What Happens When We Suppress Our Natural Threat Response?
From our Friends at Khiron Clinics The Role of the Nervous System What is your purpose in life? People have pondered this question for thousands
Foundation Blog
Let’s Get to Know Prison Yoga Project
At the Trauma Research Foundation, we’re committed to the ideal that trauma healing shouldn’t only happen in the rooms of therapists for people who can
A Refugee Olympic Team
by Ruth Cohn Regulation and Affiliation for the “Diaspora” For some reason I have long had a fascination with athlete biographies, autobiographies and memoirs. Willie
Olympic Athletes Champion Honesty About Mental Health
By Anna McKenzie – Reposted from The Meadows The postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo showcased more heroes than those who won medals. The aftermath of
SMARTmoves – Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (COLLECTION)
Welcome to TRF Tuesday with SMARTmoves! SMART stands for Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment, an innovative mental health therapy for children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma to help them with emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal regulation.
The Healing Power of Tea
by Leo Nima, Reposted from Mad in America, March 3, 2020 Growing up in Vancouver, I was a reclusive kid, raised on video games while
In Conversation with Licia Sky – an Interview with Kevin Coleman, Shakespeare in the Courts
Last month TRF CEO, Licia Sky, met with Kevin Coleman of Shakespeare in the Courts for an informative and inspiring interview. Grab your coffee and
Let’s Get to Know Shakespeare in the Courts
My reformation, glittering o’er my fault, Shall show more goodly and attract more eyes Than that which hath no foil to set it off. William
Hip Hop, Empowerment, and Clinical Practice: Blending Research and Clinical Practice
Aaron Rodwin, LMSW is a PhD student at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work and Social Worker/Therapist at Humantold. Once Aaron completed his
FlowStory and The CREATE Research Lab
Dr. Raphael Travis, LCSW is a Professor and is the Master of Social Work (MSW) Program Director at Texas State University in the School of
Rhythmic Mind
The faces of half a dozen young men appear on my laptop for a video chat, and Max Kline, AMFT and Jonah Scott, LMFT describe
Therapeutic Applications of Hip Hop (COLLECTION)
We are excited to announce this eight-week program that explores the therapeutic applications of Hip Hop as a culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate vehicle to foster engagement, regulation, and integration for complex and developmental trauma. These workshops will be led by a collaborative of innovators in the field who will engage participants in various exercises such as lyrical analysis, beat making, rhyme writing, and rapping.
