I Have My Reasons

In this episode of I Have My Reasons Deandra sits down with Astrologer and Jungian dream analyst Martin Comtois. In this conversation they cover:
Astrology

• Car Jung and Jungian Psychology 
• The Unconscious and the collective unconscious
• Dreams as a path to the unconscious 
• Astrology as a map for our times 
• The "ego" in the east and the western cultures
• Sublimation and spiritual bypassing 
• The pandemic as a spiritual crisis
• Psychology as divergence from the work of psyche 

Episode Resources:
Martins Website  Healer Dreamer Astrology
Martins Youtube
Deandra's Youtube
Deandra's Counselling Work Grit and Growth Wellness

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
The Secret of the Golden Flower - Carl Jung
The Cosmos and the Psyche- Richard Tarnas
Jung's Studies in Astrology- Liz Greene
The Undiscovered Self- Carl Jung
 

Deandra Dey sits down with Clinical Counsellor Cecile Tucker.  Deandra and Cecile worked together at a practise in Kamloops BC. Both Deandra and Cecile are passionate about trauma therapy and this episode covers all things trauma therapy.  More specifically they discuss:

Trauma
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Versus Post Traumatic Stress
The impacts of trauma on identity and personality 
Eye Movement Desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR)
and more!

Resources:
Cecile Tucker
Website
Instagram
Facebook
Tiktok

Deandra Dey
Website
Instagram
Youtube

The new episode of I Have My Reasons is with Entrepreneur, photographer, birth educator, mother, doula(and honestly so much more) Julie McCoppen. Julie is an advocate and absolute powerhouse when it comes to supporting women and birth. Her company Moga Moms trains yoga instructors in pre and post natal yoga making yoga more accessible to the mothering community.  

This is Julie’s second time on I Have My Reasons but his time she is accompanying Deandra in sharing her two birth stories, both of which Julie attended as a Doula. In addition to sharing the birth stories this episode covers:

The transition into second time motherhood
Motherhood
Homebirth 
Hypnobirthing 
Doula’s and more   

Resources:
Deandra’s Instagram deandra.dey.creative
Deandra's Website www.deandradeytherapy.com
Moga Moms @mogayogatrainings
Video of the Episode: https://youtu.be/_S-TWE6WOAE

In this episode of I HAVE MY REASONS Deandra Dey sits down with midwife Lee Janzen.  Lee is a midwife with Sage Hill Community Midwives in Kamloops BC.  Deandra had the experience of working with Lee in her first pregnancy and it was in her care that Deandra learned what it was like to be supported through pregnancy and birth from a model that values relationship, education, and empowerment.  

In this episode you will hear about:

Lee’s personal journey into midwifery

The midwifery care model, history and stigma

Homebirth and hospital birth with a midwife 

Birth Trauma and the importance of support in labor 

Challenges that midwifery is currently facing

And more! 

Staying connected to our inner experience or our outer experience is difficult at the best of times, but when we get into social situations or in a chaotic environment, it can be even more difficult to connect with what's happening for us(how we feel, what we need, what we want to say etc. ) and what's happening around us. 

This meditation is a practise that helps to strengthen the ability to have awareness of what's happening in yourself and your environment.

For the full blog post on the meditation CLICK HERE.

In this episode of I Have My Reasons Mental Health Counsellor Deandra Dey sits down with British Columbia based Nervous system consultant,  Somatic Experiencing practitioner and Adventure guide Verdell Jessup. 

In this podcast episode they discuss:
How Verdell came to this work
Trauma and healing through the nervous system
Panic attacks
Spiritual bypassing      
Why meditation and breathwork can cause more harm,  
An embodied path to healing, and more!  

Episode Resources:
Website: Verdell's Jessup 
Instagram: @VerdellJessup
Somatic Experiencing Resources
Gordon Neufeld
Research on the Adverse Impacts of Meditation 

 In this episode Deandra is interviewed by  friend and fellow podcaster Robyn McLean. Deandra is a counsellor, singer-song writer, yoga instructor, podcaster and mother. 

In this episode you will hear about:
people pleasing and passivity and its impact on relationship 
motherhood and empowerment
the importance of rest for counselling and creative practise
Intellectualized self healing verses embodied self healing  
the nervous system and nature
and more! 

To learn more about Deandra check her out here: www.deandradeytherapy.com

Robyn has been working in the field of evaluation, applied research and strategy for more than fifteen years. She is the leader of her company Tapestry Evaluation and has a passion and focus for systems-level change meaningful impact and community collaboration. Robyn is the host of her new podcast Weaving The Future, a guide to transforming the world inside and out.

In this episode:


Community healing through self-healing 
Pleasure and joy as key components of change 
Community transformation and what can we do 
The current climate of social activism


Resources:
Weaving the Future: https://weavingthefuture.buzzsprout.com/

https://www.facebook.com/weavingthefuturepodcast

“Weaving the future is a how-to guide for transforming the world inside and out. So many of us feel the need for major changes in how we are living. And many of us also question - what can we do? Where do we start?  The goal of this project is to clarify those questions at a deep level. We will also talk about practical next steps for transformation at all levels

http://www.tapestryevaluation.com/

Stephanie Patsula is a Canadian Visual Artist, MFA candidate in New Media at the Unversity of Alberta, program director of Parallel Space and an Art Educator for the City of Edmonton. Stephanie is an artist is all that she does and a natural community builder.

In this episode, we talk about the impacts of Covid-19 on:
Creativity
Personal Art practise
The somatic body
Trauma response
Community
and more!

Resources:

http://www.stephaniepatsula.ca/
Instagram: @S_Patsula 

In this episode of I Have My Reasons, I speak with Patricia Neufeld, Academic, Educator and Counsellor. Pat was my professor and clinical supervisor during my Masters of Education Counselling program at Thomspon Rivers University. This conversation is thoughtful heartfelt and I am been very excited to share. 

Together we discuss:

The habit of people-pleasing 

The journey of personal inquiry and growth 

The role of a counsellor and the counselling field 

And much more!

Resources from the episode

Bliss and Grit Podcast
http://www.blissandgrit.com/