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## [Compassion Meditation, Antidote for Compassion Fatigue](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/rc-monthly-mindfulness-blog-come-fill-your-cup)

 April 12, 2021  
 by [John Engel, MA](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/john-engel-ma) posted in [Mindfulness](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/mindfulness)

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**Monthly RC Mindfulness: Come Fill Your Cup - April 2021**

More than 40 RC trainers, champions and staff attended the first RC Monthly Mindfulness session! We at TSI could not be more excited about the strong turnout for this new RC offering for client agencies. 

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## [Mindfulness Series:  Practices for Sustaining Trauma-Informed Care](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/mindfulness-series-practices-for-sustaining-trauma-informed-care-2)

 September 30, 2020  
 by [John Engel, MA](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/john-engel-ma) posted in [Mindfulness](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/mindfulness)

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**Part III: Mindfulness for Trauma Treaters and Survivors – First, Do No Harm**

This is the third in a series of blog posts on the role of mindfulness in sustaining trauma-informed care.

Mindfulness practice can support transformative healing. But it can also cause harm, especially for trauma survivors. Maximizing healing and minimizing harm is imperative for trauma-informed treaters and champions, so the emergence of trauma-sensitive mindfulness (TSM) is both timely and welcome.

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## [Mindfulness Series:  Practices for Sustaining Trauma-Informed Care](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/mindfulness-series-practices-for-sustaining-trauma-informed-care-1)

 September 2, 2020  
 by [John Engel, MA](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/john-engel-ma) posted in [Mindfulness](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/mindfulness)

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**Part II: Mindfulness – Healing Racial Trauma**

This is the second in a series of blog posts on the role of mindfulness in sustaining trauma-informed care.

Both within our Risking Connection community and beyond it, delivering trauma-informed care (TIC) is an ethical imperative.

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## [Mindfulness Series:  Practices for Sustaining Trauma-Informed Care](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/mindfulness-series-practices-for-sustaining-trauma-informed-care)

 August 7, 2020  
 by [John Engel, MA](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/john-engel-ma) posted in [Mindfulness](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/topic/mindfulness)

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**Part I: Mindfulness – Finding Balance When the World is Upside Down**

This is the first in a series of blog posts on the role of mindfulness in sustaining trauma-informed care.

**Our Current Challenge**

Adopting and sustaining trauma-informed care can be overwhelming. Senior leaders, managers and direct care staff must accept the reality that creating a culture of trauma-informed care is more journey than destination.

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