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The Art of Workplace Tolerance: Practices You Can Use Today
Explore the art of practicing tolerance in the workplace and learn how you can start applying it today.
Shenandoah Chefalo
Mar 119 min read
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Change is Modeled: Leader Accountability to Workplace Well-being
Leaders aren't solely accountable to workplace well-being, but their position & influence mean they have a unique and powerful role to play.
Shenandoah Chefalo
Mar 46 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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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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What are Trauma-Informed Approaches?
What exactly does it mean to be "trauma-informed," and why is it so important?
Shenandoah Chefalo
Jan 145 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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The Five Ss of Trauma-Informed Leadership
Trauma-informed leadership is essential to creating thriving workplaces. The Five Ss is a simple framework for embedding TI principles.
Shenandoah Chefalo
Dec 31, 20244 min read
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Why Celebrating Small Wins Matters
Celebrating small wins is essential for keeping your team motivated, engaged, and focused on progress. Here's how.
Shenandoah Chefalo
Dec 24, 20244 min read
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10 Powerful Questions to Discover Your Own Trauma-Informed Solutions at Work
Asking meaningful questions is valuable for gaining clarity and is particularly helpful in building a trauma-informed culture. Use these...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Dec 10, 20245 min read
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Psychological Safety is the #1 Factor of Effective Teams
Google studied its internal teams in hopes of building more successful teams. They found the greatest influence on performance was...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Dec 4, 20244 min read
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Community Meetings: A Trauma-Informed Ritual You Should be Using
At Chefalo Consulting, we begin every meeting with a Community Meeting, a key ritual that consistently roots our team in emotional...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Nov 26, 20246 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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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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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Jun 4, 20246 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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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Apr 2, 20245 min read
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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,...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Feb 27, 20243 min read
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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...
Shenandoah Chefalo
Feb 20, 20246 min read
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