The Art of Trauma-Informed Care

I try really hard on this blog to bring you thoughts and ideas that you might not have heard before. I try to speak not only from my...

Did you know nearly 50% of foster children end up incarcerated within two years of aging out of the foster care system? During her nearly...

Sorry I’ve been silent. I’ve been brooding, angry over the system, policies and government. I find it is best that I don’t write when I’m...

Shenandoah Chefalo is back, continuing on for those who can’t find their voice. Welcome to the 62nd episode of Giving Back Insights, my...

Last year at this time, I received a private Facebook message from an individual who was struggling. She was a professional who was...

Most people are familiar with the horror stories associated with our foster care system. Our guest for this program, Ms. Shenandoah...

Shenandoah Chefalo, author of "Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir," calls attention to a failing American foster care system. You can listen...

I was recently asked to be on the Incarcerate US podcast that is hosted by Dante Nottingham, an inmate who has been locked up since the...

When I speak to audiences, I often end my keynote with an exercise: I ask you to begin to notice the strangers seated around you. The...

Today we welcomed Shenandoah Chefalo, author of the memoir “Garbage Bag Suitcase,” talking about some of the failings of the foster care...

MAY IS FOSTER CARE AWARENESS MONTH Here is How YOU can help In 1988 with the help of Senator Strom Thurmond, President Ronald Regan...

I have written before about how I was a self-help book addict. I read every book I could find, re-reading several of them and even going...

For more than 20 years, well into her adulthood, Shenandoah Chefalo wouldn’t breathe a word about growing up as a foster child, concerned...

A NATION TRIGGERED Using Powerful Questions to Coach Ourselves to Bi-Partisanship It’s official: in the United States we have a new...

Writing for this blog is sometimes problematic for me. I try to be as transparent as possible and talk about the things that are truly...

HILLSDALE – With the goal of making life better for citizens in their community, Doug and Susan French of Hillsdale have delved into...

No one comes into foster care because of a pleasant situation. Shenandoah Chefalo is the author of Garbage Bag Suitcase, a memoir of...

I have never really been good at relationships. Intimacy scares me, and trust is something that is earned. When I travel now, speaking...

We all have experienced many difficult things in our lives. Often we allow an event or our environment to define who we are. When this...