Vision & Mission
Vision
We envision humanity free of the cyclical harms of trauma and strengthened by safe, compassionate relationships in families, institutions, and communities.
Mission
Our mission is to educate families, communities and professionals about trauma and resilience in order to promote survivor empowerment, resolve individual and community-level trauma, and create the safe, stable, nurturing relationships that break the cycle of generational trauma.
Our Approach
Our approach draws on attachment theory, the latest science on trauma and resilience, survivor wisdom, and the principles of nonviolent communication and trauma-informed care. We believe that all behavior is communication, whether of past hurts or current needs, and that the best way to meet someone in all their humanity is not to manipulate behavior through punishments and rewards but to help them find strategies for regulation and meeting their needs in a way that is safe for them and others. We help parents and other adult trauma survivors acquire the tools to create the compassionate connections that they may have lacked as a child and thus enable them to offer future generations safety, empathy and understanding.