Trauma-Informed Changemakers Book Club and Community

Join Heart-Strong International’s

Trauma-Informed Changemakers Book Club and Community

V.I.P. Membership for Very Inspiring Parents and Professionals

Parents and teachers who love their kids
and want to make a difference!


Does this describe you?

  • You are a parent or professional who cares deeply about supporting children impacted by childhood adversity and trauma.
  • You know that it’s essential for all parents and professionals to be trauma-informed in order to reach and support our most vulnerable and challenging children.
  • You want a deeper dive with practical, useful steps and strategies so that you can make a transformational impact in your own family or in your professional practice serving children with trauma.

You want to…

  • Learn best practices for effectively implementing a trauma-informed approach to support a child with trauma in your family or the children that you serve in your professional role.
  • Meet other parents and professionals successfully using compassionate, brain-based approaches to parenting and teaching so that you can share ideas and build your skills and confidence.
  • Belong to a heart-centered, supportive community where others deeply understand the challenges you are facing as a parent or educator of children with trauma and behavior challenges and are willing to offer hope, encouragement, and practical support.
  • Become a Heart-Strong Hero in the life of your child or the children you serve!
Join us in the


Trauma-Informed Changemakers
Book Club and Community!

  • A heart-centered community of Trauma-Informed Changemakers excited about shifting our parenting and teaching practices to more Heart-Strong methods based on neurobiology and heart-to-heart connection.
  • Learn best practices for healing and preventing trauma in our families, schools, and communities.
  • Read the latest books on trauma-informed practices, compassionate, neurologically effective parenting and teaching, and personal development… in a “buffet-style” book club organized by themes instead of titles.
  • Be part of a global movement for change through growth, healing, and transformation!

Sandi Lerman, MA Ed.

Founder and Program Director
Heart-Strong International

Join the Trauma-Informed Changemakers 
Book Club and Community!

Join today and get…

Practical, immediately useful training.

A training library to answer all your burning questions. Think of it as a “Netflix” for trauma-informed parents and teachers!

Recordings of past book club discussions and implementation support.

Inspiring, educational gatherings and events 

Satisfaction knowing you are making a big difference in the lives of children.

A community of like-minded caregivers and changemakers.

Options for certification, graduate credit, and more!

A unique “Buffet-Style” Book Club Like No Other!


Library of Past Workshops Includes…

The Five Behavior Roots:
How to understand and solve ANY behavior challenge… without rewards and consequences

They Took Away My Clip Chart… Now What?!
Trauma-informed classroom management that works… without consequences, behavior Incentives, and token reward systems

Caregiver Trauma and Compassion Fatigue:
What to do about our difficult emotions when parenting or teaching children with trauma

Helping Anxious and Depressed Teens… when Nothing Seems to Help:
Trauma-informed strategies for concerned parents and teachers

An Evening With Dr. Mona Delahooke
Parenting and teaching approaches that work to calm the nervous system and promote growth and healing – an interview with the award-winning author of Beyond Behaviors and her latest book, Brain-Body Parenting

Brain, Body, and Heart: Helping Traumatized Children with Compassion and Neurobiology
Why an understanding of the nervous system is so important, and how the HEART-STRONG Model can be used to address specific challenges at home and in school.

An Evening with Debbie Reber
Trauma and Neurodiversity – how they intersect, and how to help our kids. An interview with the popular podcast host of TiLT Parenting and author of Differently Wired.

An Evening with Joe Brummer
An interview with the author of Trauma-Informed Restorative Schools – how to use circles and collaboration instead of punishment and rewards to build a school climate of compassion and mutual support for all.


What’s included?

Recorded trainings added to a library for member access when you can’t attend live.

Book Club – choose a book and join the discussion on monthly themes.

Community Circles – Community sessions for support, celebration and motivation.

Guest speakers and author interviews.

Peace Projects – Parents and Educators Activating Compassion and Empowerment

Learn how to become a Trauma Informed Specialist – option to earn graduate credit hours from University of the Pacific.

Learn how to become a Heart-Strong Certified Parent Coach or Certified Educational Trainer.

A Unique “Buffet-Style” Book Club

The Book Club is organized by themes instead of titles. Choose from the monthly list of 15 – 20 different titles/authors, or choose your own adventure and read a book not on our list that is related to the theme!

How do I join?

Membership in our Facebook Community is free!


Access to our recorded library of resources is included with any of our paid programs!

Questions? Just send an email to support@WingBuilder.com.