History. Culture. Trauma

This week our guest is Beth Tyson. Beth Tyson is a childhood trauma consultant and author. Our discussion will center on the state of infant and child mental health post-Covid. Beth Tyson, MA, is an international childhood trauma consultant, acclaimed author, CASA volunteer, and co-chair of the PA Child Abuse Prevention Team. With a background as a family-based trauma therapist, she honed her expertise in stabilizing mental health crises within foster, kinship, and adoptive homes. Motivated by her therapeutic work, Beth founded Beth Tyson Trauma Consulting in 2019, to advocate for trauma-responsive care across various organizations. Her commitment to empowering communities led her to pen three best-selling books, including therapeutic resources for children like A Grandfamily for Sullivan and Sullivan Goes to See Mama. Notably, she co-created the animated YouTube series All Connected, offering valuable insights into trauma recovery for teens. Beyond her professional endeavors, Beth cherishes her role as a mother, instilling her daughter with a passion for skiing and a penchant for making positive waves in the world.

Long-time health, science and technology journalist Jane Stevens joins PACEs Connection CEO Ingrid Cockhren to do a deep dive into why people aren’t getting an accurate picture about violence in their communities. In fact, the state of violence reporting boils down to this: the news media is unintentionally providing misinformation about violence. Remarkably, the basics of crime reporting haven’t changed much since the late 1890s. Essentially, it’s the man-bites-dog approach: the unusual, not the normal. Case in point: Although domestic violence causes comprises most aggravated assault and causes the most damage to communities in the U.S. economically and emotionally, it’s hardly reported. Yet, in many communities, up to one-third of the operating budget goes to dealing with domestic violence and its consequences. The irony is that although change is journalism’s bread and butter, getting the journalism community to modernize is like moving a mountain with a spoon and a bucket. We discuss how the news media can jettison their old ways by integrating knowledge of the science of positive and adverse childhood experiences and, in the process, provide an accurate picture of violence in their communities, reduce and prevent violence, help reduce systemic racism and its effects, and significantly increase their readership.

Self-care has become a buzzword when discussing solutions to the mental health crisis in BIPOC communities. Is self-care enough to mitigate the impact of systemic racism, intergenerational poverty, and historical trauma? This week our guest is Candice Valenzuela. Candice will provide insight concerning the need for collective care to heal communities, especially communities struggling with systemic racism and historical trauma. Candice is a MFTI who has worked at the crossroads of education, justice and community healing for the past 16 years. Candice has extensive experience in mindfulness, trauma informed care, anti-oppressive practices, cultural competency, liberatory education and youth empowerment. https://www.candicerosevalenzuela.com/

Often lacking in funding and support, Black non-profit leaders are driving the work to liberate Black communities and bring in an age of equity and reconciliation. This week, we welcome Travis Claybrooks, founder and CEO of the Raphah Institute. Raphah Institute envisions a cradle-to-homeownership pipeline that has replaced the cradle-to-prison pipeline. Through partnerships and programming, Raphah helps marginalized community members access the housing, healthcare, social support, education, and economic resources they need to heal and thrive. Travis completed his Master of Divinity at Liberty University and is a doctoral candidate in Strategic Leadership there. He has worked as a police officer in Nashville, TN, served in the US Army, and ministered as a Seventh-day Adventist pastor. Travis is an active community volunteer. He holds membership on the First Horizon Bank Community Advisory Board, the Partners in Care Stakeholder Committee, the Nashville Group Violence Intervention Advisory Board, the Nashville Youth Campus for Empowerment Steering Committee, Adverse Childhood Experiences Nashville Leadership Committee, the Nashville Child and Youth Collaborative, and the Nashville Health Equity Coalition. He is a restorative justice practitioner and trainer. Travis previously served as a Restorative Justice Working Group member at the United States Department of Justice. He is launching an expansion of Raphah Institute’s Restorative Justice Diversion Initiative in partnership with the Memphis/Shelby County DA, Juvenile Court, Public Defender, and community organizations. Raphah is also piloting a community investment project in early childhood education in HUD housing communities in Nashville. Travis enjoys playing video games and weekend outings with his family. He is a North Nashville native residing in White House, TN.

America's culture of child abuse and neglect negatively impacts every aspect of American life. During April 2022, co-hosts Ingrid Cockhren and Mathew Portell examined America's history of child abuse and neglect and outlined how this history connects to our current child abuse crisis. Please join our hosts for an encore of part two of this series. This episode is dedicated to illuminating the systemic nature of child abuse and neglect in America. Cockhren and Portell discussed the different layers of influence embedded within our society and how these influences create the conditions that allow abuse and neglect to fester. In part two, the focus will be on community-level influences. This discussion will include the influence of school environments, rural communities, housing discrimination, community violence, poverty, gun violence, gang culture, etc. They also outlined how PACEs science can be applied to both address and prevent child abuse and neglect.

Child abuse and neglect negatively impacts every aspect of American life. To honor Child Abuse Prevention Month, we will revisit a discussion between co-hosts, Ingrid Cockhren and Mathew Portell. In this 2-part conversation, Ingrid & Mathew examine America's history of child abuse and neglect and outline how this history connects to our current child abuse crisis. This episode is dedicated to illuminating the systemic nature of child abuse and neglect in America. Ingrid and Mathew discuss the different layers of influence embedded within our society and how these influences create the conditions that allow abuse and neglect to fester. They also outline how PACEs science can be applied to both address and prevent child abuse and neglect.

In consideration of Women's History month, we will revisit our talk with Dr. Sandra Bloom. For the past forty years, Dr. Bloom has done pioneering work in the field of traumatic stress studies. From 1980-2001, Dr. Bloom served as Founder and Executive Director of the Sanctuary programs, inpatient psychiatric programs for the treatment of trauma-related emotional disorders and during those years was also President of the Alliance for Creative Development, a multidisciplinary outpatient practice group. Dr. Bloom is recognized nationally and internationally as the founder of the Sanctuary Model. Since 2012, Dr. Bloom has also served as Co-chair for the Philadelphia ACEs Task Force (http://www.philadelphiaaces.org.) In 2020 Dr. Bloom introduced a new, online organizational and clinical approach called Creating PRESENCE™ (https://www.creatingpresence.net). Creating PRESENCE™ is for creating trauma-informed, trauma-responsive and trauma-resilient organizations.

In honor of Women's History Month, in this episode PACEs Connection tackles the importance of trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive schools with guest, Dr. Tyisha Noise. Dr. Noise and hosts, Ingrid Cockhren & Mathew Portell, dig into the paradigm shifts needed to change the landscape of our schools. Our nation's children are grappling with the stress of a global pandemic, our country's racial reckoning, a polarized political climate, increasing school shootings, and so much more. It is clear that reducing stress in schools is essential for student, staff, and community well-being. This episode delves into many possible solutions, from decreasing class sizes to teaching stress-management techniques that can empower students.

This week, in honor of Women's History Month, we will speak with Elona Washington. Elona is the founder of The Author’s Journey, an award-winning marketing agency. Elona is a childhood trauma survivor who understands firsthand the challenges of revealing life's most intimate, personal moments. After self-publishing her memoir, she was catapulted in the public eye as a #metoo activist, appearing in the USA TODAY, Canadian Broadcasting Network, and other major outlets. A 3x bestselling author with 24 years of marketing experience, eight of which in self and traditional publishing, Elona has used her expertise to design award-winning marketing campaigns for New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. After resigning from a Big 5 Publisher, she sparked a revolution with this agency, championing the voices of Black and Brown authors and designing strategies to increase their impact and tell their stories to the world.

In this episode, Candice Valenzuela joins us again. Her last episode focused on self-care and minority mental health aired in 2022 and is one of our most popular episodes. We are excited to have her as a guest again. Candice and our hosts, Ingrid Cockhren & Mathew Portell will discuss the importance of healing intergenerational trauma. How can parents ensure that generational issues do not continue to impact future generations? This topic is especially important for parents who have a background of historical trauma (slavery, genocide, etc.). Please join us for this important conversation.

In this episode, Candice Valenzuela joins us again. Her last episode focused on self-care and minority mental health aired in 2022 and is one of our most popular episodes. We are excited to have her as a guest again. Candice and our hosts, Ingrid Cockhren & Mathew Portell will discuss the importance of healing intergenerational trauma. How can parents ensure that generational issues do not continue to impact future generations? This topic is especially important for parents who have a background of historical trauma (slavery, genocide, etc.). Please join us for this important conversation.

As our nation celebrates Black History Month, we at PACEs Connection believe it is appropriate to recognize the history of enslavement, discrimination, Jim Crow and domestic terrorism that Black people have endured. The resulting historical trauma of racism should be recognized and honored. This week's episode is an excerpt from a recorded interview of Dr. Bruce Perry conducted by our hosts, Ingrid Cockhren & Mathew Portell. The interview occurred on June 28th, 2022 and launched PACEs Connection's Connecting Communities One Book at a Time initiative. In this interview, Dr. Bruce Perry discusses his #1 New York Times Bestseller What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (2021), which he co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, within the context of historical trauma.

In this week's episode, we are excited to have Dr. Amy King. Amy King, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who provides training, consultation and education to professionals and organizations. She specializes in trauma-informed work and resilience building. Dr. King advises organizations around wellness, staff vitality and creating trauma-responsive spaces. Her specialties include working with professionals to help create resilient children, patients, and thriving families, guiding them to heal their stress and trauma through connected relationships. Dr. King has served as a national expert on trauma, relational health, and resilience. Her current work is promoting resilience by training professionals who work with children and families, through partnership and collaboration. Dr. Amy & her team serve folks who aim to be champions in connected spaces. When she’s not working to promote resilience, you can find her with her family on their small hobby farm in Newberg, Oregon. In this episode, host Ingrid Cockhren and our guest will examine early relational health and how it impacts resilience. We will also discuss her first upcoming book, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, that comes out in the spring of 2024, titled, The Trauma Informed Pediatric Practice: A Resilience-Based Roadmap to Foster Early Relational Health.

In this week's episode, we are excited to have Dr. Amy King. Amy King, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who provides training, consultation and education to professionals and organizations. She specializes in trauma-informed work and resilience building. Dr. King advises organizations around wellness, staff vitality and creating trauma-responsive spaces. Her specialties include working with professionals to help create resilient children, patients, and thriving families, guiding them to heal their stress and trauma through connected relationships. Dr. King has served as a national expert on trauma, relational health, and resilience. Her current work is promoting resilience by training professionals who work with children and families, through partnership and collaboration. Dr. Amy & her team serve folks who aim to be champions in connected spaces. When she’s not working to promote resilience, you can find her with her family on their small hobby farm in Newberg, Oregon. In this episode, host Ingrid Cockhren and our guest will examine early relational health and how it impacts resilience. We will also discuss her first upcoming book, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, that comes out in the spring of 2024, titled, The Trauma Informed Pediatric Practice: A Resilience-Based Roadmap to Foster Early Relational Health.

We are excited to announce another episode of History. Culture. Trauma.! Our next conversation is with VictimFocus CEO & Sunday Times Bestselling author, Dr. Jessica Taylor. Late last year, the World Health Organization and the United Nations acknowledged that environmental factors played a large role in the current mental health epidemic. Also, with a new understanding of scientific colonialism and scientific racism, the question is... Is anti-pathology the next frontier for the worldwide PACEs Movement? Our host, Ingrid Cockhren, will talk with Dr. Jessica Taylor about what anti-pathology means and how trauma is often left out of the conversation concerning mental health. This leads to a larger conversation about the impact of colonialism and racism on the social sciences, especially psychology and mental health-related fields.

We are excited to announce another episode of History. Culture. Trauma.! Our next conversation is with VictimFocus CEO & Sunday Times Bestselling author, Dr. Jessica Taylor. Late last year, the World Health Organization and the United Nations acknowledged that environmental factors played a large role in the current mental health epidemic. Also, with a new understanding of scientific colonialism and scientific racism, the question is... Is anti-pathology the next frontier for the worldwide PACEs Movement? Our host, Ingrid Cockhren, will talk with Dr. Jessica Taylor about what anti-pathology means and how trauma is often left out of the conversation concerning mental health. This leads to a larger conversation about the impact of colonialism and racism on the social sciences, especially psychology and mental health-related fields.

History. Culture. Trauma has returned! This episode is dedicated to the work of the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy & Practice, known as CTIPP. CTIPP's mission is to create a healthy, just, resilient, and trauma-informed society where all individuals, families, and communities have the social, political, cultural, economic, and spiritual opportunities and support necessary to thrive. Our host, Ingrid Cockhren, will talk with Jesse Kohler, Executive Director of CTIPP. Serving as CTIPP’s Executive Director on loan, Jesse is in charge of organizational administration and HR, fundraising, strategic planning, public engagements, and working to create conditions of safety and empowerment for the board, staff, and volunteers in their roles with the organization. Jesse is on loan from The Change Campaign, which is a nonprofit organization Jesse founded. The Change Campaign is a multi-pronged initiative to build community and systemic capacity by facilitating the application of the science of developmental adversity and its progression through the lifespan and generations to enable initiatives that improve holistic well-being and provide strategic support to government agencies and organizations focused in aligned areas. Above all else, Jesse has always had a strong vision for change that would make our world a better place for all. Born and raised outside of Philadelphia, after graduating from Oberlin College, Jesse spent the first part of his career working for various nonprofits serving Philadelphia communities and at the state level for the Office of Attorney General and the Governor’s Campaign. While in graduate school, Jesse started with CTIPP as its first intern, then served as a board member for several years before becoming its first ED. Jesse lives in Washington, D.C., with the love of his life Tina, their hamster Hamuel, guinea pigs Bryce and Jalen, stuffed animals, and many plants. Jesse enjoys time with his friends and family, playing golf and softball, watching professional sports, singing karaoke, Thursday night pilates, and barre, and watching his shows.

History. Culture. Trauma has returned! This episode is dedicated to the work of the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy & Practice, known as CTIPP. CTIPP's mission is to create a healthy, just, resilient, and trauma-informed society where all individuals, families, and communities have the social, political, cultural, economic, and spiritual opportunities and support necessary to thrive. Our host, Ingrid Cockhren, will talk with Jesse Kohler, Executive Director of CTIPP. Serving as CTIPP’s Executive Director on loan, Jesse is in charge of organizational administration and HR, fundraising, strategic planning, public engagements, and working to create conditions of safety and empowerment for the board, staff, and volunteers in their roles with the organization. Jesse is on loan from The Change Campaign, which is a nonprofit organization Jesse founded. The Change Campaign is a multi-pronged initiative to build community and systemic capacity by facilitating the application of the science of developmental adversity and its progression through the lifespan and generations to enable initiatives that improve holistic well-being and provide strategic support to government agencies and organizations focused in aligned areas. Above all else, Jesse has always had a strong vision for change that would make our world a better place for all. Born and raised outside of Philadelphia, after graduating from Oberlin College, Jesse spent the first part of his career working for various nonprofits serving Philadelphia communities and at the state level for the Office of Attorney General and the Governor’s Campaign. While in graduate school, Jesse started with CTIPP as its first intern, then served as a board member for several years before becoming its first ED. Jesse lives in Washington, D.C., with the love of his life Tina, their hamster Hamuel, guinea pigs Bryce and Jalen, stuffed animals, and many plants. Jesse enjoys time with his friends and family, playing golf and softball, watching professional sports, singing karaoke, Thursday night pilates, and barre, and watching his shows.

This week's episode focuses on how grief and mental health issues can be exacerbated by the holiday season. As we are emerging from the collective trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have lost loved ones. And, even pre-pandemic, the holiday season was often a time of grief, loss and sadness. Our host Ingrid Cockhren will welcome former PACEs Connection team member and Grief & Wellness consultant, Gail Kennedy, and Yolo Cares for Kids Grief Specialist, Elisa Stone to discuss effective healing practices. Our discussion will center on how we can process our grief during this time and how we can assist children in managing grief and other overwhelming emotions as we end the year.

This week's episode focuses on how grief and mental health issues can be exacerbated by the holiday season. As we are emerging from the collective trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have lost loved ones. And, even pre-pandemic, the holiday season was often a time of grief, loss and sadness. Our host Ingrid Cockhren will welcome former PACEs Connection team member and Grief & Wellness consultant, Gail Kennedy, and Yolo Cares for Kids Grief Specialist, Elisa Stone to discuss effective healing practices. Our discussion will center on how we can process our grief during this time and how we can assist children in managing grief and other overwhelming emotions as we end the year.