Dr. Nadine Burke Harris to Speak at #TSS2024ATN
The Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc. is pleased to announce that Dr. Burke Harris will be our keynote speaker on Friday, February 23, 2024 for the closing general session of the 7th annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is an award-winning physician, researcher and public health leader who has spent her career […]
My Why: A Tribute
When my mom died in 2021, I was catapulted into a foreign land of grief and hurt. Those who have lost close loved ones will recall the intensity of those first few days of grieving, when it is hard to eat or even breathe or to complete simple tasks – let alone the complicated logistics […]
Movies that Matter: Paper Tigers – A Discussion with Jim Sporleder
ATN is commemorating Children’s Mental Health Month (May) and PTSD Month (June) with three Movies that Matter. On May 11, ATN gathered for a Q&A with Jim Sporleder, the retired principal of Lincoln Alternative High School in Walla Walla, WA who is now a trauma-informed coach, consultant, and speaker. Lincoln is the subject of the […]
My Why: Healing from Trauma
My introduction to ATN was not as an educator, but as a survivor of childhood trauma. I had recently retired from a 40-year career in education and was searching for answers. The previous year, I had found myself on a therapist’s couch where a tsunami of repressed memories buried under layers of dissociative coping skills […]
Tracy’s 50th Birthday Bash
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRACY! Thanks for sharing it with ATN! ATN Board Member, Tracy Leonard, decided to make a real impact (and some great memories) by hosting a fundraiser for ATN at Fenestra Winery in Livermore, CA. Many of Tracy’s friends and family, and friends of ATN in Bay Area came together for a night of […]
TSS2024 Call for Workshops —Is Closed
Thank you for the AMAZING interest in submitting a workshop for #TSS2024ATN. At this time our Call for Workshops is Closed. Our TSS2024 Agenda should be announced mid- to late- August. Watch this site next April for our call for workshop proposals for TSS2025. #TSS2024ATN will have both an in-person and virtual portion to the […]
Movies that Matter Series
Join ATN as we commemorate Children’s Mental Health Month (May) and PTSD Month (June) with some Trauma-Informed Movies that Matter. We’ll be hosting 3 films and Q&A sessions. You can register to view one or all of the series, and attend their Q&As…for FREE! They are filling fast. Some are sold out. Thursday, May 11 […]
CTIPP: Grassroots Advocacy & Coalition Building
ATN is a partner with the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP). This non-profit, started in 2015 focuses on advocating for local, statewide and national transformation to build a trauma-informed society that supports individuals, families, organizations, communities and systems to adapt to adversity and stress in healthy and productive ways. ATN staff and board […]
TSS2023 was the BEST Trauma-Informed Educators Conference Yet!
Over 1400 educators from all across the United States and at least 4 other countries participated in this conference, now in its 6th year. In Houston, the conference began with an interactive session led by Chazz Lewis (what’s his name? Mr. Chazz!) Monday’s general session was led by Dr. Lori Desautels and Tuesday’s general session […]
Meet Jonah Beauduy – ATN Board
Jonah Beauduy is a cross-functional leader with a versatile background in finance and economics; he has built successful portfolios as an investor, capitalist, nonprofit leader and small business owner. Mr. Beauduy seamlessly combines his passion for asset allocation with a profound understanding of marketing, investing, finance, and economics. After starting his own Covid testing business […]