Weave & Cleave

Jesse Kohler, Executive Director of CTIPP, shares the beginnings of the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice, including the vision, the hope, and the dream. CTIPP is a national organization that supports the work of both government and organizations. Listen to this episode for more on policy change and bringing trauma-informed to your community, then head over to CTIPP.org for practical resources to help you implement trauma-informed practices today.

The Maricopa County Public Health Department is the third largest in the country, so when Tracy Cruickshank began dreaming about connecting faith leaders with substance use prevention and recovery training, it was no small undertaking. She met Sanghoon Yoo, and together, The Belonging Project began to take shape. What does a fruitful collaboration require, particularly between faith communities and government agencies? Trust - first and foremost.

Jad and Jamie Levi, pastors of Trinitas Church in Phoenix, Arizona, realized they didn’t need a physical location to be the church. They have a unique model for creating communities on mission and bringing heaven to earth, empowering people to extend ministry right where they are. Already invested in the work of engaging people with big T and little t trauma, the Levis found trauma-informed training offered them a better framework and language for why and how they do what they do.

Domingo Arambula, Arizona State Rep & Team Lead for Celebrate Recovery talks about facing people pleasing, establishing boundaries, and living in the victor’s mentality. He gives all the credit to his relationship with Jesus. Listen as Domingo shares his passion for helping others by inviting everyone to the table, offering a safe place, and letting people know they belong.

How do we co-journey with others who have experienced trauma and its effects? We prepare. We reflect and receive and ready ourselves for grace, acceptance, and unconditional love. This produces a capacity for endurance over performance and faithfulness over productivity.

Dr. Sanghoon Yoo, gives the history of The Faithful City, the discipleship group he founded with ASU students twenty years ago. Integrate faith, science, and trauma-informed principles, add patience, humility, and sensitivity, and a movement of faithfulness is born.