Is the System (Education, Health Care, Social Services, Political, Government) Broken, or do the humans in the system collectively and individually “feel” broken?

Education, Community Connection, Changing what we do, ACES, Healthy Relationships, Healing ACES, Story Telling, WellbeingJessie GrahamFebruary 10, 2023Trauma Informed Care, Trauma Informed Coaching, Be the Change, Systems Change, Education, Wellbeing, Mental Health, Social EmotionalComment

Breaking the Cycle At Home, At School, At Work and in the Community - An opportunity for Positive Change

Regardless of where people have worked, they bring their lived experiences and their relationship patterns to their roles and positions. Those patterns are either subconscious or somewhat conscious as they may or may not be self aware. When we surround ourselves with people who are “leading us” or “modeling for us” or “directing us” we want those relationships to be healthy.

Impact: You Can Make an Impact by Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences

Impact: have a strong effect on someone or something.

ACESJessie GrahamAugust 6, 2020ACES, Trauma Informed, Education, Psychology, Social Emotional, Health, WellbeingComment

Safety First - Toxic Stress in Education

Why are our educational agencies/leaders allowed to make decisions that are unsafe? Is this the result of chronic toxic stress? Is our educational system not considering safety when I, a human being, says they don't feel safe? Are they considering the stressful impact of teachers and students being without power all day and in fear of fires near by?

Thoughts & ReflectionsJessie GrahamNovember 2, 2019Toxic Stress, Education, BoundariesComment

Engagement, Checking in with our Assumptions (version 2)

We must check the assumptions we bring to education. We are all human beings, coming into each day with our own personal experiences and beliefs based on them.

Jessie GrahamSeptember 14, 2019Engagement, Assumptions, Change, Education, SELF AWARENESS, Special Eduation, LearningComment

Coaching with a Trauma Informed SLP

With the support of a coach you are provided with an environment where you can reflect on your thoughts and practices and make decisions about change. Change can be uncomfortable, however, when paired with clarity it is empowering!