Giving Every Child and Adult a Voice

"I wanted to thank you for the hugely impactful training you presented for our staff. You were so calm and engaging as you helped our staff gain understanding of brain processing and the effects of trauma with strategies. These were difficult concepts, but your pace of the presentation with stories painted an easy to follow clear picture of how to support our families and students experiencing trauma. All of the special supports in your delivery like the "shark fin and gold fish" really made that difference to get the point across. To top it off, the many strategies and resources for printing out on your website was like the cherry on top! Our staff went straight to your website to learn even more and have expressed their gratitude for having you as a speaker at our preservice training. Many commented it was the best training they've ever had. I am in true awe of you after hearing your own personal story and how you have risen to become who you are today. You are a gift! Don't ever stop educating on this very important topic of trauma."

"I wanted to take a moment to say thank you for the information, energy, and passion you brought to our leadership team meeting this past Wednesday at the County Office of Education. Your topic is SO important for all of us to be aware of! The numbers of us impacted by traumatic experiences is simply staggering. Your presentation was very powerful and highlighted the importance of us needing to educate ourselves around trauma-informed care. As someone who has worked in the field of Early Learning Special Education for the past 20 years (and a big proponent of the Teaching Pyramid!), I thank you and salute you for the important work you have been doing to elevate all of us! Keep talking and spreading your message! THANK YOU!!!!!"

"Wow Wow Wow..... just like the Academy awards.... this is my choice for training of the year! Julie you have become so enlightened- and powerful in your journey towards helping people understand Trauma Informed Practices. These training sessions should be a MUST-SEE for everyone in our field. Your passion and (unfortunate personal experience) make you the PERFECT presenter for this information. Your delivery is student friendly, and your empathy and confidence is so inspiring. I'm walking on air- and want to share all that I learned, and was reminded of this morning with everyone. Just wanted to share some feedback- and make sure you know what an impact you make with professionals in the field- including us old-timers that need to be reminded of what's important- You are my hero!"