# Peterson Resilience Consulting ## About **URL:** https://www.resiliencepro.co **By:** Emily Ann Peterson — songwriter, creative consultant, author of Bare Naked Bravery: How to Be Creatively Courageous ## Pages - [Email Whitelisting](https://www.resiliencepro.co/email-whitelisting) - [Almost There!](https://www.resiliencepro.co/almost-there) - [Thank You](https://www.resiliencepro.co/thank-you) - [Thank You For Staying](https://www.resiliencepro.co/thank-you-for-staying) - [Reminder Scheduled](https://www.resiliencepro.co/reminder-scheduled) - [Thank You & Welcome](https://www.resiliencepro.co/thank-you-welcome) - [Unsubscribed](https://www.resiliencepro.co/unsubscribed) - [Waiting List - Confirm](https://www.resiliencepro.co/waiting-list-confirm) - [You Got It Dude!](https://www.resiliencepro.co/you-got-it-dude) - [Follow Up](https://www.resiliencepro.co/follow-up) - [Welcome Aboard!](https://www.resiliencepro.co/welcome) - [Client Testimonials (Old)](https://www.resiliencepro.co/testimonials) - [Success!](https://www.resiliencepro.co/success-m-n-g) - [Ethical Marketing Circle](https://www.resiliencepro.co/ethical-marketing-circle): This monthly online meetup is for therapists, counselors, social workers, and other mental health practitioners to discuss a range of topics around running ethical, trauma-informed, financially accessible client practices. Reserve your seat for a full year or drop in as you're able. - [Books](https://www.resiliencepro.co/books): Empower your bravery one page at a time with these books from Peterson Consulting Group - [Join Our Email List!](https://www.resiliencepro.co/join): Join the Peterson Resilience Consulting email list to receive announcements and updates about our upcoming workshops, book clubs, and classes. - [Anti-Burnout Circle](https://www.resiliencepro.co/anti-burnout): Anti-Burnout Circle (ABC) is a weekly 90-minute coaching and reflection space for folks who are ready to unlearn performative productivity and prevent burnout. This is your invitation to get grounded, reconnect with seasonal rhythms, and rebuild your resilience alongside a like-minded community. Each month centers on a new theme, from nervous system literacy to collective care in your local community. We follow a four-part rhythm, recycled every 4 weeks: Reconnect, Release, Rebuild, Rejoice. Drop in anytime, or join us through all twelve months as an act of resistance, renewal, and return to your whole self. - [Bare Naked Bravery: a Companion Coloring Book - Vol. 1](https://www.resiliencepro.co/bnb-coloring-book-vol-1): Grab your colors and get brave! This coloring book features 20 beautiful designs from 12 international artists! Proceeds go to the 501(c)3 nonprofit Speak Up providing education to girls internationally. - [Piece of Cake Writing Sessions](https://www.resiliencepro.co/piece-of-cake) - [Ethics & Standards](https://www.resiliencepro.co/ethics-standards): As the owner of Peterson Resilience Consulting, I make these commitments with deep respect for the lived experiences and ongoing needs of my clients and special consideration for those who belong to vulnerable market segments, are unfamiliar with marketing, and may be historically disadvantaged by undue influence (e.g., high-control religions or commercial cults). You’re invited to hold me accountable.  - [Trauma 101](https://www.resiliencepro.co/trauma-101): Self-hosted & outside resources for entrepreneurs and business owners coping with the long-term effects of trauma. Books, podcasts, articles, offerings, discounts, coupons, scholarly research, and more. Freely shared and share alike! - [Resumé Review + Refresh](https://www.resiliencepro.co/resume-coaching): Get help to rewrite or refresh your resumé with a trauma & resilience career coach! Bonus! She's got an MBA! - [Recurring Sessions](https://www.resiliencepro.co/recurring): These coaching or consulting sessions are good for clients working on a longer-term project or those seeking ongoing support for their business, career, and trauma resilience goals. In each session, you'll get 1-on-1 attention with Emily Ann Peterson. The frequency of your sessions is up to you: monthly, bi-monthly, or weekly. Recurring clients receive: ongoing private session(s) via Zoom and weekly office hours via email.  - [Marketing Map](https://www.resiliencepro.co/marketing-map): a customizable, reusable, digital tool for mapping marketing strategy, improving client acquisition & identifying hidden "red flags" - [MLM's & Commercial Cults Resources & Offerings](https://www.resiliencepro.co/mlms-commercial-cults): Self-hosted & outside resources for entrepreneurs and business owners coping with the long-term effects of MLMs, multi-level marketing, and other commercial cults. Books, podcasts, articles, offerings, discounts, coupons, scholarly research, and more. Freely shared and share alike! - [Tidying Session](https://www.resiliencepro.co/tidy) - [Sessions A La Mode](https://www.resiliencepro.co/a-la-mode): Clients often purchase Sessions À La Mode for guidance on a specific or urgent issue, or to spread out scheduling (i.e. quarterly), or to receive additional sessions to plan a big project or busy season (i.e. product launches). - [Neurodivergent Resources & Offerings for Professionals & Entrepreneurs in a Neurotypical World](https://www.resiliencepro.co/neurodiversity-disability): Self-hosted & outside Neurodiversity & Disability resources for neurodivergent entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals coping with the long-term effects of trauma or living in a neurotypical world. Books, podcasts, articles, offerings, discounts, coupons, scholarly research, and more. Freely shared and share alike! - [Website Checkups](https://www.resiliencepro.co/website-checkups): Simple steps & ideas for a business that works *smart,* not hard. Do you have a website? Do you (secretly) worry that it repels your ideal client? Or maybe it doesn’t display you or your business' awesome-ness? Or maybe you want to triple-check things for trauma-sensitivity? Your creative work & vision deserves the BEST first impression! You'll walk away from your 45-min website checkup with quick fixes & simple switch-ups! - [Chance to Breathe](https://www.resiliencepro.co/breathe): for when things get a little overwhelming and you need to ground yourself, feel the feels, or process some trauma. - [Military & Veterans Resources & Offerings](https://www.resiliencepro.co/military-ptsd-veterans): Self-hosted & outside resources for veterans and military families coping with the long-term effects of military post-traumatic stress (PTSD) and/or military sexual trauma (MST). Books, podcasts, articles, offerings, discounts, coupons, scholarly research, and more. Freely shared and share alike! - [Assessments](https://www.resiliencepro.co/assessments): Peterson Consulting Group uses assessments for many reasons in our coaching and consulting (i.e. in-take, tracking progress, etc.) The assessments listed here are freely available, not connected to a sales funnel, and backed by troves of scholarly research. - [Client Calculator](https://www.resiliencepro.co/client-calculator): Do you know what you "should" charge your clients? Are your values & life-factors reflected in your prices?   Our Client Calculator is a reusable pricing sandbox & financial strategy sidekick for client-based business owners. This bundle of digital worksheets produces calculations that can empower your business to more confidently reach your goals. - [Career Resources & Offerings](https://www.resiliencepro.co/career-workplace): Coaching, tools, online resources, recommended reading, and more for entrepreneurs and business owners coping with the long-term effects of trauma. - [What is Bravery?](https://www.resiliencepro.co/what-is-bravery): Trauma resilience for business & life—empowering trauma survivors with empirically proven, value-based tools and methods for reliable resilience & holistic growth. - [Financial Accessibility Statement](https://www.resiliencepro.co/financial-accessibility): Peterson Consulting Group supports financial accessibility and autonomy to all of our customers and clients. Many of our offerings have tiered or sliding scale pricing options. This is done on an honor system. There is no application process or other hoops to jump through. Here's how to select the best price option for you... - [Racial Trauma & BIPOC Resources & Featured Offerings](https://www.resiliencepro.co/racial-trauma): Online resources, recommended reading, videos, movies, featured offerings and anti-racism book circle for Black Indigenous, People of Color and other with adverse experiences from colonization, racism, or racial injustice. - [Mental Health Professionals - Career Resources & Offerings](https://www.resiliencepro.co/mental-health-pros) - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.resiliencepro.co/faqs): Answers to your most frequently asked questions about trauma resilience for business & life with Peterson Consulting Group. - [Meet-n-Greet](https://www.resiliencepro.co/meet-n-greet): If your current feat of bravery feels difficult, overwhelming, or just plain impossible... then we'd love to meet with you via Zoom to chat and hopefully give you a bit of a bravery boost! - [Resources](https://www.resiliencepro.co/resources): Get 1-on-1 coaching from the faculty and guest experts of The School of Bravery! You do not need to be a current student to book a session. We just want you to be your bravest version of yourself! - [Religious Trauma Resources & Offerings](https://www.resiliencepro.co/religious-trauma): Self-hosted & outside resources for entrepreneurs and business owners coping with the long-term effects of religious trauma. Books, podcasts, articles, offerings, discounts, coupons, scholarly research, and more. Freely shared and share alike! - [Business Consulting](https://www.resiliencepro.co/business): Consulting, tools, online resources, recommended reading, and more for entrepreneurs and business owners coping with the long-term effects of trauma. - [Terms](https://www.resiliencepro.co/terms) - [Oops!](https://www.resiliencepro.co/oops) - [About Us](https://www.resiliencepro.co/): Trauma resilience for business & life—We empower trauma survivors with empirically proven, value-based tools and methods for reliable resilience & holistic growth. - [Emily Ann Peterson](https://www.resiliencepro.co/emily-ann-peterson): Seasoned business consultant and certified Trauma & Resilience Life Coach. #1 bestselling author of the book "Bare Naked Bravery: How to Be Creatively Courageous," Emily Ann Peterson is best known by her clients for her uncanny ability to melt down difficult, throat-clenching stories and challenges into easy, step-by-step breaths of fresh air. Many clients will tell you she’s the best thing that’s ever happened to their life, career, and creativity. ## Blog - [Memory & Memoir Resources](https://www.resiliencepro.co/memory-memoir-resources) by Emily Ann Peterson (Apr 28, 2024) - [Dear Congress: Ensure Excellence in Mental Health](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/94254-dear-congress-ensure-excellence-in-mental-health) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jan 23, 2024) - [How to Stop Doomscrolling & Create Digital Rest Stops in Your Workday](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/73564-stop-doomscrolling-create-digital-rest-stops) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jul 25, 2022) - [STAI: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72860-stai-state-trait-anxiety-inventory-for-adults) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jul 24, 2022): Charles Spielberger, R.L. Gorsuch, and R.E. Lushene developed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). They wanted a series of questions that would help to distinguish the difference between temporary anxiety, often referred to as "state anxiety," and the enduring kind of anxiety referred to as "trait anxiety."(Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg, & Jacobs, 1983) The inventory is 40 multiple-choice questions. Each question can be answered with: almost never, sometimes, often, or almost always. This version is intended for adults, and there is another version available for children, the STAIC. As a self-inventory, it can serve useful for those who find themselves in caregiver roles. Research indicates that anxiety is a predictor of "caregiver distress." These studies also indicate that a caregiver's distress fluctuates with their strength and type of support systems (Elliott, Shewchuk, & Richards, 2001; Shewchuk, Richards & Elliott, 1998). In clinical settings, the STAI helps doctors and therapists to differentiate anxiety from depression.  - [Business & Trauma Resilience: Lessons from My Great Grandmother, Signe](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/73518-business-trauma-resilience-lessons-from-my-great-grandmother-signe) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jul 20, 2022): The Peterson Resilience Consulting logo is a nod to my entrepreneurial and Swedish heritage and to my specialty in helping folks who've experienced high-control organizations and religious trauma. Not many people know this, but in the 1600's, Swedish Christians referred to the dala horse as a "devil's toy" because it had ties to underground pagan practices. Fittingly, among other things, today the dalahäst is also a symbol of resilience. But here's the real reason for the dalahäst: meet my great-grandmother, Signe. She and I share the same last name, eye color, hair color, and the same height: 5 feet, 4 inches. - [Historical Trauma: Land Acknowledgement & Commitment to Restoration](https://www.resiliencepro.co/land-acknowledgement) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jul 18, 2022): I share the following personal ancestral truths to acknowledge the resulting historical trauma and its long-term effects. I never wanted to be that white girl who ignorantly benefitted from her ancestors' crimes against others, but Ancestry.com recently proved what I've always dreaded about my genealogy... Unfortunately, I am the descendant of those who colonized Massachusetts, on the rightful Lands of the Nipmuck and Agwam peoples. Historians agree that those compelled to fight in the American Revolution did so to retain their economic benefits from slavery. Sadly, my ancestors were amongst those volunteer militiamen. Even later, at least one branch in my family tree has proof of enlisting in the Confederate Army. :-| Undeniably, my ancestors constructed today's oppressive systems of white supremacy. I am not proud of this fact. - [Holmes & Rahe Stress Scale](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/73069-holmes-rahe-stress-scale) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jul 11, 2022): The Holmes & Rahe assessment is a collection of questions about stressful life events. It was created in 1967 to measure the connection between stress and illness. There is a total of 1467 points for all 43 questions. Please note that while there is good evidence that chronic stress can lead to ill health, there is not much evidence to support the *ranking* of stressful life events in this manner. Even though this assessment isn't perfect (doesn't leave a lot of room for "grey areas"), this stress scale is still a good starting point for self-learning and building coping skills. - [I Don't Do "Sales Calls"](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72853-why-we-dont-do-sales-calls) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jul 11, 2022): This one time I was on a really intense sales call... Somehow I was suddenly talking on the phone (gasp!) with a guy named Chad. He was pitching me the latest "life-changing" 12-week coaching "experience" that I was about to miss out on it! Oh no! ;-) Throughout the sales call, Chad managed to do the following: blatantly ignore my lack of consent, gaslight me and my experiences, negged me strategically right before he... expected me to give him $10,000+ I couldn't help but nervous-laugh him off the phone! (Worth noting: This was the same laughter that ended all those dangerously awkward online dates I've experienced.) Yikes, Chad. *Double* yikes. The online coaching community is notoriously awful about this kind of thing and they aren't the only industry. Coercion and manipulation are all over the business world. The more I've learned about trauma, the more I am horrified to remember my own sales "tactics" were just learned systems of my recreated (religious) trauma. - [ProQOL Assessment: Professional Quality of Life](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72858-proqol-assessment-professional-quality) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jul 9, 2022): The ProQOL is a self-administered assessment with 30 questions total, for understanding your balance of positive and negative personal and work experiences. The tool was originally created by Beth Hudnall Stamm, Ph.D.  "It is intended for any helper - health care professionals, social service workers, teachers, attorneys, emergency response, etc. Understanding the positive and negative aspects of helping those who experience trauma and suffering can improve your ability to help them and your ability to keep your own balance." ~ proqol.org   It is absolutely applicable for many other work environments too. If you aren't in a "helping profession" like the ones listed above, you can replace the wording of the questions with whatever is appropriate for you and your profession. (i.e., person, customer, client, employee, patient, etc.) This assessment is a particularly good one to take bi-annually, to keep an eye on burnout or overall work satisfaction levels. - [IAT: Implicit Association Tests ](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/73056-iat-implicit-association-tests) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jul 9, 2022): Implicit bias is unintentional and automatic. It affects us more than we realize. It's not abnormal to be shocked or embarrassed by the results of these 15 Implicit Association Tests. Please remember that the results do not define you, but they can empower you with better decision-making skills. This is why I highly recommend that everyone take these tests, especially my clients and other trauma survivors. The IAT tests are offered by Harvard University and the results benefit research conducted by the University of Washington, University of Virginia, Harvard University, and Yale University.  - [MAIA-2: Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/maia-multidimensional-assessment-of-interoceptive-awareness) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jun 30, 2022): Interoception is the ability to identify, access, understand, and respond to the patterns and signals inside your body. This can happen consciously or unconsciously AND for many, it's a skill that can be learned and/or improved. The MAIA assessment is one of many ways to track the progress of trauma resilience-building skills. This questionnaire was funded by the National Institute of Health (NCCAM/NCCIH) and is available in the public domain. (Hooray for freely sharing healthcare & science!) A good way to think of the MAIA is as a science-approved measuring stick for your interoception skills.  - [BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72859-bdi-ii-beck-depression-inventory) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jun 6, 2022): Depression is extremely common. Even more so for entrepreneurs. A study from UC Berkley reported that entrepreneurs were 30% more likely to have a long-term or life-long struggle with depression. This is why it can be helpful for some of my more entrepreneurial clients to take a self-report that can measure the general characteristics, symptoms, and attitudes of depression. This article, by Benjamin Lee, outlines some of the reasons why owning a business can play such a large role in depression.  So if you're like I was many years ago, then I'd like to say what my *own* therapist told me after I rattled off some typical-for-me feelings, "It doesn't have to be this hard. I'd like to help it make things feel not *so* hard for you." Sometimes, we don't know how hard things feel in the moment until we're given permission to feel differently and offered help. Hopefully, an inventory like this can be a tiny little boost of help, if only to frame up and measure our normalized feelings. There are a ton of depression inventories out there. This one is called the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). In fact, the button below will take you to a page that has a couple more too. - [How is Peterson Consulting Group different from other coaches & consultants?](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72841-how-is-peterson-consulting-group-different-coaches) by Emily Ann Peterson (May 11, 2022): There are some really phenomenal business coaches out there and some really knowledgeable trauma-informed business coaches too. If you're looking for a trauma-informed business coach, you've got lots of choices! So what might make me different from other trauma-informed business coaches? Here are a few major differences you might be interested to know about... - [What Does a Trauma-Sensitive Career Coaching or Business Consulting Relationship Look Like?](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72838-trauma-sensitive-business-coaching-consulting-relationship) by Emily Ann Peterson (Mar 3, 2022) - [8 Themes for Building Organizational Resilience](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72837-themes-for-building-organizational) by Emily Ann Peterson (Feb 8, 2022) - [Two Cautionary Tales: Testimonials & Why Entrepreneurs with Trauma NEED Evidence-Based Protocol](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72840-testimonials-why-entrepreneurs-trauma-need-evidence-based-protocol) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jan 28, 2022): Please learn from my mistakes, so you don't make the same ones. In this post, you'll hear two cautionary tales from my mistakes. Both underline the benefit that an entrepreneurial trauma survivor gains from creating evidence-based business protocols. This especially applies to testimonials, referrals, and recommendations. Understandbly, trauma affects our decision-making skills as business owners. We have more to gain than our trauma-free colleagues from establishing business protocols that are sourced externally using evidence-based methods. Creating external, evidence-based systems in our business ensures that when our trauma inevitably does become activated during a decision-making process, we have a dependable system that does not rely on a faulty internal system thwarted by trauma. - [What's your business coaching philosophy? How did you get started doing this work?](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72842-whats-your-business-coaching-philosophy) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jan 19, 2022) - [Easier Ways: The Deming Cycle & Kaizen](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72855-easier-ways-the-deming-cycle-kaizen) by Emily Ann Peterson (Nov 7, 2021) - [I Kissed Capitalism Goodbye: a Case Study on Commerce—Deconstructing Joshua Harris' Course Launch](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72854-i-kissed-capitalism-goodbye-commerce-capitalism-joshua-harris-deconstruction) by Emily Ann Peterson (Aug 19, 2021) - [There Will Be No Mountain for Mark Driscoll](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72851-mark-driscoll-mars-hill-religious-trauma) by Emily Ann Peterson (Jul 27, 2021) - [How is the Evangelical View of Leisure Harmful to Nature & Women?](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72850-evangelical-view-of-leisure-harmful-nature-women) by Emily Ann Peterson (Apr 8, 2021) - [ACEs Assessment: Adverse Childhood Experiences](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72849-aces-assessment-adverse-childhood-experiences) by Emily Ann Peterson (Mar 17, 2021): The CDC and Kaiser Permanente performed a study from 1995-1997 to study Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study is one of the largest investigations of childhood abuse and neglect and household challenges and later-life health and well-being. "An ACE score is a tally of different types of abuse, neglect, and other hallmarks of a rough childhood. According to the Adverse Childhood Experiences study, the rougher your childhood, the higher your score is likely to be and the higher your risk for later health problems." - Laura Starecheski, NPR - [Can Ecofeminist Theories Influence the Global Economy? ](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72848-can-ecofeminist-theories-influence-the-global-economy) by Emily Ann Peterson (Mar 12, 2021): By comparing and contrasting the GDP, ECI rankings, product differentiation in exports, and anecdotal evidence from Singapore and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we find evidence that economics is an ecofeminist issue and that ecofeminist theory can influence the global economy. We also find that a country's decision-makers have a substantial economic incentive to create ecofeminist-influenced policies, standards, and regulations affecting domestic and foreign business development, trade, and commerce. Traditionally, ecofeminists are opposed to globalization. However, applying ecofeminist theories to commerce and global trade policies can reduce the masculine domination of nature and women. - [Positive & Negative Effects on the Global Music Industry from COVID-19 ](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72846-positive-negative-effects-on-the-global) by Emily Ann Peterson (Mar 7, 2021): A Look at Two Segments of the Global Music Industry: Live Concerts & Country Music—It's no surprise that COVID-19 has rocked our world, but it's not been all bad. In this write-up, I outline two areas of the global music industry with altering effects from COVID-19's global pandemic: Live concerts & venues, and the genre of country music. - [What Do International Trading Partners Think About "Buying American"?](https://www.resiliencepro.co/blog/72844-what-do-international-trading-partners) by Emily Ann Peterson (Feb 9, 2021) ## Courses - [Client Onboarding](https://www.resiliencepro.co/courses/64363-client-onboarding): Let's get ready for your first (or next) client session! This is the spot for things like welcome info, recurring client FAQs, scheduling links, and more! For any technology-related troubleshooting...