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The Neuroscience of Glimmers as an Antidote to Triggers: Rewiring for Calm
Glimmers are an antidote to triggers - unexpected moments that bring calm, peace, or safety amid life's overwhelming challenges.
Shenandoah Chefalo
3 days ago3 min read
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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.
Shenandoah Chefalo
Feb 184 min read
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What Does Safety at Work Really Mean?
Workplace safety goes beyond physical wellbeing and doesn't just mean feeling comfortable. Safety at work builds trust and resilience.
Shenandoah Chefalo
Feb 45 min read
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Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) and What It Means for Your Organization
Positive experiences protect individuals against the effects of trauma. This is applied to organizations using trauma-informed approaches.
Shenandoah Chefalo
Jan 284 min read
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BRAVING: 7 Elements of Trust-Building at Work
Trust isn't just nice to have. It's critical for safety and efficiency. Use the 7 elements in BRAVING to help your team build trust at work.
Shenandoah Chefalo
Jan 217 min read
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The Flip Side of Organizational Resilience: The Anatomy of a Non-Resilient Organization
Explore characteristics of non-resilient organizations to understand how trauma-informed approaches create organizational resiliency.
Shenandoah Chefalo
Jan 76 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Dec 17, 20244 min read
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The Role of Training in Effective Trauma-Informed Change Management
Training plays a crucial role in nearly every change management strategy, especially when implementing trauma-informed practices. This...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Nov 19, 20245 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Nov 14, 20245 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Nov 5, 20245 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 29, 20245 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 22, 20245 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 15, 20243 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 8, 20244 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 1, 20244 min read
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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,...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Sep 24, 20245 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Sep 17, 20245 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
May 28, 20241 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Apr 23, 20245 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Apr 16, 20243 min read
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