Laura’s work has been featured in major publications and media outlets.
Here are a just a few examples:
NPR: “Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions”
“People need to understand how high the stakes are,” van Dernoot Lipsky said. “It’s so important that society doesn’t put this on individual workers and then walk away.”
The Atlantic: “What Happens When Americans Can Finally Exhale”
Lipsky has spent decades helping people navigate the consequences of natural disasters, mass shootings, and other crises. “As hard as the initial trauma is,” she said, “it’s the aftermath that destroys people.”
Rolling Stone: “Chris Cornell’s Daughter Launches New IGTV Show About Mental Health”
Mind Wide Open aims to “help destigmatize the conversation around mental health.” Its first episode will feature a conversation with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, author, trauma expert and founder of the Trauma Stewardship Institute.
Fast Company: “Why you feel overwhelmed at work“
In Laura van Dernoot Lipsky’s The Age of Overwhelm, the author and pioneer of trauma exposure explains that “the conditions for overwhelm exist for every one of us, whether we were born into them, walk consciously into them, or they descend upon us.”
Yes: “The Best Medicine for Confronting Trauma: Be Present“
Amid extreme stress and a never-ending stream of bad news, we can reduce harm if we remain connected.