sve većem interesovanju za naučno istraživanje psihodelika u regiji, te o tome kako konferencije poput ove otvaraju prostor za javni razgovor o temi koja je dugo bila tabu.