SELF-PACED LEARNING

Weight lifting programs and education to heal trauma

Trauma is the harm we hold in our bodies. We help transform trauma through education and fitness programs for trainers, promoting an inclusive, safe, and nontoxic culture.

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FOUNDATIONS IN TRAUMA
INFORMED WEIGHT LIFTING

A self-paced, accessible introduction to the TIWL framework. Learn at your own pace, wherever you are in your professional journey.

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Become a Leader With the Trauma-Informed Weight Lifting 
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

TIWL’s 10-week Certificate Program blends shared and specialized learning: Weeks 3–6 are split into two dedicated tracks—one for mental health professionals and one for movement & strength practitioners— to deepen relevance while still fostering interdisciplinary insight.

Become a Leader With the Trauma-Informed Weight Lifting  CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

TIWL’s 10-week Certificate Program blends shared and specialized learning: Weeks 3–6 are split into two dedicated tracks—one for mental health professionals and one for movement & strength practitioners— to deepen relevance while still fostering interdisciplinary insight.

Explore the Mental Health & Clinician Track

For therapists, counselors, social workers, and other mental health professionals.

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Explore the Movement & Strength Track

For fitness professionals, bodyworkers, yoga/pilates teachers, somatic coaches, and more.

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Our Programs Are For

Fitness
Professionals

Mental Health Professionals

Physical / Occupational Therapists

Weight Lifting Coaches

Movement Practitioners

Gym
Owners

Health
Practitioners

Our Programs Are For

Fitness
Professionals

Mental Health Professionals

Physical / Occupational Therapists

Weight Lifting Coaches

Movement Practitioners

Gym
Owners

Health
Practitioners

HEAL TRAUMA AND BUILD RESILIENCE

 

70% of trauma survivors report feeling more comfortable and motivated in fitness environments where trainers demonstrate trauma-informed practices, such as sensitivity to personal space and the use of invitational language. (Justice, 2018)

HEAL TRAUMA AND BUILD RESILIENCE

 

70% of trauma survivors report feeling more comfortable and motivated in fitness environments where trainers demonstrate trauma-informed practices, such as sensitivity to personal space and the use of invitational language. (Justice, 2018)

Through our programs, strength trainers and mental health professionals learn to:

→ Embody practice and intervention techniques
→ Incorporate the latest neuroscience, physiology, and trauma research into their practices
→ Approach weight lifting as a way to facilitate healing for trauma-impacted individuals – and communities

Once you complete our programs, your clients will be transformed by:

→ Experiencing their own strength, instead of feeling powerless
→ Affirmation on a human level within their bodies and goals
→ Building resilience through a practice of strength – and community
→ Renewed mind-body connection

Through our programs, strength trainers and mental health professionals learn to:

→ Embody practice and intervention techniques
→ Incorporate the latest neuroscience, physiology, and trauma research into their practices
→ Approach weight lifting as a way to facilitate healing for trauma-impacted individuals – and communities

Once you complete our programs, your clients will be transformed by:

→ Experiencing their own strength, instead of feeling powerless
→ Affirmation on a human level within their bodies and goals
→ Building resilience through a practice of strength – and community
→ Renewed mind-body connection

Why Trauma Care?

Approximately 70% of the world’s population have been exposed to a traumatic life event. The resulting mental health problems represent a major challenge to public mental health services, globally.
 

Experiences of trauma profoundly change our relationship to our body. Yet few treatments exist for complex trauma survivors, making healing exponentially more difficult for them.

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Why Weight Lifting?

Weight lifting, when approached in a trauma-informed manner, can foster resilience, increase a felt sense of agency and empowerment, cultivate healthy nervous system functioning, and facilitate a positive relationship with self and others.

Trauma-Informed Weight Lifting combats the isolating and dividing nature of trauma. How?

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