She has consulted with both private and public sector clients providing group and one-on-one training and coaching, workshops, webinars, and keynote speeches. Shen has been the owner and chief training advocate of two firms in Michigan offering business and life coaching, consultation, and training across the United States. With a lengthy career as a paralegal and director of a law firm, Shen has also seen the legal side of children’s care and how much more trauma may be experienced as a child’s case proceeds through the court system. She also encourages and challenges those in power on state and federal levels, as well as those providing care, to provide the best care possible for these children. As an author, coach, and nationally-recognized speaker, Shen advocates for foster children everywhere she goes. 'Shenandoah Chefalo’s early childhood and subsequent placement into foster care has given her a personal insight into the trauma that children in our nation experience every day. (This episode will be available in audio format on Friday, Novemat 7:00 PM EST, but is available immediately on YouTube in video format) You can listen in on iTunes, Blubrry, Spotify, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Podbean, and more, or directly on my website at can also watch our insightful interview on YouTube. Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. the healing work of Crossnore and The Center for Trauma Resilient Communities.

What a delightful conversation I engaged in with the passionate and compassionate (and ACEs Connection member) Shenandoah Chefalo, author of Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir and faculty member of The Center for Trauma Resilient Communities.

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