The Trauma-Informed Practice Series

The Trauma Informed Practice: An Exploration of Empathy and Language

An e-course for RMT’s, RHP’s and wellness providers made by an RMT! After the Success of the in-person Trauma-Informed Practice Course, an e-course was made that is easy and accessible for those wanting to self study rather than take the in person course. This has all of the information in the course, as well as insightful journal prompts to make you rethink your practice and your life. While this course is geared towards RMT’s, it may be helpful for anyone working in healthcare or wellness. It includes a 2hr and 30 minute recording along with the workbook. Instructions for the course are included in the workbook, as well as how to obtain your certificate of completion.

*PLS NOTE: this course is subject to copyright protection and is not for mass distribution or multiple participants. Please be respectful of the years of work put into this, and purchase appropriately.

This course discusses:

  • Understanding Trauma and Trauma-related conditions

  • How Trauma impacts the body

  • Understanding Empathy with exploration into personal parameters and limitations surrounding Empathy

  • An exploration of the importance of Language, both verbal and body

  • Exploring what Positive Touch is and how to incorporate it

  • How to incorporate what you've learned to create a Trauma-Informed Practice, with detailed discussion on Healthcare Scope of Practice

  • Reflections/journalling

"It's when we start working together that the real healing takes place." - David Hume

This e-course is available for purchase in our Shop.

The Trauma-Informed Practice: Anatomy of Trauma

Coming Soon!

Join The Anatomy of Trauma, an in-depth course designed for healthcare and wellness practitioners. This is Part Two of The Trauma-Informed Practice Series, where we return to the anatomy classroom to explore the intricate relationship between the human body and the lasting effects of trauma.

Trauma doesn’t live only in the mind—it takes residence in the tissues, the fascia, and the nervous system, subtly shaping how a person moves, breathes, and relates to the world. For massage therapists, bodyworkers, and movement practitioners, understanding trauma’s physiological imprint opens a deeper dimension of healing. By recognizing and working skillfully with the body’s protective patterns, we help clients safely access stored tension, restore a sense of safety, and reestablish connection to their own physical presence. Trauma-informed bodywork isn’t about reliving the past—it’s about helping the body remember what ease, coherence, and regulation feel like. This approach elevates your practice from symptom relief to true somatic restoration, where touch and movement become pathways to integration and resilience.

Growing evidence from anatomy, cell biology and trauma research shows that traumatic stress is not only encoded in neural circuits but also expressed in the body’s connective tissues and cells. Fascia is now recognized as an active, innervated network that interacts with the nervous system and can reflect long-term postural and protective patterns. Parallel lines of work in trauma and epigenetics show that severe stress can leave durable biological signatures (including altered stress-response regulation and epigenetic marks), which helps explain why symptoms can persist in the body long after an event. Taken together, these findings support a trauma-informed, somatic approach: by working with tissue, movement and nervous-system regulation, practitioners can target the bodily substrates where traumatic patterns are held and help clients reestablish safety and functional movement.

In this course, you’ll:

  • Review new research on soft tissue cell structure and how our cells hold memory.

  • Delve into fascial anatomy and its connection to trauma and body memory.

  • Examine holding patterns related to different types of trauma, injuries, and repetitive strain.

  • Learn bodywork and massage techniques that support release and integration.

  • Explore movement and remedial exercise methods that promote physical healing.

  • Understand how to stay within your professional scope of practice.

  • Recognize when to refer clients to other practitioners.

  • Revisit key concepts from Part One of The Trauma-Informed Practice Series.

This course provides a blend of theory, hands-on exploration, and evidence-based research to deepen your understanding of trauma’s imprint on the body and how to support healing in your clients.

This is a fully certified course, and is a great enhancement to any healthcare and wellness practice.

If you would like an in-person immersive learning experience of either of these course, the course series creator - Jodi Cronyn, RMT - is available. Please Reach Out to discuss scheduling and payment.