5/6/20 Teleconference for Clients: Brave communications in an unsettled world

How do you keep moving forward (personally, professionally and for, with, and within the community) when the ground underneath you continues to shift? EAC invites our clients to an online conversation - Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 1 - 2 p.m. EST - on how the current pandemic impacts us, our work, and our communities:  for one hour​. Leading the conversation will be EAC Managing Partner Steve Alley and Stacey Cox, PhD. Stacey and Steve originally met and became friends when she was on the board of the Grant County Community Foundation in Silver City, NM, a board she now chairs. Stacey is a psychologist, coach and consultant who specializes in individual and community trauma and resilience, along with nervous system health, all of which she believes are inextricably linked. A native of New Mexico, Stacey is also a veteran of the non-profit sector, having served as a CEO for over 20 years. For more info on Stacey, click here.

Stacey Cox, PhD

More About the Conversation
The whole world is concerned about their inability to think clearly. This is a symptom of nervous system dysregulation. We should normalize it for people and for our communities. And, as the world “opens up”, these are the truths we should be aware of:

• We need to realize that we will continue to be re-traumatized as “cells” of Covid19 re-emerge.  
• It’s time to review our core systems, especially non-sensical silo-ed funding systems, which are now clearly exposed, and are, often, in the way of service.  
• Many people are likely to have at least mild short-term PTSD, and it’s more likely in Nonprofits due to the types of people drawn to the work.  
• Together we are experiencing community trauma. We cannot heal in isolation. Community traumas are healed in community. 
• Now is the time to build trauma sensitive and trauma informed orgs so we can heal together.  
• When we are finally able to work in the same place again, we can’t pretend everything is the same. Pretending will make the trauma worse. We know traumatized people need a plan and some idea about what to expect - even if it’s just for a day. 

Please join us as we discuss these critical issues and share suggestions, stories and ideas of how you can become more grounded and aware as we all work to stabilize ourselves, staff, stakeholders, and our community.