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Building Everyday Resilience

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Resilience isn’t just a mindset – it’s a neurobiological process that can be built and strengthened over time.

When trauma and chronic stress reshape the brain for survival, clients often get stuck in reactivity, hypervigilance, and fatigue. But with the right tools, those same neural pathways can be rewired for healing, calm and growth.

In this training, Dr. Kate Truitt translates cutting-edge neuroscience into simple, body-based strategies you can use immediately in therapy. You’ll discover how to:

  • Explain how stress rewires the brain through stress-induced structural plasticity (SISP)
  • Activate pathways of safety and connection using mindful touch, bilateral movement, paced breathing, and sensory orientation
  • Work with the brain’s protective responses to restore flexibility and foster lasting resilience

If you’ve ever wanted to help clients move from surviving to truly thriving, this session will give you the science-based roadmap. You’ll walk away with a toolkit of somatic micro-practices designed to calm the nervous system, strengthen regulation, and build resilience that lasts.

Here's What You'll Learn


The Neurobiology of Resilience

  • Understanding resilience as a neuroplastic process
  • How chronic stress reshapes neural pathways (SISP)
  • The difference between protective and restorative wiring
  • Risks, limitations and scope of practice

The Brain-Body Connection in Healing

  • The role of the autonomic nervous system in safety and regulation
  • Key neurochemical and oscillatory mechanisms behind resilience
  • How trauma changes interoceptive awareness and sensory processing

Somatic Micro-Practices for Neural Rewiring

  • Mindful touch and activation of C-tactile (CT) fibers
  • Bilateral movement and rhythm-based regulation
  • Paced breathing and interoceptive recalibration
  • Gratitude reflection and sensory orientation

Partnering with the Brain’s Protective Wiring

  • Reframing survival reactions as evidence of resilience
  • Introducing the concept of “Brain Partnership”
  • Strategies to gently redirect stress-based patterns

Clinical Integration and application

  • Practical steps for incorporating micro-practices into sessions
  • Matching interventions to client readiness and pacing
  • Building daily practice frameworks for long-term change

Closing Reflection and Takeaways

  • Reinforcing key mechanisms of neuroplastic change
  • Creating ongoing safety and success signals for clients
  • Developing personalized micro-practice toolkits

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 1 hour of video content
  • Up to 1.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts


Kate Truitt, PhD, MBA

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Dr. Kate Truitt, a clinical psychologist, applied neuroscientist, and international bestselling author, is an expert in trauma, stress, and resilience. She is the founder of the educational platform Truitt Institute and leads her award-winning clinical team at Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates. As a member of the Goldie Hawn Foundation’s MindUP Scientific Advisory Committee and a co-developer of the Havening Techniques®, as well as an expert contributor to the Kevin Love Fund and Girl Scouts of America, Dr. Truitt passionately advocates for mental health literacy and personal empowerment globally. Her voice in the mental health arena extends to her role as a speaker and media consultant, including being featured in BBC and Today, and speaking at prestigious platforms like the United Nations and the United States Department of Defense. Dr. Truitt founded and is the chairman of the board for the Amy Research Foundation, a 501c3 organization focused on advancing research into the innovative treatment realm of neuroscience-based mental health and wellness interventions. As the author of her memoir, #1 top new release Keep Breathing: A Psychologist’s Intimate Journey Through Loss, Trauma, and Rediscovering Life and the international bestseller Healing in Your Hands: Self-Havening Exercises to Harness Neuroplasticity, Heal Traumatic Stress, and Build Resilience, she is dedicated to advancing the treatment of traumatic stress while making significant strides in destigmatizing mental health and fostering resilience worldwide.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Kate Truitt is the President and Founder of Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates; Chief Executive Officer of the Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles; Executive Director and Founder of the Amy Research Foundation; and Executive Director of the Truitt Institute. Dr. Truitt receives royalties as a published author and compensation as a presenter. She serves as a scientific advisor and board member for Anti-AgingGames.com and the Goldie Hawn Foundation. She also receives speaking honoraria and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Dr. Kate Truitt is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the American Cognitive Training Association, and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS150689
Duration:
1 hour, 2 minutes
Copyright:
Feb 24, 2026
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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