
About
Ziedah's Story
Ziedah Diata is an artist, attorney, and educator who brings a unique interdisciplinary approach to the intersection of justice, healing, and leadership. A former Chief Administrative Law Judge and high-level state government advisor, she now guides individuals and organizations through the science and practice of nervous system regulation, with a focus on those working in high-stress, service-oriented, and justice-centered roles.
Drawing on her background in law, trauma-informed care, and participatory art, Ziedah translates complex neuroscience into accessible tools for communication, wellbeing, and professional sustainability. Her signature offering, the TEND masterclass, equips leaders, facilitators, and advocates with practical, embodied strategies for managing stress, enhancing presence, and fostering resilience—in themselves and in the communities they serve.
Ziedah is known for creating thoughtful, engaging learning spaces that are both rigorously informed and deeply human. Her work supports clients in cultivating internal safety, clearer communication, and stronger relational capacity—key foundations for ethical leadership and systems-level impact.
Her clients include, but are not limited to, attorneys, professors, mediators, law students, massage therapists, coaches, mediation students, professors, artists, wellness professionals, facilitators, restorative justice practitioners, administrative law judges, and leaders of city and state government agencies.
Ziedah has trained a wide range of professionals—including legal practitioners, educators, artists, and public sector leaders—across sectors that require both high-stakes decision-making and relational depth.
Ziedah believes in the power of community and connection to foster nervous system support and healing

Ziedah's Nervous System Hygiene Education and Coaching
December 2024
Offered guidance on the impact of stress on both personal and professional communication, with a focus on the relational dynamics in legal settings. Audience included judges, attorneys, and law students.
March 2025
Panel participant
Spoke on a panel co-sponsored by the Law Student Perspectives Committee and the Lawyer Assistance Program. Shared nervous system hygiene strategies to support law students during high-stress periods like exams.
January and March 2025
Two-part, live virtual class
An experiential masterclass introducing the foundational language of the nervous system to leaders. Participants will learn practices for preparing their systems for facilitating/leading, tending to their nervous system while actively engaging with others and caring for their nervous system afterward. They will learn some foundational science and theory in order to understand how the practices work so that they can be adapted to personal and professional goals/circumstances.
March 2025
2-hour in-person workshop
"Take a Load Off" workshop tailored for 30 leadership-level staff. Explored nervous system stressors unique to high-stakes, public-facing roles and guided participants through regulation techniques rooted in breath, movement, and sensory awareness.
May 2025
1- hour NYC Law Department Coaching Collaborative Training
New York City Law Department
"Take a Load Off" workshop- tailored for internal volunteer coaches who support city attorneys. Will focus on the role of the nervous system in coaching relationships and introduced simple, accessible regulation tools to unload the nervous system.

Stay Informed
Subscribe to receive news and updates.