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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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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Trauma-Informed Without Consent Is Just Another Word for Control
Trauma-informed practice has become one of the most frequently used phrases across health, social care, education and public services. And that’s a good thing.…
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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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When “Difficult” Is Actually Disconnected
We are quick to describe people as difficult. Difficult to engage.Difficult to manage.Difficult to support.Difficult to work with. But what if difficult is not…
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Trauma-Informed Identity: Who Writes Your Identity?
Be careful how you describe people. Someone else may believe your version before they ever have the chance to know them. Imagine if your…
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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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Trauma-Informed or Trauma-Aware?
Over the past few years, I’ve noticed a significant increase in organisations describing themselves as trauma-informed. On one level, that’s encouraging. It means conversations…
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Trauma-Informed Practice Starts With Curiosity
One of the most powerful shifts I have witnessed in trauma-informed practice is surprisingly simple. It is the moment we stop asking: “What’s wrong…
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