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08/04/2026

I’ve been reflecting on a question sparked by Struggle Well by Ken Falke and Josh Goldberg:

Are we evolving the work, or just evolving the language?

As someone whose work has long been influenced by trauma-informed principles, I’m curious whether concepts like resilience, psychological safety, human-centered leadership, and post-traumatic growth represent genuine evolution or simply new terminology.

I’m running a poll on LinkedIn and would love a broader range of perspectives. *link in comments*

👉 Please vote and join the conversation on LinkedIn.

Your perspective matters.

07/31/2026

People often ask how organizations become more trauma-informed.

My answer is usually the same: it starts with the adults.

Not with a policy.�Not with a training.�Not with a new initiative.
It starts with how we treat one another.

The ability to build trust, regulate our responses, communicate with empathy, remain curious, and stay connected during difficult moments is at the heart of both trauma-informed practice and effective leadership.

Throughout my career, I’ve seen that when organizations intentionally invest in adult growth and relational capacity, everything else becomes possible: stronger teams, healthier cultures, more meaningful engagement, and better outcomes for the people we serve.

Whether in schools, nonprofit organizations, military-serving communities, or workplaces, culture is shaped through everyday interactions. Adult social-emotional learning isn’t a “nice to have.” It’s foundational to creating environments where people can thrive.

This article highlights something I’ve believed for a long time: meaningful and sustainable change begins with us.

04/30/2026

📣📣UNDER CONSTRUCTION 👷🏻‍♀️🧰
As we catch up from being inactive since 2024, please bear with us. Over the coming weeks, our goal is to update, reconnect, and refocus.

Thank you for your continued support!

06/02/2024

What an amazing weekend with our Alpha Psi Lambda National, Inc Familia! Thank you to all our delegates for showing up and showing out! Congratulations to our newly elected National Executive Board members! Congratulations to all our award recipients!

Much gratitude for voting to induct me into our Noble Order. It is an honor and privilege! Congratulations to Lisa Sanchez Lindsey Valenzuela , Denise Kapasouris Demos and Ashley Argon as well.

Thank you Washington University in St. Louis and Alpha Mu Chapter for hosting us!

See you at 40 Year at The Ohio State University!

05/09/2024

As we approach Mother’s Day,
BE KIND!
For Boys like ours, it’s a very confusing and conflicting time of year. For Mothers like me with infertility, or other personal situations, this time of year is HARD!

04/02/2024

PurpleUp it’s Month of the Military Child!

02/24/2024

Watching Ava DuVernay’s TED interview “How Film Changes the Way We See the World” and she introduced me to the idea of “liberated territory” and how we all need to find that for ourselves. Fascinating idea! New intention unlocked 🔓

Watch it. Be inspired.

"People told me this was an unadaptable book, so the only logical thing to do was to try to adapt it," says writer, producer and filmmaker Ava DuVernay of he...

02/02/2024

It’s an air fryer cookie type of day 🍪 IYKYK. If you want to know ask. Cheers!

01/11/2024

“To parent a child with empathy lends the capacity to force parents out of their comfort zones to show up in ways that provide opportunities for true safety, connection, and growth in the child they have, not the child they were or the child they want.”

01/08/2024

For those in the struggle: I see you. I hear you. I am you.

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