Dr. Renda Dionne Madrigal

Indigenization Strategist

Dr. Madrigal (registered Turtle Mountain Chippewa by birth and Cahuilla by marriage) is a clinical psychologist, author, storyteller and super hero.  

Her book, Mindful Family Guidebook is influenced by decades of working with indigenous families on reservations throughout North America.  Mindful Family Guidebook is published by Parallax Press (founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh) and Penguin Random House.  

Dr. Madrigal was featured on the cover of the February 2018 edition of Mindful Magazine and as a Powerful Woman of Mindfulness (August 2022 edition) and teaches/ is on faculty at Spirit Rock, Braided Wisdom, California Indian Nations College and the Drama Therapy Institute of Los Angeles.  

She is the mother of two storytellers and artists who co-founded Indigenous Storytelling in honor of their father, Cahuillian Bird Singer, Luke Madrigal. 

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