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What Does Trauma-Informed Leadership Look Like in Practice?
Trauma-informed leadership is crucial if you want to accomplish trauma-informed change in your organization. Here’s some expert advice on...

Shenandoah Chefalo
Sep 6, 20223 min read


August 2022 Trauma-Informed Newsletter
Download this newsletter as a printable PDF: Monthly Reflections As the end of summer approached, many of us prepared for the incoming...

Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 31, 20226 min read


How to Use Ritualization as an Accountability Tool When Practicing TIC
When we discuss implementing trauma-informed change, the conversation largely surrounds how we live trauma-informed values. How does our...

Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 30, 20225 min read


9 Ways to Embody Trauma-Informed Values
Throughout our last several blogs, we’ve explored the broader themes of how to accomplish trauma-informed cultural change. We’ve also...

Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 23, 20228 min read


7 Tips to Create Cultural Change at Work through a Trauma-Informed Lens
If you take a look at history, it’s obvious that cultural change happens slowly. Many of the changes we experience hardly feel like...

Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 16, 20226 min read


Paradigm Shifts to Change Toxic Workplaces: How Shifting Perspectives Impacts Company Culture
There is a common trend where organizations acknowledge that we need change. They see the value in DEI work, and they genuinely want to...

Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 8, 20224 min read


How to Create an Organizational Safety Plan
Safety plans serve as a great resource for individuals to practice healthy coping skills and develop a sense of safety and security that...

Shenandoah Chefalo
Jul 5, 20224 min read


Trauma-Informed Leadership and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Last week I spent 3 days with a room full of exhausted yet engaged teachers, who were eager to learn about trauma and not only how it...

Shenandoah Chefalo
Jun 21, 20222 min read
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