Lakeside Global Institute

LGI Podcast | Enhancing Trauma Awareness

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Through stories, insights, and reflections, this series will explore topics from our 6-session trauma-intensive course, Enhancing Trauma Awareness. Enhancing Trauma Awareness is part 1 of a 3-part series that explores trauma’s impact, how to prevent trauma, and ways to address trauma-related needs. If you are currently enrolled in our training, have taken one in the past, or are interested in getting a glimpse into what we offer, this podcast is for you. It is our hope that, after spending a few minutes with us, you feel nurtured and inspired to continue your personal journey toward becoming t...

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Healing Requires Community 27.01.2026 17:31

In our 6th and final session of Enhancing Trauma Awareness, we focus on intentional ways we can begin working towards trauma prevention and healing. Our final episode focuses on ways to create communities of care towards healing. Cathleen, Michelle, and SaraLiz discuss the need to swing the pendulum back from secluded self-care to a balanced, inclusion-centered approach to community care. For m...

Reasons for Hope 27.01.2026 14:10

In session 5 of Enhancing Trauma Awareness, we spend time looking at the transgenerational nature of healing and the reasons to hold onto hope in personal and professional spaces. In our 5th episode, Cathleen, Michelle, and SaraLiz explore hope through the trauma-informed lens. They share personal experiences that give them reasons for hope and healing, and discuss how hope is not passive but an...

PTSD and the Intersection of Discrimination 27.01.2026 23:25

In session 4 of Enhancing Trauma Awareness, we explore the signs and implications of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In our 4th episode, Cathleen, Michelle, and SaraLiz share personal stories that explain the difference between “little t” and “big T” traumas compared to trauma that develops into Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. They explore how experiences of discrimination towards multiple group...

Racism is an Adverse Childhood Experience 27.01.2026 24:55

In session 3 of our Enhancing Trauma Awareness course, we spend time reviewing the findings and implications of The ACE Study, including the importance of expanding the original ACE categories. In the 3rd episode, Cathleen, Michelle, and SaraLiz discuss the impact of having the trauma-informed sector acknowledge that racism is an adverse childhood experience. They discuss their professional jour...

Polishing our Trauma Lenses 27.01.2026 16:48

In our Enhancing Trauma Awareness course we experience what it feels like to view situations through different lenses that develop how we view situations and our environment. Our 2nd episode of this series will reflect on what that experience was like for our hosts when they were participants and examine the new awarenesses and challenges that can come with wearing trauma lenses in the real worl...

The importance of Intentional Language 27.01.2026 20:17

In session 1 of our Enhancing Trauma Awareness course, we examine the impact of language in trauma-informed work. Our first episode of this series will continue that exploration. Our hosts will reflect on how language has shifted over the years in our culture and within LGI. Podcast Website: https://lakesidetraining.org/global-institute/lgi-podcast-enhancing-trauma-awareness/ For more informatio...