The District House (Wed. 04/15 with Howard Steinberg)

The District House is a weekly gathering and core benefit of District216. Guests are welcome to arrive for part or all of the evening to meet community members, connect with visiting speakers, and engage in thoughtful conversations across psychedelics, wellness, creativity, and conscious culture. 💜

Topic: "My Journey Through Plant Medicine: From Fear to Healing"

Description: The story of one man's midlife reckoning and journey toward self-discovery, healing, and authenticity. A childhood shaped by trauma, gave way to adult success—marriage, fatherhood, entrepreneurial achievement—the author finds himself at sixty grappling with the unshakable feeling that he has lived a life shaped more by fear and survival instincts than by inner truth. Triggered by divorce, professional loss, and a deep inner emptiness, his search for peace leads him to psychedelics and spiritual awakening, as he begins to shed decades of mental noise and inherited pain, including the lingering shadows of his Holocaust-survivor parents. Through this deeply personal account, he explores themes such as emotional repression, masculinity, spirituality, ADHD, chronic illness, and the generational impact of trauma. In peeling back the layers of his constructed identity, he offers a compassionate invitation for others—particularly those in the second half of life—to question who they really are beneath the surface and to reclaim the joy and stillness of an authentic, present life.

When: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from 5pm to 9pm (Speaker at 6:30pm)

Where: LoDo Studios, 216 E. Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(Please only park across the street on the Office Max side of the lot.)

Members are Free to attend The District House evenings, and are prioritized when we reach capacity.

Guests Welcome to purchase $25 tickets to The District House evenings.

Note: We will be filming the speaker for the District216 Change Your Lens Series. Refreshments provided.

Speaker: Howard Steinberg, Author & Entreprenuer

Howard Steinberg is a New York City–based entrepreneur, writer, mentor, and advocate. A solo founder of three companies and the son of Holocaust survivors, Howard’s work is rooted in resilience, truth-telling, and the lifelong pursuit of inner freedom. His new memoir explores a midlife reckoning that led him from outward success into deep healing, spiritual awakening, and a return to stillness and authentic presence. He is also a passionate voice for improved diabetes care and supply access. Howard is a graduate of NYU’s undergraduate and graduate business schools, and finds joy in life’s simple rituals—walking his dog Tico through Greenwich Village, kayaking off the Connecticut shoreline, and spending time with his three daughters and two granddaughters.

Info: Meet District216 members and guests while enjoying snacks and beverages.

Info: Featuring Howard Steinberg

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