We are on a mission to educate, inspire, and deepen the work — through trainings, speaking engagements, programs and consultations.

Our vision is to co-create a world where we no longer shame and blame each other for our survival strategies… but instead, we honor those strategies as a first step in helping people feel safe, seen, and heard.

We do this through trauma-responsive care and resilience trainings, programs, courses, and products. 

Work with us.

↓

SARAH BUFFIE

MSW, LSW; FOUNDING DIRECTOR AND TRAUMA RESPONSIVE CARE TRAINER

Sarah Buffie, MSW, LSW, serves as the visionary founding director of Soul Bird Consulting, propelled by the profound conviction that nothing heals quite like supportive relationships. Specializing in Trauma-Responsive Care, Sarah actively seeks to dismantle existing paradigms by fostering empathy and understanding of the intricate effects of trauma. Drawing upon two decades of experience in human services and community building, she channels a deep-seated passion for felt-safety and belonging into her work.

Sarah holds a Master's in Social Work and her academic journey was marked by a self-directed focus on Polyvagal Theory, Positive Psychology, and Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness practices, solidifying her commitment to innovative and holistic healing approaches.

Rooted in an upbringing marked by service, hospitality, and generosity, Sarah continued her family legacy post-studies, spending transformative years in an Americorps program, Public Allies, in Cincinnati and another two with the Peace Corps in Namibia, Africa. These experiences enriched her understanding of the inherent value of interdependence and community connections.

In her latest chapter, Sarah delves deeper into body-based practices, completing the first cohort of the Polyvagal Certificate Course through the Polyvagal Institute. She is now a certified Laughter Yoga Instructor and a SAH Method practitioner (Somatic Activated Healing). These modalities enable her to show up as a more fully integrated self. Grounded in the belief that healing requires feeling, she champions a trauma-informed approach, guiding others out of their heads and into their bodies.

Sarah sees this lineage as a gift to those she serves daily—families, educators, and human service professionals seeking solace, and communities craving play, practice, and regulation. Join her on this transformative path, where felt-safety, belonging, regulation, and rootedness in our common humanity intertwine to create a world where pouring from a full cup is not just a possibility but a collective reality.

GLENNA REYES

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

Glenna Reyes has a passion for travel, language, and early childhood education. She received her Bachelor's in Psychology and Qualified Mental Health Associate from Portland State University. For the past 15 years she has worked as a preschool teacher and head-teacher, arts teacher, Head Start bilingual assistant, instructional aid, and Preschool Director. She believes creating work and classroom environments that are well organized and intentional allows for true learning, discovery, and creativity to flourish.

C. DANAE RIGGS

CERTIFIED TRAUMA SPECIALIST, RESILIENCE WORKER, FACILITATOR AND CONSULTANT

Danae brings 26+ years of human services experience to her leadership with a purpose-driven focus to love and live in a way that promotes equity, justice, empathy, forgiveness, and wholehearted healing.

Danae brings experience in mental health related direct services, non-profit program development & management, organizational & personal leadership development, with a key focus on advancing & educating leaders in their own fields through coaching, & the facilitation of continued education & training. Danae is the founder of Humans Being Human Consulting, LLC. and has been serving in the field of Resilience Based, Trauma Responsive Care for 6+ years of late. Danae is a lead consultant with Soul Bird Consulting, as well as Finding Hope Consulting and serves with multiple projects in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) & Community Supports Incorporated (CSI), Safe Families, Strong Communities, and the Southwestern Ohio Council of Governments. Additionally, Danae enjoys serving youth in multi-system work with Ohio Job and Family Services (OJFS), and additional governmental agencies throughout the state of Ohio. Danae also finds humble pride in being a Doula, in both birth and death circles and brings her passion for loving humans deeply to all she does as a consultant, a mother, a partner, and a community citizen. Danae was recently awarded Provider of the Year by the Clermont County Board of Developmental Disabilities. 

“This information was entirely new to me, and I feel that having this new perspective on trauma can really help me be effective with my clients.” - Educator

“I work with traumatized youth often labeled as ‘behavior problems.’ This training will help me bring tools to my co-workers to identify the trauma underneath rather than get angry with the behavior.” - Human Service Professional

“My 2 granddaughters have experienced trauma – and I have tried so hard to help them. This gave me info on what is going on inside them, and what else I can do to help.” - Family Member