Years ago, I interviewed Marci Shimoff upon the release of her book Happy for No Reason. Her story about interviewing a woman named CJ for her book has stayed with me ever since. CJ had been very depressed for 15 years. She’d had lupus, an autoimmune disorder. She was in a great deal of pain
Of all of the rich discussions at the National Summit on School Safety where I recently presented, it became apparent that there is a strong need for a broader discussion about how despite best intentions, we are undermining resilience with reactive crisis preparedness efforts. Building resilience is a process of increasing protective factors and decreasing
A recent 60 Minutes segment with correspondent Oprah Winfrey, has served to powerfully broaden our national conversation around Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), the impact of childhood trauma, and the possibilities of human resilience. Oprah traveled to her childhood hometown of Milwaukee, where she learned about the body of research that shows how trauma experienced by
Childhood adversity, toxic stress and trauma can negatively impact a student’s ability to thrive. Promoting trauma-sensitive school approaches has the greatest potential to positively impact all students, regardless of trauma history.
INFOGRAPHIC: Simple steps to making your school a trauma-informed school. Stop asking why and start healing through education, safety, holistic services, community involvement, accountability and adaptability.
