Sue Murphy Wellness
Building Resilient Communities Through Trauma-Informed Education
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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Sue Murphy
Consultant
I help organizations build safe, inclusive, and highly effective learning ecosystems. I bridge the gap between complex community needs and actionable education by combining trauma-informed care with culturally responsive program design. Through intuitive mentor training and accessible resources, I equip your local teams, and members, with the tools they need to drive sustainable, community-wide success.
My Story
As a consultant, I am the Director of Education for Mama Dragons, a 501(c)(3) community that supports and educates more than 25,000 mothers, and maternal figures, of LGBTQ+ kids. Right now, our families are facing an incredibly heavy, fast-moving political and social climate. It feels like there is a new challenge every single day. My priority is to make sure our members never have to navigate it alone. I am building and launching a brand-new educational platform that gives them the education, tools and skills to be supportive caregivers and allies. I'm tasked with ensuring that as we grow and scale, this new platform never loses its signature voice—safeguarding that safe, deeply empathetic space where our members can find immediate comfort and support.
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For 19 years, I’ve served as a public school educator, but my true passion lies at the intersection of education and nervous system regulation. As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, I designed a specialized social-emotional learning (SEL) program for the South Country Central School District that is now celebrating its 10th successful year. This initiative allows me to touch every level of the system—from managing the backend administrative work that keeps it thriving, to traveling between buildings to teach an adaptive curriculum to over 1,000 students annually.
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My daily focus is helping children in K-12, Special Education, and Life Skills classrooms move from dysregulation to deep self-regulation. Beyond the classroom, I empower the adults in the ecosystem by designing and leading continuing education programs and presentations for teachers, staff, and administration. My holistic approach is deeply informed by my credentials as an E-RYT 500-hour Yoga Teacher, Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher, and Continuing Education Provider, allowing me to bridge modern nervous system science with timeless, somatic wellness practices.
Partners
Mama Dragons
Consultant - Director of Education
I develop and lead educational programming tailored for a vibrant community of over 25,000 parents and allies. I love bringing educational concepts to life—conducting deep research, crafting scripts, and collaborating with our graphics team to produce engaging video content for our members. In close partnership with our Executive Director, I monitor shifting real-world events to stay highly responsive to what our community needs in the moment. My work honors and preserves the true voice of our members, ensuring they receive meaningful, supportive education that inspires them to grow as fierce allies.
South Country Central School District
Consultant - Somatic Movement and Mindfulness Teacher
As a teacher and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, I bring specialized Social-Emotional Learning and somatic movement directly into the public school system. My role is uniquely diverse: I manage and teach roughly 60 different classes, which means my students range from K-3 Life Skills groups to high school seniors preparing for the real world. Because every classroom learns differently, I custom-write distinct curricula to meet every child exactly where they are—creating visual tools for my non-verbal, autistic students while designing mature, active presentations for my seniors. Throughout the year, as each class develops its own unique personality, I step into a coaching role for teachers. Together, we analyze classroom behaviors and create supportive strategies to help the students thrive. I balance this daily work with administrative oversight, including master scheduling and leading professional development for our school staff.
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