In this episode, Melissa shares with me what Yoga Therapy is about. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that there is a lot of crossover between my trauma training background and the Yoga Therapy approach. What started as a podcast interview, ended up becoming a beautiful conversation, where Melissa and I shared with one another our perspective on …

Sasha Cuff has spent the last 25 years studying and exploring trauma and trauma resolution of all types. Sasha combines his knowledge of how Relational (attachment) trauma affects our body (aka Nervous System). He has a unique way of describing his understanding of trauma along with how Psychedelics create what he calls "a match made in heaven" for…

This month I am offering you a short podcast where I offer a tool that might possibly help calm you and bring you back to yourself. If you notice that it is hard for you to achieve this sense of calm, I offers reasons why it might be hard for you at times (or maybe all the time). My intention is to support you in your healing and moving towards fee…

This month I invited my husband, Andreas, to join me to talk about our relationship and his healing journey. We cover what it is like to show up for your relationship from a mans perspective. Andreas shares about his recent experiences joining a Men's group (Samurai Brotherhood). He also reflects on the changes that he has experienced over the last…

Shahar is a psychotherapist who has a rich history of working with addictions and trauma recovery. In this interview, Shahar shares everything from life breaking you open, early developmental trauma and his relationship to spirituality.We start this conversation with Shahar sharing what he is reflecting on at this stage of his life. We then cover s…

In this episode Tracy and I talk about her amazing new book "Women who walk with Horses". This is a fun conversation about the art of combining healing and horses. As the book title suggests, Tracy focuses on what she has noticed while observing women transform in the presence of the generous spirit of a horse. Her insight into how women seem to re…

All parts of you are Welcome! I am honoured to talk to Delyse about the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of therapy. Her rich background, where she got her start as a Social Worker in London then transitioning into more experiential models of therapy including Gestalt, Relational Life Therapy (RLT) and IFS. Delyse has a beautiful way of explaini…

Chaz Franke has his Bachelors and Masters of Psychology and is a Licensed clinical Social worker. The expansive space he holds for others seems to naturally create enough safety to explore often hard to reach places in ourself. My experience of him is that he embodies authenticity and honesty. I am especially inspired by the fact that he is a man i…

In this Episode I excitedly share, what I believe, is a magical connection between spirituality and trauma-informed healing. By drawing upon new information (to me) about a form of therapy called Internal Family Systems along with what I have learned about Polyvagal theory, Early Developmental Trauma Resolution and my limited understanding of Relat…

For starters, in my intro to this episode, I reference it as Episode 9. It is in fact, episode 10. More important than that mistake I made, this episode takes a look back over how parts of 2020 affected me. I would be curious to hear other people's stories about how the pandemic might have co-created some inner reflections. After around 10 minutes …

In this episode, I have a rich conversation with a colleague, Bonnie Davis. Bonnie has been developing her skills as a trauma informed counsellor and craniosacral therapist for 15 years. Along with the many trainings she has taken, she was also an amazing teaching assistant to me while I took Myrna Martin's Pre & Perinatal Professional Training. Sh…

In this episode, I share some of the neurobiology of how we can relate or respond to our intimate partner and close relationships. As you may know I have studied Early Developmental Trauma, but am currently enrolled in a course where I am learning from amazing therapists and teachers, Terry Real and Juliane Taylor Shore. They have taken some comple…

In this episode I share with you what the 'Principles of the Circle' are and how they had a profound affect on my healing journey. As I share the Principles, I suggest imagining how this could be integrated into our everyday lives and support our relationships. Later in the episode I talk about how the guiding principles of the circle changed the w…

In this episode, I share some basic information about what can affect your nervous system during the early days of your development. I also explain how those events can affect you in the long run. I also touch on how birth can affect you and your nervous system. I hope this episode answers form questions for you or supports you to feel like you hav…

In this episode I talk with my friend and colleague about Parenting. As we learn more about early development and how much it has an impact on how we respond to our world when we grow up, it feels important to support parents to have tools to change patterns that we know may not be serving you or your family. Sarah has years of experience as a coun…

In this Episode I talk to Anniken Chadwick, a pelvic health physiotherapist who has integrated multiple trainings into her practice including IBP (Integrated Body Psychotherapy). IBP is a somatic Psychotherapy practice that addresses your history, emotions and trauma history to better get to the root cause of your pain or dysfunction. The combinati…

In this episode I am fortunate enough to interview my teacher, Myrna Martin. Myrna is one of the leaders in teaching the Pre and Perinatal model of healing. I ask Myrna to tell us how she came to be where she is now in her life, what embodiment means to her, and I also ask her how she sees spirituality fitting in to all of this. She tells us about …

In this episode, I share with you the relevant history that explains how I ended up deciding it was a good idea to start a podcast. I cover some of the struggles I experienced from my teens throughout my mid twenties and then transition into how I ended up choosing a career as an RMT (Registered Massage Therapist). I share some stories about my jou…

I cover why addressing trauma work can be so profound (in general) and why it might be especially important for some of you at this time. I quickly recorded this episode after working on the first two episodes of my new podcast for the last couple of months. So much has changed in the last two weeks. I spend most of this episode addressing what is …