In our 6th and final session of Enhancing Trauma Awareness, we focus on intentional ways we can begin working towards trauma prevention and healing.

Our final episode focuses on ways to create communities of care towards healing. Cathleen, Michelle, and SaraLiz discuss the need to swing the pendulum back from secluded self-care to a balanced, inclusion-centered approach to community care.

For more information on LGI Courses and Workshops, visit: https://lakesidetraining.org/global-institute/

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In session 5 of Enhancing Trauma Awareness, we spend time looking at the transgenerational nature of healing and the reasons to hold onto hope in personal and professional spaces.

In our 5th episode, Cathleen, Michelle, and SaraLiz explore hope through the trauma-informed lens. They share personal experiences that give them reasons for hope and healing, and discuss how hope is not passive but an active choice.

Podcast Website: https://lakesidetraining.org/global-institute/lgi-podcast-enhancing-trauma-awareness/

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Resources: Mindfulness activity adapted from Wellness on the Farm

In session 4 of Enhancing Trauma Awareness, we explore the signs and implications of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

In our 4th episode, Cathleen, Michelle, and SaraLiz share personal stories that explain the difference between “little t” and “big T” traumas compared to trauma that develops into Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. They explore how experiences of discrimination towards multiple groups of humans contribute to higher levels of PTSD within those groups.

Podcast Website: https://lakesidetraining.org/global-institute/lgi-podcast-enhancing-trauma-awareness/

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In session 3 of our Enhancing Trauma Awareness course, we spend time reviewing the findings and implications of The ACE Study, including the importance of expanding the original ACE categories.

In the 3rd episode, Cathleen, Michelle, and SaraLiz discuss the impact of having the trauma-informed sector acknowledge that racism is an adverse childhood experience. They discuss their professional journey and LGI's evolution toward racial literacy and meaningful growth.

Podcast Website: https://lakesidetraining.org/global-institute/lgi-podcast-enhancing-trauma-awareness/

For more information on LGI Courses and Workshops, visit: https://lakesidetraining.org/global-institute/

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In our Enhancing Trauma Awareness course we experience what it feels like to view situations through different lenses that develop how we view situations and our environment.

Our 2nd episode of this series will reflect on what that experience was like for our hosts when they were participants and examine the new awarenesses and challenges that can come with wearing trauma lenses in the real world.

Podcast Website: https://lakesidetraining.org/global-institute/lgi-podcast-enhancing-trauma-awareness/

For more information on LGI Courses and Workshops visit: https://lakesidetraining.org/global-institute/

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In session 1 of our Enhancing Trauma Awareness course, we examine the impact of language in trauma-informed work.

Our first episode of this series will continue that exploration. Our hosts will reflect on how language has shifted over the years in our culture and within LGI.

Podcast Website: https://lakesidetraining.org/global-institute/lgi-podcast-enhancing-trauma-awareness/

For more information on LGI Courses and Workshops visit: https://lakesidetraining.org/global-institute/

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Resources: Mindfulness exercise adapted from The Inner Work of Racial Justice by Rhonda Magee