Trauma-Informed Leadership and Workplace Culture Insights

A trauma-informed framework for shifting toxic workplace culture. What leaders must change in norms, communication, and accountability to build trust and safety.

Creating lasting change is no small task. Still, it’s frustrating when most organizations fail to create the sort of lasting change that...

An organizational safety plan is a simple, shared playbook for preventing escalation, responding consistently, and supporting staff and clients during high-stress moments. Safety plans serve as a great resource for individuals to practice healthy coping skills and develop a sense of safety and security that can carry them through a crisis. Last week, we discussed the basics of creating your first personalized safety plan . Now, it’s time to discuss how an organizational safet

Despite the importance of vulnerability at work to promote a trauma-informed environment, the stigma surrounding emotional vulnerability...

Although trauma-informed leadership is gaining traction in the education and healthcare sectors, it is not a topic reserved for these...

There’s a common belief that some workplaces are trauma-free. While it’s true that some vocations—such as healthcare workers and first...

In the past several weeks, we’ve explored what resilience is and how we can create resilience in our lives and organizations through...

Last week, we talked about building resilience through positive and stable adult relationships. Today, we’ll explore how a deep...

Resilience is built in three core ways: positive and stable adult relationships, a strong connection to faith and cultural traditions,...

No matter what type of organization you help run, if you are a leader, you should be promoting resilience and agility in the workplace....

Connecting Fight Flight Freeze to Trauma Brain and what is happening in the world.

Recently, I've noticed a plethora of articles written about vulnerability in leadership, empathetic leadership, coaching leadership and...

Since the release of Garbage Bag Suitcase, I have had some interesting human encounters. I have traveled around the country and even into...

Lying is a topic that I have been meaning to cover on this blog for sometime, but frankly every time I sit down to write it, I get...

It's almost impossible to help a child or a parent in need and not be affected by what we are seeing. This is true for any professional...

First Step: The SPCA In the early part of the 1800s, Henry Bergh created The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) which p

I was speaking to an elementary teacher the other day and she provided some insights into how her job relates to the child welfare...

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

I make no bones about it, as a foster child, I don’t think I was an easy person to get along with and I certainly wasn’t trying to make...