Missed our event 'Becoming a Trauma-informed Restorative Educator' with @margthorsborne.bsky.social and @joebrummer.bsky.social? You can watch the recording on our website and YouTube channel! youtu.be/v5ffdKtMvLc?...

Tomorrow! ⏰ 'Becoming a Trauma-informed Restorative Educator' @margthorsborne.bsky.social and @joebrummer.bsky.social will discuss how individual educators can bring trauma informed restorative practice into their day-to-day work. More info and booking: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2025/...

Just a reminder, registration is now open for this amazing learning opportunity tinyurl.com/4z3tbcfu. Please share this with others!

Registration for the Summer Institute is now open!!! www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-ins...

Registration for the Summer Institute is now open!!! www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-ins...

This is a nice opportunity to dive deeper into the book!

SAVE THE DATE: I am excited to announce the first-ever Becoming a Trauma-informed Restorative Educator Summer Institute, featuring Meagan Baldwin, author of the chapter on Bal-A-Vis-X, Jessica Harris, author of the chapter on C.L.I.M.B, and Rick Cain, and of course, me. Registration coming Soon!

Spent my day teaching 5th and 6th graders doing a refresher training on community circles. When we asked them about what was working for them, I was so inspired by their answers. They had amazing ideas how to teach their younger peers. I think a few would make great teachers!

🟢 NEW EVENT! 'Becoming a Trauma-informed Restorative Educator' @margthorsborne.bsky.social and @joebrummer.bsky.social will discuss how individual educators can bring trauma informed restorative practice into their day-to-day work. More info and booking: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2025/...

Many kids who struggle with behavior issues are showing us symptoms of suffering from the impacts of trauma/adversity. Punishment tries to teach through suffering. More suffering won't help these students, and it is not easy to identify which are and which are not those kids.

No one is asking teachers to be mental health professionals. One doesn't need to be a therapist to create a therapeutic environment. We need adults in a kid's life to be able to recognize, respond, and refer when the impacts of trauma show up as behavior so it doesn't escalate.

Trump's language is so "us vs them" and in the most divisive ways. I am not thinking this guy can unite us as a country. Watching him divide us up even further than we were is scary.

I was really excited to read my first book review from Amazon Australia. Thank you, Theresa.

This is a really powerful article. Must read. Spread this far and wide friends!

This podcast was done back in early November when Joe Brummer was actually in Australia and at home with me after the wonderful Trauma Aware Schools Conference in Brisbane. You can find it here: Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... Spotify Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/7x7tE5x...

The most personal and honest podcast episode I have ever done. Thanks to Jase Williams for having me on the show. t.co/EbcRVp3x8u

I'd be interested in seeing a single #actuallyautistic advocate raise their hand at being "outraged" at the elimination of ABA funding. Benji here was in "more than 33 hours a week in the specialized therapy...for 6 years...starting at 3". Holy hell. www.propublica.org/article/unit... 1/15

Our emotional brains and our logical brains are not separate. They are not at war with each other. Our logical brain doesn't need to suppress our emotional brain. That just isn't how it works. Your whole brain works as one big system and is rarely in competition.

Marg Thorsborne and I are rarely in the same space as we live on separate continents. That makes this podcast a little more special. open.spotify.com/episode/6CWl...

I had a great time recording this podcast. We talked trauma, schools, attachment, and religious trauma. open.spotify.com/episode/01qE...

We need trauma-informed schools. www.oklahoman.com/story/opinio...

Trauma effects the perception of a situation

Humans don't come with flowcharts, protocols, or algorithms. We can't always use one-size-fits-all responses to behavior. We need relationships to help support our responses, or we risk making things worse instead of better. This includes both children and adults.

Twitter lost balance in discussions. Now it odd just one sided personal attacks. Such a bummer.

Hope he is right.

Such kind words!

Adults get life coaches to change their behaviors. Children get behavior management. Adults struggle to change behavior, yet expect kids to do it with just a suspension. Get realistic about behavior change in children.

Sometimes, it just little things. I thought i lost my favorite hoodie which happens to be a @marillionofficial.bsky.social hoodie. Hadn't seen it in weeks and figured I left it someplace which is odd since i love it. Today it showed up in a closet I never go into. Happy it re-appeared, relieved.

Myth about restorative practices is that there are no consequences. Truth is every restorative interaction should result in some action plan to address harm. Those action plans are consequences that address harm, solve problems, and work to heal those harmed. #restorativepractices #traumainformed

Being trauma-informed isn't a program or initiative. It is a journey. It means learning about the brain and nervous system, the impacts of trauma on development, and understanding how the brain deals with stress. Then, using that info, we create better environments for humans!

We need to give up on FBAs. The Department of Defense did the largest study of Applied Behavioral Analsys only to find it is ineffective and harmful. Psuedo science. Maybe we should check behavior against astrological signs? Tarot readings? sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-fi...

Thought I would share this here too! uk.jkp.com/products/bec...

Two days after my best friends & 47 others were murdered at Pulse Nightclub, Pam Bondi tried to paint herself as a friend to the community. She thought we forgot that, just TWO years earlier, she was arguing that allowing us to get married would cause “significant public harm.” She was wrong.

Sometimes we can use an accommodation to support one person. Image Credit: @flyingmouse365

In 2024, we need to move beyond this outdated nonsense of ABA, FBA, and Behaviorism. Neuroscience and the study of trauma have shown this stuff just to be bunk. Ole Lovaas was a quack, and his work was and is harmful. sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-fi...

Screenshots of my best tweets!

The practice of #restorativejustice changes lives but the courage and strength to forgive what seems unforgiveable is EXACTLY why it is so difficult. www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

Happy to have both of my books on this list!

I used the Sky Follower Bridge app to find my followers from Twitter, but it only brought over less than 1000 of the 4K+ I had on X. Anyone else have this issue?

Pre-recovery, survivors often spend enormous energy just to get through the day alive & sort-of functional. You need to know: trauma recovery isn't just keeping your head above water like you've been living. It's about reclaiming joy & purpose-- via specific supports & tools.

Joe Brummer, pictured here with the amazing Margaret Thorsborne, made our 5 Principles shirt famous in Australia while attending a Trauma Aware Education Conference in Brisbane. https://endseclusion.info/4ex23EV ##EndSeclusion

tonight's playlist!

The best guides for school change rooted in equity. There aren’t enough words to describe the impact @asv.bsky.social has on how I show up at school.

Hello! I’m a high school health teacher in the PNW. I focus on skills-based units with content wrapped in. I’ve been working on implementing trauma-informed practices with the help of @asv.bsky.social and @joebrummer.bsky.social. Also working on engaged reading strategies. Always learning 💙

As people learn and become aware that behaviorism, ABA, and PBIS don't work without serious negative side effects, behaviorists will get louder and more resistant. Most schools are doing versions of restorative trauma-informed, mostly mixed with harmful stuff steeped in behaviorism.