Understanding Trauma Informed Leadership with Dr Dawn Emerick

Dr. Dawn Emerick discusses trauma-informed leadership and the importance of creating trauma-informed workplaces. She explains that trauma-informed principles originated from a study between Kaiser Permanente and the CDC, which showed the long-term impact of adverse childhood experiences on mental and physical health. Dr. Dawn emphasizes the need for leaders to recognize and address their own childhood traumas and how it influences their behavior in the workplace. She also highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and the rise of the great resignation. Dr. Dawn aims to create a movement of one million trauma-informed leaders by 2031 to support the well-being of employees and create compassionate work cultures. Dawn discusses her work in trauma-informed leadership and the importance of creating a safe and supportive workplace. She highlights six principles of trauma-informed leadership: creating safety, building trust and peer support, fostering collaboration, giving employees a voice and choice, respecting culture and diversity, and examining leadership styles. Takeaways - Trauma-informed principles are based on the long-term impact of adverse childhood experiences on mental and physical health. - Leaders need to recognize and address their own childhood traumas to create a trauma-informed workplace. - The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for workplaces to support employees' mental health and well-being. - The rise of the great resignation showed that toxic work cultures are no longer tolerable for many employees. - Trauma-informed leadership focuses on creating safety, building trust, fostering collaboration, giving employees a voice and choice, respecting culture and diversity, and examining leadership styles. - Leaders need to reflect on their own behavior and make changes if necessary to create a safe and supportive workplace. - Addressing the systems and culture within organizations is crucial for creating a truly trauma-informed environment. - Dawn aims to reach one million informed leaders by 2031 and plans to build a national coalition to achieve this goal. ** Music Tracks by Alex Grohl on Pixabay (Where applicable) ** Feel free to LIKE, SHARE AND COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE.  Follow The Contrast Project online: ** https://www.thecontrastproject.tv/ ** ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/TheContrastProjectJax ** ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/the_contrast_project/ ** https://www.instagram.com/contrast_podcast_backup/ ** https://www.threads.net/@contrast_podcast_backup ** ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ContrastProjTV⁠⁠  ** https://www.youtube.com/@thecontrastproject7242 ** Streaming on all major platforms, including: ** https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-contrast-project ** https://spoti.fi/3D4BHdg ** https://apple.co/3PGNSEE ** https://ihr.fm/3riy010 ** https://bit.ly/Contrast_Radio_Public Amazon : https://amzn.to/45UmqsC  ** You can help support The Contrast Project Lounge Podcast by visiting:  https://ko-fi.com/contrastprojectloungepodcast