by Carolyn Ross | Feb 16, 2024 | Blog, Trauma, Trauma-informed leadership
In today’s enlightened professional landscape, leaders are increasingly recognizing the prevalence of workplace trauma. They understand that enduring trauma spans across personal and professional realms, and this issue often has a detrimental impact on peer...
by Carolyn Ross | Feb 9, 2024 | Blog, Carolyn Ross MD, DEI Consultant, Mental health in the workplace, mental health keynote speaker, Trauma-informed leadership
Effectively identifying and addressing trauma in the workplace is the first step in deploying inspirational and influential leadership. Understanding team dynamics and the profound impact of trauma on mental health is essential for implementing effective wellness...
by Carolyn Ross | Jan 17, 2024 | Blog, Carolyn Ross MD, DEI Consultant, intergenerational trauma, Mental health in the workplace, Trauma-informed leadership
In today’s workplace, leaders are beginning to increasingly recognize the transformative power of acknowledging childhood struggles and understanding how they remain with us through adulthood. Almost everyone holds onto past trauma at some level, and the negative...
by Carolyn Ross | Nov 3, 2023 | Blog, Carolyn Ross MD, DEI Consultant, DEI efforts, DEI in the workplace, Trauma-informed leadership
The complex challenges of combating unconscious bias in the workplace are multifaceted and long overdue for targeted and widespread change. Understanding bias, whether implicit or explicit, requires understanding its pervasive nature and harmful impact on individuals...
by Carolyn Ross | Aug 25, 2023 | DEI Consultant, DEI efforts, effects of trauma, Mental health in the workplace, substance-induced disorders, Trauma-informed leadership
Every individual brings with them their unique relationship and perspective on race, trauma and substance abuse wherever they go. Some may display their feelings with pride while others hide them out of shame or fear. Regardless of how one manages their...
by Carolyn Ross | Jun 13, 2023 | Blog, DEI efforts, DEI in the workplace, self-sabotage, stress, Trauma-informed leadership
It is disturbingly common for individuals to let self-sabotaging thoughts run rampant while still being fully aware that they will inevitably lead to deeply harmful and incredibly hard-to-break self-sabotaging habits. Sadly, good intentions are rarely enough to...