Reflections from the Red Rug Stage

Something powerful happened on the Red Rug stage last night.

Standing under the lights, looking out at a room full of people leaning in with open hearts, I felt a shift — not just in the audience, but in the collective understanding of what trauma truly is.

For so long, we’ve been taught that trauma is something that happens to us — an external event, a circumstance, a moment in time.
But what I shared on that stage was something far more hopeful:

Trauma isn’t the event.

Trauma is what happens INSIDE of us in that moment.
And the meaning of the event is shaped by each person's own lived history.

Our brain interprets it through all five senses, creating a sensory snapshot.
When we resolve that snapshot at the root,
we interrupt the very process that leads to PTSD and illness.
For many people in the audience, this single reframe changed everything.

Because once you understand how trauma is registered,
you can shift your biology at the root —
and PTSD and illness no longer are your fate.

That realization is at the heart of the B.R.A.I.N.S. Technique™ —
a simple, body-and-brain method that guides the system out of danger and shock and back into clarity, calm, and resilience.

Last night, I shared the moment in my own life that became the origin point for this work…
and I watched people’s faces soften as they realized they weren’t powerless in the face of their own stress or trauma.

It was humbling.
It was hard.
It was beautiful.
And it reminded me exactly why this message matters.

A Gift for You: The 1-Page Guide From My Talk

If you attended — or wished you could have — here’s a simple resource I created just for this event.

The Moment Your Biology Shifts — and What To Do Next

A quick guide to:

• what actually happens inside a trauma moment

• the three signs your biology has shifted

• the very first step toward resolution

👉 Download it here. You’ll be taken to a quick sign-up page, and after you enter your email, a preview of the PDF file will appear. You can then click the download icon to get it instantly.

⭐ Want to See the Science Behind This Work?

If you’re curious about what we’ve found in our pilot research — especially the measurable changes in cardiac performance, clarity, and emotional regulation — you can read the full breakdown here:

👉 B.R.A.I.N.S. Technique™ Research Findings

The data is remarkable.
And it gives people hope that’s rooted in biology, not wishful thinking.

⭐ What’s Next?

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing more tools, insights, and stories to help you:

• understand the sensory snapshot

• recognize your system’s shift into danger

• restore safety more quickly

• and prevent stress from becoming illness or PTSD

If you want to learn the full B.R.A.I.N.S. Technique™, the Foundations Course is the next step.

If you’re a therapist, coach, social worker, hospice worker, caregiver, or educator, the Certification Program teaches you how to use this work with others.

But for today, I’m simply grateful.

Grateful for the conversations that began.
Grateful for the courage people shared.
And grateful for the possibility that grows every time someone realizes:

Healing isn’t elusive.
It isn’t complicated.
It isn’t locked in a diagnosis.
It’s a skill — one you can learn, and carry for life.