Unpacked Podcast

This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Pastor Shannon Johnson Friesen from Stonehouse Covenant Church.  We chat with Shannon about loving and connecting with her neighbours, insecurities and what she's been learning about herself as a pastor in a church plant (which is a churchy word for starting a church). Shannon shares what it's been like to start a church in a pandemic and be a female lead pastor in her hometown Steinbach, Manitoba. She shares the depth of love required in order to love her community.

Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

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Stonehouse Covenant Church 

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Unpacked Team! This week on Unpacked Tara and Evan chat about the upcoming holidays, our own traditions, reflect on the year and share some updates at the end! It's just the two of us! We chat about what navigating the holidays (whether that's exciting or challenging for you), we jump into our unpopular opinions of not making new year resolutions and basically we just have some fun answering this or that questions.  Enjoy!

Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

LINKS
Exploring Shame on The Unpacked Podcast
Art of Growth Podcast
Brene Brown Unlocking Us Podcast
Typology Podcast

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Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, and storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

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This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Maureen Speidel of Delta Psychological  Services in Chestermere and one of our absolute favourite people. Maureen returns with the Unpacked team to chat about navigating relationships in the pandemic. We chat with Maureen about the stress and tension causing relational breakdown of all kinds due to the pandemic. We talk about how the pandemic has affected relationships and the tensions that are present. Maureen shares her observations of the challenges her clients are facing, how to have difficult conversations while still maintaining a relationship, and signs and tips to watch for that lead to contempt. The Unpacked Team and Maureen acknowledge everyone has their own stance and opinion on the pandemic. Our hope is our conversation will be informative, respectful and helpful no matter what you stand. 

Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

LINKS

Gottman Institute Four Horsemen Concept
Maureen Speidel Delta Psychological Services

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Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, and storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

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This week on Unpacked Tara and Evan chat about expectations. It's just the two of us! We talk about what are expectations, the emotions behind them, the challenges we experience and how we can reflect and communicate them better so we can have healthier relationships with ourself and others. 

Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

Links:

• Brene Brown on Setting Expectations 
• The Gottman Institute on Truth and Relations 

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Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, and storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

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This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Jenna Fortinski and Nicki Kirlin  of Simply Jenna Podcast and Simply Counselling Services in Calgary. Jenna and Nicki are counsellors in Calgary and host a podcast together all about mental health and well-being. They give the tools and strategies to navigate challenges with real life scenarios. We chat with Jenna and Nicki about anxiety and depression, failures and the learnings in their own lives and how connection has become so so important especially now in the pandemic.  They share their philosophy of although the stories can be broken and complicated sometimes working through the solution is simple. And this week on the Simply Jenna podcast Evan and Christin are on sharing some of their life and story. 

Links
-Simply Jenna Podcast
-Simply Counselling Services Calgary 

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Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, and storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

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This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Gemma Miller. Gemma is a stay at home mama to four sweet children, a wife and advocate for adoption and fostering. We chat with Gemma about her story of growing up as an adoptive sibling and how that influenced the way she created a family. She shares insights and awareness about the ways she bonded with her siblings, her memories and how all of that has influenced how she parents and foster's children. Gemma gives advice and shares some common misconceptions around adoption. We wrap up National Adoption Month with Gemma’s story. It’s been a gift to share stories around adoption for all of November. 

Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

Links
-Adoption Options
-The Connected Child by Karen Purvis
-The enneagram and adoption episodes - Enneagram Journey

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Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, and storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

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This week on Unpacked Tara and Evan chat about adoption. We share about our personal stories as adoptive parents. Tara and Evan chat about the process of international adoption, misconceptions, support, questions we get asked, racism and advice for potential adoptive parents. In honour of National Adoption Month the Unpacked team will be continuing to share stories around adoption for all of November. 

Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

Links
-Adoption Options
-The Connected Child by Karen Purvis
-The enneagram and adoption episodes - Enneagram Journey

Support the show

Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, and storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

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This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Magalie Knopf. Magalie is a social worker and kinship worker with Secwépemc Child and Family Services Agency in Kamloops, British Columbia. Magalie is an adult adoptee born in Haiti, advocate for adoption and former youth group student of Evan’s. We chat with Magalie about her story as an adoptee and how that has influenced her life and career. She shares insights and awareness work in coming to understand her identity. Magalie gives advice and shares some common misconceptions around adoption. In honour of National Adoption Month the Unpacked team will be continuing to share stories around adoption for all of November. 

Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

Links
-Adoption Options
-The Connected Child by Karen Purvis
-The enneagram and adoption episodes - Enneagram Journey

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Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, and storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

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This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Sheryl Proulx . Sheryl is the Executive Director and Social Worker at Adoption Options in Alberta. Sheryl is a mother, birth parent and advocate for adoption. We chat with Sheryl about her journey as a birth mom and how that influenced her career as a social worker and ultimately the leader at Adoption Options.  She shares the work she has done, the beauty of adoption as an option for people and how they work to care for everyone involved in the adoption story. Sheryl gives advice, insights into her own awareness journey and more. In honour of National Adoption Month the Unpacked team will be continuing to share stories around adoption for all of November. 

Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

Links
-Adoption Options
-The Connected Child by Karen Purvis
-The enneagram and adoption episodes - Enneagram Journey

Support the show

Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, and storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

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This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Patricia Sproule . Patricia or Patty as we know her is the President and CEO of Sproule Consulting, former school board trustee,  Executive Director with Synergy, an amazing advocate for youth in Chestermere. We chat with Patty about her life growing up as an indigenous person, her story to coming to love and advocate for kids and what she has learned along the way.  She shares some of the challenges and advice as a leader to younger future leaders. Patty is also a dear friend and someone we’ve been lucky enough to collaborate on projects and share our office space with. 

Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

Links
-Synergy Chestermere
-South Star Podcast with Rob Bell
-Raise funds for mental health (I remember Abeg pins)

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Unpacked is a podcast exploring life as messy people. It’s conversations with counsellors, leaders, and storytellers discussing the experiences of being human. We talk about the strength that comes from big messy failures and vulnerable moments so we can learn to live more authentically. Subscribe and leave us a review!

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