Embodied Healing Journey

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 healing and supporting clients land safely in their body. Melissa shares what 'client-led' means and how powerful it is to be supported by a practitioner who is putting you in the driver seat (something you may not have gotten earlier in your life, or maybe even now!). 

Melissa is a Yoga Therapist and a Yoga teacher. She also teaches group classes, weaving in her Yoga Therapy presence. She is also a teacher for the Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Training. 

To find Melissa 

Personal website: https://www.bodymindwisdom.ca

Pheonix Rising: https://pryt.com

Local (the the Sunshine Coast, BC) Yoga Studio and classes: https://yogabythesea.ca

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 creating an optimal environment for healing these deep trauma patterns.

If you are someone who is interested in all things trauma resolution and want to hear from someone who has the added lens of how psychedelics can support the process like no other method; you will love hearing from Sasha as much as I did. 

To access his Masterclass: https://www.nectara.co/masterclasses/physiology-of-trauma?via=kendra

Contact Sasha about his training offerings or help finding a therapist: ahimsa@sashacuff.com

The Poem: “How I became a Warrior” by Jeff Foster

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 feeling more at peace within yourself.

Once you are done listening, you might want to ask yourself "Who is driving my bus"?

Until next month! 

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 couple of years. 

Here is a link to the Men's group that Andreas is participating in: https://samuraibrotherhood.com

Check to see if the Samurai Brotherhood has a group in your community!

At the beginning I talk about a book called "How to do the Work" by Nicole LaPera. You can google her or find her on instagram the.holistic.psychologist (thanks Erin McLean for this recommendation!)

Nicole LePera Website: https://theholisticpsychologist.com

If you are interested in learning more about any of this, feel free to contact Andreas or myself. 

kendratize@gmail

andreastize@gmail

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 explaining why connection and transformation are crucial parts of coming more deeply into ourselves. She also shares with me how our early environment affects us and shapes our responses and the defensive parts that form to protect us later in life (often to our own detriment). You can tell through how she talks that there is so much respect for the process of healing and she appreciates where her clients are at in their life and journey. She holds a safe, curious and compassionate space which shines through in this interview.

To find Delyse:

https://counselling-vancouver.com/delyse-ledgard/

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 Relational Life Therapy (with Terry Real).

As you may know, I have been wondering for quite some time "Where and how does our spirit/soul intersect with trauma healing?" I feel that Richard Schwartz PhD, creator of Internal Family Systems has come the closest to expressing it of any teachings I have ever come across.

I am so excited in this episode and so passionately wish to share with you what I think I have discovered that at times I sound a little scattered and may not totally make sense. I decided to leave it all in though. If you follow my excited rambling, it is either because we are kindred spirits or you are as into this stuff as I am! 

Episode with Tim Ferris and Richard Schwartz: https://tim.blog/2021/01/14/richard-schwartz-internal-family-systems/

Internal Family System website: https://ifs-institute.com/

Terry Real Website: https://terryreal.com/

Lissa Rankin webiste: https://lissarankin.com/

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 of talking about myself, I start sharing my perspective on spirit/soul, a bit on energy work (and how much I actually don't understand it) then get into the basics of Polyvagal theory with an intention of sharing how this information can offer an empowering path to healing. 

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. She also runs classes (in person and online) to support Mom's and Babies/Toddlers as they transition into this world and into relationship with one another. 

When my daughter was about 3 years old, I attended one of her classes and to this day remember getting so much supportive information about raising toddlers and growing children. 

I hope you enjoy listening to Bonnie as much as I did! If you want to learn more about what Bonnie offers to parents, individuals and professionals please check out her website. 

http://www.familycontinuum.com

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 complex topics and simplified it for me in a way that has inspired me so much, I want to attempt to share it with you! 

To learn more about Terry Real, go to terryreal.com

For an image of the brain (for the purposes of this episode): https://www.dynamicpotential.com/fear-and-uncertainty-steps-to-help-you-manage-your-mind/

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 way I see some spiritual practices.  Specifically the ones that tend towards a more hierarchical model while also not including our relationship with our body. 

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 have a slightly deeper understanding of how our body can affect our lives. 

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 counsellor and teacher in this field.  As a way to support learning about development and how our brains respond to stress, Sarah has written a children's book called "The animals in my brain" as a way to educate parents and children about how our brain reacts to stress and also some tips or ideas about what to do. If you are a parent and are looking for a starting point to support your understanding of our body, I would recommend checking this book out! 

We also talk about why experiential learning is so powerful. It takes ideas out of our mind, into our body. Once we feel something in our body, it feels more relevant to us and really seems to contribute to motivating positive change. 

For more information about Sarah or her book: https://sarahjoseph.ca

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 combination of her trainings gives her a unique, holistic and integrated approach to working with people. Anniken has a practice in Vancouver, British Columbia as well as on the Sunshine Coast (where I live) just outside of Vancouver. For more information about Anniken or to book with her, check out her website www. thecheerfulpelvis.com

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 how brain structures can be affected especially in the early (really early!) days of our development.

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 journey into my professional career and the defining moments in my life and career that led me to where I am today. It seems that my soul has been on an intentional journey to tenaciously search inward for answers around healing and the desire to support others in their healing journey. Big Love. 

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 happening for some of us since the pandemic hit North America. I will share my proper introduction in the next episode.