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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Nov 28
- 7 min
9 Types of Safety Most People Don’t Know About
Safety is a crucial topic for trauma-informed systems, and understanding how your community defines safety is no small task. If I asked...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Nov 21
- 5 min
Why is Safety Important in a Trauma Informed Approach?
No matter what model you use, SAMHSA or Sanctuary, safety is a core value of trauma-informed care. Safety is arguably one of the most...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Nov 14
- 3 min
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Blackfoot Beliefs
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is an important and often-referenced concept in trauma-informed care. It often stands alone—yet, to be...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Nov 7
- 2 min
Recognize Trauma at Work with This Easy Acronym
Awareness is fundamental to sustained trauma-informed change, and part of awareness involves recognizing when you’re having a trauma...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Oct 31
- 4 min
What Are the 12 Executive Functioning Skills?
Trauma disconnects us, making it difficult for us to access the parts of our brain responsible for executive functioning skills. When we...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Oct 24
- 3 min
The Science of Substance Use: Trauma and Addiction
There is a strong connection between childhood trauma and addiction, which is why preventative trauma-informed interventions are crucial...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Oct 17
- 6 min
Building Resilient Organizations: Lessons in Trauma Informed Change and Organizational Resilience
If we want to create real change, we have to zoom way out to look at the issues, solutions, and goals from a systems perspective. We also...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Oct 11
- 6 min
Unraveling Financial Trauma: How Our Past Experiences with Money Affect Our Attitudes & Behaviors
Talking about money is taboo, but we need to have difficult conversations if we want to improve our relationships with our wallets....
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Chefalo Consulting, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections Partnership Press Release
We are proud to announce another successful project. Our work with ODRC has already begun to transform lives for Ohio state employees and...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- May 30
- 3 min
9 Surprising Facts About Foster Care
These fast facts might change your perspective on the foster care system. Most people in the US don’t have a solid understanding of the...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- May 10
- 6 min
Foster Care Reform: How We’ll Fix a Broken System
The foster care system in the United States is broken. More often than not, the system actively harms those it seeks to protect. There...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Apr 12
- 6 min
9 Silly Methods for Emotional Regulation That Actually Work
Trauma-informed work can be difficult at times. After all, we are talking about trauma—and trauma isn’t fun. But that doesn’t mean that...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Apr 4
- 5 min
7 Trauma-Informed Phrases I Use Every Day as a Trauma-Informed Consultant
As a trauma-informed consultant, I work with trauma-informed phrases and ideas every day—and here are some of the most common phrases...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Mar 21
- 3 min
What is Universal Precaution?
Universal precaution is a trauma-informed practice that helps us live the trauma-informed value of safety. When we use universal...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Mar 7
- 6 min
Trauma-Informed Perspectives on Feminism
March is Women’s History Month, and this month we celebrate all women. For Women’s History Month, let’s take some time to reflect on and...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Jan 17
- 3 min
What is a Collective Disturbance?
Most of the time when we talk about trauma, our minds go to individual trauma: the trauma that we or someone we know has personally...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Jan 6
- 5 min
December 2022 Trauma-Informed Newsletter
Download this newsletter as a printable PDF: Monthly Reflections For many, December is a month full of festive holiday activities and...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Jan 4
- 5 min
11 Trauma-Informed Boundary Phrases to Use at Work
Trauma-informed leaders know that healthy boundaries are essential for healthy relationships—in and out of work. But setting and...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
October 2022 Trauma-Informed Newsletter
Download this newsletter as a printable PDF: Monthly Reflections As October ends and Halloween marks the transition into November, we may...
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