I don’t know if this is your experience but lately it seems that every profession has its own terminology. Sometimes the acronyms are completely confusing. Even when reading professional journals they seem to have a host of different abbreviations and expressions that are exclusively contextual to their respective field of endeavor. Also, social media has […]

Lakeside Global Institute trains thousands of professionals yearly in multi-levels of trauma awareness and responsiveness. We have developed a long list of workshops and full courses with certifications that equip our professionals who deal with individuals who have been impacted by some form of adversity or trauma. One hard reality is that in the post-pandemic […]

I was in conversation with someone who had some significant trauma in their lives. They had processed many aspects of it in therapy. Then as they experienced a new set of memories stimulated by encounters with individuals who were a part of their life during that period of time, they experienced an entire re-enactment of […]

I just listened to a podcast on Apple News with Scott Higha, an investigative reporter who has done a great deal of research on the expansion of use of fentanyl. In this podcast, more alarming news about fentanyl was revealed from his investigation. Quite frankly, this is a dangerous and potent drug we all need […]

I think this is a very important blog for both Black and white readers as well as other people of color. Speaking as a white person, what I’m going to share was totally new for me. In speaking with my Black friends, they not only knew and understood it, they live it. What I’m talking […]

I spend a great deal of time speaking with organizations, programs and individuals who have experienced a variety of types of trauma. I recognize that trauma is complicated and there is no one expression of it that is more common than another. It is defined as any “deeply disturbing experience.” We know that it has […]