When Bearing Witness®: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Storyteller

Send us Fan Mail Reverend Sanghoon Yoo has walked an incredible journey - from a social worker dealing with trauma and crisis to becoming a pastor and experiencing his own period of trauma and burnout. This led him to the trauma-informed care movement over a decade ago.  In this episode Rev. Yoo shares how principles of unconditional love and creating a "community of belonging" are key t...

Send us Fan Mail The way we communicate about traumatic experiences matters deeply. This episode dives into the importance of using trauma-informed language with nonprofit marketing expert Cody Hays.  The discussion explores how word choices can inadvertently re-traumatize individuals or marginalized groups.   Cody shares strategies for communicating about sensitive topics in a way that prioritize...

Send us Fan Mail The most compelling yet exploitative stories often caricature complex experiences.  When we know better, we can do better.  Ethical storytellers build connections and go deeper into issues. They leave room for nuance, get permission, and make sure stories enlighten people rather than just expose them. The result? Story owners are dignified and respected, and audiences feel centere...

Send us Fan Mail When it comes to nonprofit marketing, personal stories are powerful. But we need to be careful—not every story is ours to tell.  Diana Farias Heinrich, founder of Habrá Marketing, joins us on the podcast to tell us how she learned this the hard way when a story she shared had unexpected consequences for the young woman involved. Motivated by this eye-opening experience, Diana deci...

Send us Fan Mail In this interview with trauma expert Katie Kurtz, listeners can expect to come away with an expanded understanding of trauma and what it means to operate through a trauma-informed lens.  Katie provides clarity around key trauma definitions and outlines competencies ranging from basic awareness to active trauma responsiveness, empowering listeners to evaluate their own experience a...

Send us Fan Mail In the inaugural episode of her "When Bearing Witness" podcast, host Maria Bryan is interviewed by veteran podcaster Rain about becoming a trauma-informed storyteller. Listeners can expect to learn Maria's origin story of arriving at this work after a student asked a pivotal question about incorporating trauma-informed practices into nonprofit storytelling. Maria an...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The When Bearing Witness Podcast! This is an invitation to explore trauma-informed storytelling, a safe and healthy process of gathering and telling difficult stories. Join me as I engage in thought-provoking conversations with trauma-informed experts and social-good storytellers coming together to shape the intersection of trauma-informed care and the storytelling proc...