In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with Boston musician Spencer LaJoye, who identifies their gender as non-binary. They came out as bisexual in college and years later came out as non-binary, all within Christian communities. Beth became aware of Spencer when she heard their song “Plowshare Prayer,” a unique prayer for all those against whom prayer has been used as a sword. The song has gone viral around the world, and you will hear Spencer’s back story plus the entire song toward the end of the episode.

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Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

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TIME STAMPS

1:47 Spencer’s childhood and religious background

6:26 Spencer found community as an evangelical youth

8:48 Spencer’s college years and coming out as bi

14:16 Parents letting go of dreams for their child

19:46 Coming out as non-binary in 2018

21:49 Spencer’s gender journey

24:10 What our non-binary kids need

28:49 Being a friendly observer of your own body

30:25 Defining trans & non-binary

35:36 Background of “Plowshare Prayer” song

42:50 Performance of “Plowshare Prayer”

In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with transformational healer Ellen Newhouse, who uses Acupuncture, Sound Healing, and Energy Medicine in her private practice.  This episode focuses on sound healing as a way to transform negative emotions, open up the heart, connect with our loved ones, and create more compassion in the world. Ellen leads Beth in several sound healing exercises in the episode and also shares about her personal journey of healing and growth.

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Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson

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TIME STAMPS:

2:10 Ellen’s background info

6:57 Ellen’s calling to become a healer

9:25 Healing chronic pain

12:30 Using sound to manage negative feelings

19:19 The benefits of using a healing guide

20:33 Using sound to release constriction

24:46 Conquering the feeling of isolation

27:20 A sound healing connecting Beth with Joey

35:27 How does sound healing work?

39:52 Are music and sound healing the same thing?

41:51 Are sound baths similar to what we did in this episode?

43:50 A sound healing with a singing bowl to create more compassion

49:45 Ellen’s website, memoir, and one-woman show

In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with Kaitlyn Vosburg who is an advocate for people with DID - Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder. She has a TikTok account called “apartofeight” where she shares real life scenes from her own journey with DID. Kaitlyn sheds light on a topic that isn’t discussed much, but which affects 1% of the population.

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Kaitlyn’s information:

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Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson

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TIME STAMPS

2:01 What is DID?

2:45 The ONLY cause of DID

4:25 Kaitlyn’s trauma

6:18 Does every traumatized person get DID?

8:00 What is an “alter”?

9:05 Kaitlyn’s alters

12:58 DID is a hidden disorder

13:39 Kaitlyn’s diagnosis story

16:10 Risks for people with DID

18:09 How Kaitlyn’s family adjusted to her diagnosis

19:59 How Kaitlyn wishes people would do to support her

22:48 How much control over switching does Kaitlyn have?

26:04 How does Kaitlyn manage everything?

27:54 How do people know when switching is occurring?

30:09 Advice for parents

32:24 DID is real and it’s not their fault

34:45 Kaitlyn’s TikTok “apartofeight”

37:29 Where is Kaitlyn in all this?

In this week’s episode, Beth interviews her parent coach, Heather Ross, who recently lost her daughter to fentanyl poisoning. Clips of Heather’s previous podcast episodes with her daughter are heard throughout this episode.

RESOURCES:

How to find Heather:

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Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

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1:35 Clip #1 with Heather & Helanna from Sept. 2021 Living with Addiction podcast

2:49 Heather is driven to continue helping other families

4:40 Helanna’s childhood and background

7:35 Clip #2 with Heather & Helanna from Sept. 2021 Living with Addiction podcast

13:55 Similarities between Heather and Helanna wanting to numb out

14:30 Clip #3 with Heather & Helanna from Sept. 2021 Living with Addiction podcast

15:13 People pleasing and masking

32:09 Helanna’s rehabs and relapses

33:50 Clip #5 with Heather & Helanna from Oct. 2021 Living with Addiction podcast

35:40 Helanna’s last few days

37:41 Details about fentanyl

39:26 Getting “that phone call”

45:31 How Heather has stayed sane since her daughter’s death

50:40 Clip #6 with Heather & Helanna from Oct. 2021 Living with Addiction podcast

52:00 What Heather wishes she would’ve done differently

56:17 Destigmatizing addiction

In this week’s episode we will dive into a wonderfully effective and low-tech healing modality called EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique - or it’s sometimes just called Tapping. Beth’s guest is Andy Bryce, one of 26 remaining Founding EFT Masters in the world. EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques, which combines psychology and acupuncture. Andy takes Beth through a mini EFT session as part of this episode.

THIS EPISODE IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE because of the visual content of the tapping session.  Find the video of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYoW-LxFFes2EX71ENcFVCQ

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Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson

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TIME STAMPS:

2:13 What is EFT?

4:50 Emotions come in waves

7:20 What spurred Andy’s interest in alternative healing modalities?

10:00 EFT can be done with a practitioner or alone

11:45 All ages can benefit from EFT

16:08 How EFT can help parents calm their anxiety about their struggling teens

21:50 EFT can help cure phobias

22:23 Beth’s mini EFT session with Andy

37:02 How to help our children find meaning

In this week’s episode you will hear another family’s story of adolescent addiction and recovery. Dawn McCord’s son Carson had a tumultuous adolescence but he found recovery through wilderness therapy. Dawn’s new memoir "Chasing Carson: A Family's Journey through Adolescence, Addiction and Recovery," provides an honest account of their whole family’s healing process.

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How to find Dawn McCord and her book:

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Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson

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TIME STAMPS:

2:05 Did Carson give his blessing for the memoir?

3:35 Dawn and Beth are committed to reducing the shame around addiction

6:25 Adolescents’ risky behavior is part of normal development

9:30 Carson’s addiction story

14:11 Compounding the addiction story with poverty or racism

16:16 Ideas for helping our struggling kids

21:30 The dangers of social media for our kids

24:45 Carson progressed to heroin and found wilderness therapy

33:25 Reorganizing home rules and revising family habits

35:38 How Dawn has stayed sane

40:00 What Dawn would have done differently (hint: smart phones)

This week’s episode is about All The Diversities. Beth interviews Lyric Holmans, a non-binary, autistic self-advocate who runs the blog and Facebook page “The Neurodivergent Rebel” plus their company Neurodivergent Consulting.

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Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson

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TIME STAMPS:

2:13 What happens when autistic people tell the truth

5:45 Lyric’s late diagnosis

11:25 Diversity within the Neurodivergent population

14:02 Lyric’s acting on stage and in life

15:05 Lyric’s school experience

18:30 The eye contact issue

22:06 Definition of neurodivergent

28:56 ADHD and “Does not apply themselves”

34:48 How non-binary gender intersects with neurodiversity

37:55 Definition of non-binary gender

In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with an adult adoptee, Rebecca Autumn Sansom, who recently created an adoption documentary called Reckoning with the Primal Wound, a film that juxtaposes her own powerful adoption story with the wisdom of Nancy Verrier, who wrote The Primal Wound, the book that is considered to be the adoptee’s bible.

RESOURCES:

Information about Reckoning with the Primal Wound:

Other resources mentioned in this episode:

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Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

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TIME STAMPS:

1:37 How Rebecca got the idea for the film

4:11 Adoptive parent’s perspectives

7:11 Film screening info for 2/26/22

8:51 How the film triggered Rebecca and others

19:22 Adolescence and identity crises

25:05 Is Rebecca anti-adoption?

26:47 How the birth of Rebecca’s child affected her

29:15 Money in the adoption industry

30:58 Does Rebecca ever feel infantilized as an adult adoptee?

41:15 Advice for dealing with Joey’s adoption pain

45:55 Renting the film its eventual release

47:28 Join the Adoption Army!

49:03 Blonde Records info

In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with podcaster, motivational speaker, and writer Lona (LC) Currie. LC has recovered from long-term drug and alcohol misuse, and after he became stable as a sober person, he transitioned to his true gender. He was considered a “lost cause” by many, but now he is openly sharing his addiction experience to give others hope that recovery is always possible. His story will encourage everyone to come back home to their authentic selves.

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Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson

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TIME STAMPS

1:24 LC’s Transgender Mentor podcast

3:30 The start of LC’s addiction at age 11

5:47 LC’s advice for parents offering kids alcohol because “they’ll do it anyway”

6:51 The progression of LC’s addiction beyond alcohol

11:14 Moving to opiates

15:57 Suicide attempts and accidents

17:40 LC’s recovery story

19:30 Dealing with the core issues

25:00 Starting gender transition

26:50 The path back to LC’s authentic self

31:47 The shift that Covid has created

37:45 Enabling v. Tough Love

In this week’s episode, we’re sharing an interview Beth had on another mom’s podcast recently: Rebecca Greene’s The Whinypaluza Podcast. Here are some of the topics we cover:

- Why being a reactive parent isn’t helpful during times of stress.

- How teens can easily hide their drug use from their parents.

- What kinds of signs you should be looking for in your teenage children.

- How excessive drug use can lead to disregard for things they once loved.

- How relapse is a very real reality when dealing with a teen who struggles with addiction.

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Rebecca Greene’s The Whinypaluza Podcast

Mentioned in this episode:

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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie

Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao

Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith

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TIME STAMPS:

3:19 The start of The Whinypaluza Podcast episode

5:27 Why we started Safe Home and where we came up with the title

7:38 Staying out of reaction mode

9:42 How Joey hid drug use from us for 2 years

12:36 The warning signs we missed

14:54 How Beth tried to help Joey after we found out he was using drugs

18:35 How Beth kept herself sane through Joey’s travails

21:06 What has helped Joey

23:52 Advice to prevent your child using drug use

28:12 Let’s talk about sugar!

34:55 The main lesson Beth has learned

35:48 A bit about adoption trauma