If we truly want to teach and practice peace, we must work to heal the internal wounds that impair our ability to see/experience ourselves as a full self. Just as importantly, we must also learn to engage the other as a full self. This moves us into the relational ideal of Buber's I and Thou. While there are likely many ways to do this, Mind Body Medicine offers a beautifully packaged model. Attending to and sharing our own experience is alternated with attuning to the other, both parties revealing their authentic selves in the group setting. Perhaps this form of genuine, honest dialogue is the pathway to relating, healing, and ultimately peace.

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When the organization stops being a resource to the provider, the provider is far more likely to get overwhelmed by the stories that they hear and the struggles that they witness. This is why the shift to trauma informed organizational cultures is never just about the clients and the type of treatment provided, but is about recognizing the needs of clients and providers alike to be supported, met with compassion, and have their experiences acknowledged. This essential shift in focus is what helps to restore the workplace to a place of safety for both client and provider and supports and sustains the work of healing.

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