Trauma Resource Institute

07/21/2025

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 of the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)®, 𝐄𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫-𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬!

📚Register for our next in-person TRM Level 2 Training, August 8th-10th.

👉 https://bit.ly/TRM2_8-10

▪️3-Day Training: Combination of lecture, discussion and small group practice.
▪️On-going support & community
▪️18.5 CEUs

The Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)® Level 2 is a three-day course that further explores the concept of resiliency and how to restore balance to the body and the mind after experiencing traumatic or stressful events.

TRM Level 2 training is a combination of lecture, discussion, and small group practice that reviews the skills from Level 1 training and discusses in greater depth working with trauma reprocessing in light of survival responses.

In addition, the expressive arts will be integrated into the training to demonstrate expanded ways to utilize TRM skills.

07/21/2025

Survivors of childhood family trauma typically go through many stages in their path to healing.

Tune in to this encore episode as Kaytee highlights 6 of them: pre-awareness, uncovering, digging in, healing, understanding, and nurturing.

Kaytee highlights 6 of them:

▪️ pre-awareness
▪️ uncovering
▪️ digging in
▪️ healing
▪️ understanding
▪️ and nurturing

Using elements from her clinical work, as well as personal experience, she provides support and tips for survivors navigating the healing journey.

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Kaytee will discuss the stages and provide insights into healing childhood family trauma. Most of us are only starting to become aware of how our foundational years contribute to who we are today.

Our childhood environment shapes the foundation for our sense of self, how we feel about the world, and how we relate to others.

If we experienced trauma or dysfunction along the way, it likely disrupted the pathways to these fundamental structures.

Understanding our trauma is not about blame but about understanding, learning, and growing.

In most cases, our caregivers did the best they could with the tools they had, often while dealing with external or internal stressors as well.

With the world’s increasing understanding of trauma, this paves the way for understanding and growth.

07/16/2025

🫶 We invite you to join us TODAY, July 16th @ 12:00pm PT. Drop in at your convenience. 

Our hearts are with our Southern California community as it recovers & rebuilds after the devastating January fires.

To support our SoCal community, and anyone in need to community wellness support, the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI) has been hosting a series of FREE online United for Healing Gatherings.

💻 Register & Join the Zoom:
https://bit.ly/UnitedForHealing

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These 1-hour meetings are supportive and welcoming spaces designed to help community members who have experienced the devastating impact of wildfires in Southern California.

Each gathering focuses on practical strategies to manage stress, cope with loss, and navigate the emotional aftermath of a disaster.

💛 You are not alone 💛
We’re here to help you heal, rebuild, and thrive.

07/16/2025

🫶 We invite you to join us TODAY, July 16th @ 12:00pm PT. Drop in at your convenience.

Our hearts are with our Southern California community as it recovers & rebuilds after the devastating January fires.

To support our SoCal community, and anyone in need to community wellness support, the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI) has been hosting a series of FREE online United for Healing Gatherings.

💻 Register & Join the Zoom:
https://bit.ly/UnitedForHealing

These 1-hour meetings are supportive and welcoming spaces designed to help community members who have experienced the devastating impact of wildfires in Southern California.

Each gathering focuses on practical strategies to manage stress, cope with loss, and navigate the emotional aftermath of a disaster.

💛 You are not alone 💛
We’re here to help you heal, rebuild, and thrive.

07/07/2025

As the current administration takes away funding for school-based mental health interventions, now is the time to amplify the good works done by school districts around the country, including Cleveland County Schools in North Carolina.

In this encore episode, Ryan Etheridge will describe how his school district prepared the staff and teachers for helping children during the transition from home to school after COVID-19 school closures.

🔊Tune in on Libsyn:
https://bit.ly/RW7-7-25

07/04/2025

Although not recognized as a US federal holiday until 1941, July 4th marks the birth of American independence and has been celebrated since the 18th century.

🎇Have a safe and wonderful time celebrating today!

07/03/2025

Regulate your nervous system 🧠 with 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬.

A 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 can be anything that helps a person feel better. 😁

▪️ It can be a characteristic the person likes about themself, a positive memory, a person, place, animal, spiritual guide, or anything that provides joy, peace or calm.

▪️ The resource is simply brought to mind and at least three details about the resource are remembered and then one’s attention is directed to the sensations that are pleasant or neutral on the inside.

▪️ You can return to your resources anytime you are bumped out of your Resilient Zone or you can select a new resource and repeat the exercise.

📲 Download our free app *iChill* for an audio walk-thru of Resourcing:

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Use in your web browser: https://bit.ly/iChill_app

👉 Do you practice 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠?

⬇️ Share one of your resources with us in the comments!

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06/26/2025

Join us Monday as Dr. Ravi Chandra shares his reflections and wisdom about amplifying compassion during the current sociopolitical climate.

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He will share his thoughts about the importance of compassion.

Dr. Chandra's inspired words reflect what is essential for all of us to remember at this time in our history.

"The voices of all individuals and communities are profoundly important for the future because our survival and growth as a nation and world depend on empathy and compassion."

His wise words are relevant today:

"When we see each other, when we see our own vulnerability and create connections out of the disconnections of our past, we can transform our predicament into possibility."

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Ravi Chandra, M.D. is a psychiatrist and writer in San Francisco, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

“Facebuddha: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks” is his full-length nonfiction debut, and is the winner of the 2017 Nautilus Silver Book Award for Religion/Spirituality of Eastern Thought.

He is the recipient of the 2025 Kun-Po Soo Award for Achievement in Asian American Psychiatry by the American Psychiatric Association and APA Foundation.

Learn more about Dr. Ravi: www.RaviChandraMD.com

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06/26/2025

𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙉𝙤𝙬! skills are useful in returning the to 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 when distressed.

👉 These 10 strategies will help your nervous system reset when it is out of balance or ,

These simple actions you are at home, work, out doing errands, or with friends or family.

👉 Which strategies will you use when you’re bumped out of your zone?

✳️ One way to practice these skills is through our FREE *iChill App* available in English, Arabic, Spanish, Hebrew, and Ukranian for iOS and Android.

App Store: https://apple.co/4djl1ip
Google Play: https://bit.ly/3SoeESJ

✳️ You can also visit http://ichillapp.com to use the skills from your computer or phone. These skills are always accessible in your pocket when you need them.

06/23/2025

Don’t miss today’s encore episode of .within: “Acts of Kindness During Times of Despair”.

Join Dr. Mike Sapp and host Elaine Miller-Karas as they reflect on TRI’s work in response to the devastating and — and the organization’s ongoing support of individuals and communities navigating the impact of shifting U.S. governmental funding for humanitarian initiatives.

They will highlight the deeply human stories shared with them by survivors—stories not only of loss and hardship but of resilience, kindness, and hope.

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Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/44brwAR

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From working with teachers and counselors in fire-ravaged schools to supporting front-line staff from Los Angeles County and City Parks and Recreation Departments, Mike and Elaine will illuminate the quiet heroism and collective compassion that continue to inspire their work.

In the spirit of enduring wisdom, they will reflect on the words of Abraham Lincoln:

“Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness or the complexion of courtesy has faded away.”

While they do not turn away from the painful realities of our time—fires, wars, aggressive acts, and the persistence of community violence—they will gently guide listeners toward a broader view.

They will ask the powerful question that lies at the heart of their model: “What else is true?”

A reminder that even in the midst of trauma, there are moments of grace, connection, and healing that point the way forward.

06/23/2025

Don't miss today's encore episode of Resiliency Within : "Acts of Kindness During Times of Despair".

Join Dr. Mike Sapp and host Elaine Miller-Karas as they reflect on TRI’s work in response to the devastating and -- and the organization’s ongoing support of individuals and communities navigating the impact of shifting U.S. governmental funding for humanitarian initiatives.

They will highlight the deeply human stories shared with them by survivors—stories not only of loss and hardship but of resilience, kindness, and hope.

🔊 Tune In Today:

Listen on Libsyn: https://bit.ly/RW6-23-25

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/44lp7DQ

Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/44brwAR

From working with teachers and counselors in fire-ravaged schools to supporting front-line staff from Los Angeles County and City Parks and Recreation Departments, Mike and Elaine will illuminate the quiet heroism and collective compassion that continue to inspire their work.

In the spirit of enduring wisdom, they will reflect on the words of Abraham Lincoln:

“Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness or the complexion of courtesy has faded away.”

While they do not turn away from the painful realities of our time—fires, wars, aggressive acts, and the persistence of community violence—they will gently guide listeners toward a broader view.

They will ask the powerful question that lies at the heart of their model: “What else is true?”

A reminder that even in the midst of trauma, there are moments of grace, connection, and healing that point the way forward.

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