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When Technology Moves Faster Than the Nervous System

The technology keeps advancing, and the implementation timelines keep shrinking. But here's what nobody talks about: your staff's nervous systems can't keep pace with the speed of technological change... ...more

Resilience

January 27, 2026•5 min read

What Trauma Looks Like in High-Functioning Teams

Here's what most healthcare leaders miss: trauma doesn't always look like crisis. Sometimes it looks like a team that's still meeting all its metrics but has lost something essential you can't quite n... ...more

Trauma

January 20, 2026•4 min read

Why leadership in healthcare feels harder now — even for the most experienced

If you're a healthcare leader who's been doing this work for years, you've probably noticed something shifting (maybe even careening). The approaches that used to work don't land the same way anymore.... ...more

Resilience

January 16, 2026•4 min read

The 2026 Healthcare Workforce Mental Health Trend Nobody Is Tracking (But Should Be)

While everyone's focused on retention numbers and engagement scores, there's a deeper shift happening in healthcare workplaces that most organizations are missing entirely. We call it quiet cracking. ...more

Resilience

January 06, 2026•3 min read

Why most cultural change fails (and how TR-EQ fixes it)

The uncomfortable truth is that most culture change fails because it addresses symptoms rather than causes, targets behaviors rather than nervous systems, and demands change from people who lack the i... ...more

Change

December 30, 2025•5 min read

Conversations That Regulate vs. Reactivate: The Leadership Skill That Changes Everything

There is the difference between conversations that regulate and conversations that reactivate. And if you're in leadership, mastering this distinction might be the most important communication skill y... ...more

Change

December 23, 2025•7 min read

The Nervous System at Work: How Leaders Model Calm in Chaos

Your team is in crisis mode. A major project just derailed. A client is furious. Systems are down. Everyone's looking at you. ...more

Resilience

December 16, 2025•5 min read

Why 82% Security Still Feels Like Quicksand

Eighty-two percent of your employees feel secure in their jobs right now. Your HR metrics look solid. Retention is acceptable. People show up, do their work, collect their paychecks ...more

Resilience

December 09, 2025•5 min read

Trauma-Responsive Change Management: What It Looks Like in Healthcare

Here's the hard truth: traditional change management fails in healthcare not only because the strategies may be wrong, but also because they ignore the neurobiological reality of asking traumatized pe... ...more

Change

December 02, 2025•7 min read

The Cost of 'Fine': How TR-EQ Reduces Turnover

This is what I call "quiet cracking"—and it's costing healthcare organizations everything they can't afford to lose. It's what happens when you repeatedly absorb overwhelming experiences without the ... ...more

Trauma

November 25, 2025•5 min read

Self-Repair Practices for Healthcare Professionals Who Hold Others' Stress

When you spend your workday absorbing other people's pain, fear, and trauma, where does it all go? For healthcare professionals, this question isn't philosophical. It's survival. ...more

Resilience

November 18, 2025•6 min read

You're Not Broken—You're Breaking

Let's get real: if you're experiencing persistent workplace unhappiness, you're not failing. You're not weak. You're not broken. ...more

Change

November 11, 2025•1 min read

The Gap Nobody Talks About

Here's a number that should terrify every business leader: 82% of employees feel secure in their current jobs. ...more

Change

November 04, 2025•1 min read

Your Roadmap Out of Workplace Erosion

Here's something most people don't know: you CAN recover from quiet cracking. Even if you're at breaking point. Even if you've been eroding for years. Even if you can't remember what it felt like to a... ...more

Resilience

October 28, 2025•1 min read

When Nobody Hears You Cracking

My grandpa used to say, "It takes a lot more licks to strike a nail in the dark." When you're quietly cracking at work, it feels like you're hammering in the dark. You're working hard, but nobody sees... ...more

Trauma

October 21, 2025•1 min read