# Dr Tom Brunzell: The Next Chapter & How Trauma-Informed Practice Is Transforming Education | Episode 152 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714/dr-tom-brunzell-the-next-chapter-how-trauma-informed-practice-is-transforming-education-episode-152 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714/dr-tom-brunzell-the-next-chapter-how-trauma-informed-practice-is-transforming-education-episode-152.md Podcast: [The School of Wellbeing with Meg Durham](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714) Published: 2025-09-11T18:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://open-mind-education.mykajabi.com/podcasts/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham/episodes/2149083952 Audio file: https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/3a520069-3417-4065-9309-d70fd8ef7a4c/stream.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714/episodes/dr-tom-brunzell-the-next-chapter-how-trauma-informed-practice-is-transforming-education-episode-152 Duration seconds: 2596 ## Resource “I want new teachers to be teachers for a long time.” - Tom Brunzell Education is always evolving, and one of the most significant shifts in recent years has been the rise of trauma-informed practice and wellbeing in schools. In this episode of The School of Wellbeing podcast, Meg Durham speaks with Dr Tom Brunzell , Director of Education at Berry Street and co-author of Creating Trauma-Informed, Strengths-Based Classrooms . Together they explore how the field is maturing, why our understanding is deepening, and what the next chapter of education looks like. In this episode, you’ll learn: How trauma-informed education has evolved over the past 20 years Why intersectionality is central to supporting diverse learners The role of allied health professionals in building thriving school communities How policy and resources can drive systemic change Why trauma-informed practice is becoming the foundation of education What gives Tom hope for the future of schools and wellbeing This is a conversation about hope, possibility, and the future of education where both staff and students can feel good, function well and thrive together. Episode 152 Shownotes - Click   here . ---- Dr Tom Brunzell –   LinkedIn  |  Berry Street  |  Book  |  Berry Street Education Model  |  Research ---- Meg Durham -   Website   |   LinkedIn   |   Instagram Weekly Newsletter - Subscribe   here Speaker Request - Complete  the booking  form  to start the conversation. ---- ** The School of Wellbeing is one of Australia's best health and wellbeing podcasts for teachers, educators and school leaders! ** ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714/episodes/dr-tom-brunzell-the-next-chapter-how-trauma-informed-practice-is-transforming-education-episode-152/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-wellbeing-with-meg-durham-4350714/dr-tom-brunzell-the-next-chapter-how-trauma-informed-practice-is-transforming-education-episode-152.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.