When I am at home, I take a walk through the forest every day. On the very hot days usually at or just after dawn, when there is still some cool to enjoy.
At the moment, I’m not at home. I’m catsitting for a friend and taking my walks through the fields and agricultural land. I’m familiar around here, and usually while I don’t find these walks as nourishing as the ones through ‘my’ forest, I enjoy being out of the built-up areas.
Continue reading “What the Drought Teaches Us About Resilience”Through many conversations and other interactions with people about the Beyond the Trauma Wall Initiative, a clearer sense of its practical aims is emerging. Writing my upcoming book, ‘The Trauma Root of Social Work: Beyond the Trauma Wall’ has also contributed to that. It is through having very different conversations with people from different sectors and backgrounds that the generally applicable through-lines gradually become more visible. I want to share them with you here.
Continue reading “Different Aspects of the Beyond the Trauma Wall Initiative”It is useful to have a look at why it is necessary to have reforms of various sectors to make sure that they are truly trauma-informed. As well as to point out that while this can seem like a daunting task, it is very feasible and worthwhile.
Continue reading “The Whys of Reform to Include a Trauma Lens”