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The Art of Trauma-Informed
A Systems Transformation Blog
Shenandoah Chefalo
- Apr 18
- 4 min
5 Powerful Trauma-Informed Questions to Fuel Self-Exploration
There are tons of trauma-informed tools out there to help you integrate trauma-informed practices into your everyday life, and today...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Mar 28
- 4 min
Universal Precautions in Practice: 11 Tips for Trauma-Informed Leaders
Universal precaution is a useful trauma-informed tool that helps us live our values and create safety at work.
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Dec 13, 2022
- 6 min
9 Reasons Why Your Work Team Shouldn’t Be a Family
We’ve all heard it: “our team is a family.” Organizations across every industry use this language. From non-profits to corporate teams,...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
Empathy is a Professional Superpower
All human beings are born with a capacity for empathy, but ultimately, empathy is a learned behavior—much like language. Just as language...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Oct 18, 2022
- 5 min
7 Tips to Reach Someone During a Trauma Response
Last week, we discussed how to recognize trauma states at work. The classic fight, flight, freeze, and appease trauma responses can...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Oct 11, 2022
- 6 min
10 Things You Didn’t Know Were Trauma Responses
Recognizing trauma responses is an important skill for trauma-informed leaders to learn—and knowing these common trauma responses is a...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Oct 4, 2022
- 6 min
9 Things That Happen When Employees Feel Safe at Work
If you asked me what the single most important aspect of trauma-informed implementation is, I’d say it’s much more complex than that. But...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Sep 27, 2022
- 5 min
7 Ways to Practice Active Listening and Become a Better Listener at Work
What's the difference between listening and hearing? We can’t control what we hear. Hearing is second nature. Listening requires focus....
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Sep 20, 2022
- 8 min
How to Apologize: Advice from a Trauma-Informed Expert
If you’re familiar with the trauma-informed space, you know that we often talk about the experience of feeling seen, heard, and valued....
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Sep 13, 2022
- 5 min
8 Simple Ways to Create Safety at Work
Establishing safety at work is one of the most important aspects of creating a trauma-informed workplace, but creating safety is easier...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Aug 31, 2022
- 6 min
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...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Aug 30, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Aug 23, 2022
- 8 min
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...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Aug 16, 2022
- 6 min
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...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Aug 8, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Aug 2, 2022
- 8 min
How to Create Lasting Change at Work: The Technical vs The Cultural
Creating lasting change is no small task. Still, it’s frustrating when most organizations fail to create the sort of lasting change that...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Jul 30, 2022
- 5 min
July 2022 Trauma-Informed Newsletter
Download this newsletter as a printable PDF: Monthly Reflections July brought challenges for many as we collectively processed the trauma...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Jul 19, 2022
- 7 min
9 Signs of a Toxic Workplace (and How to Fix It with Trauma-Informed Care)
A safe and healthy workplace is the goal—but there is a concerning number of toxic workplaces out there. Is yours one of them? There’s a...
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