I appreciate and understand your desire for those who have experienced trauma to have a voice, but research shows that doesn’t need to entail telling details of past trauma. Best practice strongly suggests that sharing personal stories of trauma—resolved or unresolved —has shown to re-traumatize both the teller and the audience. The telling of and listening to stories happens best in trusted relationships, including therapeutic relationships, where one would not be at risk of exploitation. We know the stories, we know the impact of trauma, we know how trauma can be healed—only in the context of trusting relationships. We know what we need to do policy-wise to address trauma and we know what to do to create a path to healing. We deliver Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) the international model of care developed at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University that has amazing results in helping folks heal. Through sharing concepts from the neurobiology of attachment, healthy child development, and the principles of Connection, Empowering and Correcting, and practicing strategies to build trusting relationships, participants can intake these concepts and strategies in an emotionally safe setting. Learning healthy boundaries and gaining a voice, but not needing to share details you may not want to is healing.