The one trauma-informed care insight I wish I had learned earlier in my career is this: problematic behaviors often serve a protective function. When you stop asking, "What's wrong with this person?" and start asking, "What is this behavior protecting?" everything changes. What’s one behavior that you’ve noticed actually works to protect you?

Trauma shakes us to the core. The good news is that healing is not just possible, it is available now when we embrace healing in body,mind, and spirit. Share your healing journey with us...where do you get stuck? What is the daily practice that helps you cope?

Share your favorite books on trauma. What has been the most helpful in your healing journey? Here is a list of 5 of my favorites: 1. "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk - This book is an excellent resource for understanding how trauma affects the body and mind and provides practical tools for healing and recovery. 2. "Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma" by Peter A. Levine - In this book, Peter A. Levine explores how trauma affects the nervous system and provides a step-by-step approach to healing and recovery. 3. "Trauma and Recovery" by Judith Herman - This book offers a comprehensive understanding of the effects of trauma. It provides a framework for healing based on empathy, respect, and empowerment. 4. "The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole" by Arielle Schwartz - This book provides a comprehensive guide for those suffering from complex PTSD, offering practical tools and exercises to help individuals regain control over their emotions and find healing. 5. "Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body" by Peter A. Levine - In this book, Peter A. Levine provides a step-by-step approach to healing trauma through working with the body's natural intelligence.

Three weird rules I choose to live by: 1. Protect my peace more than my pride. 2. Let curiosity speak before judgment. 3. Measure success by who I’m becoming, not what I’m accumulating. What are your weird rules?

The wins that don't get the applause 🌱 We're taught to celebrate the big moments — the breakthroughs, the milestones, the dramatic before-and-afters. But healing doesn't work like that. Healing lives in the micro wins. And they show up in every part of G.R.O.W. Grounding — you paused instead of reacted. You took a breath. You came back to your body when it would've been easier to flee. Recognizing — you noticed the pattern. You caught the old story mid-sentence. You saw yourself clearly, without judgment. Open — you let something in. A kind word. A new possibility. A moment of softness you used to deflect. Walk in Wholeness — you kept going. Not perfectly. Not painlessly. But you kept going as yourself. These moments don't make the highlight reel. But they are the whole story. So this week, I want to invite you to pause and name one micro win — one place where G.R.O.W. showed up in your life, even in a whisper. Drop it below. Let this circle witness it. Because the things we name, we get to keep. 💛