Trauma doesn’t discriminate. 

Trauma could be affecting your son, your mother, your best friend, or your spouse. It’s important that we increase our awareness around the issues of trauma so we can become a safe place for the folks in our life who are suffering. 

In today’s episode, I dive into how you can practically integrate more of a trauma-informed perspective into your daily life. I share the different tiers of the trauma-informed approach, a breakdown of the 5 guiding principles of being trauma-informed, and the impact trauma-informed living can have on reducing trauma impact and increasing resilience in the folks around us. 

I’m exploring:

• A breakdown of the FIVE basic principles of being trauma-informed
• The 3 tiers of the trauma-informed approach
• A simple shift you can make TODAY to begin approaching others with a more trauma-informed lens
• Resilience & post-traumatic growth (and vicarious resilience & post-traumatic growth!)
• And so much more

Trauma Resources: 

https://integratedlistening.com/what-is-trauma/

Trauma-Informed Organization Change Manual: socialwork.buffalo.edu/ittic

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Showing up for the children in our community is vitally important. But often, not knowing where to start or how to help becomes a barrier to getting involved. My guest this week, health coach and proud foster mama, Diane McMahan, is here to assure us that there is something we all can do to support these children (even if it isn’t in the ways we expect)! 

In today’s episode, we dive into the journey of foster care - Diane’s personal experiences as a foster mother, trauma-informed parenting, and how to get involved in the opportunity to break barriers and foster hope for the children in your community. 

We’re exploring:

• Diane’s experience as a foster parent & how she started this journey
• The various ways you can get involved in the foster care system (and how to support the cause without fostering)
• The resources & training available to foster parents
• Trauma-informed parenting & some powerful insights on the role trauma could be playing around you
• And more

Connect with Diane: 

Website: www.keepmovingwa.com

FB: https://www.facebook.com/diane.makaeli

Email: dmcmahan2019@gmail.com

Private foster care agencies in Skagit County: Youthnet and Secret Harbor

Wishlist: Diapers and wipes

Foster Closet (take donations, the whole store is free to foster parents) - Amazon wish list

https://foster-hearts.com/foster-closet/

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If you’ve been working towards a goal and you’re almost there (or if you’ve just realized what your goal is and you’re not sure where to begin) - you’re standing at the edge of something. And the edge can get super messy. 

But that’s part of the process! The process of stepping into new possibility.

In today’s episode, I’m inviting you to explore your next evolution and giving you some ways to identify and take the aligned actions needed to step into the next phase of your life. 

What are you calling in? Let’s go to the show.

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