One of the primary goals of trauma counselling is to slow down and notice the difference between emotions, bodily sensations,...

When an organization does not give attention to the varying safety needs of its clients and staff, it risks harmfully impacting those that are vulnerable.

You have probably heard a lot of buzz around being trauma-informed as it’s a term that is becoming increasingly embraced....

Healing from this kind of self-perspective is a slow, yet foundational goal for resolving the impact of developmental trauma.

The pervasiveness of trauma and its impact on our local communities and the world has seldom been so visible. The...

We envision a world where everyone is trauma-informed, and our hope is that these five principles will help your organization join us on this path.

Children with sensitive temperaments or anxiety disorders may not recover spontaneously. Previous trauma and loss in a child’s life may exacerbate more current trauma reactions.

Trauma has become a household word used in everyday vocabulary.  The real deal is anything but an everyday experience, however. ...

In 2009, I began working on something I call the colonial box theory (colonial box for short). It was a...

On top of universal human themes of seeking safety, connection and security, the refugee story contains some very unique twists and turns

We are living in strange times, with unique challenges that many of us have never encountered before. Everywhere on the...

On the day of writing this blog about vicarious trauma, in a sad twist of irony, I found out a dear friend passed away.