THE HIDDEN POWER OF RESOURCES & ASSETS

THE HIDDEN POWER OF RESOURCES & ASSETS

IN HEALING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING   Why does healing fail to happen when the available resources and assets are being ignored, or overlooked because all attention and energy is on the “problem”? With busy lives filled with daily stressors and challenges, it is...
What does Trauma-Informed communication look like?

What does Trauma-Informed communication look like?

Effective Trauma-Informed communication, regardless of your role as a therapist or a coach involves more than just speaking or writing well. Here are the 5 basic skills of an effective communicator: 1 | Listening: Effective communicators actively listen to others, pay...
Transcendent Leadership

Transcendent Leadership

When coming face to face with our vulnerabilities or and in the aftermath of a major setback in our plans, there is a stark difference between surviving and recovering. To fully process and benefit from what is happening, we need transcendent leadership. This is a...
The Power of Compassion in Trauma Therapy and Coaching

The Power of Compassion in Trauma Therapy and Coaching

Trauma is a difficult topic to discuss. It can cause feelings of shame, guilt, and isolation, and may lead to difficulties in interpersonal relationships and self-esteem. While the effects of trauma can be devastating, it is important to remember that there are people...
PPL: Past Painful Learning

PPL: Past Painful Learning

PPL: Past Painful Learning inflicts all of us. In one moment we feel safe and we are engaging with the world, then a trigger occurs…Our present is interrupted by sentiments, scenes, smells, sounds, or sensations of the past. One or more of which transports our...
Gossip? There’s a Better World!

Gossip? There’s a Better World!

Socializing at work is essential for effectively managing stress. Sharing experiences, talking about struggles, and connecting with others actually helps employees and leaders alike to be more adaptive when facing crises or taking a risk to bring forward an innovative...
Creating a More Compassionate World

Creating a More Compassionate World

LESSONS FROM TRAUMA AND RESILIENCE LIFE COACH TRAINING   As a Trauma and Resilience Life Coaching program trainer and facilitator, I have gained a new understanding of humanity. Every participant in our program has faced adversity, lost a loved one in tragic...
PRESENTING TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE

PRESENTING TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE

At The 10th Annual Conference On Holistic Health   → SPONSORED BY:   One of the honors afforded to the faculty of the Arizona Trauma Institute is to connect with associations that bring compassionate caregivers together and to present to them the latest in...
WE SHALL OVERCOME

WE SHALL OVERCOME

Injured, But Not Defeated   There, in an ancient text lies a statement of profound truth, with far-reaching implications. It reads, “*But the more they were oppressed, the more they increased…* (Exodus 1:12).” More than 4000 years later this hope finds a renewed...