Ana HolubAna Holub, MA, teaches forgiveness and recovery from addiction as a counselor, author, poet and educator. She also offers psychedelic medicine integration sessions.


Ana holds a BA in Peace Studies and an MA in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University School of Law. As an expert in the field of forgiveness and reconciliation, Ana was honored as a Champion of Forgiveness by the Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance (2018). She is a frequent speaker on the essential role of forgiveness in various settings, including conferences on restorative justice, addiction recovery and psychedelic medicines.


Ana works with individuals, couples, at-risk families, hospice patients, non-profits, businesses, and schools. Her mission includes work with inmates in prison (San Quentin) and with juvenile offenders. She has provided restorative justice, poetry, and peace education to incarcerated people since 2002.

Ana teaches workshops internationally on forgiveness, addiction recovery and psychedelic healing. Her books include Forgive and Be Free and The Edges Are Friendly. She has also created several online courses, including Addiction Recovery and Complete Healing and Lighten Up Your Life With Forgiveness.