Becoming Safe People

The pursuit of becoming a safe person is very important when engaging people who are healing from the impact of abusive relationships. Yet being a safe person is hard work. It’s not an inherent quality we have. It requires patient, diligent, courageous work...

Trauma-Informed Cultures

A culture is created by the attitudes and behaviors characteristic to a particular group. When people have experienced complex traumas and grown up seeing the world through abuse, this is the culture they come from – with its rules, norms, expectations, values, and...