Be a Witness
This solo episode serves as a post-summer update, thoughts on Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada, upcoming trauma informed lawyering training opportunities and information about “must listen” upcoming episodes.
Indigenous Women and Girls Continue to Call for Justice: A Conversation with Chief Commissioner Marion Buller
Chief Commissioner Buller offers listeners several pieces of sound advice on how to bring a trauma informed approach into their processes as well as several culturally responsive actions lawyers and judges can take right…
The Duty to Do Better: The Law Student Version
This compelling episode amplifies the voices of privileged and historically oppressed law students in UVic Law 391 (2021 Class) who demand that a trauma informed legal education should be available to law students everywhere…
We Cannot Give What We Do Not Have
Episode 1 of Season 2 invites listeners to consider whether they bring empathy, compassion, patience and humility with them into the legal profession and into their professional relationships – and if not, why it…
Trauma and Transformation In the Judiciary: A Conversation with Judge Kael McKenzie
Judge Kael McKenzie of the Manitoba Provincial Court in Winnipeg shares his authentic self with listeners. Judge McKenzie openly discusses the impacts of vicarious trauma on judges, traumas entering the courtroom via court case…
Residential Schools, Reconciliation & The Indigenous Voice: A Conversation with Elder Garnet Angeconeb
This episode is both a celebration of Lynn Beyak’s departure from the Canadian Senate and an education in the residential school system as well as the origin of the use of the term “reconciliation”…
Trauma-Informed Law: A Primer for Lawyers in Practice
J. Kim Wright, Helgi Maki, Marjorie Florestal and I share our latest group project with you, a book on trauma-informed law which will be published in the summer of 2021 by the American Bar…
Practicing Smart Justice in Scotland: My Conversation with Iain Smith
In this episode, Iain Smith shares how becoming trauma aware has changed his approach to practice and the way in which he relates to his clients. He also explains why justice systems everywhere need…
Evolving Police Services Through Trauma Informed Practice: A Conversation with Inspector Dan Jones
This episode explores the evolution of the Edmonton Police Service through trauma informed training. Insp. Dan Jones discusses the benefits of a relational, community-based and decolonized approach to public safety and partnership-building.
Courageous Conversations & The Stories We Tell Ourselves
This solo episode focuses on the stories we tell ourselves, a concept I borrowed from a Harold Johnson talk, and how these stories coupled with a lack of self-awareness can cause harm to ourselves…