Building Trauma Informed Workplaces with Stephanie Lemek, Founder- The Wounded Workforce
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Holistic Safety- the Foundation of Trauma Informed Workplace Cultures
Introduction to Building Trauma Informed Workplaces
di Stephanie Lemek
CW: While not detailed, this episode references physical violence, including gun violence, domestic violence, and natural disasters.Safety is the foundation of a trauma informed culture; because when we are unsafe, it’s hard to be focused on much else. More likely than not, you’ve talked about safety at work. However, most likely those discussions were focused on a single aspect of safety, versus the overarching concept as it relates to building a trauma informed workplace culture. As we look at Safety in the context of trauma informed workplaces, it is best represented by a three-legged stool; built by the three legs of physical safety, psychological safety, and financial safety. If any of the three are missing or damaged- your stool won’t work, and you won’t be able to build a robust, trauma informed culture on it.Here's a link to the resources referenced in the article. - re:Work (rework.withgoogle.com)
Welcome to our inaugural episode of Building Trauma Informed Workplaces! In this episode, we cover the definition and concepts of trauma, why organizations should care about trauma, and trauma informed workplaces. This information is the foundation of our work to build trauma informed workplaces and will help us work from the same place as we discuss more in future episodes.
Subscribe Now and Don't Miss our first Episode dropping September 13th! Trauma shows up everywhere, including at work.According to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, at least 70% of US Adults self-identify as having one or more traumatic experience in their lifetime. Now add the traumatic experiences of spouses, children, parents, and other loved ones.With an issue this pervasive, why aren't we talking about the impacts of trauma on the workplace and team culture?The truth is, many of us don't want to talk about our traumatic experiences at work or may not make connections between past trauma and current challenges. And that's perfectly okay! Organizations don't need either to effectively address trauma in the workplace, what they need is Trauma Informed Workplace Cultures.My name is Stephanie Lemek. I'm a former HR executive on a mission to help build Trauma Informed Workplace cultures where everyone can be successful. Regardless of past trauma.