A Trauma-Informed Future
Katie Kurtz
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As AI, workplace stress, and moral injury reshape our lives, we need a cohesive solution that will restore trust.
Trauma-informed care can't just live in theory or trainings anymore. It needs to be practical, actionable, and woven into everything we do—at work, at home, in our communities.
This podcast is for people who value trust and safety, who lead with humanity, and who want real strategies they can use in everyday life.
We're not here for more theory. We're here for real tools, honest conversations, and the kind of shifts that actually change how we show up.
When we show up, when we practice caring as the powerful skill it is, we don't just change individual interactions. We shift culture. We build the sustainable, equitable, and humane future we all deserve.
Because a trauma-informed future isn't just possible—it's already being built by people like you.
For more information visit: Katie-Kurtz.com
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Recent Episodes
S8E67 Nervous System Resilience with Jen Schneeman
How do you define resilience? In American culture, resilience is often equated with “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps”. But in reality, it is all about. nervous system capacity. In this…
S8E66 Survivor Informed Care with Molly Boeder-Harris
Content Warning: This episode is focused on discussing, educating and uplifting the voices of survivors of sexual violence. In this episode, we will be discussing sexual violence, the rape crisis…
S8E65 Trauma-Informed Pharmacy with Dr. Ashley Builta
In nearly every community, pharmacists are the most accessible healthcare providers: seeing patients up to 12 times a year or more. Yet burnout rates are staggering, and meaningful connection often…
S8E64 A Call for Trauma-Informed Leadership
Leadership isn’t about titles or productivity: it’s about how you show up in everyday moments, especially in uncertain and turbulent times. In this episode, host Katie Kurtz explores what it really…
S8E63 Trauma-Informed Gun Violence Prevention
Content Warning (CW): This episode centers the discussion of gun violence and explicit mentions mass shootings. Please be mindful as you listen and provide this content warning when sharing. I didn’t…
S8E62 Trauma-Informed Storytelling with Maria Bryan
Have you ever sat through a nonprofit fundraising gala and felt your stomach drop as the lights dimmed for yet another emotionally devastating video? You're not alone. And according to…
S8E61 Who Cares?
Welcome back to a new season of A Trauma-Informed Future! After a restorative pause, Katie is offering transparent updates about the behind-the-scenes shifts that have unfolded since the last…
S8E60 The Neuroscience of Trust
When people feel truly seen, heard, and valued, their nervous systems shift from protection to connection. As humans, our deepest drive is to feel safe—and that sense of safety is shaped by our…
S7E59 Trauma-Informed Faith Based Communities with Candace Wallace
Many people turn to their faith communities to seek safety, connection, and support. Without a trauma-informed lens, well-intentioned practices can unintentionally cause harm or retraumatize. Host…
S7E58 Trauma-Informed Human Resources with Stephanie Lemek
Still think trauma isn’t relevant to your work? Recent populations studies have shown that virtually all people have or will experience trauma in their lifetime. Whether it’s your employees,…
S7E57 The Business of Trauma-Informed Care with Angela Johnson
What if the traditional way of doing business is no longer the way forward? What if people and profit could coexist without extraction or harm? Today's guest, Angela Johnson had these questions and…
S7E56 The Power of Peer Support with Caroline Brunne
In today's episode of A Trauma-Informed Future podcast, host Katie Kurtz invites Caroline Brunne, a distinguished trauma survivor coach and breath work facilitator to discuss the powerful role of…
S7E55 Solidarity & Entrepreneurship with Tristan Katz
How do we meet the moment while also running a business? In this episode of A Trauma-Informed Future Podcast, host Katie Kurtz explores the intersection of trauma-informed care, LGBTQIA+ inclusion,…
S7E54 Trauma-Informed Town Hall
Trauma-informed care holds profound importance but is currently facing significant challenges. At its core, trauma-informed care is meant to be inclusive, compassionate, and universally applicable,…
S7E53 The World Is On Fire...But You Don't Need To Be
In the face of overlapping social, economic, and cultural crises, many of us are carrying the weight of collective trauma, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. But even amidst the chaos, we…
S7E52 Acknowledging Collective Trauma
That palpable feeling of exhaustion, looming uncertainties, mounting moral injury, fast pace demoralization unfolding on our screens and in our streets. It's not an overreaction, it's collective…
S6E51 A Call for Courage
In this season finale episode, we are having a community meeting to compassionately and courageusly look at the choices we have to make in the coming weeks, months, and years. We are standing at the…
S6E50 Leading During Dysregulating Times
The current tumultuous socio-political climate impacts all of us, no matter where we live. In this episode of A Trauma-Informed Future podcast, host Katie Kurtz provides practical and tangible…
S6E49 Trauma-Informed Policy with Jesse Kohler
If we want to live in healthy, resilient communities, we need to be thinking about who we are electing and what policies they are moving forward to make that possible. A trauma-informed future is…
S5E48 Neurodiversity Affirming Care with Tahlee Rouillon
What may be traumatic for me, may not be traumatic for you. But that doesn't mean my lived experience isn't real or valid. Because we each have unique nervous systems. We also have unique brains.…
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A Trauma-Informed Future has published 68 episodes since June 2023, covering topics in Business, Education.
A Trauma-Informed Future is currently active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 39m.
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