Excellent piece. Having worked with refugees to help tell their stories as they experience statelessness, I can personally attest to the power of early healing modalities. Early intervention offers the chance to reframe a part of the traumatic experience, leaving the injured with at least some positive memories to build from. As for the change leader: Bravo for including them in your assessment! Their sustained agency and well-being is most often overlooked.
What a thoughtful and important article. I absolutely love the reference to Thomas Hübl’s suggestion of bringing together science and spirit in order to heal intergenerational trauma. To me, that is the most powerful tool in addressing trauma and it’s many faces. I second the bravo in considering the wounds of social change leaders as well. Job well done 😊
Beautiful article. So critical to reframing the way we address and conceive of the ongoing traumas experienced by people and communities around the world. Too often it seems we’re addressing symptoms instead of root causes, and when we do, we tend to aim for those purely physical sources of trauma. The urgency in this article makes the problem very clear. Trauma isn’t limited to one aspect of human life, nor is it limited only to the present, or to the presently alive, and we ought to address the problem accordingly. I’m excited to see how this framework of promoting well-being holistically, interdisciplinarily, and intergenerationally helps deepen our solutions to all these critical issues. Thanks to you both!
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BY Monica Scheideler Baker
ON January 25, 2021 12:13 PM
Excellent piece. Having worked with refugees to help tell their stories as they experience statelessness, I can personally attest to the power of early healing modalities. Early intervention offers the chance to reframe a part of the traumatic experience, leaving the injured with at least some positive memories to build from. As for the change leader: Bravo for including them in your assessment! Their sustained agency and well-being is most often overlooked.
BY Ava Baker
ON January 26, 2021 12:05 PM
What a thoughtful and important article. I absolutely love the reference to Thomas Hübl’s suggestion of bringing together science and spirit in order to heal intergenerational trauma. To me, that is the most powerful tool in addressing trauma and it’s many faces. I second the bravo in considering the wounds of social change leaders as well. Job well done 😊
BY Quincy Tichenor
ON February 6, 2021 01:04 PM
Beautiful article. So critical to reframing the way we address and conceive of the ongoing traumas experienced by people and communities around the world. Too often it seems we’re addressing symptoms instead of root causes, and when we do, we tend to aim for those purely physical sources of trauma. The urgency in this article makes the problem very clear. Trauma isn’t limited to one aspect of human life, nor is it limited only to the present, or to the presently alive, and we ought to address the problem accordingly. I’m excited to see how this framework of promoting well-being holistically, interdisciplinarily, and intergenerationally helps deepen our solutions to all these critical issues. Thanks to you both!