Get Trauma Informed Podcast
The Get Trauma Informed Podcast is dedicated to unraveling the complexities of trauma, its pervasive impact, and the journey toward holistic recovery and realignment.
If your radiance have ever felt muted, like I and thousands of others, you are in the right place to reignite your inner light. I'm your host, Wellness Coach Liz Blanding.
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Trauma was not your Fault, your were collateral damage on someone else's warpath. Recovery however is our Responsibility. I am your Holistic Trauma Recovery Coach and Fellow Survivor turned Thriver. We bring awareness of the resources available to those who are suffering in silence that was created by Trauma.
Together we'll explore the depths of trauma awareness, the critical importance of understanding its effects, trauma discrimination, trauma ignorance and the many paths available for holistic recovery and realignment.
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Get Trauma Informed Podcast
From Control to Empowerment with Coach Liz Blanding
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Episode Overview
Welcome back to the Get Trauma Informed Podcast.
I am your host, Peer-to-Peer Wellness Coach Liz Blanding.
In Part 5 of our Trauma-Informed Leadership Series, we explore one of the most powerful shifts a leader can make: moving from fear-based leadership to empowerment-focused leadership. Trauma often teaches people to seek safety through control, perfectionism, hypervigilance, or rigid expectations. While these patterns may have served a purpose during difficult seasons, they can become barriers to healthy leadership and meaningful connection.
Trauma-informed leadership invites us to lead differently. It encourages leaders to build trust instead of fear, cultivate resilience instead of dependency, and create environments where people feel equipped to grow, contribute, and succeed.
In this episode, we discuss how reclaiming personal power, fostering autonomy, and empowering others can transform individuals, teams, and organizational culture.
What You Will Learn
• How trauma can influence control-based leadership behaviors
• The difference between leading through fear and leading through purpose
• Why empowerment is essential for personal and professional growth
• How trauma-informed leaders cultivate accountability without intimidation
• The importance of equipping rather than enabling
• How leadership transformation influences organizational culture
Key Takeaways
• Recovery often begins when individuals reclaim their voice, choices, and sense of agency.
• Control may create compliance, but empowerment creates commitment and growth.
• Trauma-informed leaders understand that trust is built through consistency, support, and clear expectations.
• Accountability and compassion can exist together.
• Empowered leaders help others develop confidence, competence, and resilience.
• When leadership evolves, the culture surrounding it often begins to heal as well.
Reflection Question
Are there areas in your leadership, relationships, or daily life where you are holding tightly to control when empowerment may create greater growth and trust?
Continue Your Learning Journey
If you are ready to strengthen your leadership, build healthier relationships, and create lasting impact through trauma-informed practices, we invite you to continue learning with us inside the Oasis Wellness Academy.
Inside the Academy, you will find:
• Trauma Recovery Foundations
• Trauma-Informed Podcast Foundations
• Leadership Development Opportunities
• Wellness Awareness Education
• Community Support and Live Learning Experiences
• Professional Growth and Trauma-Informed Leadership Pathways
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Closing Thought
Leadership is not about controlling outcomes or people. It is about creating opportunities for growth, trust, and transformation. The strongest leaders are not those who hold power over others, but those who help others discover the power within themselves.
Trauma was not your fault. Recovery is your responsibility.
We are recovering one breath at a time.
Give yourself grace and stay fearless.
Bye for now.
Remember, Trauma was not your fault, your were collateral damage on someone else's warpath. Trauma was not your fault, however Recovery is your Responsibility. I am your host, Wellness Coach Liz Blanding, and this is The Get Trauma Informed Podcast.
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info@oasiswellnessctrs.com
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Disclaimer:
This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not therapy or clinical treatment. Please seek licensed support where appropriate.