Hey Friends, check out this conversation I was lucky to have with Leslie from For Goodness Cakes. As I reflected with Leslie, on my career in Child Welfare and Health & Human Services, a renewed sense of pride emerged. It’s been a crazy, anxious, difficult, fulfilling journey, for sure. In reflecting, I know the work I have directly done, the relationships made with the staff and organizations I have led, have made a huge impact on me (and hopefully those I've had the privilege to lead!)...

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When the trauma Informed lens is in place, you will inevitably see that change is needed in your organization. The 'change' could be to practice, or process, or maybe wholesale culture change - but there will be change. The impacts (positive and negative) will impact in a parallel process. It should be felt by 'those we serve', 'those we employ' and modeled/felt by leadership. A TIC/ACE/PACE based foundation is exactly what organizations need in order to develop a healthy, thriving workplace...

Organizations, agencies, departments, businesses, and industries, the list goes on and on. They all seem to be struggling with employee retention, recruitment, and issues of burnout. If we were to take a peek into the organizational cultures of these organizations I'm wondering if we would find a culture that is thriving or surviving? Do they care for their employees through a human lens, or as just a number? Do they employ compassion or authority when managing employees? A trauma-informed...

I absolutely love watching the Olympics, especially track and field. Watching this year’s Games got me thinking…The thing about sports is that when top athletes perform, they make it look easy, as if anyone could walk in off the street and do it. We do not have the context or back story to see all the hours of training and preparation invested by both the athlete and their coaches. The development of a foundation, strength training, practice, visualization, and relentless dedication are all...

It has been approximately one year since leaving my position as the Waupaca County Health and Human Services director, reminding me how quickly times passes. So much has happened over the past year… good, bad and indifferent. The world has changed, and we’ve changed with it — we’ve learned so much about doing things differently, and that sometimes different is better. It is hard to believe that we can go back to what we knew as ‘normal’. In fact, I would say it is our moral obligation to not...