Trauma can profoundly impact our relationship with our bodies, often disrupting our ability to sense...

Mainstream fitness culture has become a dominant force in shaping perceptions of health and wellness...

It is well known that trauma disproportionately impacts individuals and groups who experience margin...

In the context of Trauma Informed Weight Lifting, separating the words "weight" and "lifting" serves...

In partnership with researchers at Barry University and Harvard University: Beyond the Binary: Searc...

In partnership with Eva Nowakowski-Sims, Barry University: Trauma Informed Weight Lifting among Tran...

In partnership with the Mind-Body Trauma Care Lab at the Department of Psychology, University of Min...

In partnership with Barry University and Eva Nowakowski-Sims, PhD: A Grounded Theory of Weightliftin...

Marcia Dernie (she/they)
@MovewithMarcia
TIWL Training : Disability is not a Bad Word; How the Body Wo...

Our programs are based on trauma-related research and partnerships with researchers who are validati...

Mariah Rooney, MSW, LICSW | Co-Founder / Consultant| she/they

Mariah Rooney is weight lifter and a ...