TraumaWise+Ready – Four Change Agent Roles – pdf with links
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If you are caring for others in a faith-based lens or context, ministry isn’t just what you do—it’s who you are. But what happens when we’re giving from an empty cup? Whether you lead in your church, care for your community, or simply show up day after day with love and perseverance—you deserve support too….
The Ministry of Empathy: Why Trauma-Informed Faith Communities Matter There’s a quiet shift happening in many ministry spaces right now. People are asking different questions than they used to. Not: “How do we grow faster?” “How do we get more volunteers?” “How do we fix people?” But instead: “How do we create spaces where people…
The effects of trauma can make you feel like you are all alone. When people around you practice TraumaWise care, you have a path back.
As a person who cares, I’d be willing to bet that “avoiding burnout” is pretty high on your list of goals for how to end this year. You’ve already done the face mask and the coffee break, you’ve done at least one trauma-informed training, and now you’re ready for more. You want to find a…
Trauma is more common than we think—over 70% of adults have experienced trauma at some point in their lives (1). Yet, many schools, workplaces, and communities are not trauma-informed, which means people who have experienced trauma often face environments that inadvertently retraumatize rather than support healing. Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) shifts the focus from “What’s wrong…
We tried something last year and we learned a LOT! The November 2023 Becoming TraumaWise Summit brought together over 300 people from around the world – compassion-drained caregivers from every social sector learned from each other, connected with community, and left the summit with practical tools. In a lot of ways, it was a total…