# Event Details

- **Event Name**: DR. MICHAEL VALDOVINOS
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Dr. Michael Valdovinos discusses Moral Injuries in Sebastopol followed by audience Q&A and signing. Free event!About this EventSEBASTOPOL -- Copperfield's Books is honored to welcome Sonoma County native and board-certified clinical psychologist Dr. Michael Valdovinos to Sebastopol for a timely discussion featuring his new book - !Join us for a reading and warm conversation followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.This event is free and open to the public. Registration recommended for seating.A psychologist’s paradigm-shifting exploration of moral injury—the wound we suffer when our core values are violated by what we’ve done, failed to do, witnessed, or been compelled to accept—and how to begin to repair it.An invisible malady is reshaping the emotional core of our institutions, communities, and inner lives. This ailment fractures our sense of self, erodes our trust in others, and leaves us questioning not only what has happened to us but also who we’ve become. It arises in high-stakes moments when we are compelled—or sometimes choose—to participate in, witness, or remain silent as our deepest principles are violated. And it’s reaching epidemic levels throughout our society.This condition is known as moral injury.More than stress or trauma, moral injury is a rupture of conscience, itself, signaled by shame, guilt, anger, alienation, and loss of trust. Often confused with PTSD, which is a reaction to mortal threat, moral injury arises in response to moral threat. First observed in soldiers, it is now appearing across professions—from medicine to tech, law to public safety—anywhere people face impossible choices that pit survival, duty, or success against their principles. Dr. Michael Valdovinos, a psychologist, veteran, and trauma expert, has spent over a decade exploring this acute form of ethical and emotional pain. In this urgent and necessary book, he investigates how moral injury manifests, why it matters now more than ever, and what it reveals about our social contract.Rather than offering prescriptive steps, Moral Injuries invites readers into stories of rupture, reckoning, and repair—tracing how individuals begin the work of healing. Through history, science, and lived experience, it also opens a new conversation about the role of conscience in protecting the health of society.Author: Dr. Michael Valdovinos was born and raised in Sonoma County, California. A United States Air Force veteran, he is a board-certified clinical psychologist through the American Board of Professional Psychology in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology and is licensed in both California and New York. He earned degrees in Psychology and Chicano Studies from the University of California, Davis, and went on to receive his master’s and doctorate in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sebastopol/dr-michael-valdovinos/100001989959378068
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, art, literary-art, science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 1 hour
  - Location: Copperfield's Books
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Sebastopol
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Copperfield's Books
- **lat**: 38.4025868
- **long**: -122.8246854
- **full address**: Copperfield's Books, 138 North Main Street, Sebastopol, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is DR. MICHAEL VALDOVINOS being held?
  - **A:** DR. MICHAEL VALDOVINOS takes place on Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Copperfield's Books, 138 North Main Street, Sebastopol, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing DR. MICHAEL VALDOVINOS?
  - **A:** DR. MICHAEL VALDOVINOS is organized by Copperfield's Books.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** DR. MICHAEL VALDOVINOS is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Sebastopol, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If DR. MICHAEL VALDOVINOS sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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