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EPISODE · Feb 24, 2026 · 4 MIN

Episode 1: Why this Framework Exists

from The Relational Safety Podcast · host Stephanie Underwood, RSW

In this introductory episode, registered social worker Stephanie Underwood presents the Relational Safety Framework, an integrative model for understanding relational trauma. Despite advances in trauma therapies such as EMDR, Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Emotion-Focused Therapy, many individuals continue to struggle with repeating relational patterns. This episode explores the gap in trauma research related to chronic relational trauma, including attachment trauma, developmental trauma, and betrayal trauma.

In this introductory episode, registered social worker Stephanie Underwood presents the Relational Safety Framework, an integrative model for understanding relational trauma. Despite advances in trauma therapies such as EMDR, Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Emotion-Focused Therapy, many individuals continue to struggle with repeating relational patterns. This episode explores the gap in trauma research related to chronic relational trauma, including attachment trauma, developmental trauma, and betrayal trauma.

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