Sheboygan County Health and Human Services Trauma Informed Care

09/01/2026

PODCAST - On this episode, Andrea Austin, MD (Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium; Heartline: Conversations With Healthcare Changemakers) discusses how emotional trauma can impact physicians. She also describes some practices clinicians can adopt to process the trauma they experience at work.

On this episode, Andrea Austin, MD (Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium; Heartline: Conversations With Healthcare Changemakers) discusses how...

09/01/2026

You may not always know what someone is experiencing. A check-in, a listening ear, a number shared at the right moment, can make a real difference.

09/01/2026

08/31/2026

Please note that this blog is the writer's personal opinion.

08/30/2026

According to a new study, spoken conversations lead to more understanding, less conflict, and more openness to other opinions.

08/29/2026

Procrastination is choosing to delay something you meant to do, even though waiting makes you worse off overall.

Disengaging from the task makes us feel better immediately, explains Fuschia Sirois, PhD, a professor of social and health psychology at Durham University in England.

Think of it like a Band-Aid for any uncomfortable feelings a task brings up (whatever it is — stress, fear, anxiety, or something else). Difficulty with regulating emotions is the underlying cause.

But make no mistake, it’s harmful to use an emotional quick-fix over healthy processing that supports achieving your goals.

08/28/2026

Educators around the country are trying to foster belonging, discussion, conflict resolution, and emotion regulation in classrooms.