
Trauma-Informed Lens Podcast
The trauma-informed paradigm is challenging traditional views and approaches in education, social work, psychology, and public health. Each week the Trauma-Informed Lens Podcast explores aspects of the trauma-informed paradigm and how it challenges traditional views of service delivery and current events.
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Episode 50: Trauma & Hope
Posted on August 28, 2018
Podcasters: Matthew Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager Trauma makes everything about survivi…
Episode 49: A Future without Traumatic Memories. A Thought Experiment
Posted on August 21, 2018
Podcasters: Matthew Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager A wide range of technologies are evol…
Episode 48: Serve and Return Communication
Posted on August 14, 2018
Podcasters: Matt Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager In earlier episodes, we introduced the c…
Episode 47: Talking Trauma & Resiliency with Dr. Allison Sampson-Jackson
Posted on August 7, 2018
Podcasters: Matthew Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Allison Sampson-Jackson We are excited to welcome…
Episode 46: Trauma & Growth Mindsets
Posted on July 31, 2018
Podcasters: Matthew Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager Following up last week’s discussion o…
Episode 45: Trauma & Fixed Mindsets
Posted on July 24, 2018
Podcasters: Matthew Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager Carol Dweck’s groundbreaking research…
Episode 44: Trauma & the Heart
Posted on July 17, 2018
Podcasters: Matthew Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager Trauma’s impact goes well beyond the…
Episode 43: Connecting Paradigms
Posted on July 10, 2018
How can we use the trauma-informed lens to help people make meaningful life changes? This question i…
Episode 42: Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness with Dr. David A. Treleaven
Posted on July 3, 2018
Podcasters: Dr. David A Treleaven, Matt Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager Author of Trauma-…
Episode 41: Sensitization & Tolerance
Posted on June 26, 2018
Podcasters: Matt Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager In this episode, we build upon our recen…
Episode 40: Microaggressions & the “isms”
Posted on June 19, 2018
Podcasters: Dr. Melody Brown, Matt Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager Dr. Melody Brown joins…
Episode 39: A Personal Journey
Posted on June 12, 2018
In this episode, Curt turns the tables and asks Matt questions about his life, career, and how this…
Episode 38: Rethinking Resiliency
Posted on June 5, 2018
Podcasters: Matt Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager Resiliency is a word that gets thrown ar…
Episode 37: Contagious Emotions, Self-care, & Organizational Culture
Posted on May 28, 2018
Podcasters: Matt Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager Building on the research discussed in Ep…
Episode 36: Trauma & the Power of Social Networks
Posted on May 22, 2018
Podcasters: Matt Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager It is too easy to see ourselves and thos…
Episode 35: Where are my Thank Yous! Trauma, Entitlement, & Gratitude
Posted on May 15, 2018
Podcasters: Matt Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager Our first listener request episode! We s…
Episode 34: Slowing Down for Safety
Posted on May 8, 2018
Podcasters: Matt Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager In the last couple of episodes, we did a…
Episode 33: Trauma-Informed & Harm Reduction
Posted on May 1, 2018
Podcaster: Susie & James Kowalsky, Matt Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager While pre-dat…
Episode 32: Safety & Healthy Risk Taking
Posted on April 24, 2018
Podcasters: Matt Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager Safety is a critical component of trauma…
Episode 31: Chaos, Hyperarousal, & Trauma
Posted on April 17, 2018
Last episode we discussed on reaction to stress and trauma when we examined rigidity. In this episod…
Episode 30: Rigidity Thinking and Behavior Resulting from Trauma
Posted on April 10, 2018
Podcasters: Matt Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager The trauma symptom of rigid thinking and…
Episode 29: “Pop” Behaviorism, Intrinsic Motivation, & Trauma
Posted on April 3, 2018
Podcasters: Matt Bennett & Curt Mower Stop the madness! Token economies, level systems, behavior…
Episode 28: Mindfulness and Trauma
Posted on March 27, 2018
Few things have impacted psychology, education, wellness, and pretty much every other human endeavor…
Episode 27: Free Will & Trauma
Posted on March 19, 2018
Do we have free will? Do we have the capacity to enact our volition even when our neurobiology and e…