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Summary
The fatigue and trauma from events of the past few years has affected many of us – not just personally, but also professionally, and at the organizational level as well. For the most part, the corporate world has recognized the impact these past years have had on employees and teams. However, many organizations have only recently become aware of the longer-term effects and are struggling to support their people as they work through the long tail of trauma.
Key Insights
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Trauma is an individual and embodied response to overwhelming events, not just external occurrences.
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Including people with lived experience in research planning helps anticipate trauma triggers and informs sensitive methods.
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Cultural context significantly shapes how trauma is expressed and needs tailored approaches to avoid misinterpretation.
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Research with traumatized or marginalized communities should minimize retraumatization by using asynchronous and participant-controlled methods where possible.
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Organizational trauma-informed change, especially in HR policies and leadership behavior, is essential for authentic support beyond individual care.
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Researcher and staff self-care, including debriefing and peer support, protects against vicarious trauma and burnout.
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Paired interviewers allow one to step back if retraumatization occurs, maintaining ethical research integrity.
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Trauma-informed approaches must critically assess whether projects or products perpetuate oppressive systems instead of enabling harm.
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Transparency with participants about research questions ahead of time can empower consent and reduce anxiety.
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Trauma-informed work is an ongoing process of learning and unlearning, not a finite certification or checklist.
Notable Quotes
"Trauma is not so much an external event as it is the way that event embeds in individual bodies."
"You cannot heal your way out of death or oppression by reforming oppressive systems; you can only do so when you dismantle them."
"Being trauma-informed means restoring a sense of safety, power, and self-worth."
"Even if there is an element of enrichment in research participation, all processes have some extraction and must be minimized."
"Question your assumptions; biases creep into everything and being humble allows for safer, more ethical work."
"If you have any leadership in your organization and you want to be trauma-informed, start with how you organize and support your people."
"There are no best practices in trauma-informed design because every person and culture is unique."
"Assume everybody has the potential for trauma to show up in any interaction you have with them."
"Self-care is as much about preparing before you enter the field as it is about debriefing afterwards."
"Trauma-informed work is a journey of becoming, not a destination."
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