Trauma Resource Institute

04/10/2026

04/10/2026

04/09/2026

Gain the 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 you need to help your clients struggling with 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

Register today for this *in-person* TRM Level 1-3 Training in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Space is very limited!

👉 https://bit.ly/BelfastTRM1-3

*Link in Linktree in Bio

▪️3-Day Training: Combination of lecture, discussion and small group practice.
▪️On-going support & community

This course designed to teach skills to clinicians working with children and adults with traumatic stress reactions.

TRM explores the biology of fear and threat and the automatic, natural defensive responses that occur when faced with a life-threatening and/or dangerous situation.

Most importantly, this model explores the concept of resiliency and how to restore balance to the body and the mind after traumatic experiences.

When the focus is on normal biological responses to extraordinary events, there is a paradigm shift to symptoms being described as biological rather than as pathological or as mental weakness.

As traumatic stress symptoms are normalized, feelings of shame and self-blame are reduced or eliminated.

Symptoms are viewed as the body’s attempt to re-establish balance to the nervous system.

🎓By the end of this training, you’ll be equipped to:

▪️Describe three or more key concepts of the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)®
▪️Describe three or more ways traumatic experiences affect the mind and body based on current scientific research.
▪️Describe the parasympathetic and sympathetic arms of the autonomic nervous system including the impact on traumatic stress symptoms.
▪️Describe TRM’s definition of trauma.
▪️Describe and utilize the ten skills of TRM.
▪️Describe the six skills of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM)®.
▪️Identify two or more ethical considerations with regard to implementing TRM.

View our 2026 schedule of TRM trainings:
https://www.traumaresourceinstitute.com/trm-trainings

Resiliency Within

04/09/2026

"The Overview Effect, Body Literacy, and Well-Being Skills"

New article by Elaine Miller-Karas on Psych_today describes the Overview Effect and how practicing CRM wellness skills increases emotional regulation and well-being.

Read it here: https://bit.ly/PT3-18-26

ARTICLE KEY POINTS:

▪️Across cultures, identities, and backgrounds, human beings share the same biological stress-response system.

▪️While we share the same biology, lived experience shapes how the nervous system develops and responds.

▪️When we help our own nervous system return to balance, we contribute to the balance of those around us.

▪️Adversity shapes the nervous system and so do corrective experiences.

04/04/2026

In this episode of Resiliency Within, our host, Elaine Miller-Karas, will interview Bo Dean about his reflections of how the first 2,000 days of life—from pregnancy through early childhood—lay the foundation for resilience across the lifespan.

Together, we discuss how these early experiences shape the developing brain, nervous system, and sense of self.

🔊Listen on...
Libsyn: https://bit.ly/VARW4-2-26
Spotify: https://bit.ly/RW-Spotify
Apple: https://apple.co/41eOR3G

Our conversation explores how love and stress can coexist within families, and how unspoken trauma can quietly influence a child’s development.

Drawing from neuroscience and research on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), we examine how early environments shape long-term health and well-being—and, importantly, how resilience can still be cultivated.

The hopeful message is clear: resilience is not something a child builds alone.

Even one stable, caring relationship can change the trajectory of a life.

Bo and Elaine will explore how families, educators, faith leaders, and communities can create supportive environments that foster healing and help children truly thrive.

Join us for this meaningful and insightful conversation on shaping resilience from the very beginning.

04/02/2026

⭐𝐂𝐑𝐌 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬! We want to hear about 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 as a CRM Teacher in 2025.

Take our annual 𝗖𝗥𝗠 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 and be entered to win *your choice* of one of the following prizes:

▪️𝗢𝗻𝗲-𝗼𝗻-𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 with TRI Founder Elaine Miller-Karas and TRI Executive Director Michael Sapp.

▪️$𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗖𝗥𝗠 𝗥𝗲-𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

▪️𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗥𝗜'𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀

▪️𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 & 𝗧𝗥𝗜 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲
A signed copy of Elaine Miller-Karas' Building Resilience to Trauma, Second Edition (paperback)
TRI zip hoodie
What Else is True wrist band

▪️𝗧𝗥𝗜 𝗧𝗲𝗲 & 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗥𝗠 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲:
TRI tee-shirt
CRM pocket cards
Help Now! Poster
CRM Share Cards

👉𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 -- we randomly choose one survey entry winner per week!
https://bit.ly/2025CRMTSurvey

04/02/2026

Gain the 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 you need to help your clients struggling with 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

Register today for this *in-person* TRM Level 1-3 Training in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Space is very limited!

👉 https://bit.ly/BelfastTRM1-3

▪️3-Day Training: Combination of lecture, discussion and small group practice.
▪️On-going support & community

This course designed to teach skills to clinicians working with children and adults with traumatic stress reactions.

TRM explores the biology of fear and threat and the automatic, natural defensive responses that occur when faced with a life-threatening and/or dangerous situation.

Most importantly, this model explores the concept of resiliency and how to restore balance to the body and the mind after traumatic experiences.

When the focus is on normal biological responses to extraordinary events, there is a paradigm shift to symptoms being described as biological rather than as pathological or as mental weakness.

As traumatic stress symptoms are normalized, feelings of shame and self-blame are reduced or eliminated.

Symptoms are viewed as the body’s attempt to re-establish balance to the nervous system.

🎓By the end of this training, you’ll be equipped to:

▪️Describe three or more key concepts of the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)®
▪️Describe three or more ways traumatic experiences affect the mind and body based on current scientific research.
▪️Describe the parasympathetic and sympathetic arms of the autonomic nervous system including the impact on traumatic stress symptoms.
▪️Describe TRM’s definition of trauma.
▪️Describe and utilize the ten skills of TRM.
▪️Describe the six skills of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM)®.
▪️Identify two or more ethical considerations with regard to implementing TRM.

Learn more about the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)®: https://bit.ly/TRI-Models

04/01/2026

We’re proud to co-sponsor this community-centered event. 💙

Brain-Body Balance: From Neuroscience to Practice
April 30 | University of Bridgeport

This year’s theme focuses on nervous system regulation.

Daily stress, overwhelm, and uncertainty affect how we think, feel, learn, work, and connect. When the nervous system is out of balance, it becomes harder to focus, manage emotions, communicate, and feel safe with others.

Join LifeBridge in Connecticut for a free, in-person dynamic community symposium that connects research, practical experience, and the expressive arts. Together, the event will explore how restoring calm and connection supports well-being for individuals, families, and communities, and gain practical insights that can be applied in everyday life.

Featuring Dr. Bruce D. Perry and Dr. Cathy Malchiodi, as well as a local expert panel.

Register or view engagement opportunities:
https://lifebridgect.org/event/2026-community-symposium/

LifeBridge Community Services

03/29/2026

After disaster strikes, recovery is often measured in dollars—insurance claims, rebuilding costs, financial losses.

𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮?

In this episode, Elaine Miller-Karas sits down with Joy Chen, Executive Director of the Eaton Fire Survivor’s Network, to explore how thousands of Los Angeles fire survivors are navigating not only financial hardship, but also the emotional toll of loss and displacement.

🔊Listen on...

Libsyn: https://bit.ly/VARW3-26-26
Spotify: https://bit.ly/RW-Spotify
Apple: https://apple.co/41eOR3G

Through a growing community of over 10,000 survivors and allies, Joy and her network have helped unlock more than $100 million in delayed insurance payouts.

Yet what’s equally transformative is what happens when survivors come together—moving from isolation to connection, from overwhelm to empowerment.

Together, we explore how people directly impacted by disaster are stepping into leadership, advocating for change, and reshaping the systems meant to support them.

This is a conversation about more than rebuilding homes.

It’s about restoring agency, dignity, and hope—and discovering the strength that emerges when communities rise together.

About Our Guest:

Joy Chen is the Executive Director of the Eaton Fire Survivor’s Network, the largest survivor-led recovery community in the nation, representing over 10,000 fire survivors and allies across Los Angeles.

Through her leadership, the network has helped unlock more than $100 million in delayed insurance payouts and built a recovery hub recognized by the Los Angeles Times as a lifeline for thousands.

A former Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles, Joy led economic and workforce development initiatives focused on expanding opportunity in historically underserved communities.

Today, she is a leading voice in disaster recovery and insurance accountability, working to transform broken systems so families can rebuild their homes—and their lives—with dignity and hope.

Resiliency Within VoiceAmerica Media VoiceAmerica Empowerment

03/27/2026

You’re Invited to “𝐒𝐩𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥: 𝐀 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠” 🪷

This event offers a compassionate space for fire-affected individuals, families, and community members to come together, connect, and learn practical skills that support healing, self-care, and emotional balance.

🗓️ Tuesday March 31st | 7pm-8:30pm PT

Register for this FREE event:
https://bit.ly/S4TS-3-31

Resiliency Within NAMI NAMI San Gabriel Valley Eaton Fire Collaborative Mental Health Code Rise Above Coaching