Eight trauma-informed workshops exploring mental health through relationships, culture, power and community.
Whether you're a mental health professional, student, peer supporter, carer or simply curious about understanding distress differently, this series offers an accessible introduction to relational and trauma-informed approaches.
Together we'll explore questions that traditional mental health conversations often overlook:
Every session combines evidence-informed teaching with reflective exercises in a compassionate, non-judgemental environment.
No previous knowledge is required.
Suitable for:
All sessions are delivered online.
Unlike many mental health courses that focus primarily on diagnosis and symptoms, this series explores mental health through:
✔ Trauma-informed practice
✔ Relational approaches
✔ Social justice and power
✔ Race, culture and identity
✔ Community and collective wellbeing
✔ Reflection and practical application
Every workshop is designed around FARA's trauma-informed principles of choice, safety, collaboration and empowerment.
90 minutes
Explore how ideas of "normal" have been shaped by culture, history and power.
You'll explore:
2.5 hours
Black History Month special.
Discover how trauma, race, culture and systemic oppression influence mental health and why understanding context matters.
Topics include:
90 minutes
Move beyond diagnosis to understand how relationships and social context influence wellbeing.
Topics include:
2.5 hours
Understand how shame develops, why it persists and compassionate ways to respond.
Topics include:
2.5 hours
International Women's Day special.
Explore the unique experiences of women and girls through a trauma-informed and relational lens.
Topics include:
90 minutes
An experiential workshop using curiosity, creativity and play to deepen learning.
Expect:
2.5 hours
Mental Health Awareness Month special.
Imagine mental health systems that place people, relationships and communities at the centre.
Together we'll explore:
90 minutes
The closing workshop of the series.
Bring together everything you've learned and explore how communities can become spaces of healing and resilience.
Every session is designed to be psychologically safe.
You can expect:
You are welcome to attend individual workshops or join us for the complete journey.
Attend all eight workshops and receive a FARA Collective Workshop Discount, designed to encourage ongoing learning and connection across the programme.
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No. The workshops are suitable for anyone interested in understanding mental health through a relational and trauma-informed perspective.
No. Sharing is always optional, and there is never any expectation to disclose personal experiences.
Professionals, students, carers, peer supporters and members of the public are all welcome.
Online via (Zoom/Teams).
The website should feel like a global women’s healing and education organisation. It should be warm and relational but also powerful, informed and change focused. The central message is that women and girls are more than their trauma.
FARA does not define women by what happened to them — it supports them to reclaim identity, dignity, voice and future.
Charity registration pending – currently applying for registration with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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