A Big Announcement!
I’m excited to announce that I will be offering my courses, workshops, and other programming for caregivers on The Whole Care Network!
Revisiting Trauma-Informed Care
This post provides resources for aging and Elder care organizations to better understand emotional trauma and to implement trauma-informed care environments.
Connecting through hard times…
Join us for a 5-week interactive learning experience that blends self-directed learning with LIVE, online group sessions. Learn how to support your own healing and well-being, as well as the healing of others.
Checking in…
I wonder how you are doing in these strange times, how we might connect, and what I can do to support you in the age of social distancing.
Face Masks, PPE, and Trauma-Informed Care: Cultivating Connection in the Era of Covid-19 Coronavirus
As health care providers, we need to be aware that people who live with a trauma history may be triggered by face-masks in ways they may not even comprehend on a conscious level. I’m thinking of two primary kinds of trauma right now, although there may be others:
The Empty Bed
How are you holding space for your grief, remembering those who have passed? Are you giving yourself time to heal? If it has been a while, do you also make room for your own growth, your own life?
Passionate about person-directed, trauma-informed, and strengths-based approaches to care that maximize well-being for every member of the care partner team!