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Embodied Healing Journey19. Melissa Lyons - Yoga TherapyIn this episode, Melissa shares with me what Yoga Therapy is about. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that there is a lot of crossover between my trauma training background and the Yoga Therapy approach.
What started as a podcast interview, ended up becoming a beautiful conversation, where Melissa and I shared with one another our perspective on healing and supporting clients land safely in their body. Melissa shares what 'client-led' means and how powerful it is to be supported by a practitioner who is putting you in the driver seat (something you may not have gotten e...
2021-12-031h 25Embodied Healing Journey18. Sasha Cuff - Relational Somatic Psychedelic TherapySasha Cuff has spent the last 25 years studying and exploring trauma and trauma resolution of all types. Sasha combines his knowledge of how Relational (attachment) trauma affects our body (aka Nervous System). He has a unique way of describing his understanding of trauma along with how Psychedelics create what he calls "a match made in heaven" for creating an optimal environment for healing these deep trauma patterns.
If you are someone who is interested in all things trauma resolution and want to hear from someone who has the added lens of how psychedelics can support the process...
2021-11-012h 01Embodied Healing Journey17. Kendra Tize - offering you some Nervous System regulationThis month I am offering you a short podcast where I offer a tool that might possibly help calm you and bring you back to yourself. If you notice that it is hard for you to achieve this sense of calm, I offers reasons why it might be hard for you at times (or maybe all the time).
My intention is to support you in your healing and moving towards feeling more at peace within yourself.
Once you are done listening, you might want to ask yourself "Who is driving my bus"?
Until n...
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Embodied Healing Journey16. Andreas Tize - Healing our relationship and the MasculineThis month I invited my husband, Andreas, to join me to talk about our relationship and his healing journey. We cover what it is like to show up for your relationship from a mans perspective. Andreas shares about his recent experiences joining a Men's group (Samurai Brotherhood). He also reflects on the changes that he has experienced over the last couple of years.
Here is a link to the Men's group that Andreas is participating in: https://samuraibrotherhood.com
Check to see if the Samurai Brotherhood has a group in your community!
At t...
2021-07-0145 minEmbodied Healing Journey15 - Shahar Rabi PhD, Where are we now? A conversation about spirituality, early development & life in our 40's.Shahar is a psychotherapist who has a rich history of working with addictions and trauma recovery. In this interview, Shahar shares everything from life breaking you open, early developmental trauma and his relationship to spirituality.
We start this conversation with Shahar sharing what he is reflecting on at this stage of his life. We then cover some aspects of how early development can shape us and then we touch on his history and current relationship to spirituality. He beautifully shares how a certain amount of reflection on our early lives and possible trauma history may need to be lovingly attended...
2021-06-011h 07Embodied Healing Journey14. Tracy Gray - "Women who walk with Horses" & Feminine EmbodimentIn this episode Tracy and I talk about her amazing new book "Women who walk with Horses". This is a fun conversation about the art of combining healing and horses. As the book title suggests, Tracy focuses on what she has noticed while observing women transform in the presence of the generous spirit of a horse. Her insight into how women seem to respond in the world, based on our culture and upbringing, really shows itself in her work with her clients.
This book feels so timely for me personally. Also, I believe the collective feminine seems to be raising...
2021-04-301h 35Embodied Healing Journey13. Delyse Ledgard, RCC - How finding your true inner Self through compassion, connection and curiosity can support transformation.All parts of you are Welcome! I am honoured to talk to Delyse about the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of therapy. Her rich background, where she got her start as a Social Worker in London then transitioning into more experiential models of therapy including Gestalt, Relational Life Therapy (RLT) and IFS.
Delyse has a beautiful way of explaining why connection and transformation are crucial parts of coming more deeply into ourselves. She also shares with me how our early environment affects us and shapes our responses and the defensive parts that form to protect us later i...
2021-03-311h 20Embodied Healing Journey12. Chaz Franke - Where do Buddhism, competitive sports, gentleness and a trauma informed therapist all come together in one incredible man?Chaz Franke has his Bachelors and Masters of Psychology and is a Licensed clinical Social worker. The expansive space he holds for others seems to naturally create enough safety to explore often hard to reach places in ourself. My experience of him is that he embodies authenticity and honesty. I am especially inspired by the fact that he is a man in a culture that hasn't traditionally celebrated his level of gentleness and courage to feel all the feelings.
If you want to learn more about Chaz, check out his website
https://findyourlightsource.com/chaz
To listen to another amazing i...
2021-02-281h 20Embodied Healing Journey11. Where and how does our spirit/soul intersect with trauma healing? I think I found what I was looking for!In this Episode I excitedly share, what I believe, is a magical connection between spirituality and trauma-informed healing. By drawing upon new information (to me) about a form of therapy called Internal Family Systems along with what I have learned about Polyvagal theory, Early Developmental Trauma Resolution and my limited understanding of Relational Life Therapy (with Terry Real).
As you may know, I have been wondering for quite some time "Where and how does our spirit/soul intersect with trauma healing?" I feel that Richard Schwartz PhD, creator of Internal Family Systems has come the closest to...
2021-02-0132 minEmbodied Healing Journey10. Kendra reflects on 2020 then talks about soul, energy and polyvagal theoryFor starters, in my intro to this episode, I reference it as Episode 9. It is in fact, episode 10. More important than that mistake I made, this episode takes a look back over how parts of 2020 affected me. I would be curious to hear other people's stories about how the pandemic might have co-created some inner reflections.
After around 10 minutes of talking about myself, I start sharing my perspective on spirit/soul, a bit on energy work (and how much I actually don't understand it) then get into the basics of Polyvagal theory with an intention of sharing ho...
2021-01-0144 minEmbodied Healing Journey9. Bonnie Davis - How Early Developmental Trauma and Craniosacral Therapy work in harmonyIn this episode, I have a rich conversation with a colleague, Bonnie Davis. Bonnie has been developing her skills as a trauma informed counsellor and craniosacral therapist for 15 years. Along with the many trainings she has taken, she was also an amazing teaching assistant to me while I took Myrna Martin's Pre & Perinatal Professional Training. She also runs classes (in person and online) to support Mom's and Babies/Toddlers as they transition into this world and into relationship with one another.
When my daughter was about 3 years old, I attended one of her classes and to this day...
2020-11-3046 minEmbodied Healing Journey8. What our brain might be doing during conflict in our closest relationshipsIn this episode, I share some of the neurobiology of how we can relate or respond to our intimate partner and close relationships. As you may know I have studied Early Developmental Trauma, but am currently enrolled in a course where I am learning from amazing therapists and teachers, Terry Real and Juliane Taylor Shore. They have taken some complex topics and simplified it for me in a way that has inspired me so much, I want to attempt to share it with you!
To learn more about Terry Real, go to terryreal.com
For a...
2020-10-3137 minEmbodied Healing Journey7. The Principles of the Circle and Spiritual BypassIn this episode I share with you what the 'Principles of the Circle' are and how they had a profound affect on my healing journey. As I share the Principles, I suggest imagining how this could be integrated into our everyday lives and support our relationships. Later in the episode I talk about how the guiding principles of the circle changed the way I see some spiritual practices. Specifically the ones that tend towards a more hierarchical model while also not including our relationship with our body.
2020-10-0132 minEmbodied Healing Journey6. What can happen to your Nervous System when you are a prenate and early infancyIn this episode, I share some basic information about what can affect your nervous system during the early days of your development. I also explain how those events can affect you in the long run. I also touch on how birth can affect you and your nervous system. I hope this episode answers form questions for you or supports you to feel like you have a slightly deeper understanding of how our body can affect our lives.
2020-09-0226 minEmbodied Healing Journey5. Sarah Joseph MSW, RSW - Why mindfulness and experiential learning to can be a game changer when it comes to parenting and healingIn this episode I talk with my friend and colleague about Parenting. As we learn more about early development and how much it has an impact on how we respond to our world when we grow up, it feels important to support parents to have tools to change patterns that we know may not be serving you or your family. Sarah has years of experience as a counsellor and teacher in this field. As a way to support learning about development and how our brains respond to stress, Sarah has written a children's book called "The animals in my br...
2020-06-271h 11Embodied Healing Journey4. Anniken Chadwick - a physiotherapists approach to pelvic health through a holistic lens.In this Episode I talk to Anniken Chadwick, a pelvic health physiotherapist who has integrated multiple trainings into her practice including IBP (Integrated Body Psychotherapy). IBP is a somatic Psychotherapy practice that addresses your history, emotions and trauma history to better get to the root cause of your pain or dysfunction. The combination of her trainings gives her a unique, holistic and integrated approach to working with people. Anniken has a practice in Vancouver, British Columbia as well as on the Sunshine Coast (where I live) just outside of Vancouver. For more information about Anniken or to book with he...
2020-06-0149 minEmbodied Healing Journey3. Myrna Martin - How early development can shape how we respond to the world and the people closest to us, attachment, embodiment and spirituality.In this episode I am fortunate enough to interview my teacher, Myrna Martin. Myrna is one of the leaders in teaching the Pre and Perinatal model of healing. I ask Myrna to tell us how she came to be where she is now in her life, what embodiment means to her, and I also ask her how she sees spirituality fitting in to all of this. She tells us about how brain structures can be affected especially in the early (really early!) days of our development.
2020-04-271h 05Embodied Healing Journey2. How I ended up here, in my home office, making a podcastIn this episode, I share with you the relevant history that explains how I ended up deciding it was a good idea to start a podcast. I cover some of the struggles I experienced from my teens throughout my mid twenties and then transition into how I ended up choosing a career as an RMT (Registered Massage Therapist). I share some stories about my journey into my professional career and the defining moments in my life and career that led me to where I am today. It seems that my soul has been on an intentional journey to tenaciously...
2020-03-2940 minEmbodied Healing Journey1. My introduction before I properly introduce myselfI cover why addressing trauma work can be so profound (in general) and why it might be especially important for some of you at this time. I quickly recorded this episode after working on the first two episodes of my new podcast for the last couple of months. So much has changed in the last two weeks. I spend most of this episode addressing what is happening for some of us since the pandemic hit North America. I will share my proper introduction in the next episode.
2020-03-2927 min