Trauma Healing Body Wisdom

09/04/2026

🧠 TRAUMA AND THE BRAIN – A VISUAL GUIDE

Ever wondered why trauma responses can feel so overwhelming? This graphic explains how trauma reshapes the brain and how you, as therapists, can offer better support.

1️⃣ Trauma and the Brain: Trauma changes both mind and body—understanding this is key to trauma-informed care.

2️⃣ Amygdala: The alarm system that becomes overactive, causing anxiety and hypervigilance.

3️⃣ Hippocampus: When memories get stuck, making the past feel like the present.

4️⃣ Prefrontal Cortex: Reasoning goes offline, making clients feel unsafe even when they’re not.

5️⃣ Chronic Trauma: The nervous system gets dysregulated—swinging between panic and numbness.

6️⃣ Neuroplasticity: The brain can heal! Through therapy and safety, clients can rewire their systems toward healing.

If this resonates with your work, comment “Safe” below and we’ll DM you a link to a FREE video from Juliane Taylor Shore on the neurobiology of safety! 🌱

09/04/2026

KCSDV honors the life and legacy of Gloria Steinem, whose journalism and advocacy helped move domestic and sexual violence out of the shadows and into the national conversation.

Through Ms. Magazine and decades of organizing, Steinem challenged the idea that abuse was a private family matter. She helped expose violence as a systemic issue requiring public accountability, community action and meaningful support for survivors.

Her legacy lives on in every advocate who speaks out about abuse, every survivor whose voice is heard and every community working toward safety and justice.

09/04/2026

Police reports say women commit about 2% of sexual offenses. Victimization surveys say 12% (Cortoni, Babchishin & Rat, 2017). Reviews of child sexual abuse put it between 5% and 20% (Augarde & Rydon-Grange, 2022).

08/30/2026

A yoga session for Black dads takes place on Saturdays at the Barack Obama Presidential Center.

08/13/2026

Attend the first of a quarterly gathering for therapists, practitioners, healers, and helping professionals committed to building more connected communities of care.

Rooted Together invites us beyond professional silos, hierarchy, and competition—and toward relationship, reciprocity, collaboration, and collective care.

Come connect across disciplines, share resources, strengthen referral relationships, and imagine ways of practicing that are more relational and rooted in community.

Connection ~ Curiosity ~ Community

www.beckycarterlcpc.com

08/05/2026

07/29/2026

An NASW-IL Northeastern District Event on Culturally Responsive Perinatal Care: Listening, Learning, and Supporting Families

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm CT

Venue: Ascension Community Resource Center (1515 East Lake Street, Hanover Park, IL 60133)

Moderator: Northeastern District Chair Lita Simanis (she/her) MSW, LCSW, PMH-C

Presenters: Lita Simanis, Becky Carter, Liza Gutierrez

Available CEUs: 2.0 Cultural Competency CEUs

Description: Join the NASW-IL Northeastern District to learn about the tools to help create safe spaces for perinatal families. The perinatal period is a uniquely vulnerable time for all families. Providers can improve outcomes and the experience for their patients by understanding cultural impacts and immigration experiences that may contribute stress to the experience. Complimentary refreshments and snacks will be provided. This event is co-hosted with Hopeful Beginnings.

Registration Link:

07/29/2026

I'm honored to be presenting at the Community Care In Action Symposium: Cultivating Rightful Presence, presented by Graceful Therapy LLC, this November!
This symposium is designed for professionals who want to strengthen collaboration across healthcare, education, nonprofits, and community organizations to better support those we serve.
I'll be sharing:
Closing Reflective Workshop:
The Embodiment of Oppression and Decolonizing Therapy Practices (Speaker: Becky Carter)
I hope you'll join us for a day of learning, networking, and practical ideas you can take back to your work.
Learn more and register: https://go.gracefultherapy.com/community-care-in-action-2026

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Excited to be speaking at the Community Care In Action Symposium: Cultivating Rightful Presence, presented by Graceful Therapy LLC on November 13!
Looking forward to connecting with professionals who believe collaboration is one of the most powerful tools for improving mental health and community wellbeing.
Hope to see you there!
Register through the link: https://go.gracefultherapy.com/community-care-in-action-2026

Join us for the second annual Community Care in Action Symposium, a one-day immersive conference bringing together mental health providers, educators, medical professionals, community advocates, and policymakers to explore what it truly means to cultivate rightful presence—where every person’s d...