Repairing Wounds with Justice
Dr. Sandra Bloom and Sarah Yanosy consider the impact of collective, historical, and cultural trauma in our society and their cumulative effects on multiple populations.
A Healthy Society?
Dr. Sandra Bloom and Sarah Yanosy address the crisis of workplace health and wellbeing, noting the interconnectedness of social, economic, personal, and job stress.
Democracy as Trauma Informed Practice
Dr. Bloom and Ms. Yanosy detail how developing democratic skills can function as an antidote to the effects of trauma and adversity on any scale.
Changing Thought Habits with Double Loop Learning
Dr. Bloom and Ms. Yanosy provide an in-depth look at double loop learning and what makes it an essential part of trauma informed practice.
Protecting Ourselves and Our Staff from Vicarious Trauma
Dr. Bloom and Ms. Yanosy advocate for the integration of our emotional brain with our logical brain in order to unlock more effective ways of thinking and problem solving.
Managing Complexity
Dr. Bloom and Ms. Yanosy highlight six components of managing complexity in living systems that all leaders should be aware of.
A Compass for Change: SELF
Dr. Bloom and Ms. Yanosy explain how the SELF acronym helps people impacted by trauma and adversity make sense of their experiences and pave a path toward healing and recovery.
Let’s Not Start an Uncivil War
Dr. Bloom and Ms. Yanosy illustrate the difference between task and interpersonal conflict, noting how to recognize when a simple problem is devolving into something more complex.
History Repeats
Dr. Bloom and Ms. Yanosy discuss the nature of traumatic reenactment and our biologically-based preference for familiarity, explaining the connection between behavior and the unconscious mind.
Building Safety and Insight
Dr. Bloom and Ms. Yanosy analyze various leadership styles and describe circumstances in which some approaches are more effective than others.