How to Overcome Victim Mentality in the Workplace: A Trauma-Informed Approach
Victim mentality in the workplace can show up in many forms—constant complaints, blame-shifting, or feelings of helplessness. These...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Nov 55 min read
Stress vs Trauma: What’s the Difference and Why it Matters
The terms stress and trauma are similar and sometimes used interchangeably. However, stress responses are often beneficial while trauma...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 295 min read
Understanding Financial Trauma: Podcast with Dara Duguay, CEO of Credit Builders Alliance
Finance expert, CEO of Credit Builders Alliance (CBA), and Mindful Management podcast guest Dara Duguay talks with Shenandoah Chefalo...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 225 min read
How to Practice Self-Compassion at Work
Accept your full humanity at work. To become a happier, more resilient worker, try these self-compassion techniques when you feel you’ve...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 153 min read
Curiosity: One simple way for anyone to be a trauma healer
We can signal to others that they are valuable and worth knowing through gentle inquiry and a spirit of curiosity. Trauma happens when an...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 84 min read
How Trauma-Informed Approaches Can Transform Workplace Culture
If you want to improve outcomes at your organization, then focusing on improving workplace culture through trauma-informed approaches is...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 14 min read
5 Affirmations to Support Compassionate Leadership
Leadership is about so much more than just making decisions or managing a team; true leadership requires fostering trust, showing...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Sep 245 min read
Trauma Responses Explained: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Appease
Trauma is pervasive and often overlooked. By understanding how our survival instincts (also known as trauma brain or fight, flight,...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Sep 175 min read
Barriers to Change: The Neuroscience of What Keeps Us Stuck
At Chefalo Consulting, we dedicate our lives to the pursuit of trauma-informed systems change. And, understanding why people don't like...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Sep 106 min read
Rethinking Rules: Why Trauma-Informed Approaches Use Norms, Values, and Expectations Instead of "Rules"
The idea of "rules" is so basic and fundamental to our way of life that we often don't stop to examine how rules function and serve us....
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Sep 36 min read
The Power of Authenticity in Trauma-Informed Approaches
It's a common cultural norm to have different versions of ourselves. Our personalities, mannerisms, and even our purported values may...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 276 min read
7 Benefits of Trauma-Informed Culture Change
Many of us are drawn to trauma-informed culture change because it "feels right." While it can be challenging to measure the impact of...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 205 min read
People Don't Leave Jobs, They Leave Teams
Studies show that roughly 62% of employees leave their jobs due to “toxic company culture” ( Forbes ), revealing that people don't quit...
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Becca Choi
Aug 136 min read
9 Books in My Trauma-Informed Library
August 9th was Book Lover’s Day, so in honor of this bookish holiday, we’re bringing you a list of nine books from one of the libraries...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Aug 66 min read
Personal Development is Professional Development: Unlocking Your Full Potential
In our fast-paced world, where the demand for hard skills often overshadows the essence of soft skills, it’s time to redefine what...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jul 306 min read
The First Step to Lasting Change: Embracing Trauma-Informed Training
If there’s one thing I wish people understood about trauma-informed change, it’s that this work is cyclical. There might be a clear...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jun 262 min read
Mindful Management: Creating a Trauma-Informed Work Environment, a podcast by Chefalo Consulting!
🎙️ Dive into the world of organizational wellness with our new podcast, coming soon from Chefalo Consulting! We are beyond excited to...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jun 183 min read
Discussing Microaggressions through a Trauma-Informed Lens
Understanding the foundational concepts of microaggressions and microresistance helps us promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jun 122 min read
Cultivating Inner Strength Through Creativity: Coloring Resilience Adult Coloring Book
The simple act of coloring, often associated with childhood pastimes, has emerged as a powerful tool for adults seeking mindfulness and...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jun 46 min read
Structural Violence in Medicine: “Doctors Have a New Plan for Fat Kids”
The institutions that hope to repair the damage of structural violence are often the same ones that cause it. I began listening to the...
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