The Trauma-Informed Lawyer

This episode explores how restorative justice offers healing for sexual assault survivors through a conversation with Marlee Liss, who resolved her case through this process instead of a criminal trial.

This episode features a conversation with Natalie Netzel about integrating trauma-informed practices into legal education and advocacy.

The host introduces season two of the Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast, emphasizing the importance of trauma-informed lawyering in legal education and practice while thanking supporters and apologizing for the production hiatus.

This episode features an interview with lawyer Jordan Assaraf discussing his work on the Ukraine Airlines case and how trauma-informed approaches can transform legal practice.

This episode features testimonials from the Justice as Trauma 2025 conference and the host's keynote speech, focusing on the importance of trauma-informed practices in law.

This episode explores psychedelic-assisted therapy with licensed mental health counselor Heather Hart, discussing its role in healing and trauma-informed practices for lawyers.

This episode discusses the importance of trauma-informed lawyering in legal education and reflects on a previous interview with elder Garnet Angekoneb about residential schools and reconciliation.

The host announces Season 3 of the Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast, discussing her initial hesitation to continue, the support from BC Law Foundation including a $21,000 grant, and plans for professional production of six episodes this spring.

This episode features a conversation with Robert S.

This episode shares a lecture by Harold Johnson on Indigenous justice from the companion podcast to the book 'Indictment: the Criminal Justice System on Trial'.

This episode discusses the recent massacre at James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, exploring trauma-informed approaches to healing and community support for Indigenous people.

This episode features a conversation with Asha Frost, author of 'You Are the Medicine', discussing healing, trauma, and her upcoming workshop on the Seven Grandfather Teachings.

This episode of the Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast explores the meaning of Truth and Reconciliation through conversations with the host's daughter, a baker and non-profit founder, and a mental health practitioner and educator.

This episode introduces the importance of trauma-informed lawyering as a missing competency in legal education and announces an upcoming course on the topic.

This episode of the Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast features host Myrna McCullough discussing her advocacy for trauma-informed lawyering, recent professional achievements including an award and book publication, and upcoming content on healing indigenous trauma with guest Vina Brown.

This episode discusses the need for trauma-informed lawyering to be included in law school curricula, featuring insights from law professors and legal educators.

This episode features a conversation with Vanessa Slater about restorative justice, exploring how it shifts from retribution to restoration within the legal system.

This bonus episode features a talk on boundaries given by Métis Cree lawyer Myrna McCullough at the Trial Lawyers Association of BC Women's Retreat, focusing on trauma-informed lawyering for accomplished women in the legal profession.

This episode explores complex trauma and PTSD in people of color through a conversation with author and therapist Natalie Gutierrez, focusing on generational, collective, and institutional aspects of trauma and healing.

This episode features family lawyer Maria Mitousis discussing survival, resilience, and mental health challenges in the legal profession through the lens of trauma-informed lawyering.

This episode features a conversation with Fritzi Horstman of the Compassion Prison Project about addressing childhood trauma in prisoners through compassion and trauma-informed approaches.

This episode introduces the Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast's second season, emphasizing the importance of trauma-informed practices in legal education and advocacy to prevent harm and transform legal approaches.

This episode explores the importance of trauma-informed lawyering as a missing competency in legal education and its role in transforming advocacy and preventing harm.

This episode features an interview with Superintendent Scott Jones of the Edmonton Police Service about his 29-year career in law enforcement and how trauma-informed approaches apply to policing.

This episode features a conversation with Nkem Ndefo about resilience, compassionate communication, and healing, exploring how personal and family histories of trauma influence approaches to relieving suffering and liberation.

A Métis Cree lawyer shares personal reflections on trauma, survival, and storytelling in the context of Canada's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, emphasizing the importance of trauma-informed legal practice.

This episode explores the importance of rest, repair, and nervous system regulation in trauma-informed practices, featuring James from Soma Body Health Toronto.

This episode reflects on the impact of the Indian residential school system on Indigenous families, drawing parallels to the film 'Once Were Warriors' and exploring themes of trauma, addiction, and loss.

The host introduces season four of the Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast, emphasizing the evolution from trauma-informed to trauma-responsive, culturally responsive, and equitable practices for professionals dealing with human suffering.

This episode explores LGBTQ2S+ visibility in the judiciary through an interview with retired judge Michael Sonberg, founder of the International Association of LGBTQ Plus Judges, discussing community building and professional challenges.

This episode features a conversation with law professor Benjamin Perrin about critically examining and reforming Canada's criminal justice system through trauma-informed approaches and his book/podcast series 'Indictment'.

This solo episode discusses the importance of safety in trauma-informed lawyering, explores its meaning and necessity, and promotes an upcoming professional development retreat.

This episode features a conversation with Jennifer Yong about trauma-informed lawyering, personal identity beyond professional roles, and the importance of integrating trauma awareness into legal practice.

This episode features a conversation with Dr.

This episode introduces Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren of America's first mental health court and discusses the importance of trauma-informed lawyering in legal education and practice.

The host discusses the intersection of grief, gratitude, and trauma-informed lawyering, particularly around holiday depression and personal vulnerability.

This episode explores how lawyer Dimple Dhabalia's career advocating for asylum seekers led to vicarious trauma and moral injury, prompting her to found Roots in the Clouds to help heal organizational trauma through storytelling and human-centered leadership.

This episode features an interview with Métis Cree lawyer Myrna McCollum and guest Chantel Sparklingeyes discussing how to decolonize the criminal justice system through trauma-informed approaches to better serve Indigenous and Métis women.

This special episode commemorates Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by exploring the history of indigenous assimilation and promoting trauma-informed lawyering as a critical competency in legal practice.

This episode discusses the Canadian government's controversial decision not to search landfills for the bodies of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Manitoba, exploring the trauma and systemic issues involved.

This episode features a conversation with former police officer Dan Jones and his adopted daughter Nicole Whiskeyjack, sharing their story of hope and healing that challenges labels in the criminal justice system.

This episode explores how art and storytelling can foster love and healing in trauma-informed practices, featuring a conversation with Shain Jackson.

This episode introduces an interview with Angela Sterritt about survival, storytelling, and hope, framed within the context of trauma-informed lawyering and its importance in legal education.

The host discusses the importance of trauma-informed lawyering in legal education and contemplates shifting the podcast's focus toward healing while questioning if her audience of lawyers and judges is interested in this topic.

This episode features a conversation with Louise Marra about restorative leadership and collective healing, exploring how Indigenous practices can transform workplaces and leadership approaches.

The host introduces season four of the Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast, emphasizing the evolution toward trauma-responsive and equitable practices, and previews an upcoming conversation with Leslie Priscilla about child liberation at the Justice is Trauma conference.

Host Myrna McCollum introduces trauma-informed lawyering as a missing competency in legal education, emphasizing its importance for ethical practice.

Myrna McCollum interviews Judge Cale McKenzie, Canada’s first openly transgender judge, about bringing trauma-informed practice into criminal courts and the judiciary.

Myrna McCullough introduces Season 2 of her podcast, discussing the critical need for trauma-informed lawyering in legal education and reflecting on the unexpected growth and impact of the show over the past year.

Host Myrna McCollum introduces Season 2 of the podcast, discussing the lack of trauma-informed lawyering in legal education and its impact on students and professionals.

Garnet Angeconeb recalls his father leaving him at residential school and says that separation "continues to haunt me."

Myrna McCollum's January 2021 episode introduces "Trauma-Informed Law, Primer for Lawyers in Practice," a working-title book from the American Bar Association Law Practice Division, co-authored with Kim Wright, Helgi Mackey and Marjorie Florestal.

Scottish criminal defence lawyer Iain Smith tells Myrna McCollum that watching the film "Resilience" in March 2018 changed how he saw clients he had represented since 1993.

A mother's handwritten letter thanked Dan Jones for treating her daughter, found left for dead in an alley, "like a human."

Myrna McCollum connects courageous conversations to the stories lawyers, judges, teachers, and police officers tell themselves about authority and service.

The Trauma-Informed Lawyer examines UCLA Law’s course on trauma-informed lawyering, restorative justice, and re-envisioning the lawyer’s role.

Myrna McCollum's The Trauma-Informed Lawyer examines Indigenous judicial appointments through a conversation with retired Justice Harry LaForme, Canada's first Indigenous appellate judge.

Amber Prance and Myrna McCollum debrief their four-day 2019 BC Human Rights Tribunal hearing for Deborah Campbell against the Vancouver Police Department.