# Blue Knot Foundation: National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma > Blue Knot Foundation is the National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma\. We empower recovery for adults impacted by complex trauma\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.0, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Home](https://blueknot.org.au/) - [Home](https://blueknot.org.au/home-2/) - [Contact Us](https://blueknot.org.au/about-us/contact-us/) - [Jobs](https://blueknot.org.au/get-involved/jobs/) - [Workshops for Survivors](https://blueknot.org.au/survivors/survivor-workshops/) ## Posts - [Trauma and Memory](https://blueknot.org.au/article/trauma-and-memory/): Many survivors of complex trauma struggle with confusing experiences related to memory\. Some remember traumatic events clearly, while others remember only parts of what happened\. - [Blue Knot counsellors share tips on what might support your counselling relationship](https://blueknot.org.au/article/blue-knot-counsellors-share-tips-on-how-to-create-a-supportive-counselling-relationship/): A strong relationship with your counsellor takes time and is built on trust, safety, respect, transparency and collaboration\. If something feels uncomfortable or isn’t working, it’s okay to talk about it, revisit your goals, and decide whether the relationship can be repaired or whether another counsellor may be a better fit\. - [What about art? A survivor's journey to recovery](https://blueknot.org.au/survivor-stories/what-about-art-a-survivors-journey-to-recovery/): If you’ve stopped to read this article, Lee Jones' hope is that you are curious about art and how it can help you along your journey\. - [Book Review: Give Me a Memory – A Complex Trauma Memoir](https://blueknot.org.au/article/book-review-give-me-a-memory-a-complex-trauma-memoir/): A new review by Vanessa Kredler explores Give Me a Memory, Robyn L\. Parkinson’s 2025 memoir of complex trauma, highlighting its courage, clarity, and humanity\. The piece reflects on why survivor memoirs of complex trauma remain rare and why this book helps fill an important gap\. - [Questions you can ask a potential therapist](https://blueknot.org.au/article/questions-you-can-ask-a-potential-therapist/): It is okay to ask questions before starting therapy\. Learning about a therapist’s training, approach and experience can help you decide whether they seem to be a good fit for you\. ## Article Library - [Abuse: facts and figures](https://blueknot.org.au/article-library/abuse-facts-and-figures/): This resource presents key facts and figures on child abuse and sexual abuse, including who is affected, common perpetrator relationships, and the long\-term impacts for survivors\. It highlights links between childhood abuse, mental illness, substance use, suicide, homelessness, imprisonment and major social and economic costs, with references provided for the statistics\. - [Flashbacks and triggers: what is happening in the brain?](https://blueknot.org.au/article-library/flashbacks-and-triggers-what-is-happening-in-the-brain/): Many people with the lived or living experience of complex trauma have sudden memories, strong emotions, or physical reactions when something reminds them of past events\. These experiences are often set off by cues called triggers and may be experienced as flashbacks\. - [Memory and trauma: frequently asked questions](https://blueknot.org.au/article-library/memory-and-trauma-frequently-asked-questions/): When people experience overwhelming stress, the brain prioritises survival responses such as fight, flight or freeze\. This can interfere with the brain systems that normally help organise experiences into coherent narrative memories\. - [All In The Mind Podcast – Dissociation And Coping With Trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/newsletters/all-in-the-mind-dissociation-and-coping-with-trauma/): This podcast demystifies Dissociative Identity Disorder, dissociation and its connection to trauma - [Going to the Dentist when you are impacted by complex trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/newsletters/going-to-the-dentist-when-you-are-impacted-by-complex-trauma/): For many survivors of complex trauma, going to the dentist can feel overwhelming, frightening, and sometimes retraumatising\. If this is how you feel, you are not alone\. ## Publications - [Recorded phone calls at Blue Knot Foundation](https://blueknot.org.au/publication/recorded-phone-calls-at-blue-knot-foundation/): Blue Knot Foundation is introducing recorded phone calls for Helpline and Redress Support Services for quality assurance and training purposes\. - [Selection of Complex Trauma and Trauma Informed Guidelines](https://blueknot.org.au/publication/selection-of-complex-trauma-and-trauma-informed-guidelines/): These nationally and internationally acclaimed guidelines were a global first in setting the standards for trauma specific and trauma\-informed organisational practice\. - [Privacy Policy](https://blueknot.org.au/publication/privacy-policy/): Blue Knot is committed to protecting your privacy\. Our Privacy Policy outlines how we collect and manage personal information\. - [Guide to Everyday Conversations for the General Public](https://blueknot.org.au/publication/guide-to-everyday-conversations-for-the-general-public/): This publication supports safe conversations with people who have trauma experiences or who you suspect might have experienced trauma\. - [Complex Trauma Spotlight Report: Living with and healing from Complex Trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/publication/complex-trauma-spotlight-report/): This report recognises the significant need of greater awareness and understanding of the often chronic and largely unmet needs of people living with the long\-term impacts of complex trauma\. ## Products - [Blue Knot Keychain](https://blueknot.org.au/product/blue-knot-keychain/): Carry a symbol of strength wherever you go\. Our Blue Knot keyrings are a meaningful way to support survivors while embracing a message of hope\. - [Complex Trauma Spotlight Report – Living with and Healing from Complex Trauma \- Digital Download](https://blueknot.org.au/product/complex-trauma-spotlight-report-digital-download/): This 2021 Complex Trauma Spotlight Report was commissioned by the National Mental Health Commission\. It is the product of a collaboration between Blue Knot Foundation and BEING \- NSW Consumers Inc\. It recognises the significant need of greater awareness and understanding of the often chronic and largely unmet needs of people living with the long\-term impacts of complex trauma\. This report reviews current research and practice into complex trauma and lived experiences of people with complex trauma – how they have engaged with a range of systems of care and support and how the systems have responded to their needs\. It highlights the chasm between the needs of people with lived experience and systems' and service capacity to meet them, to support healing and recovery, minimise experiences of re\-traumatisation and to be heard, respected and supported to live meaningful participating connected lives\. - [Talking about Trauma \- Primary Health Care Providers \- Printed](https://blueknot.org.au/product/talking-about-trauma-primary-health-care-providers-printed/): Many people present to primary care with a range of health concerns that may be related to complex trauma, though this connection is often not recognised by either the patient or their GP\. When underlying trauma is not identified, the physical, psychological, financial and social impacts can be significant\. Primary health care has an important role in health promotion, prevention, screening, early intervention and treatment\. This publication supports GPs and primary care professionals to have safe, sensitive conversations about trauma as part of everyday practice, helping to improve care, health and wellbeing outcomes for people with trauma experiences\. - [Talking about Trauma: Guide to Conversations and Screening for Health and Other Service Providers – Digital Download](https://blueknot.org.au/product/talking-about-trauma-guide-to-conversations-and-screening-for-health-and-other-service-providers-digital-download/): This publication informs service providers from diverse sectors and systems about how to identify and acknowledge possible trauma in all interactions with service users, screen safely for it, and apply trauma\-informed principles to have safe conversations about trauma\. Currently many people seeking care and support do not have their needs addressed, and are retraumatised in services rather than being supported to heal and recover\. - [Talking about Trauma \- Primary Health Care Providers \- Digital Download](https://blueknot.org.au/product/talking-about-trauma-primary-health-care-providers-digital-download/): Many people present to primary care with a range of health concerns that may be related to complex trauma, though this connection is often not recognised by either the patient or their GP\. When underlying trauma is not identified, the physical, psychological, financial and social impacts can be significant\. Primary health care has an important role in health promotion, prevention, screening, early intervention and treatment\. This publication supports GPs and primary care professionals to have safe, sensitive conversations about trauma as part of everyday practice, helping to improve care, health and wellbeing outcomes for people with trauma experiences\. ## Donation Tiles - [$20](https://blueknot.org.au/donation_tile/20/) - [$100](https://blueknot.org.au/donation_tile/100/) - [$200](https://blueknot.org.au/donation_tile/200/) ## Fact sheets - [Understanding trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/fact-sheets/understanding-trauma/): What trauma means, how common it is and how it can affect people\. This fact sheet also explores the different groups who experience trauma more frequently than others\. - [Stress response](https://blueknot.org.au/fact-sheets/stress-response/): Explaining the stress response, which is our normal survival – fight, flight and freeze response\. - [Understanding trauma, childhood trauma, complex trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/fact-sheets/understanding-trauma-different-types/): This fact sheet explains about the experience of trauma, the different types of trauma and why we need to understand about their differences\. - [Intergenerational trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/fact-sheets/intergenerational-trauma/): Outlining issues of intergenerational trauma, transgenerational and collective trauma\. - [Finding a Trauma\-Informed Therapist](https://blueknot.org.au/fact-sheets/finding-a-trauma-informed-therapist/): Many therapists describe their practice as “trauma\-informed”\. However, supporting people living with complex trauma or dissociation often requires specialist training and experience\. ## Events - [Boundaries in Complex Trauma Therapy Masterclass](https://blueknot.org.au/arlo/events/134-boundaries-in-complex-trauma-therapy-masterclass/) - [Therapists Practitioner Group Supervision](https://blueknot.org.au/arlo/events/122-therapists-practitioner-group-supervision/) - [Legal and Justice Practitioner Group Supervision](https://blueknot.org.au/arlo/events/123-legal-and-justice-practitioner-group-supervision/) - [The Role Yoga Can Play in Transforming Complex Trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/arlo/events/126-the-role-yoga-can-play-in-transforming-complex-trauma/) - [Caseworkers Practitioner Group Supervision](https://blueknot.org.au/arlo/events/120-caseworkers-practitioner-group-supervision/) ## Venues - [Launch Housing ](https://blueknot.org.au/arlo/venues/1040-launch-housing/) - [Kew](https://blueknot.org.au/arlo/venues/942-kew/) - [ CESPHN Office](https://blueknot.org.au/arlo/venues/859-cesphn-office/) - [Gippslands Centre against Sexual assault](https://blueknot.org.au/arlo/venues/833-gippslands-centre-against-sexual-assault/) - [The Women's Centre](https://blueknot.org.au/arlo/venues/832-the-womens-centre/) ## Categories - [Article](https://blueknot.org.au/category/article/) - [Survivor Stories](https://blueknot.org.au/category/survivor-stories/) - [Podcast](https://blueknot.org.au/category/podcast/) - [Guides](https://blueknot.org.au/category/guides/) - [Partnerships](https://blueknot.org.au/category/partnerships/) ## Tags - [Annual General Meeting](https://blueknot.org.au/tag/annual-general-meeting/) - [Minutes](https://blueknot.org.au/tag/minutes/) - [Complex Trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/tag/complex-trauma/) - [Trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/tag/trauma/) - [Complaints](https://blueknot.org.au/tag/complaints/) ## Donation Tile Categories - [Donation Handles](https://blueknot.org.au/donation_tile_category/donation-handles/) ## Categories - [Information](https://blueknot.org.au/category-newsletters/information/) - [Strategies](https://blueknot.org.au/category-newsletters/strategies/) - [Tools](https://blueknot.org.au/category-newsletters/tools/) - [Stories](https://blueknot.org.au/category-newsletters/stories/) - [Books](https://blueknot.org.au/category-newsletters/books/) ## Tags - [Trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/tag-newsletters/trauma/) - [Childhood trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/tag-newsletters/childhood-trauma/) - [Self\-care](https://blueknot.org.au/tag-newsletters/self-care/) - [Survivor](https://blueknot.org.au/tag-newsletters/survivor/) - [Recovery](https://blueknot.org.au/tag-newsletters/recovery/) ## Publication Categories - [Corporate Documents](https://blueknot.org.au/category_publication/corporate-document/) - [Policies and procedures](https://blueknot.org.au/category_publication/policies-and-procedures/) - [Financial report](https://blueknot.org.au/category_publication/financial-report/) - [Annual report](https://blueknot.org.au/category_publication/annual-report/) - [Terms and Conditions](https://blueknot.org.au/category_publication/terms-and-conditions/) ## Product categories - [Guidelines](https://blueknot.org.au/product-category/guidelines/) - [Merchandise](https://blueknot.org.au/product-category/merchandise/) - [Report](https://blueknot.org.au/product-category/report/) - [Talking about Trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/product-category/talking-about-trauma/) - [Book](https://blueknot.org.au/product-category/book/) ## Product tags - [Practice](https://blueknot.org.au/product-tag/practice/) - [Systems](https://blueknot.org.au/product-tag/systems/) - [Bracelets](https://blueknot.org.au/product-tag/bracelets/) - [Organisations](https://blueknot.org.au/product-tag/organisations/) ## Categories - [Talking about trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/category-fact-sheet/talking-about-trauma/) - [Trauma\-related experiences](https://blueknot.org.au/category-fact-sheet/trauma-experiences/) - [Trauma and memory](https://blueknot.org.au/category-fact-sheet/trauma-and-memory/) - [We Are Jeni](https://blueknot.org.au/category-fact-sheet/we-are-jeni/) - [Trauma classification](https://blueknot.org.au/category-fact-sheet/trauma-classification/) ## Tags - [Easy read](https://blueknot.org.au/tag-fact-sheet/easy-read/) - [Trauma](https://blueknot.org.au/tag-fact-sheet/trauma/) - [Recovery](https://blueknot.org.au/tag-fact-sheet/recovery/) - [Plain English](https://blueknot.org.au/tag-fact-sheet/plain-english/) - [Memory](https://blueknot.org.au/tag-fact-sheet/memory/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://blueknot.org.au/sitemap_index.xml)