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 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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Shenandoah Chefalo
May 144 min read
Beyond Awareness: Understanding the Interconnections of Foster Care and Societal Challenges
May is foster care awareness month, and this year, I'd like to increase awareness about the foster care system and how it ties into other...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Apr 25 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
Mar 125 min read
Re-Writing History: 10 Female Foster Care Survivors Who Thrived
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting women who have made—and are making—history. Foster care is associated with many...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Feb 206 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 134 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
Jan 234 min read
5 Secrets to Personal Growth No One Tells You
People are always asking me: what do I do to heal my trauma? And people are always disappointed when I tell them the answer. Why? Because...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jan 163 min read
Words of Affirmation: 7 Things You Didn't Know You Needed to Hear
Sometimes, we know we need something, but we don’t know what that thing is. You might find it here. In the journey of self-discovery and...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jan 95 min read
Trauma Brain Explained: The Neuroscience of Trauma
We often discuss feelings, cultural practices, and relationships in trauma-informed systems change—but don’t let that fool you. Trauma is...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 24, 20233 min read
The Science of Substance Use: Trauma and Addiction
There is a strong connection between childhood trauma and addiction, which is why preventative trauma-informed interventions are crucial...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 11, 20236 min read
Unraveling Financial Trauma: How Our Past Experiences with Money Affect Our Attitudes & Behaviors
Talking about money is taboo, but we need to have difficult conversations if we want to improve our relationships with our wallets....
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jul 26, 20223 min read
ACEs: Everything You Need to Know About Adverse Childhood Experiences
Most people acknowledge the close link between childhood trauma and social-emotional problems later in life. Studies have also shown that...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Jun 21, 20222 min read
Trauma-Informed Leadership and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Last week I spent 3 days with a room full of exhausted yet engaged teachers, who were eager to learn about trauma and not only how it...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
May 24, 20223 min read
Coping Mechanisms: Shame & Guilt as a Survival Skills
When we experience a traumatic event, shame and guilt are common survival skills we rely on. Like the flight, fight, freeze and appease...
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UpNorthLive.Com
Nov 30, 20182 min read
Northern Michigan Family Plans to Climb Kilimanjaro for a Cause
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Chefalo family has taken a lot of trips over the past few years for...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Oct 18, 20183 min read
We Know Better - So When Is It Time To Do Better?
I live in a world full of people with giant hearts. Its true. Everywhere you look in the world of Human Services and Child Advocacy you...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
May 4, 20181 min read
UDPATED - Legalocities (Podcast)-The Crisis of Foster Care
Did you know nearly 50% of foster children end up incarcerated within two years of aging out of the foster care system? During her nearly...
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Shenandoah Chefalo
Mar 6, 20183 min read
Foster Care: There is No One Solution
Sorry I’ve been silent. I’ve been brooding, angry over the system, policies and government. I find it is best that I don’t write when I’m...
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Rob Lowe
Mar 1, 20181 min read
Do Something For Foster Kids
Shenandoah Chefalo is back, continuing on for those who can’t find their voice. Welcome to the 62nd episode of Giving Back Insights, my...
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