Recovery techniques to turn trauma into growth – Terri Bogue, RN, MSN

Episode 97 | Duration: 29:59

Terri Bogue, RN, MSN, has a passion for helping people be healthy and happy, both physically and emotionally. As a clinical nurse specialist with more than 30 years of experience in nursing, she understands how difficult healthcare and life can be for patients and care team members. Through this experience, she developed tools that support healthcare providers in the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care for their patients and themselves. She inspires people to learn how to establish and maintain boundaries, both professionally and personally, how to cool down a conflict during heated situations, and how to prevent and recover from burnout.

In this Caring Greatly episode, Terri describes how overwhelming and difficult experiences get recorded in a person’s body and psyche as trauma. She explains how trauma coping skills such as compartmentalization and detachment can serve care team members in the short-term, but can lead to trauma triggers later that result in emotional overwhelm or physiologic distress unless the traumatic experience is immediately addressed and effectively processed. Terri shares how trauma processing can happen individually, with peers or with professional support. Given the likelihood of exposure to traumatic events, it’s important for care team members to learn techniques and skills they can use to heal. It’s also important to know that support is available and acceptable to seek. Terri shares a personal story about losing a loved one to suicide. She explains that feeling vulnerable and safe to talk about traumatic events and accepting that humans experience trauma can normalize seeking help and learning recovery techniques. 

Related links

• Resources: Trauma book reviews
• Website: Change Inspired
• Website: Suicide Myths