Trauma is ubiquitous in contemporary culture and its representation fills theatrical stages. Despite the cultural prevalence of trauma, no safe practices have been established to avoid retraumatizing performers who work with traumatic, autobiographical memories – an issue underscored by the conceptual ambiguity of ‘trauma’ and ‘safety’. Adopting a research-based practice model, this project explores the concerns of devised theatre artists when working with traumatic memory and offers practical strategies for sourcing creation safely in memory. To do so, I turn to Thomas Fuchs’ theory of traumatic body memory, informed by phenomenology and embodied cognition, as a theoretical intervention to current polarities between “the body and brain” and what I observe as “the event and non-event” perspectives on trauma. This lens allows me to consider trauma in its multiplicities, moving beyond its characterization as a discrete shocking event to a process of traumatization and furthermore, to situate the body as the primary site for remembering. Safety then concerns the often-ambiguous nature of traumatic body memory. As a result, the performer’s sense of agency in both discursive and embodied terms is central to the performer’s sense of safety. To address these issues in practice, case studies identify current processes and tools used in devised theatre that may be transferable to related practices. Building upon theoretical knowledge of ‘trauma’ and ‘safety’ and practical tools from case study research, I establish my own methods for bolstering the devisor’s sense of safety. I employ a variety of task-based approaches to my practice of solo devised creation which allows me to consider the reciprocal relationship between the theatrical container and traumatic memory. Methods of establishing safety include (i) accentuating raw expression, narrating the experience, and shifting points of interest in the task and (ii) embedding such tasks into the performance score/theatrical container. I conclude by highlighting the necessity to further develop an accessible and diverse repertoire of safe practices for devisors.