By Jennifer Summerfeldt, MACP, CCC
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The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.
In this episode Jennifer walks you through a Loving Kindness meditation from ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) that was adapted from the Buddhist Loving Kindness meditation. You are encouraged to drop into a calm quiet space to let this guided process increase qualities of compassion and friendliness towards others, self, and those you have difficulty with. Jennifer closes with a small challenge: To practice this meditation everyday for a week and pay attention to the quality of your relationships afterwards.
To download a copy of the mediation you can go visit: www.actmindfully.com.au
Extra bonus: Read to your children as a relaxation tool.
Visit us: www.therapyformoms.ca
Birth workers: www.nsidoulatraining.com
In this episode of Fearless Friday Jennifer shares with you why ASK Therapy removed their presence from social media.
Jennifer highlights 4 points that informed this decision, and how it was also about mental health. Choosing an unconventional path to build a business and market, without social media, is a fearless decision to make during a time when social media is touted as the dominant way to market and grow your business in today's technocracy.
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In today's Mindful Monday episode, Jennifer guides you through a mini teaching about the foundational R's that help you 'do life well'. She prepares you to connect with your breath by introducing you to an orienting exercise to build emotional safety and she closes with a mindful exercise to tune into your breath as your friend.
To book a session with the ASK Therapy team you can visit www.therapyformoms.ca
For birth workers please visit www.nsidoulatraining.com
To order Jennifer's books Healing After Birth and Midwifery For The Soul, you can visit Amazon in your residing country.
In today's Mindful Monday episode Jennifer discusses what Dan Siegel calls 'flipping your lid' and the somatic experiencing acronym TIMES for emotional and mental regulation. You will be guided through a we exercise of TIMES. Even though you are invited to pay attention and notice each 'letter' as a separate embodied experience, the idea with this exercise is to practice changing 'channels'. So if you find yourself distracted and activated in one 'channel' of awareness you can learn how to dial into another area of focus, to shift attention.
If you are looking for therapeutic support you can book a complimentary intake call with our intake therapist at www.therapyformoms.ca and if you a doula or birth worker and want to learn how to embody these skills in your practice go to www.nsidoulatraining.com
Finally, if you have a question or topic you would like for me to address on the podcast please send us an email at [email protected]
We kick off Fearless Friday with an info episode all about fear through a nervous system informed lens. Remember these are short sound bites.
In this 20 min episode I introduce you to your survival system and your thriving system. I walk you through an embodied understanding of fear as a messenger. I lay the foundation principle of separating the emotional response to a survival state and the story the mind attaches to the sensation of fear.
Links and references provided throughout this episode:
Dr. Doug Tataryn and the Bio-emotive Framework > You can listen to our podcast chat HERE (note we got cut off a lot, however, the content is rich)
*note: I mentioned sadness as the third survival emotional however, Doug names anger and fear as the survival emotions. I explain why I link sadness to a survival emotion as it pertains to the dorsal vagal state of shut down and collapse.
To schedule an intake call with our intake therapist > www.therapyformoms.ca
To learn more about nervous system informed doula training > www.nsidoulatraining.com
In this guided meditation Jennifer guides you through an inner investigation into your three centres of knowing housed within your body - the gut brain, heart brain, and skull brain. Followed by an invitation to connect with above and below, so you feel deeply rooted. We close with a gentle invitation to hold a moment of gratitude in your heart centre.
To book a session with Jennifer and her team you can visit www.therapyformoms.ca
For birth workers please visit www.nsidoulatraining.com
To order Jennifer's books Healing After Birth and Midwifery For The Soul, you can visit Amazon in your residing country.
Jennifer shares about what she has been up to the past 18 months and her exciting news to pivot the podcast to include weekly mindful Mondays episodes that are short and full of soul medicine.
Please note: This podcast was recorded before the pandemic. However, I still believe it is a pertinent interview that needs to be shared.
What a thrilling conversation I had with Emily Kumler Kaplin!
Emily is passionate about women's health and how women are underrepresented within medical research.
In today's podcast Emily spoke about:
Emily's Bio
Emily Kumler Kaplan is an award-winning investigative journalist. As an ABC news staffer, newspaper reporter, columnist, and magazine writer, she has gone inside the minds of murderers, world leaders, celebrities, business innovators, and everyone in between. Emily’s fascination with how our personal narratives play a major role in our experiences makes her a captivating writer and speaker. She currently hosts the Empowered Health podcast. She contributes to the The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Good Morning America, The New York Daily News, Cosmopolitan Magazine, The Daily Beast, and other media outlets. She also writes a health column for Boston Magazine.
Emily’s current projects include:
Empowered Health Podcast: www.EmpoweredHealthShow.com, established to share evidence-based scientific research on women’s bodies, health, experiences that will allow them to lead healthier, happier lives
Column in Boston Magazine, Empowered Health with Emily Kumler
Prime Fitness: three brick and mortar wellness centers for middle-aged women www.MyPrimeFitness.com
Two business advice book deals with publisher, Harper Collins Leadership
Freelancing for: The New York Times, Daily Beast, New York Daily News, Boston Globe, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Good Morning American, 20/20 and Primetime
Emily's social profiles are:
I am thrilled to have had the pleasure of interviewing Anne. She holds a wealth of information and wisdom. She is passionate about all things related to motherhood and parenthood. I wanted to gather some of Anne's stories to share with all of you.
Together we explored these topics of conversation:
Bio: Anne Margolis, CNM, LM, MSN, BSN, RN
Anne Margolis is a Licensed Certified Nurse Midwife, Licensed Femme! Teacher, Certified Clarity Breathwork Practitioner, Yoga Teacher and practitioner. She is a 3rd generation guide to mommas birthing babies in her family. Anne has helped thousands of families in her 20+ year midwifery practice and has personally ushered the births of over 1000 healthy babies into the world. She has also guided countless human beings to heal from emotional pain, inner stress and trauma, tap into their strength and power, live fully and vibrantly, and reclaim their radiance, joyfulness, calm and overall sense of well-being.
Through her online childbirth course 'Love Your Birth', her online and in-person midwifery for pregnancy and postpartum support consultations, her birth professional mentoring, her holistic gynecology, Clairty Breathwork and Femme! experience offerings she infuses wisdom, compassion, inspiration, and joy into the entire process of women’s health care from teen aged years to menopause, as well as into facilitating incredible healing and wellness for both men and women of all ages.
Anne is a two times number one national and international best selling author of 'Natural Birth Secrets: An Insiders Guide How To Give Birth Holistically, Healthfully and Safely, and Love the Experience', and also 'Trauma Release Formula: The Revolutionary Step by Step Program for Eliminating Effects of Childhood Abuse, Trauma, Emotional Pain and Crippling Inner Stress, to Living in Joy without Drugs or Therapy.'
Anne’s work, insights and advice have been seen on TV shows and movies including 4 episodes of 'A Baby Story' on TLC Discovery Channel, and the award winning feature documentary, 'Orgasmic Birth' and 'The Human Longevity Project.'
To learn more about Anne and her incredible work check out her website: https://homesweethomebirth.com/anne-margolis
The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.