Grief Comes to Work: A Trauma-Informed Perspective
A few months ago, I wrote about grief. About the different kinds of grief we experience throughout our lives. The loss of relationships, friendships,…
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Category: Workplace & Culture
Blue Light Services Don’t Need Tougher People. They Need Better Systems.
Every day, someone working in a blue light service walks into work knowing they may witness the worst day of somebody else’s life. We…
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The Cost of Not Being Trauma-Informed
When people ask me why trauma-informed practice matters, my answer is simple. Because the cost of not being trauma-informed is far greater than most…
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Culture Isn’t What You Say. It’s What You Tolerate.
Every organisation has values. They’re written on websites.Printed on office walls.Repeated in meetings. But over the years, I’ve learnt that culture isn’t built by…
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We Couldn’t Afford to Keep Them. Then We Paid More to Replace Them.
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard it. “There isn’t any budget.” “We’d love to increase salaries, but the funding isn’t…
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Why Systems Sometimes Feel Safer Than People
There’s a quiet shift that happens in organisations over time. We start building systems to protect people.Policies. Processes. Structures.All with the intention of making…
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The Emotional Cost of Being the “Easy” Person at Work
I became easy to keep the peace but it came at a cost. There’s a version of strength that gets praised quietly. The one…
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Why Trauma-Informed Workplaces Matter?
The Extraordinary Lives Behind Ordinary Jobs. I’ve chaired meetings while quietly trying to steady my breathing. From the outside it looked like leadership. Calm,…
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The Importance of Consent in Building a Positive Culture
Consent is one of the fundamental principles in building a positive and healthy culture in any environment. Whether in personal, professional, or community settings,…
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