TraumaTies

The courtroom can be a traumatizing place for survivors, who can experience retraumatization by having to relive and retell experiences. In addition, the outcome of the courtroom process is often not what they hoped or expected from the criminal justice system. Don’t miss this episode of TraumaTies as hosts Bridgette Stumpf and Lindsey Silverberg dive deep into trauma-informed justice with Kristin...

Dr. Mona Mittal sees her interest in trauma and human suffering as the result of  her upbringing. Having grown up in India, Dr. Mittal admits that despite its immense beauty, suffering was never far out of sight.  While pursuing her master’s in social work, she interned at a special unit within the police department that worked with women and children. It was both the hardships and human...

With multiple degrees and residency experience from some of the nation’s top schools and hospitals, such as Stanford Medical School, Georgetown, and Johns Hopkins, Dr. Erin C. Hall has no shortage of experience and expertise under her belt, which is why she is employed at one of the top trauma centers in the country.  On this week’s episode of Trauma Ties, brought to life by the Network for V...

Reesie Sims was still a college student when she began working with trauma victims at the Ohio State organization It’s Abuse. She decided to make it her life’s work by moving to Washington D.C. to work at the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network and becoming a licensed therapist before starting her current role at Network for Victim Recovery of DC (NVRDC) . On this week’s episode of TraumaTie...

What is trauma? Defining trauma as a concept is challenging — there isn’t a black and white definition. Trauma is not defined by an event, but rather it’s defined by the person who experienced the event.  TraumaTies was brought to life by the Network for Victim Recovery of DC (NVRDC) to create a space that is open for everyone to address trauma after a crime. Our hosts, Bridgette Stumpf, Exec...

It may be invisible to some and ever-present to others--but trauma entangles us all. Brought to you by Network for Victim Recovery of DC ( NVRDC ), TraumaTies: Untangling Societal Harm & Healing After Crime is a podcast that creates space and conversations to dissect the structural and systemic knots that keep us from addressing trauma. We want this podcast to be an experience--one where you l...