How Trauma Informed Care Saved My Life | Adrienne Rouan | TEDxDelthorneWomen
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Adrienne considers it an honor to serve as a guide to women who are overcoming traumatic experiences to successfully achieve their most deeply held hopes and dreams.
A history of traumatic experiences brought her to her knees. This ultimately led Adrienne to acknowledging her own inner strength, the power of trauma informed care, and to embark on the quest of creating communities and processes which guide women on the journey to thriving after trauma.
A personal and professional understanding of success patterns and a database with hundreds of trauma informed resources helps Adrienne lead clients to achieving concrete and life changing results. Naturally divergent thinking patterns and formal investigative training result in solutions which are far from status quo, and which address the complexities of living life after complex traumas.
A demonstrated lifelong learner, Adrienne is continually expanding and deepening her expertise.
When she isn’t spending time with her family, she enjoys hiking in national parks, traveling the country, voraciously reading the newest management and physics theories, running in 5k races, and volunteering time and energy to her community. Adrienne considers it an honor to serve as a guide to women who are overcoming traumatic experiences to successfully achieve their most deeply held hopes and dreams. A history of traumatic experiences brought her to her knees. This ultimately led Adrienne to acknowledging her own inner strength, the power of trauma informed care, and to embark on the quest of creating communities and processes which guide women on the journey to thriving after trauma. A personal and professional understanding of success patterns and a database with hundreds of trauma informed resources helps Adrienne lead clients to achieving concrete and life changing results. Naturally divergent thinking patterns and formal investigative training result in solutions which are far from status quo, and which address the complexities of living life after complex traumas. A demonstrated lifelong learner, Adrienne is continually expanding and deepening her expertise. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Courageous young woman 💗
I sincerely wish you the best. Thank you for being brave
Thank you for bravely speaking up when so many of us can’t…
Your amazing 😻
Bravo
I'm writing a paper, and perhaps a thesis, on the biological effects of trauma and the importance of trauma informed care. It is so important. Thank you for continuing to fight for it!
lols i feel your overwhelming grief and sorrow i also feel these feelings and mostly ppl try to shut me down because it makes them uncomfortable. i am cing that i am not broken i am normal i want freedom and love. hmm more things i can look into for my healing journey
Thank you Addie❤❤❤
WE WANT THE TRAINING PLEASE WE ARE IN TRAUMA WHY DONT YOU GAYS COME AND TRAIN US IT IS REALLY ON THE SPOT PLEASE
Thank you. I’m also someone who is defying those statistics. I hope that in my professional work I am able to use the fire lit inside me by my personal experiences to create safety in the world for others. “Though my voice shakes, I will not be silent”
I would love to see ACE testing done at maternity check-ups and in schools.
Are we teaching resilience or how to be a victim?
Thank you so much for courageously sharing! <3 <3 <3
You’re brave. You speak for so many girls who need advocacy.
Amazing lady! wow 👏💖
Brilliant fearless message. Thankyou so much! I’m a youth worker and this helps remind me how to support the young people i work with
That was an amazing story, thank you for sharing. I am glad that your subconscious remained you of the true selfless promise you made. Suicide is never the right answer. It just takes the pain you are experiencing and moves it to those that love you.
I slowly over time gave away pieces of myself for decades. On the outside, like Addie, I was successful. On the inside, I was, to sum it quickly, not ok. It is very isolating, as most people who "know" me don't know me. And, worse, when trauma symptoms surface, most people (no matter how "close" they were to you) back away, and away, and away.
You are a rock star! I admire your bravery and strength. Your advocacy for trauma-informed care is very inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
Dear Adrienne, I'm so grateful to have discovered your magnificent talk. Echoing @daburningdezire to say I too am so very sorry for everything you've had to go through. Thank you for speaking up and modelling capital B, Bravery. May the rest of your life be filled with the gentleness and kindnesses that everyone deserves.
Thank you very much for your inspirational talk 🙂
Thank you for sharing such an empowering message for those in this field!
She got fired for confiding in her peers bc she was hurting. I hate that for her . Thry didnt deserve you babe . Not at all.❤
So brave! Thank you for sharing your story, what an inspiration
I don't know you but I am so incredibly proud of you. The strength, vulnerability and resilency it took for you to do this is astounding. Although healing is often messy, it is also beautiful. Thank you for sharing your story. Well done!👏🎉
Well done. You are so brave.
Thank you for sharing your story! ❤ I also have complex PTSD, but instead of finding a coach, I learnt and I educated myself about trauma informed care so I could ‘try’ help myself.
I’m still learning and still trying to heal.
But I know I will get there, some day! ❤
This sounds exactly like my story, but I didn’t break until 35. I literally remember feeling like my brain was breaking. Thankfully I am on the path the healing through IFS and trauma informed care. This is SO important.
The story of a real living HERO. Forget about Marvel and DC. This is her this is one of our heros.
Thank you, as a healthcare professional in training your video was very impactful.
Such bravery. Thank you.
Thank u Adi for explaining PTSD so well, along with trauma informed care. Am really encouraged by your talk ❤ gratitude 🙏
As a person who also struggles from this from combat stress, I felt this and I see how this was hard to speak for you but I’m glad you did. Thank you 🙏
I just came across this. Thank you sooooo much for having the courage to speak. I was in tears! I married at 21, father at 22 and we were both severely abused. It wasn't until I was in my 40s that I had the courage to escape – with my son. I'm 60 now and still bear the pain and the effects of a derailed and sabatouged life. My son is doing well – so all of it was worth it. Thank you again. God bless you!
Awesome and inspiring. My health is rough and I know that it is trauma related. Thank you for your courage.
This Just Seems to Feel Like Her Sense of Peace & Safety Was A Matter of Conditions Being Meet Which They Werent The Response Negativity
Cptsd is incredibly painful and hard to conquer. Your story matters and you are not alone in this mental health battle. Sending love and healing 🩷
Thank you for telling the world what it needs to hear.
I've also had a rough childhood (bullying, exclusion, domestic violence) and I'm planning on working on my C-PTSD before it gets to that breaking point.
It's incredibly rewarding to know how many people have gone through the same thing
Often it feels like we're alone in it and like we can't share it with anyone, even our closest friends. We're all humans, and we all deserve kindness and understanding.
Thank you for what you do! Wishing you lots of love and succes on your journey to recover.