Trauma-informed talks and training that help people stay grounded, clear, and effective under pressure
Bring Cherish to your event, team, or organization for grounded, memorable sessions on trauma-informed care, burnout, nervous system regulation, and the realities of caring for others in high-stress roles.
Explore signature topics, starting rates, and resources from past presentations below.
Meet Cherish
Nurse. Educator. Speaker.
I’m Cherish Morris, founder of The Trauma-Informed Collective. I speak on trauma-informed care, burnout, nervous system regulation, and the lived realities of caring for others in high-stress roles.
My sessions are warm, practical, and designed to leave people with language, tools, and perspective they can put to work right away.
With a background in nursing, education, and trauma-informed support, I help audiences connect clinical credibility with real-world application.
Signature Talks and Workshops
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Talk - Burnout Isn't Weakness, It's Physiology
Helps teams understand burnout through a practical nervous system lens so they can recognize overload early and respond more effectively.
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Talk - The Hidden Weight of Helping
Helps professionals recognize compassion fatigue early and gives them tools to stay engaged without burning out.
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Talk - Trauma-Informed Care For the Adults In The Room
A deeper look at how trauma-informed principles can support staff well-being, communication, trust, and connection.
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Talk - Staying Grounded In Hard Moments
Practical tools for steadiness, regulation, and presence during high-pressure or emotionally charged situations.
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Workshop - From Overloaded to Regulated
A workshop for helpers, over-givers, and high-capacity people exploring over-functioning, guilt, resentment, and more sustainable care.
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Workshop - Boundaries For People Who Care Too Much
A workshop for helpers, over-givers, and high-capacity people exploring over-functioning, guilt, resentment, and more sustainable care.
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Workshop - Building a Trauma-Informed Staff Culture
A training for leaders, supervisors, and teams on building safer, healthier, more sustainable workplace environments.
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Custom Topics Available
Additional topics can be tailored to your audience, goals, and event needs.
Speaking Services and Rates
Starting rates for talks, workshops, and add-on support
Custom quotes are available for conferences, multi-session trainings, repeat engagements, and organization-specific needs.
Pricing includes preparation and live facilitation. Printed materials, participant workbooks, supplies, travel, additional staffing, and custom materials are not included unless listed in the proposal.
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30 minutes: $500
45 minutes: $750
60 minutes: $1,000
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60 minutes: $1,250
90 minutes: $1,750
Half-day, up to 3 hours: $2,500
Full-day, up to 6 hours: $4,000
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A brief guided grounding, imagery, or simple breathwork experience that can be added to a lecture or workshop to help participants regulate, reflect, and leave feeling more centered.
15-minute add-on: $250
30-minute add-on: $400
Lecture Resources
Upcoming Lectures
August 2026 - Texas Coalition of Forensic Nursing Conference
“The Care We Don’t Chart: Practical Recovery Tools for Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Moral Distress in Forensic Nursing”
UNT Health School of Nursing
Topic: Trauma-Informed Self-Regulation for the Transition to Practice
Monday, June 22, 2026
THR ICU Night Shift Council Committee Meeting
Topic: Applying Trauma-Informed Principles at the Bedside, Within Ourselves, and Across Systems
Thursday, May 28, 2026
REACH Community Coalition Meeting
Topic: The Hidden Cost of Helping
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Texas Nurses Association District 3 Meeting
Topic: Trauma-Informed Care
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Ready To Bring Grounded, Practical Support For Your Team Or Event?
Schedule a time to connect. A short form will pop up asking for your name, role/title, organization, and a few details so I can come prepared for our conversation.
The Trauma-Informed Collective, LLC
Cherish Morris, MAS, BSN, RN, CA-SANE
Founder
hello@thetraumainformedcollective.org
(817) 213-6732
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