“For the Advocate” - Guided Meditation

By Holly Madden

This spoken word poem holds a space and message for the advocate who is facing burnout.

Trauma Training Takeaways: This practice is designed to center you personally to the present and to your own body. Like any mindfulness or meditative practice, be gentle with yourself if you find yourself feeling triggered or are processing trauma's impact on your body or mind. If you are using any of these techniques with someone in your world, be aware that the activity of slowing down and being still can bring repressed trauma to the service. Be sensitive to trauma responses. As always, mindfulness, grounding, and meditation are never a replacement for therapy and pursuing help from a licensed practitioner should always be encouraged and supported.

This specific practice honors that ALL work involving people experiencing crisis or suffering impacts the caregiver and advocate. Secondary trauma is rampant in our people-oriented work fields.