The Soaring Center

The Soaring Center Supporting sexual assault survivors and their advocates every step of the way.

🌿 Reflecting on Shifts in Perspective 🌿Healing often invites us to see things differently to challenge what we once beli...
08/21/2025

🌿 Reflecting on Shifts in Perspective 🌿

Healing often invites us to see things differently to challenge what we once believed about ourselves, others, or the world around us.

💡 “What is one perspective that shifted for you during your healing journey?”

Maybe you stopped blaming yourself. Maybe you started believing you were worthy of care. These mindset shifts can be powerful turning points in how we heal and grow.

💬 Share in the comments if it feels right for you. Your insight could help someone else feel seen on their path.

💡 Explore more trauma-informed support at thesoaringcenter.com.

🔍 Accountability Starts with How We Investigate 🔍When harm happens in a workplace or institution, the process of investi...
08/14/2025

🔍 Accountability Starts with How We Investigate 🔍

When harm happens in a workplace or institution, the process of investigating it can either deepen the harm or begin the repair.

At The Soaring Center, we believe independent investigations should be rooted in ethics, transparency, and care, not damage control.

Here’s why ethical investigations matter:

✨ They Prioritize Truth Over Optics – Real accountability requires a willingness to face hard truths.
✨ They Avoid Re-Traumatization – Survivors deserve processes that protect their dignity and psychological safety.
✨ They Address Root Causes – Beyond surface-level findings, ethical investigations examine systemic failures.
✨ They Build Public Trust – Integrity in process leads to trust in outcomes.

💡 How we respond to harm matters as much as the harm itself. Justice starts with honest examination, and a commitment to do better.

🔗 Learn more about our approach at thesoaringcenter.com

🏢 Workplace Revolution: Trauma-Informed Policies for a Healthier Culture 🏢What if workplace wellness meant more than yog...
08/07/2025

🏢 Workplace Revolution: Trauma-Informed Policies for a Healthier Culture 🏢

What if workplace wellness meant more than yoga and breakroom snacks? What if it meant safety, flexibility, empathy, and space to truly be well?

In our latest blog, Micha Star Liberty explores how trauma-informed policies are transforming workplaces by centering mental health, dignity, and long-term sustainability. From flexible scheduling to leadership training, this movement is changing how we work, lead, and support one another.

At The Soaring Center, we believe a healthier workplace culture isn’t a perk — it’s a necessity.

💬 Read the full blog and learn how trauma-informed policies are revolutionizing the future of work: thesoaringcenter.com/blog

📚 Back to School Should Never Mean Back to Harm 📚As a new school year begins, we’re reminded that safety in schools is m...
07/31/2025

📚 Back to School Should Never Mean Back to Harm 📚

As a new school year begins, we’re reminded that safety in schools is more than locked doors or rules. True safety means creating trauma-informed environments where every child feels seen, supported, and protected.

At The Soaring Center, we believe that child safety includes:

✨ Adults trained to recognize signs of distress and trauma
✨ Systems that listen to students, not silence them
✨ Policies that prevent harm, not just react to it
✨ Environments that center trust, care, and belonging

Every child deserves to learn in a place where they feel safe physically, emotionally, and psychologically. Let’s work together to make schools safe for every student, not just from threats, but from the harm of being misunderstood or unseen.

💡 Learn more about trauma-informed support at thesoaringcenter.com

💜 Today is International Self-Care Day 💜Self-care is more than a trend — it is a form of resistance, restoration, and su...
07/25/2025

💜 Today is International Self-Care Day 💜

Self-care is more than a trend — it is a form of resistance, restoration, and survival, especially for those healing from trauma.

At The Soaring Center, we believe self-care includes:

✨ Saying no without guilt
✨ Setting boundaries that protect your peace
✨ Asking for help when you need it
✨ Resting without apology

Self-care is not selfish. It is how we keep going. It is how we come back to ourselves.

💡 Today and every day, you deserve care, compassion, and space to heal.

📚 Book Review Spotlight: The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Burke HarrisIn The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects o...
07/24/2025

📚 Book Review Spotlight: The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

In The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris delivers a powerful blend of science, compassion, and urgency to help us understand the lifelong impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Her work reveals how early trauma can shape the body, the brain, and our health, and how awareness, intervention, and care can change the course of that story.

At The Soaring Center, we believe that healing and prevention go hand in hand. Dr. Burke Harris’s message is clear: childhood adversity is not destiny. With trauma-informed care, early support, and systemic change, healing is not only possible — it is essential.

This book offers a compelling case for reimagining public health, education, and justice through a trauma-informed lens. It is a call to action for every person who wants to understand how childhood shapes adulthood, and how we can all play a role in breaking cycles of harm.

💡 Read Micha Star Liberty’s full review and explore how this groundbreaking book deepens our shared mission of survivor-centered change.

🔗 Visit thesoaringcenter.com/blog

🌟 Reflecting on Moments of Courage 🌟Healing often unfolds in the quiet, everyday choices we make to keep going, speak up...
07/17/2025

🌟 Reflecting on Moments of Courage 🌟

Healing often unfolds in the quiet, everyday choices we make to keep going, speak up, or care for ourselves in new ways.

💡 “What is one small act of courage you took that changed your healing journey?”

Maybe it was making that first therapy appointment. Maybe it was telling your story. Or choosing rest instead of pushing through.

💬 Share in the comments if you feel called. Your experience might help someone recognize their own brave moment.

💡 Explore more trauma-informed support at thesoaringcenter.com.

📣 Legislative Advocacy: Policy as a Path to Justice 📣Laws are not just written on paper; they are felt in people’s lives...
07/10/2025

📣 Legislative Advocacy: Policy as a Path to Justice 📣

Laws are not just written on paper; they are felt in people’s lives. At The Soaring Center, we believe that real justice includes shaping the policies that impact survivors, workers, and communities.

Here’s why legislative advocacy matters:

✨ It Centers Lived Experience - Those directly impacted by injustice must help shape the systems meant to protect them.
✨ It Creates Structural Change - Advocacy addresses root causes, not just symptoms.
✨ It Amplifies Marginalized Voices - Communities that are too often silenced can drive the conversation.
✨ It Moves Justice Upstream - By changing policy, we can prevent harm before it happens.

💡 Advocacy is not just resistance. It is reimagining what justice can look like — and making it real.

🔗 Learn more about our vision at thesoaringcenter.com

🎆 Reflecting on Freedom This Independence Day 🎆As we recognize the 4th of July, we reflect on what freedom truly means, ...
07/04/2025

🎆 Reflecting on Freedom This Independence Day 🎆

As we recognize the 4th of July, we reflect on what freedom truly means, not just as a historical ideal, but as a lived reality we are still working to create.

At The Soaring Center, we believe that freedom includes the right to safety, healing, and dignity for all people. True independence means building systems where survivors are believed, communities are supported, and justice is rooted in compassion and equity.

Today, we honor the courage of those who continue to push for a more just, inclusive, and liberated future.

❤️💙 May this day inspire reflection, connection, and a shared commitment to collective care.

🌱 From Surviving to Thriving: A Blueprint for Post-Traumatic Growth 🌱What if trauma didn’t just leave scars, but also op...
07/03/2025

🌱 From Surviving to Thriving: A Blueprint for Post-Traumatic Growth 🌱

What if trauma didn’t just leave scars, but also opened doors to transformation?

In our newest blog, Micha Star Liberty explores the concept of post-traumatic growth, the powerful process where survivors not only heal but find deeper meaning, strength, and purpose through their journey.

At The Soaring Center, we believe healing is more than recovery. It is about creating new possibilities, building deeper connections, and reclaiming the future with clarity and courage.

💬 Read the full blog and discover how post-traumatic growth is reshaping the path from pain to purpose: thesoaringcenter.com/blog

📚 Book Review Spotlight: Educated by Tara WestoverIn Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover recounts her extraordinary journe...
06/26/2025

📚 Book Review Spotlight: Educated by Tara Westover

In Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover recounts her extraordinary journey from a childhood of isolation and control to becoming a Cambridge-educated historian. Through grit, courage, and the transformative power of education, Westover reclaims her story and identity, navigating the complex terrain of trauma, family loyalty, and self-determination.

At The Soaring Center, we believe in the power of personal transformation through knowledge, reflection, and safe spaces for healing. Westover’s story reminds us that education is not just about information. It is about liberation, resilience, and the right to define your own future.

This memoir offers a profound exploration of what it means to grow, to break cycles, and to choose your own path even when it means letting go of the only world you’ve ever known.

💡 Read Micha Star Liberty’s full review and explore how this memoir intersects with trauma, healing, and the pursuit of truth.

🔗 Visit thesoaringcenter.com/blog

❤️💚🖤 Honoring Juneteenth: A Day of Liberation and Legacy 🖤💚❤️Today, we honor Juneteenth, a powerful reminder of the dela...
06/19/2025

❤️💚🖤 Honoring Juneteenth: A Day of Liberation and Legacy 🖤💚❤️

Today, we honor Juneteenth, a powerful reminder of the delayed but hard-won freedom of enslaved Black Americans and the ongoing struggle for justice, equity, and healing.

At The Soaring Center, we recognize that trauma is not only individual but also collective and historical. The impact of slavery, racial violence, and systemic oppression lives on, and so does the strength, resistance, and brilliance of Black communities.

Juneteenth calls us to remember, to reckon, and to reimagine a future rooted in freedom for all.

🕊️ We commit to showing up, speaking out, and building systems of care and justice that honor the full dignity of every person.

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