Moving from “What’s Wrong?” To “What’s Right?” with Dr Shawn Ginwright
Release Date: 06/29/2025
Moving from “What’s Wrong?” To “What’s Right?” with Dr Shawn Ginwright
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J'aime Rothbard. Young peoples' transformational stories advocate for an expansion of the current Trauma-Informed approach to include the Healing-Centered focus on empowerment, agency & holistic well-being. In this paradigm shifting conversation, Shawn shares stories of young people who transformed their lives through community support and aspirational goals. Their experiences demonstrate how being recognized as agents in their own healing process, empowered young people to dream and envision futures beyond their trauma. To support this...
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The Gifts of Trauma
Sat Dharam Kaur offers these simple practices you can use to help you connect with your body and create a space in which you can deepen your experience of your own bodily, nature and spiritual connection, through presence, truth, love and divinity. Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode or a gift, as over the next few months our guests have created some beautiful gifts for us to share with you! Our wish is that you may use these simple practices to deepen your integration of what was shared by Sat Dharam on The Gifts of Trauma Podcast.
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The Gifts of Trauma
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The Gifts of Trauma
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Multicultural & Ancestral Healing Perspectives with Soraya Romao-Inglis
The Gifts of Trauma
Hosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J’aime Rothbard. This gentle conversation explores Soraya’s multifaceted approach to therapy which acknowledges personal, cultural, and systemic factors. She shares her personal trauma experiences as a BIPOC female immigrant in Canada, her ancestors' influence in her life and work, and the multicultural compassionate lens she uses to support her clients’ healing. Soraya also explains: Trauma’s roots and manifestations in human behavior - Emotional eating as a coping mechanism for unaddressed trauma. - How nervous system...
info_outlineHosted by Rosemary Davies-Janes. Produced by J'aime Rothbard.
Young peoples' transformational stories advocate for an expansion of the current Trauma-Informed approach to include the Healing-Centered focus on empowerment, agency & holistic well-being.
In this paradigm shifting conversation, Shawn shares stories of young people who transformed their lives through community support and aspirational goals. Their experiences demonstrate how being recognized as agents in their own healing process, empowered young people to dream and envision futures beyond their trauma. To support this shift, Shawn advocates an expansion of the current trauma-informed approach’s focus on symptoms and individual experiences to include healing-centered engagement’s focus on empowerment, agency and holistic well-being.
In addition, he explains:
- Trauma as political, rooted in systemic issues within disenfranchised and low income communities
- Why a sense of agency is crucial for building optimism and controlling one’s life narrative.
- How the inherent healing qualities of cultural practices within communities can facilitate well-being
- Why the well-being of educators, and others who support youth, is critical for fostering a healthy environment for young people.
Shawn calls for a more integrated approach to trauma that recognizes political systemic issues, the value of community and cultural practices and the cultivation of agency in young people.
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About Dr Shawn Ginwright (Dr G)
Author, Professor, Activist and Provocateur
The Jerome T. Murphy Professor of Practice at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Dr G’s groundbreaking work on trauma, healing, and the empowerment of African American youth has been instrumental in reshaping the discourse surrounding youth development.
His introduction of the "healing- centered engagement" concept in 2018 revolutionized the field, providing an asset-based approach to addressing youth trauma and fostering resilience.
Dr G’s work has been cited in the New York Times, and he is a highly sought-after speaker on topics ranging from civic engagement and youth activism to the transformative power of healing.
His contributions extend beyond his academic work. As a seasoned non-profit leader, Dr G serves as the co-founder and CEO of Flourish Agenda, Inc. This pioneer research lab and consulting firm is dedicated to unlocking the power of healing and empowering youth of color, and their adult allies, to drive transformative change in schools and communities.
Dr G has also written numerous highly acclaimed books, including, The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves. And, Hope and Healing in Urban Education: How Urban Activists and Teachers Are Reclaiming Matters of the Heart.
The son of William and May Ginwright (Jacksonville, Florida) he is the father of two amazing young adult children (26 and 24) and the husband of an extraordinary woman for 30 years. He resides between Boston, MA and Oakland, CA and credits his family with supporting his relentless dedication to empowering marginalized youth and creating inclusive spaces for healing and growth.
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“Doctor G, why do we always have to come here and talk about the worst thing that happened to us? I'm more than my trauma.” - Marcus
“A healing-centred approach to addressing trauma requires a different question that moves beyond what happened to you to what's right with you.” - Dr Shawn Ginwright
“…we know from research, Hope Theory and Snyder's work, that the ability for… people to see themselves in a possible future... contributes to a sense of control… a sense of agency and a sense of optimism.” - Dr Shawn Ginwright
“Reading this outrageous book feels like the beginning of a social and personal awakening. I can't stop thinking about it.” - Brené Brown’s review of The Four Pivots
“How you gonna win when you ain't right within?” - Lauryn Hill
“…when things happen, we ask ourselves the wrong first question… what should I do? …the first right question is, who should I become?... because oftentimes we can't achieve the outcome that should be in the current versions of ourselves” - Reverend Benjamin McBride,
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