Encore History. Culture. Trauma. podcast with Vernisha Crawford on Intersectionality: The Trauma and Resilience of Girls of Color

Adolescent girls are experiencing extreme levels of trauma and adversity, especially African American, Hispanic/Latina and Indigenous girls, as we discussed with author Donna Jackson Nakazawa last year when her book “Girls on the Brink—Helping our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression and Social Media.” launched.

This week host Ingrid Cockhren, CEO of PACEs Connection, will touch on those topics and more with guest Vernisha Crawford, who  discusses  the lives of girls of color and the intersectionality of racism and sexism in this encore podcast.

Crawford is the CEO of Trauma Informed Institute, and has educated 15,000+ working professionals, helped secure and manage over $12 million, and has directly served hundreds of families. Her work has is in demand across many sectors and countries worldwide.

Crawford earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of North Carolina Charlotte and a master’s degree in leadership from Grand Canyon University. She is a certified trauma informed executive coach, a certified health & wellness coach, a master level certified professional life coach, a business coach, and Scrum Master.

As she pursues her Ph.D. in General Psychology with a specialization in trauma and disaster relief, Crawford says her most significant learning is being the mother of an elementary school-aged daughter.

Crawford is also the Founder of the BYE Foundation, a 501c3 organization which she says offers a unique approach to systems change work by addressing equity gaps in funding, data, research, capacity building, and wellness.

A guest facilitator at Davidson College, Belmont, Vanderbilt, and Fisk universities, Crawford has served as a member of the Early Childhood Executive Committee for Mecklenburg County, the North Carolina ACES Task Force Advisory Board, the North Carolina Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health Committee, the Charlotte Lab School Board, and the Charlotte Community Board for The Gathering Spot.

In her free time, Crawford works with her passion project @DanceHerSize, a wellness program teaching women and girls about the eight dimensions of wellness through dance and exercise.

Tune into the show here at 1 p.m. PT; 4 p.m. ET Thursday, October 26.