Trauma Translator™

Homelessness Identity and Rebuilding Human Connection

Most people think homelessness is just about housing.But when someone loses stability, it changes far more than where they sleep. It impacts identity, nervous system safety, relationships, self-worth, and the ability to trust the world around them.On this episode of The Trauma Translator™, I’m joined by Matt Fogarty, Founder of Cherry Willow Apparel, for a conversation about what happens when people feel disconnected from community, purpose, and themselves.Matt brings lived experience, humor, storytelling, and a mission-driven perspective to conversations many people avoid or oversimplify.Here are the topics that will guide our conversation:Losing stability and the impact it has on identity and self-worthWhy real community feels harder to find in a digital worldResilience, rebuilding, and starting something meaningful from the ground upThis conversation is about connection, humanity, and the ways people find purpose after life changes everything.Register to join live and add it to your calendar.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6364611272769536

Nervous System Literacy 4 ALL 🌊

If you've ever thought "F Me" reading an email, a text or sitting in a meeting, this episode is for you.This week on Trauma Translator™ Live it's just us, and I'm sharing why nervous system literacy matters, how we got here, what's changing with the rebrand and how all of it shows up IRL.Join me!Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63646112... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjNnaU1qNW9mTElxZnU1WUpBSk96RFV6d2trQXxBQ3Jtc0ttZHR6RHRYdlljcnhiYUdRM2dzalZoMFB1YzEtTmVCbU8zX1FkeklrbjJ0eFZncGNqckowSHNxUncwblpwTjY4QWR0ODZicEtTSkpWSG5kbkxXWXB2dnNiZ3RmOXpEMERFNGhxaVR4LThMMXhNTzNsRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fstreamyard.com%2Fpal%2Fd%2F6364611272769536&v=m-3dyOYAZFo]

If you’re going to network, NetworkWise!

Networking is supposed to be the answer, so why does it still feel empty?Forced conversations. Transactional energy. Rooms full of people, but no real connection.On this episode of The Trauma Translator™, Lauren will be talking about the most excited to chat with Adam R. Connors, Founder of NetWorkWise and creator of More Than Just a Lunch.Adam has found the secret sauce to creating meaningful connections and organic dialogue, truly epitomizing the Art & Science of Connection IRL! They'll be touching upon the following topics:1. Why networking often feels performative and draining2. How intentional spaces like More Than Just a Lunch create trust and real opportunity 3. Actionable ways to reduce anxiety real-time, IRL and create meaningful connection If you’ve ever felt disconnected from networking join us live on Thursday, May 6th at 1PM ET! Register to join live and add it to your calendar.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63646112... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXJnRXF2WUJOeXdHTlBFdnlTbVktWTRuRklWd3xBQ3Jtc0ttcVJ4N0ZTLUJ4NnlYZG81Z0VzSFZ2SWRUZmlPZUZXbW1heFhnczhTVEZCR3lfbzA5bWtQVWktSjhrTHRpRlJDVFp4LWoxaHIzNThtQ2c0Y2d5aTN4M2JtcW9Gek5Zei1TOVJsUi1TQXBDa3F1eXJIMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fstreamyard.com%2Fpal%2Fd%2F6364611272769536&v=okeVROBo4uc]

Connection, Burnout & the Art of an Embodied Comeback

Excited to welcome Steve Spiro — The Master Connector to the show this week Steve is a founder, keynote speaker and self-described introvert who built an entire career around authentic human connection. Steve brings lived experience, storytelling and a perspective that challenges everything we think we know about how to show up for other people.What it looks like to lead with heart and presence when burnout and disconnection are at an all-time high is a conversation this world needs right now. 🔥Join us live Thursday,1PM ET to learn how to Biohack an Embodied Comeback through the Art & Science of ConnectionHOW-ARE U HEALING®️Nervous System Literacy IRL 🌊 Holistic View of Wellness 🧠 'Neuroscience For All'Learn. Unlearn. Educate. Empower. Elevate.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/63646112... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDRmbzFydWc2aDMwVXJrU2tHRDZjOTQtRnREUXxBQ3Jtc0trTVRIVWxYVnZBNHpLUGd3SFhkekd3aXg4US1nYWt0MWF6S2pRSl9GSHg2cUxiNzF6VTdvalVJYXUwZlNraTg2cm1uUGYxTHJ3TUJXdjdEZG9tdFktWlV5Y1llWFdTa1lSc3hQUzNUNmZTb2pSeVM1Yw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fstreamyard.com%2Fpal%2Fd%2F6364611272769536&v=z18f3N7CTwE]

Disability & The Fear That Keeps Us Silent

Do you know that little formality at the end of of every job application — the one that asks to confirm Gender, Nationality, Protected Veteran Status and if you’ve ever been diagnosed with a longgg list of things including Anxiety that fall within the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? While I never fit into the Nationality box neatly (I have A LOT to say about that topic for another episode,) it’s that ADA question that really trips me up. Despite a lifetime of ‘trauma,’ being raised by two therapists and in therapy since I was 5 after my dad’s first s**cide attempt, nobody ever said the word ‘trauma’ or ‘PTSD.’ I like to call it PSTR because it’s a ‘Response’ not a disorder. Since being diagnosed with Complex PTSD in December 2021, I carefully consider the implications of that ADA question on every application. And I’m not alone, so many of us are afraid of checking the ‘wrong’ box. Which is why I’m excited to welcome Brittany Martin DeJean to this week’s episode of the Trauma Translator™️ Live & Pod. Her story includes a car accident that killed her younger brother and left her father a quadriplegic. And what followed wasn’t just loss. It was watching how people responded to ‘disability.’ That’s where her work around FOMU — the fear of messing up — comes from. In March 2020 I started a new job, the day the pandemic shut everything down in NYC. As it turns out I was having the beginning stages of PSTD, but didn’t know it. Despite selling complex, abstract, emerging tech with a photographic memory from under the age of two, I had significant trouble using a PC vs a MAC. Because once you go MAC… In retrospect, this issue should have been a glaring sign of being unwell and what happened next makes me take a pregnant pause on all ADA questions. Accommodations isn’t an abstract word to me, it’s a reality. And I’m not alone. These are the conversations I’ve been having with people for years — quietly, with fear. This week Brittney and I will be [Re]defining disability, the misconceptions people carry and how fear quietly shapes behavior in the workplace and everyday interactions Join us live Thursday, 4/16, 1PM ET to learn how to Biohack an Embodied Comeback through the Art & Science of Connection HOW-ARE U HEALING®️ Nervous System Literacy IRL 🌊 Holistic View of Wellness 🧠 'Neuroscience For All' Learn. Unlearn. Educate. Empower. Elevate.