In 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 remember getting so much supportive information about raising toddlers and growing children. 

I hope you enjoy listening to Bonnie as much as I did! If you want to learn more about what Bonnie offers to parents, individuals and professionals please check out her website. 

http://www.familycontinuum.com

In 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 an image of the brain (for the purposes of this episode): https://www.dynamicpotential.com/fear-and-uncertainty-steps-to-help-you-manage-your-mind/

In 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. 

In 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. 

In 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 brain" as a way to educate parents and children about how our brain reacts to stress and also some tips or ideas about what to do. If you are a parent and are looking for a starting point to support your understanding of our body, I would recommend checking this book out! 

We also talk about why experiential learning is so powerful. It takes ideas out of our mind, into our body. Once we feel something in our body, it feels more relevant to us and really seems to contribute to motivating positive change. 

For more information about Sarah or her book: https://sarahjoseph.ca

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 her, check out her website www. thecheerfulpelvis.com

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.

In 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 search inward for answers around healing and the desire to support others in their healing journey. Big Love. 

I 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.