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  • The power of communication and conflict resolution in divorce and co-parenting with guest Heidi Dinning

    This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Heidi Dinning, who is a  CDC®Certified Divorce Coach and CDC®Certified Divorce Transition and Recovery Coach.  She is also a Certified High-Conflict Communications Strategist and Co-parenting Communications Specialist.  After going through her divorce and her parent’s divorce, she recognized a gap that desperately needed to be filled.  The space between acknowledging that divorce was the next step and meeting at the lawyer's office. We chat about what a Certified Divorce Coach is, how the process works, and why it can be helpful during a very challenging time. Heidi walks with her clients through one of the most difficult times in their life with specific and tailored support and a plan designed for your family and life. 

    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
    -
    Heidi Dinnig Divorce Coach
    -
    Order - Reorder - Disorder by Richard Rohr
    -
    Parenting Strategies for young children in divorce

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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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    *music by Bensound

    1 hr 20 min
  • A look at attachment theory with Maureen Speidel Trauma and Relationship Psychologist

    This week on Unpacked are chatting with guest Maureen Speidel of Delta Psychological  Services in Chestermere and one of our absolute favourite people.  She specializes in Trauma and Attachment, is trained in EMDR, is a Circle of Security Facilitator and educated in the Neuro-Sequential Model of Therapeutics. Maureen returns with the Unpacked team to chat attachment theory. We chat with Maureen about the four attachment styles, how they develop in children, the role they play as an adult in all forms of relationships, how they affect relationships and how to move towards secure attachment. 

    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
    -Maureen Speidel
    Delta Psychological Services
    -
    Enneagram Coaching with Evan
    -
    Attachment Theory 

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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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    *music by Bensound

    1 hr 13 min
  • Next generation of men and boys experiencing less pain and cause less harm with guest Jake Stika

    This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Jake Stika, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Next Gen Men. We chat with Jake on gender-based issues related to the social and emotional development of young men and boys, the health and well-being of men in communities, workplaces and their vision for a future where boys & men experience less pain, and cause less harm. We talk about power dynamics, breaking down gender roles, what to say to young men and boys, how to create more inclusive spaces at home, school and at work. 

    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
    -
    Next Gen Men
    -
    Raising Next Gen Men Course Online
    -
    Next Gen Men Learning Tools 
    -
    @nextgenmen

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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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    *music by Bensound

    1 hr 5 min
  • Recover from disruption, find purpose, and achieve financial freedom with guest Keisha Blair

    This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Keisha Blair, CEO, Founder and award-winning, international bestselling Author of the Holistic Wealth series. Plus host of the @holisticwealthpodcast. We chat with Keisha about the messy and tragic life lessons she learned from loosing her husband at age 34 with two small babies. Shares about life as an entrepreneur, economist, boss and her movement towards holistic wealth (mind, body, spiritual health + financial). She has a passion for empowering women in particular to understand finances. Holistic Wealth was created to empower and provide a framework for achieving your dreams to gain more power and freedom over your time and money. Author Keisha Blair provides strategies that will help you find balance and success. By following actionable, comprehensive steps from experts in a wide array of fields, this engaging book will guide you on your path to serenity.

    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
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    Life Lessons From A Woman Who Lost Her Husband At Age 31
    -Holistic Wealth Book
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    Keisha Blair Contact
    -
    Holistic Wealth Podcast
    -Follow @
    holisticwealthpodcast and @keishaoblair

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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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    *music by Bensound

    57 min
  • Everyday Enneagram: Type 7 with guest Jennifer Massig

    This week on Unpacked we are chatting with guest Jennifer Massig, CEO of Manga Engineering Services Inc. We talk with Jennifer about her experiences as an enneagram type 7, how she learned her type, and stories it shows up in her past and present. Plus the gifts and burdens she carries and practices for growth.

    Everyday Enneagram is co-hosted by Tara Linsley and Evan Dewald unpacking life as each enneagram type with regular, growing people like you and me.  Evan and Tara go through all 9 types of the personality tool that reveals motive and helps to shed light on the truth present in our lives.

    The goal is to talk about the path to discovering your core number AND develop compassion for yourself and the other 8 types. As all content under Unpacked we aim to have conversations that grow in self awareness and help our audience improve relationships at work and home. Using the lens of the enneagram and story telling we unpack the messiness of life, because we believe that's where we find growth.

    Everyday Enneagram is brought to you by Recess Creek Coaching and Magna Engineering Services

    Recess Creek Coaching with Evan Dewald
    Helping you to look at your story through the enneagram and encouraging you towards writing a new story,  greater health and relationships in all areas of your life. Book a free 15 minute discovery call today at unpackedpod.ca/coaching    

    Magna Engineering Services is a civil engineering consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative, cost-effective infrastructure solutions for municipalities and communities throughout Western Canada. Learn more about Magna Engineering Services at magnaengineering.ca 

    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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    *music by Bensound

    1 hr 6 min
  • Listening to Indigenous voices and shifting the value with guest Tandi Purych

    This week on Unpacked we are chatting with Tandi Purych. Tandi, Indigenous Social Worker with Trellis Foundation. The Unpacked team chats with Tandi about her life and story growing up as an indigenous woman. She shares about her culture, the pain and trauma that was and continues to be inflicted. She talks with us about the ways she cares for herself when she experiences racism and gives her thoughts on practical ways to be an ally and a part of the healing work toward reconciliation and inclusion in our neighbourhood, city and world.

    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
    -Trellis Foundation
    -Charlotte McLeod Unpacked Episode on Reconciliation
    -Summary of the Truth & Reconciliation Report
    -Truth & Reconciliation Calls to Action
    -My Name is Shield Woman by Ruth Scalplock
    -History of Residential Schools in Canada

    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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    *music by Bensound

    1 hr 9 min
  • Everyday Enneagram: Type 6 with guest Linda Sambrook

    This week on Unpacked we are chatting with guest Linda Sambrook, Enneagram Coach and former Executive Assistant.  We talk with Linda about her experiences as an enneagram type 6, how she learned her type, and stories it shows up in her past and present. Plus the gifts and burdens she carries and practices for growth.

    Everyday Enneagram is co-hosted by Tara Linsley and Evan Dewald unpacking life as each enneagram type with regular, growing people like you and me.  Evan and Tara go through all 9 types of the personality tool that reveals motive and helps to shed light on the truth present in our lives.

    The goal is to talk about the path to discovering your core number AND develop compassion for yourself and the other 8 types. As all content under Unpacked we aim to have conversations that grow in self awareness and help our audience improve relationships at work and home. Using the lens of the enneagram and story telling we unpack the messiness of life, because we believe that's where we find growth.

    Everyday Enneagram is brought to you by Recess Creek Coaching and Magna Engineering Services

    Recess Creek Coaching with Evan Dewald
    Helping you to look at your story through the enneagram and encouraging you towards writing a new story,  greater health and relationships in all areas of your life. Book a free 15 minute discovery call today at unpackedpod.ca/coaching    

    Magna Engineering Services is a civil engineering consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative, cost-effective infrastructure solutions for municipalities and communities throughout Western Canada. Learn more about Magna Engineering Services at magnaengineering.ca 

    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!

    Instagram:@theunpackedpod
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    @theunpackedpod
    unpackedpod.ca

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    *music by Bensound

    1 hr 2 min
  • Raising healthy and resilient kids in divorce with guest Dr. Mitch Colp
    This week on Unpacked we are chatting with guest Dr. Mitch, Registered Psychologist and founder of Hexagon Psychology.  We chat with Dr. Mitch on kids and divorce and how to support them in the transition. He shares how to healthy spaces for your child to express their emotions and adjusting to change at different ages, what to watch for, strategies to cope, co-parenting and raising resilient kids. Dr. Mitch has a  Ph.D. in  Applied Child Psychology from the University of Calgary. He has graduate training and research primarily focused on how individuals build resiliency and effectively navigate large challenges in life. 

    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
    -Hexagon Psychology (@hexagonpsychology)
    -Follow @mitch.colp on instagram
    -Anxiety Canada
    Kids Help Phone / Text
    -Call 211 (in Alberta)

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    *music by Bensound

    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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    *music by Bensound

    1 hr 15 min
  • Everyday Enneagram: Type 5 with guest Kosha Carstens
    This week on Unpacked we are chatting with guest Kosha Carstens, Senior Specialist, Neuroscience at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. We talk with Kosha about her experiences as an enneagram type 5, how she learned her type, and stories it shows up in her past and present. Plus the gifts and burdens she carries and practices for growth.

    Everyday Enneagram is co-hosted by Tara Linsley and Evan Dewald unpacking life as each enneagram type with regular, growing people like you and me.  Evan and Tara go through all 9 types of the personality tool that reveals motive and helps to shed light on the truth present in our lives.

    The goal is to talk about the path to discovering your core number AND develop compassion for yourself and the other 8 types. As all content under Unpacked we aim to have conversations that grow in self awareness and help our audience improve relationships at work and home. Using the lens of the enneagram and story telling we unpack the messiness of life, because we believe that's where we find growth.

    Everyday Enneagram is brought to you by Recess Creek Coaching and Magna Engineering Services

    Recess Creek Coaching with Evan Dewald
    Helping you to look at your story through the enneagram and encouraging you towards writing a new story,  greater health and relationships in all areas of your life. Book a free 15 minute discovery call today at unpackedpod.ca/coaching    

    Magna Engineering Services is a civil engineering consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative, cost-effective infrastructure solutions for municipalities and communities throughout Western Canada. Learn more about Magna Engineering Services at magnaengineering.ca 

    Support the show

    Instagram:@theunpackedpod
    Facebook:
    @theunpackedpod
    unpackedpod.ca

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    *music by Bensound

    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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    *music by Bensound

    1 hr 3 min
  • Using circles of trust and a journey towards wholeness with guest Dan Hines

    This week on Unpacked we are chatting with guest Dan Hines, Leadership Coach, Activist, and Poet. We chat with Dan on the Circle of Trust approach, which is distinguished by principles and practices intended to create a process of shared exploration. He shares how this practice creates a space where people can learn to trust their inner voice find the courage to act on it. Dan offers group sessions in leadership, personal and professional development and spiritual growth: online and in-person. He uses the Circle of Trust approach, which is distinguished by principles and practices intended to create a process of shared exploration. It is a space where people can find trust to nurture their personal and professional integrity and to find the courage to act on it. This way of being together has the power to transform individuals, families, workplaces and communities.

    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
    -Dan Hines Coaching / Retreats
    -Recovery Podcast
    -Parker Palmer Circles of Trust 

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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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    unpackedpod.ca

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    *music by Bensound

    1 hr 1 min

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