Author: Jim Schmidt
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What Trauma-Informed Leadership Actually Means
By Jim Schmidt Trauma-informed leadership is a phrase we hear more often now, especially in high stress professions like fire service, EMS, law enforcement, healthcare, and leadership roles that carry responsibility for others. But for many leaders, it still feels abstract or like a buzzword. I know it did for me. I spent years as…
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Self-care is Selfless, Not Selfish! Who Helps the “Helpers”?
By Jim Schmidt It took me a long time to realize the importance of taking time for yourself, recharging, and for self-care. This is a common issue for many people, especially those with careers as “helpers”. We excel at providing care and fixing problems, sometimes under the most stressful situations and crises. The stress of…