The Shift Show

Do you find it difficult to create and maintain friendships as an adult? Well, you’re not the only one. Only a small number of Canadians would say they are ‘satisfied’ with their social lives.

Why is this? What are the barriers to making friends in adulthood and what are some ways to get past these barriers? Zac and Shift clinician Sam Greenwood explore all of these questions.

They’ll also look at some of the limiting beliefs that tend to sabotage our friend making efforts. Join us for this super relatable episode of The Shift Show.

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What is community? What on earth is a 'block connector' and what does it mean to 'be elfed'? Andrea and Zac sit down with our guests this week: Carla Stolte and Jay Summach of the Westmount Community in Edmonton to get into all of this and more.

As members of the Westmount Community League, Jay and Carla share their experience of living in a tight-knit community in a disconnected world.

What makes a community connected? How has community connectedness changed over time? What can we do to be more connected with our neighbours?

All this and more unpacked on this episode of The Shift Show.

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Recorded during the wake of the pandemic, Andrea and Zac have a timely discussion about the widespread issue of loneliness and the importance of social connection. 

Where does our drive for social interaction and connectivity come from? What hinders social connectivity and what fosters it? How can we improve our relationships and feel closer to the people in our lives? 

All this and more on this episode of The Shift Show! 

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Shift psychologist Sarah O'Brien sits down with Michelle Okere, the CEO of Compassion House Foundation, to try and understand the emotional journey that many individuals experience during their cancer treatment and recovery. 

Michelle and Sarah discuss some of the common, and even surprising, emotions that cancer survivors experience, from guilt to relief. They also take a look at some tips to help cancer survivors with emotional regulation and coping.  Michelle and Sarah explore some of the ways that friends and family can support the cancer survivor in their lives and some of the ways that this can be challenging for both parties.

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Zac shares his experience of dealing with Attention Deficit Disorder. He discusses being able to understand some of the symptoms that his ADD created in childhood, like not being able to sustain mental effort in early assignments in school. When something was not stimulating enough to hold his attention in childhood he often encountered shame-based accusations of being lazy, stupid or destructive.

Zac also discusses the often neglected, positive coping strategies and behaviours which ADHD may produce. Zac also refers to the book, “Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder“, by Edward M. Hallowell (Author), John J. Ratey (Author). It covers some of the advantageous characteristics of ADD.  

Olga explores anxiety as a secondary symptom or co-morbid disorders that present as a result of untreated ADD. On average children receive as much as 10X negative feedback from adults. Over time, depending on the personality of the child and depending on if the child has supportive adult figures in their life; children can suffer anxiety or depressive disorders.


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Sometimes people think they need couples counselling, when they actually need some intense individual therapy. Zac Erickson and Dr. Lindsay Sewall help tease these apart so you can recognize when limiting beliefs are at the core of relationship issues.

Limiting beliefs can look like perfectionism, sensitivity to rejection, or an unwillingness to consider someone else’s perspective. We go over several different limiting beliefs and how they show up in your relationship.

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Shifter and full-time mom Sarah O'Brien shares her experience with pregnancy, birth and everything in between.

What are some of the secret struggles women go through during pregnancy? What are postpartum depression and anxiety really like and how common are they? How do men and women experience pregnancy and birth differently? Is there a right way to give birth? How about a right way to care for your newborn? Andrea and Sarah discuss all these questions and more on this episode. 

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Join Zac and Natasha as they discuss some of the feelings of disgust and shame which often arise in regards to conversations about sex. These ideas are embedded in historical issues of control, whether it be religion or family inheritance. 

They explore the age old question of, “What makes for a good healthy sexuality?”  There are a lot of things which we see as being tied to a healthy sexual relationship. Some of these things are culturally ingrained or learned through our family or friend groups growing up. Some are tied to evolutionary or biological programs running unconsciously. 

Natasha puts forth six principles which seem to be factors based on the research. 

1. Issues around consent and duty. 
2. Being non-exploitative – In a sense punishing the other one if we don’t get what we want. 
3. Unwanted pregnancy and STI’s – practicing safe sex and being open and honest about sexual history 
4. Honesty – “Can I be honest about my sexual preferences?” 
5. Shared Values – not living in alignment with the values you hold can cause problems.
6. Mutual Pleasure – prioritizing each other's sexual pleasure. Feeling guilty can result from following the wrong or someone else’s narrative script for how we should act and why.

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Welcome to the Shift Show, where we use psychological insight to unravel the craziness of life for you. From childhood traumas to why you’re attracted to narcissists. From overthinking your social interactions to why you’re struggling to grow your business. It’s all here, and we’ve left the psychobabble out.

This especially delicious podcast experience is brought to you by our friends at Shift Psych, the people who deliver a results-driven and innovative approach in therapy-land.

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How are family dynamics changing over time? What needs to be done to create a nurturing and stable family? Zac and Andrea take an in-depth look into the family dynamic. Specifically, what each partner needs to do in order to satisfy the needs of the family members and what communication between one another should look like.

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