Todays PodCast was an unexpected guestless chat. Due to unforeseen circumstances our guest was unavailable. So we just had a chat. We spoke about wellness, resilience, trauma and meandered around about much more.

RESOURCES:
ACES: www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html
University of Alberta Prison Project: www.canadiancriminology.com/projects/uapp
Dr Caroline Angel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-meyer-angel-a3623316/
Harold Johnson – Book: In Peace and Good Order
Harold Johnson – Podcast: https://www.podcastaddict.com/podcast/2949891
Gabor Mate – Book: In the Realm of the Hungry Ghost
Blaise Pascal – “All men’s misery derived from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.”
Resmaa Menakem – Book: My Grandmother’s Hands
Hirschi Labeling Theory – https://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com/criminology/theories/labeling-theory-and-symbolic-interaction-theory/9/#:~:text=Labeling%20theory%20argues%20that%20social,as%20an%20individual%20criminal's%20behavior.
Sandra Bucerius - https://www.canadiancriminology.com/people/sandrabucerius
Rupert Ross – Book: Returning to the Teachings
Dan Jones – Universal Precautions A methodology for trauma-informed justice: https://www.journalcswb.ca/index.php/cswb/article/view/194
ACRONYMS & DEFINITIONS:
ACES: Adverse Childhood Experiences
Trauma Sliming: Debriefing that happens without warning or permission, and generally leaves the person receiving the information feeling as though they now carry the weight of this unnecessary graphic of traumatic information. – TEND Academy
Sweat: Indigenous sweat-lodge ceremony
Stack: Policing term referring to a tactical formation of officers
Ceremony: Indigenous spiritual practices.
Restorative Justice: A system of criminal justice which focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large.
Recidivism: The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend.