The Trauma-Informed SLP

By Kim Neely, CCC-SLP

A professional podcast discussing the journey of how to become trauma-informed and how to apply trauma-informed care in the field of speech-language pathology (SLP).

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March 23, 2023Dehumanization series: "Crazy" women and the men who studied them
To introduce dehumanization in medicine and science, I decided to use this fun, light-hearted* tail of "crazy" (cis?**) women and the (cis?) men who sought to figure out the source of the crazy.
On this episode, we go through:
The study of female hysteria in the late 19th century in Paris, France and Vienna, Austria
Origins of the study of trauma in western medicine
An introduction into how societal biases and dehumanization impact science and medicine
*HA HA HA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
**using question mark cause, let's face it, historical accounts don't really tell us what people felt their internal gender really was, but that doesn't mean some of them might have been elsewhere on the gender spectrum and/or trans.
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References:
Freud: Complete Works (1890-1939). (referenced for verification of quotes used in Herman's book).
Gordon, Aubrey. Maintenance Phase [podcast]. Episode: Zombie Statistics Spectacular!
Herman, Judith Lewis. Trauma and Recovery.
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47min
March 17, 2023Trauma-Sensitive series: Stages of historical trauma and its echoes through time
Sorry this one took so long to get out! (Had some software snafus to deal with.) But here we go with the second episode towards becoming trauma-sensitive. Heavy topics, but super important to confront our discomfort with these if we want to truly be trauma-informed.
On this episode:
The three stages of historical trauma
A reframining of a few mass traumas (i.e., stage 1 of historical traumas) experienced by minorites in U.S. history
Rhetoric and language around dehumanization
Microaggressions as an example of implicit bias and ongoing casual dehumanization
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References:
Examples of Microaggressions from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Ten stages of American Indian Genocide (2018) by Cameron, S. C., & Phan, L. T.
Trauma-informed care and cultural humility in the mental health care of people from minoritized communities (2020) by Ranjbar, N., Erb, M., Mohammad, O., & Moreno, F. A.
Whiteness article from the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
White Supremacy Culture in Organizations by Kira Page (2019) from the Centre for Community Organizations (coco-net.org).
White Women doing White Supremacy in Nonprofit Culture from Equity in the Center.
Why and How Trauma-Informed Organizations Attend to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion presented by Iya Affo through the Arizona Trauma Institute.
For continuing education on mass traumas mentioned in the episode:
American Indian Genocide
Adam Ruin's Everything: The Disturning History of the Suburbs
Jim Crow Laws
Mexican "repatriation"
Japanese-American Internment
The Chinese Exclusion Act and also here
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1h
January 25, 2023Toward becoming Trauma-Sensitive: Systemic vs individual adversity
Here it is. We've arrived at some tough topics. In order to become trauma-sensitive (per the The Missouri Model), we have to increase our awareness of historical (i.e., generational) and system-oriented traumas/retraumatization.
This is where trauma-informed meets cultural humility and cultural awareness. And also where, if we continue to hold on to our cultural blindness (and the implicit biases that go along with that), we cannot call ourselves trauma-informed.
On this episode:
We go over how social media allows our awareness of cultural and systemic differences to change rapidly (compared to pre-social media/internet days)
Definition of historical/generational trauma
My "Sisyphus Analogy" of systemic privilege and the importance of not conflating individual adversity with system-driven, group-level trauma (i.e., historical/generational trauma).
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Reference links:
Maslow Chart adapted by RYSE Center (2016)
TIP 57
A Pair of ACEs (image and explanation)
Resmaa Menakem's website
"Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence" episode of On Being hosted by Krista Tippet (where I first heard the Resmaa Menakem quote I used--but it is also in his book My Grandmother's Hands)
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56min
December 31, 2022You've got that upsetting feeling: Bottom-up strategies for processing emotions
Happy New Year, Everybody!
Before going into trauma sensitive topics, I felt I needed to provide everyone with some tools to process any upsetting and/or uncomfortable feelings that might arise from discussions of historical traumas and systemic oppression. Also, it's a tough time of year, so these might just be useful for you if you're feeling upset about other things/people at this time.
Episode outline includes:
Strategies (and I've time marks included below if you're wanting to find specific ones quickly)
Intro to strategies starts near 05:40
Physiological needs starts near 06:50
Calming strategies starts near 09:50
"Burning up energy stores" starts near 18:50
What bottom-up processing is
Reframing our definition of emotions as signals instead of "good" or "bad"
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Referenced links:
Autism Level Up!
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Butterfly Hug
Tactile/breathing exercises
Progressive muscle relaxation
Destini Ann, "Big Mad," on TikTok
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36min
December 19, 2022 Trauma-aware wrap-up: Types, characteristics, and the life-long impacts of trauma
Whew! We made it!
Here's what I consider the final material you need to officially be trauma-aware (per the Missouri Model). This episode covers the types of potentially traumatic events, how trauma is characterized, and potential life-long impacts per the CDC-Kaiser study ACE Study (and a little side-note on epigenetics).
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Episode References: (in addition to the TIP 57)
[Amoeba Sisters]. (2018, December 18). Epigentics [Video].Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD3Fc0XOjWk
Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, April 6). About the CDC-Kaiser ACE Study. www.cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/about.html
Felitti, V. J., Anda, R. F., Nordenberg, D., Williamson, D. F., Spitz, A. M., Edwards, V., & Marks, J. S. (1998). Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. American journal of preventive medicine, 14(4), 245-258. Retrieved from: https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(98)00017-8/fulltext
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43min
October 28, 2022 ASHA Presentations Announcement!
Yup. That's right. I'm giving 2, 1-hr talks at ASHA this year. 'Cause I'm a loony.

I also have a new website! Woot! https://www.trauma-informed-slp.com/
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6min
October 25, 2022Bonus: The Polyvagal Theory (and little more info-dumping)
What's a podcast by an ADHDer without more info-dumping, amirite?? I felt I would be remiss to not include something on the Polyvagal Theory as it comes up A LOT in trauma-informed courses, trainings, and literature. So, here it is! (Along with a bit of neuroscience info-dumping cause I'm a Nerd who just can't help herself.)
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References:
Liem, T. (2021). Critique of the Polyvagal Theory. Critique, 22, 48. Retrieved from: https://www.osteopathie-liem.de/en/blog/critique-of-the-polyvagal-theory/.
Porges, Stephen (2009). The polyvagal theory: New insights into adaptive reactions of the autonomic nervous system. The Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 76(Suppl 2): S86–S90 : doi:10.3949/ccjm.76.s2.17.
Van der Kolk, B. (2015). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. New York, NY: Penguin Books.
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22min
October 11, 2022Fight and flight and freeze, Oh my!
This episode goes through the three physiological survival mechanisms: Fight, flight, and freeze. We touch a little on what is known as the "fawn" response before moving into defining each survival mechanism, the physiological cascade that occurs when we go into "survival mode" and how trauma responses occur as a result of this.
There will be a bonus episode that touches on the Polyvagal Theory and why it wasn't directly included in this episode.
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References:
Gill, L. (2017). Understanding and working with the window of tolerance. Attachment and trauma treatment centre for healing (ATTCH). Retrieved from: https://www.attachment-and-trauma-treatment-centre-for-healing.com/blogs/understanding-and-working-with-the-window-of-tolerance.
Logan, R. (2022). Certified Trauma Support Specialist: Module 2 - Further understanding of our nervous system [Online Professional Training Course]. The Arizona Trauma Institute. Retrieved from: https://aztrauma.teachable.com
Quinones, M. M., Gallegos, A. M., Lin, F. V., & Heffner, K. (2020). Dysregulation of inflammation, neurobiology, and cognitive function in PTSD: an integrative review. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 20(3), 455-480.
Van der Kolk, B. (2015). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. New York, NY: Penguin Books.
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40min
September 22, 2022Systems Neuroscience Info-Dump: Memory, emotion, and pain localization
Okay, here's the info-dump I promised during episode 2. It just got kinda long, so I figured I'd make a bonus episode about it. Covers the topics of:
Different rates of memory encoding in key brain structures
(Theoretical) different motor pathways for emotionally driven vs. volitional movement
Nerve trivia! What is the largest single nerve in your body and why we have poor pain localization in the torso area (particularly in our gut/viscera)
Content starts at 4:23.
Silly bonus-content theme song is at: 04:04 for those who wish for a dose of silly.
(For additional reading on emotional motor pathways, see the Gothard (2014) paper referenced below.)
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References
Fuglevand, A., Bao, S., Cowen, S., Eggers, E., Fellous, J.M., Fregosi, R., Gothard, K., Restifo, L., & Tolbert, L. (2015). Systems Neuroscience [in-person and PowerPoint Slides]. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Gothard, K. (2014). The amygdalo-motor pathways and the control of facial expressions. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 8(43), pg. 1-7. https://doi: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00043
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17min
September 19, 2022Becoming trauma-aware: The Amygdala-Limbic System (aka All the Feels)
On our journey to becoming trauma-aware, we need to first learn something about the (healthy) emotional system. Sure, this is a physiology-heavy episode, but it comes with my brand of weird references and analogies that (hopefully) help make it not-such-a-snoozefest. This episode is broken down into three main sections:
The peripheral autonomic nervous system
The mid-brain structures involved in our limbic system
The higher cortical areas in our limbic system
Visual Resources:
Autonomic nervous system
Vagus nerve visual
Mid-brain structures:
The hippocampus
The amygdala
The hypothalamus
Higher cortical structures:
Anterior cingulate cortex
Insula
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28min

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