The Body Remembers: Nature-Informed Approach to Trauma Recovery in Children
Fri, Apr 14
|Virtual Event
Join Dr. Cheryl Fisher, counselor educator, trauma specialist and author of Mindfulness and Nature Based Therapeutic Techniques as she explores empirically based impact of engaging in natural settings and trauma recovery for children.


Time & Location
Apr 14, 2023, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Virtual Event
About the Event
The effects of trauma on childhood development are so profound because trauma negatively impacts the
way in which children’s brains are hardwired. However, children are resilient, and even after a traumatic
event, they can recover. Their bodies and brains are built for restoration and resiliency.
Utilizing the brain’s natural capacity for neuroplasticity, treatment for trauma consists of a combination of
approaches. Too often, however, we rely solely on talk therapy and cognitive processing as our only
interventions for trauma. This dismisses the library of memories catalogued among the sensory organs,