HOPE & HEALING

TRAUMA TRAINING

Beyond Trauma-Informed

“You can only take someone as far as you yourself are willing to go” Dan Allender

Many trainings are described as trauma-informed. This training goes further.

Written and shaped by women who have experienced exploitation and have done the long work of healing from its harm and fragmentation, this training offers a perspective that cannot be learned from a textbook alone. It helps professionals recognize the places where even well-intentioned services can misunderstand survivors—and where those serving this population need to become better informed.

Kate Ouimette-Wedell, founder of Cherished, has spent thousands of hours studying trauma, story, recovery, and the complexities of healing. But she has also walked the terrain herself.

When navigating difficult terrain, knowledge matters—but so does having a guide who knows the way.

This training brings both: professional learning and the hard-earned wisdom of lived experience.

You don’t just need a map. Sometimes you need a Sherpa.

“Beneath the ways she learned to survive is a woman still becoming, still discovering who she was always meant to be.”

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HEALING

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ATTACHMENT

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What we cover

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Cherished Mission and Approach

  • Create a kind and safe community

  • Support healing, dignity, and empowerment

  • Trauma-informed and relationship-centered approach

    Understanding Trauma

  • What trauma does; Brain & Body

  • CPTSD vs PTSD

  • How trauma can affect thoughts, emotions, behavior, and relationships

  • Common trauma responses

  • Why safety and trust matter in healing

    Attachment Styles

  • How your story shows up

  • What healthy, supportive relating looks like

  • How survivors may experience connection differently

  • Respect, consistency, patience, and non-judgment

  • Building trust slowly and safely

Safe People

  • What makes someone a safe person

  • Qualities of safe relationships

  • How to recognize red flags

  • Why safe people are important in recovery

Boundaries

  • What boundaries are

  • Why boundaries support healing

  • How to respect and communicate boundaries

  • Boundaries in friendships, caregiving, and support settings

Motivational Interviewing

  • Asking the right questions

  • Helping the client find her own solution

  • Collaboration vs confrontation

Survivor* Overcomer* Leader

  • What a survivor/overcomer/leader feels

  • What a survivor/overcomer/leader needs

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Stages of Change

  • pre contemplation

  • maintenance

  • why she relapses

Triggers and Emotional Safety

  • What triggers are

  • How triggers can show up

  • Ways to respond with care

  • Creating environments that feel predictable and safe

Understanding Affect Regulation

  • Simple grounding tools

  • Ways to calm the body and mind

  • Coping strategies for overwhelming moments

  • Supporting nervous system regulation

Support Groups and Therapy

  • What support group should look like

  • Therapy for residents

  • What survivors can expect from these supports

  • The role of community in healing

Residential Homes

  • Model

  • Stable environment for healing and work

  • Practical and emotional support while rebuilding life

Practical Support for Survivors

  • Safety planning

  • Emotional support

  • Housing support

  • Help with daily stability and next steps

    Case Studies

  • You are the client

  • Steps for the Advocate

“Escape and Healing are far from the same thing”

Kate Ouimette Wedell

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