Workshops
What's Trauma Got To Do With It?
Explore the profound impact of trauma awareness and trauma-informed approaches on personal, professional, and societal development. From confronting unconscious biases and gender disparities to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, understanding trauma is essential for fostering authentic connections and meaningful change. Our expert speakers will delve into the fundamental thesis that trauma awareness is a key to meaningful transformation. Together, we’ll explore the strategies for fostering vulnerability, building authentic community connections, and increasing our capacity to be present with “what is” — the essential elements for personal and professional growth. In an AI era where technology often disconnects us from our humanity, we'll highlight the irreplaceable value of human connection and empathy, offering insights into the transformative power of trauma-informed approaches for individuals, teams, companies, and society at large. Join us as we embark on a journey towards authentic connection, resilience, and positive change.
What's Trauma Got To Do With It? DEI
In this transformative workshop, we will explore the critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with systemic trauma and how trauma-aware/sensitive/informed/responsive approaches can facilitate DEI initiatives. DEI work, while essential for creating equitable and inclusive environments, can inherently trigger individuals due to the conditioning formed by the systems of power and oppression in the society. Therefore, without a trauma-sensitive approach, DEI efforts may be ineffective, counterproductive, or even unsafe. At the same time, trauma informed approaches can preserve and multiply the value of the intention of such initiatives and increase the likelihood of the impact that was intended.
How Your Trauma Shapes Your Leadership Style
Explore how your nervous system shapes the way you lead. This trauma-informed workshop examines how past experiences and stress responses can influence leadership behaviors, communication, decision-making, and relationships at work. Together, we’ll explore the four common trauma responses: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, and how they may appear in leadership through micromanaging, avoidance, people-pleasing, reactivity, negative bias, unconscious bias, or other patterns that can contribute to toxic workplace cultures. Through reflection and practice overview, participants will learn how to recognize dysregulation, shift automatic responses, and develop more grounded, compassionate, and self-aware leadership practices. Because trauma-informed leadership starts from within.
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