Thousands of veterans and active-duty service members are suffering from mental health conditions originating from their military service. In her blog for Psychology Today, Elaine Miller-Karas discusses how peer-to-peer interventions can be created to integrate within the usual system of mental health service and how a pilot study of the Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® significantly decreased distress and increased well-being.
Read MoreOur new and improved iChill app is packed with features to enhance the user experience. We have expanded our language options to now include Arabic and Hebrew, along with existing support for English, Spanish, and Ukrainian. Read more…
Read MoreThe Community Resiliency Model (CRM) comprises six wellness skills aimed at nurturing individual and community resilience. In her blog for Psychology Today, Elaine Miller-Karas’ discusses how these skills can serve as a framework for wellness practices, integrating seamlessly into daily activities to enhance well-being by cultivating body literacy and leveraging positive life experiences to foster inner balance.
Read More"Ted Lasso" inspired with imperfect, endearing characters whose trials and transformations mirrored our own. In her blog for Psychology Today, Elaine Miller-Karas’ discusses what she has termed the “Rebecca Effect” which can serve as a beacon of hope for anyone who has felt marginalized, oppressed, shamed, and subjected to micro- and macro-aggressions.
Read MoreNo one possesses the power to strip away our intrinsic worth, identity, and dignity. In her blog for Psychology Today, Elaine Miller-Karas discusses how resilient, dignified individuals weave compassion and empathy into their lives, even in moments of pain.
Read MoreHow might mindfulness practices unexpectedly connect with a traumatic experience? And how might offering choices to adults and children about how mindfulness practice is introduced reduce distress? Elaine Miller-Karas answers these questions in her blog for Psychology Today.
Read MoreHow does body literacy — the skill of attuning ourselves to sensations originating from within our bodies — help us develop deeper states of well-being? Elaine Miller-Karas answers this question in her blog for Psychology Today.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, December 19th, we gathered as a community to honor our 2023 Ambassadors of the Year: Samuel Habimana, Inez Tiger, and EdCamp Ukraine. Elaine Miller-Karas hosted the event during which, each ambassador shared insights into their impactful work with TRI.
Read MoreEvery year, we recognize an Individual Ambassador and an Organizational Ambassador who have worked tirelessly to help strengthen communities through the use of the Trauma and Community Resiliency Models. This year, we have selected two individual ambassadors to represent years 2022-2023. We hope you’re able to join us as we celebrate Samuel Habimana, Inez Tiger, and EdCamp Ukraine.
Read MoreDuring the most recent CRM Global Consultation, TRI's leaders, Co-Founder, Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW, and CEO, Michael Sapp, Ph.D., outlined the Trauma Resource Institute's journey during 2023. The year has been filled with tragedy, heartache, and healing. They shared the projects initiated by TRI and how its mission is being actualized in many places around the world to mitigate the suffering from gun violence, disasters and war.
Read MoreMany young people are extremely worried about climate change and can worry that they have no future. In her blog for Psychology Today, Elaine Miller-Karas identifies ways to help young people feel less powerless.
Read MoreThis is Part 2 of Elaine Miller-Karas’ interview with Kathleen Wheeler, Ph.D., past president of the EMDR International Association and a psychiatric nurse practitioner. They discuss how the somatic-based skills of the Trauma Resiliency Model can be integrated into EMDR therapy.
Read MoreThis is Part 1 of Elaine Miller-Karas’ interview with Kathleen Wheeler, Ph.D., past president of the EMDR International Association and a psychiatric nurse practitioner. They discuss how the somatic-based skills of the Trauma Resiliency Model can be integrated into EMDR therapy.
Read MoreOn May 30-31, 2023, Glasswing International hosts its annual virtual mental health conference in collaboration with Catalyst 2030! TRI’s Co-Founder, Director of Innovation, and key developer of TRM and CRM, Elaine Miller-Karas, will be leading a panel discussion titled Working with Trauma: The Community Resiliency Model.
Read MoreWhat is the Stress Spectrum and how can sensory awareness, or interoception, be a portal to self-healing ? Elaine Miller-Karas answers these questions in her blog for Psychology Today.
Read MoreIn the second edition of Building Resilience to Trauma, the Trauma and Community Resiliency Models, Elaine Miller-Karas explains the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) and the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) and how they help reframe many of our experiences from shame and pathology to hope and biology.
Read MoreWhat is “tend and befriend” and why is it important to know? Elaine Miller-Karas answers this question and explains how understanding survival responses can help trauma survivors heal.
Read MoreHow do we build healthier and more productive communities? How do we develop peer-to-peer programs to meet mental health needs? Elaine Miller-Karas answers these questions.
Read MoreWe are now in our tenth month of supporting our colleagues at EdCamp Ukraine in their efforts to bring light and healing into very dark times for their country and communities. As the most recent surge of attacks remind us, the need for trauma-informed and resiliency-informed care is of utmost importance.
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