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Shenandoah Chefalo
4 days ago4 min read
Change is an Inside Job: Personal Accountability to Workplace Well-being
Building workforce well-being is an inside job. True transformation begins with personal accountability and intentional self-work.
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Dec 17, 20244 min read
7 Powerful Benefits of Theater for Trauma Recovery
Trauma can trap individuals in cycles of pain, disconnection, and emotional paralysis. Creative solutions, such as drama and theater, can...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Nov 14, 20245 min read
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 5, 20245 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 22, 20245 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 15, 20243 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 8, 20244 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 1, 20244 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 24, 20245 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 17, 20245 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
Jun 4, 20246 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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Shenandoah Chefalo
May 28, 20241 min read
Loss is Inevitable When Healing
This article was originally published in Chefalo Consulting's December 2022 Trauma-Informed Newsletter. Healing from trauma is a process...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Apr 23, 20245 min read
10 Ways to Be Mindful That Aren't Deep Breathing
When I introduce mindfulness to organizations, people usually think of deep breathing. While breathing and meditation are methods of...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Apr 16, 20243 min read
Removing Obstacles to Self Care is Self Care
When committing to self-care is too challenging, preparing for self-care is sometimes the best decision we can make to take care of...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Apr 9, 20243 min read
5 Ways to Mindfully Develop Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is a superpower in today's workforce. And, leaders need to prioritize their social-emotional skills if they hope...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Apr 2, 20245 min read
Healing Through Mindfulness: Slowing Down & Asking for Help
What does healing look like? We often think the answer will be sold to us in pretty packaging, but the truth is that healing requires...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Feb 27, 20243 min read
Discover the Power of Trauma-Informed Change: Transforming Lives & Organizations
Trauma-informed change is a revolutionary approach that acknowledges the far-reaching impact of trauma on individuals, communities,...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Feb 20, 20246 min read
11 Practical Tips for Building Secure Attachments and Healing from Trauma in Relationships
Understanding attachment theory helps us make the important first step of the trauma-informed paradigm shift. Once we make the shift, we...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Feb 13, 20244 min read
Trauma-Informed Attachment Theory: How Childhood Experiences Impact Adult Relationships and Attachment Styles
Attachment styles can help us understand how our trauma impacts our relationships—and what we can do about it. I work with many...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Feb 6, 20244 min read
7 Characteristics of a Healthy Relationship
Whether you’re considering your romantic, platonic, or professional relationships, knowing these 7 characteristics of a healthy...
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