#Parenting…Who? Podcast

Join me in my conversation with Kathleen Elliott as she talks about her Student Intern experience! Kathleen shares how her love of connecting with people; their stories and community through travels in Nepal, a Cree Nation Reserve back to her roots in Fredericton (and now in Alberta)! Kathleen can be reached at: kathleen.ocp@gmail.com

SE® Therapist Avdeep Bahra HearthMath Certified Coach, Certified Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner and Occupational Therapist www.innerhealing.ca Join myself and my and SE® colleague Avdeep Bahra of Inner Healing near Toronto, ON. You can check out Avdeep's bio and work at inerhealing.ca [https://www.innerhealing.ca/about-avdeep/] This podcast series is a direct practice offering and perspective from certified SE® Practitioners. My guest today, Avdeep has a unique perspective that saw her finding the SE® work after suffering a concussion. Avdeep shares her deep resonance with the nervous system physiology having worked previously as an Occupational Therapist in a neuro rehab unit. She shares how she appreciated the integration of older traditions and practices, how they became somewhat packaged and teachable with SE® and it help fill a gap that as missing for her on her healing journey post-concussion. She has training and experience in tai chi eg expansion /contraction, natural rhythms of nature and is completing a Tao of Trauma course too ( 5 Element Chinese Medicine and SE® touch). She speaks of presence and connectedness as benefits to the teachings of Somatic Experiencing™. Avdeep connected with a hashtag she created prior to learning SE® ~ #fromlonlinesstoconnection. The messaging behind this hashtag now vibrates more for her than ever before; an impulse in her that there is something more finally arose! Avdeep has created and runs virtual healing groups using Somatic Experiencing™ ! She is one of the only individuals I have talked to to date that does this. I think group work is incredibly powerful and I enjoyed hearing about this group in our podcast today. My colleagues words enlighten me as a mental health clinician. They help me to further understand the limitations just one kind of training lens, in my case mental health, how this can indirectly and unintentionally limit the scope and depth of trauma healing work. This is why I created this series. I believe trauma work is expansive, it is complicated. Embracing the togetherness that is knowledge, information and experience is enriching and healing. As a body of helping professionals we can not, and should not, do this work in isolation. Join us for a conversation that enlightens others on the clinical work that is SE® whether you are curious about starting with a practitioner for your own personal journey or if you are a professional curious about what all this hype is about, this trauma modality known as Somatic Experiencing™ [https://traumahealing.org/se-101/]

SE® Therapist Jane Gotch Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis Master Teacher and Choreographer www.resilientbodygyrotonic.com Join myself and my and SE® colleague Jane Gotch of Resilient Body Gyrotonic in Toronto, ON. You can check out Jane's bio and work at resilientbodygyrotonic.com. This podcast series is a direct practice offering and perspective from certified SE® Practitioners. My guest today, Jane Gotch has both personal and professional experience as a movement specialist and dancer. Jane offers an aspiring perspective to the depths of Somatic Experiencing™ work through movement and dance. This offering allows you, the listener, to understand what we think and experience as somatic work practice. My colleagues words enlighten me as a mental health clinician. They help me to further understand the limitations just one kind of training lens, in my case mental health, how this can indirectly and unintentionally limit the scope and depth of trauma healing work. This is why I created this series. I believe trauma work is expansive, it is complicated. Embracing the togetherness that is knowledge, information and experience is enriching and healing. As a body of helping professionals we can not, and should not, do this work in isolation. This episode shares some fun and informative details with Jane who uses her body as a tool for deep exploration in movement. For her, this intuitive viewpoint creates an idea of how one can build awareness through movement, what it means to “train into your nervous system” as Jane says. It creates “harmonious participation”. Join us for a conversation that enlightens others on the clinical work that is SE® whether you are curious about starting with a practitioner for your own personal journey or if you are a professional curious about what all this hype is about, this trauma modality known as Somatic Experiencing™ [https://traumahealing.org/se-101/]

Candy Smith Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Somatic Experiencing™ (SE®) Practitioner Registered Play Therapist/Supervisor https://www.candysmithcounseling.com/ Join myself and my mental health clinician and SE® colleague Candy Smith of a Candy Smith Compassionate Counseling https://www.candysmithcounseling.com]. Candy Smith Compassionate Counseling is located in Leawood, Kansas. You can check out Candy's bio and clinic at candysmithcounseling.com. Candy earned her Masters Degree in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling at California State University, Fullerton in 1993. She became a Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner in 2001 and has continued to assist and provide SE® sessions and consults. Candy is a PACT trained Marriage Therapist using Somatic Principles to help couples communicate and regulate. She also is just finishing a year of study with Deb Dana on becoming a Polyvagal informed Psychotherapist. Candy has almost 30 years of practice in psychotherapy and has a passion for integrating trauma work with mindfulness that helps her clients move through past traumas, understand how their ego states keep them stuck and move into the reality of their present lives. “I believe if you choose to do this hard, courageous work your lives will transform and you will be able to live a balanced life with connection to your body, your emotions and your truth”. Candy is physically located in the U.S. State of Kansas. This podcast episode is a front line direct practice offering and perspective from the first-hand experience of certified SE® Practitioners. This episode shares some fun and informative details with Candy around mental health and the integration of the trauma modality known as Somatic Experiencing™ [https://traumahealing.org/se-101/] We discuss SE® training and how it changes one personally and professionally in a way to enlighten those who may be interested in seeking body-based healing therapy be it professionally or personally. Join us for a conversation that enlightens others on the clinical work that is Somatic Experiencing™ Candy talks about how adults have lost the capacity for play and are often led by fear. She discusses in this episode, how play essentially is the way to experience joy and be in the here and now. This assists us to be more relational, reasonable and open. Candy shares how SE® makes going to work as a therapist joyful and provides hope by helping clients connect to their body and brain, taking away the shame of their mental health issues. SE® is a human experience really feeling the nervous system, slowly, while learning to sit with the uncomfortable by focussing and imagining play. There are misconceptions from individuals who have not experienced SE®, but it taps into something that creates a new experience which alleviates the client.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/alicia-shameer-ottawa-on/958222 Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), RP (Q), MACP Thanks for stopping by! I'm Alicia and would love to support you on your journey to growth and awareness. I am passionate about working with people to help them reach a mindset and a place inside themselves where they feel comfortable and empowered, emotionally and physically. I know that sometimes it may be hard to open up to someone and I want you to know that you are never required to talk about anything you don't want to. My goal is to create a warm, non-judgmental space for you to feel comfortable to bring in any thought or concern that you would like to discuss throughout our sessions. In individual therapy, I have an interest in working with adolescents and adults experiencing concerns with trauma and abuse related topics, relationship and intimacy concerns, anxiety, depression, eating concerns and addictions. In couples therapy and family therapy, I work with members to restore balance, intimacy and safety in their connections. I use a holistic approach to counselling by integrating various treatment models into sessions. I look forward to meeting you and supporting you along your journey. Feel free to contact me if you would like to schedule an appointment. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know and I would be happy to assist.

Tiffany Burtch, MSc., RP, SEP Registered Psychotherapist Visit Tiffany's Website [https://www.agoldenthreadpsychotherapy.com/tiffany-burtch.html] Join myself and my mental health clinician and SE® colleague Tiffany Burtch of a Golden Thread Psychotherapy [https://www.agoldenthreadpsychotherapy.com/]. A Golden Thread Psychotherapy is located in Guelph, ON, you can check out Tiffany's bio and clinic at agoldenthreadpsychotherapy.com. Tiffany is a Registered Psychotherapist in the province of Ontario and has a Masters degree in Couple and Family Therapy from the University of Guelph as well as an Undergraduate Degree in Sexuality, Marriage and Family Studies. She has worked in the mental health sector with children and adults of all ages dealing with several issues including attachment, trauma, couple and family relationship difficulties and a number of mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, and borderline personality disorder. Tiffany is happy to work with people of all sexual orientations, genders, sexual preferences, and relationship configurations. This podcast episode is a front line direct practice offering and perspective from the first-hand experience of certified SE® Practitioners. This episode shares some fun and informative details with Tiffany around mental health and the integration of the trauma modality known as Somatic Experiencing™ [https://traumahealing.org/se-101/] We discuss SE® training and how it changes one personally and professionally in a way to enlighten those who may be interested in seeking body-based healing therapy be it professionally or personally. Join us for a conversation that enlightens others on the clinical work that is SE®. Tiffany talks about her personal experience of SE™ being a sustainable model of practice that allows her to be a “container for people”. This container essentially involves less thinking which ultimately comes with it an ease where less thinking is beneficial and effective for individuals. Helping create some context around the difficulty of working in the profession of mental health and trauma. Tiffany beautifully describes what it means, the idea of letting it, the healing work, be hard and hard for “sacred reasons”. She is eloquent in her words and honest in her approach that will enrich you and get you thinking in new ways.

Natalie is a Counselling Psychology graduate student, completing her Masters through Yorkville University. While completing her studies, she has also served as a Crisis Counsellor with Kids Help Phone, and the Client Relations Manager for a local charity offering pet food support to low-income members of the Ottawa community. You may connect via these channels: http://www.julieclarketherapy.com/associates/#intern-nataliefeldman Email: nfeldmantherapy@gmail.com

Vancouver Wellness Studio Bio Vancouver Wellness Studio is a unique place for whole-person healthcare in Vancouver, Washington. We are a dynamic team of holistic health professionals who work together to provide quality, cohesive care for the mind, body, and spirit. The VWS team is passionate about working in community and for community through individual services and community offerings. VWS is proud to have created a healing environment where, whether you are receiving care from one or all of our practitioners, you will have the support of the whole team. We are a studio because at VWS we believe that creativity, art, movement, and gathering as a group are all integral pieces to the wellness puzzle. So, we made space for that. We hope you will come be inspired to heal, create, and thrive. Kendall Hagensen Bio Kendall is a Somatic or Body-Oriented Mental Health Therapist and trained in EMDR, which means that she utilizes our innate mind-body connection as a tool in counseling. She specializes in, and is passionate about, working with adults of all ages living with Chronic Pain and Medical Illnesses. These almost always have a psychological component, whether it be a new diagnosis or chronic condition. Using EMDR, body awareness, breath-work, movement, as well as talk therapy, Kendall works with clients to manage pain and develop a healthy relationship with their illness. Kendall’s practice expertise also includes anxiety and stress management; depression; and career issues. As someone who lives with a chronic illness herself, Kendall feels that health happens best within community, which is why she takes a holistic, integrative, and collaborative wellness approach to her personal and professional life. Kendall is also the Clinical Director at VWS. www.vancouverwellnessstudio.com

In this episode Lisa shares the importance of practicing being IN relationship with others and how this can be challenging at times, including in a systemic way when it contradicts your personal and professional intuition and how she eventually finds her way back to the job she loves the most. Lisa is a registered early childhood educator in Ontario, Canada and has been working in the field for over 20 years. She is the mother of 5 and a grandmother of 2. Lisa shares her journey from becoming a young mother who ventured into the world of home daycare as a way to help someone who was struggling to find care for their child. Lisa’s kids enjoyed having another in the home and this grew into a full-fledged home daycare business. While parenting and caregiving Lisa was keen to know and understanding children better. This led to some workshops that taught a style of parenting that not just wasn’t effective but was also not aligned with Lisa’s intuition as a parent and caregiver. This led to the discovery of attachment and relationship, a style of parenting and caregiving that felt more in line with who she was as a person and a professional. Lisa speaks to the flourishing of this teaching in her personal and professional life but also to the tensions or struggles that accompany this. Lisa has worked in various sectors including home daycare, non profit and for profit centre based care and over three years in the education system. She has actively volunteered in different aspects with children and in attachment focused study groups. Her experience working with children is primarily with the age groups 0 to 5 but she has also worked with children up to the age of 12 and has worked with parents in groups/workshops. Lisa has created and been involved with various book clubs, support groups (ADHD) and home schooling and attachment based groups at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and through the Neufeld Institute. She returned to school for a second time after having her family to work towards her Bachelor of Child and Youth Care degree and is currently in her last year. Show notes: Registered Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) https://www.college-ece.ca/en Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/adhd.html Dr. Gordon Neufeld (Attachment) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oeqnws-2M0 Neufeld Institute https://neufeldinstitute.org/ Darlene Denis-Friske https://darlenedenisfriske.weebly.com/ Lisa’s Home Daycare Facebook Page @Children's Rainbow Village Family Child Care

In this episode Lisa further contextualizes Relationship and the importance of this dynamic with parenting, caregiving and other areas of your life. Lisa is a registered early childhood educator in Ontario, Canada and has been working in the field for over 20 years. She is the mother of 5 and a grandmother of 2. Lisa shares her journey from becoming a young mother who ventured into the world of home daycare as a way to help someone who was struggling to find care for their child. Lisa’s kids enjoyed having another in the home and this grew into a full-fledged home daycare business. While parenting and caregiving Lisa was keen to know and understanding children better. This led to some workshops that taught a style of parenting that not just wasn’t effective but was also not aligned with Lisa’s intuition as a parent and caregiver. This led to the discovery of attachment and relationship, a style of parenting and caregiving that felt more in line with who she was as a person and a professional. Lisa speaks to the flourishing of this teaching in her personal and professional life but also to the tensions or struggles that accompany this. Lisa has worked in various sectors including home daycare, non profit and for profit centre based care and over three years in the education system. She has actively volunteered in different aspects with children and in attachment focused study groups. Her experience working with children is primarily with the age groups 0 to 5 but she has also worked with children up to the age of 12 and has worked with parents in groups/workshops. Lisa has created and been involved with various book clubs, support groups (ADHD) and home schooling and attachment based groups at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and through the Neufeld Institute. She returned to school for a second time after having her family to work towards her Bachelor of Child and Youth Care degree and is currently in her last year. Show notes: Registered Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) https://www.college-ece.ca/en Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/adhd.html Dr. Gordon Neufeld (Attachment) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oeqnws-2M0 Neufeld Institute https://neufeldinstitute.org/ Darlene Denis-Friske https://darlenedenisfriske.weebly.com/ Lisa’s Home Daycare Facebook Page @Children's Rainbow Village Family Child Care

In this episode Lisa shares with us how she evolved into the world of home day care. Lisa is a registered early childhood educator in Ontario, Canada and has been working in the field for over 20 years. She is the mother of 5 and a grandmother of 2. Lisa shares her journey from becoming a young mother who ventured into the world of home daycare as a way to help someone who was struggling to find care for their child. Lisa’s kids enjoyed having another in the home and this grew into a full-fledged home daycare business. While parenting and caregiving Lisa was keen to know and understanding children better. This led to some workshops that taught a style of parenting that not just wasn’t effective but was also not aligned with Lisa’s intuition as a parent and caregiver. This led to the discovery of attachment and relationship, a style of parenting and caregiving that felt more in line with who she was as a person and a professional. Lisa speaks to the flourishing of this teaching in her personal and professional life but also to the tensions or struggles that accompany this. Lisa has worked in various sectors including home daycare, non profit and for profit centre based care and over three years in the education system. She has actively volunteered in different aspects with children and in attachment focused study groups. Her experience working with children is primarily with the age groups 0 to 5 but she has also worked with children up to the age of 12 and has worked with parents in groups/workshops. Lisa has created and been involved with various book clubs, support groups (ADHD) and home schooling and attachment based groups at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and through the Neufeld Institute. She returned to school for a second time after having her family to work towards her Bachelor of Child and Youth Care degree and is currently in her last year. Show notes: Registered Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) https://www.college-ece.ca/en Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/adhd.html Dr. Gordon Neufeld (Attachment) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oeqnws-2M0 Neufeld Institute https://neufeldinstitute.org/ Darlene Denis-Friske https://darlenedenisfriske.weebly.com/ Lisa’s Home Daycare Facebook Page @Children's Rainbow Village Family Child Care

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or harming self, please proceed to your nearest hospital for medical attention. PLEASE NOTE: This episode is a heavy topic and may be triggering to some listeners. Please proceed with caution. Sheilagh provides some context regarding the interaction between the listener and the individual who is having suicidal thoughts; she describes it as both Breath Taking and Breathtaking and how the listener will have an intense visceral response when being told by someone they don’t want to live anymore. How do we go on to support these individuals? Breath Taking – details of the impact, and how to cope, reclaiming the breath Breathtaking – the soul connection, existential moment, being the “chosen soul” What is the role now of the listener? What to say in the moment Be the life raft, one of those lovely soft sided, blow up life rafts Create the visual and felt sense of that role Death will take us, every one of us. There is an absolute commitment by Death to engage us. The question is… are we willing to make an absolute commitment to engage with Death. Will we accept its presence and its power over us? Will we allow it to say when and how it embraces us? Are we willing to relinquish control? What is that suicidal person thinking? The suicidal person will often speak of embracing death before it can embrace them – in this moment the person is engaging in the ultimate autonomous act, not losing control to death, rather taking control of death. The key regardless is to listen to understand not to answer. To hold space and stop time even if only for the moment. In this process the other may find new insights and with that a new quest or they may affirm that the quest is over, feel less distress, more relief and can cross knowing they were accepted, loved and released with dignity. Links: O'Sullivan Psychotherapy http://osullivanpsychotherapy.com

Julie reviews the Daily Greatness Parents Journal – A Practical Guide for Raising Conscious Kids and Creating a Happy Home for the listeners of #Parenting…Who? Podcast. This journal is a great way to re-set your parenting style or learn to parent in a conscious and loving way if you don’t have children but are planning to. With the prompts in the journal you learn more about yourself through prompts in the journal and questions that encourage deeper self-reflection. For listeners of the podcast enter JULIE15 for a 15% discount from now until February 28, 2019 when you go to purchase a journal at dailygreatness.ca! Show notes dailygreatness.ca

Julie chats today with Laura Khoudari, a New York City based trauma informed certified personal trainer. In this episode Julie connects with a colleague who is currently training in Somatic Experiencing trauma work. Laura’s mission is to increase access to somatic-based treatment for women and genderqueer individuals living with trauma, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain in order to help them restore healthy nervous system function, touch into their innate resilience, improve their quality of life, and begin to thrive! Show Notes: The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van der Kolk https://besselvanderkolk.net/the-body-keeps-the-score.html Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute https://traumahealing.org/ Jane Clapp https://www.janeclapp.com/ Nervous System and Window of Tolerance https://www.nicabm.com/trauma-how-to-help-a-client-come-back-into-their-window-of-tolerance/ The Breathe Network is a resource for survivors of sexual violence http://www.thebreathenetwork.org/ Instagram: @laurakhoudari Medium: https://medium.com/@laura.khoudari Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurakcpt Website: laurakhoudari.com

Michael Spencer is the founder of Let's Purify!, an online business dedicated to the purification and upliftment of the “home energy” of our living spaces, personal energy fields, and our planet. Michael has honed a process called Home Energy Purification to help soulful people release attachments to accumulated belongings and experience greater freedom in all areas of life. As a former mental health counselor, and with training as Reiki practitioner and Modern Day Priestess, Michael brings a wide variety of expertise - and a whole lot of heart - to her services. Michael is also the host of The Let's Purify! Podcast where she shares inspiration, tips, and stories designed to help people get crystal clear about what they choose to carry with them into their next phase of life. Show Notes: Website: https://letspurify.energy/ Podcast: https://letspurify.energy/podcast/ Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lets-purify-podcast/id1428645349?mt=2 Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/letspurify/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letspurify/

Esther is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist and Trauma Specialist from New York, U.S.A. Esther speaks to Julie today about everybody having a different life story. Integrative Psychotherapy, the name of her private practice is about picking up the pieces and integrating all the parts of self; experience life in a more wholesome way. Listen as Esther and Julie speak about the importance of a therapeutic relationship and how as therapists we don’t want our clients to always be on their “best” behaviour in session. Show notes: https://integrativepsych.co/ Sensimotor Psychotherapy https://www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/home/index.html Somatic Experiencing https://traumahealing.org/ Basic Article on “Attachment” https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-attachment-theory-2795337

Nathalie Graveline Nurse Practitioner from Even Keel Health in Ontario, Canada will be working out of my physical office effective immediately. Nathalie will bring to the community an abundance of mental health and addiction experience together with her nursing expertise. Nathalie has a strong background in community mental health including helping former patients and clients with complex health and psychosocial needs. Get to know Nathalie a little bit in today’s podcast and if you are not located in and around our catchment area you may benefit from learning a little behind the scenes knowledge of working a case and what goes into it. All in the name of choosing the right mental health professional for your specific needs. Show notes http://evenkeelhealth.ca/ What is a Nurse Practitioner? https://npao.org/about-npao/what-is-a-np/?

As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counsellor hear Alexia Muniz Catan talk about her journey recognizing a gap in her community and creating a program for her not-for-profit in order to meet the need. Alexia attended, onsite at the family’s residence for family support. She provided care for families with intellectual disabilities as well as autistic individuals in her local counties. This then had her moving towards online private practice. Alexia and Julie both work with kids as young as 5 years old, they discuss online practice and their thoughts around what age is appropriate to work with youth online and what online practice would look like with a younger population as online therapy practice emerges. Alexia practices mostly using Solution-Focused therapy; she looks at the basis of what is comfortable for the client when processing what is going on to help them transition to change. Asking clients about what they did or didn’t like in past therapy experiences and how there is value in knowing, as your therapist, what you didn’t like. A great discussion ensues around the importance of continuing to work with your therapist during times you might feel uncomfortable and assessing if this is a regular pattern in your life that therapy can help with. Show notes: Alexia Muniz Catan - Contact - Alexia@daily-living-co.com (Cell) 312-462-4440 (Fax) 312-631-2887 Totika - https://ca-childtherapytoys.glopalstore.com/products/totika-game-includes-self-esteem-cards?utm_campaign=pr_r&utm_source=https://www.childtherapytoys.com&utm_medium=wi_proxy&utm_content=en_US&utm_term=a Alexia Muniz, LCPC on 15 Minute Interviews https://youtu.be/g4_xIGpbAsA

In this solo episode and the first for Season 2 Julie speaks candidly about her experience enforcing her own self-care ritual through a trying time in her life. It is important to remain human in this podcast experience hoping to continue to de-mystify the therapy experience for listeners. We are all human and listen up as Julie shares the human side of herself. Show Notes: A Healthy Nervous System - http://www.appliedbiofeedbacksolutions.com/ans-2.html Emotions Are Physical Emotions Are Physical - Emotions Are Physical - https://psychcentral.com/blog/emotions-are-physical/

In this last episode in the four part series ‘Parenting the Restorative Way’ with Rick Kelly he and I talk about how parents and caregivers can be challenged to communicate with professionals involved with their child. Rick explains how he maps out all the responsibilities parents have and how parents are their child’s village (in relation to ‘It Takes a Village to Raise a Child’) and how parents are managing multiple roles at one time. Recognizing and learning how to be your child’s best advocate while interacting in settings where professionals see themselves as experts can be intimidating, frustrating and negatively impactful. Read more and see Show Notes

In this last episode for season 1 of #Parenting…Who? Podcast Julie takes a bit of time in the intro today to talk about her podcasting experience and an idea moving forward for a season 2 episode. Our guest in today’s podcast is Traci Pirri from homeforthejourney.org. Traci is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from Austin Texas. She coaches families and individuals on all parts related to the adoption triad – the adopted parent, the adoptee as well as birth parent support. Traci has an interesting perspective as an adoptive parent herself and listen as she delves into the intricate and often times sensitive areas of taking that huge leap of faith called adoption – whatever that may look like for you. Be sure to leave a comment in iTunes for #Parenting…Who? Podcast – we want to hear from you! And stay tuned for season 2 which will be launched later in the Fall of 2018. Thank you for your on-going support. Show Notes

Meet Babita Spinelli in today’s podcast! Babita is a Licensed Psychotherapist/Psycholanalyst who practices in New York and New Jersey, USA. A quote from her website “Everything has changed and yet I am more me than I have ever been” by Ian Thomas; this quote really resonated with me (read it again, it’s a deep one!) when I was preparing for today’s interview. Babita shares a personal story about how she committed to doing her own personal work, navigating her own life. As she found herself she noticed how things were changing really helped her to be more connected with who she was. The unfolding of this journey can be huge for those who work through the therapy process. Babita also shares how her love of doors informed the naming of her practice in a unique and special way! Show Notes

In the last of our 5 part series on Unpacking Eating Disorders Sarah Terwilligar discusses parental self-reflection and the importance of being healthy and seeking one’s own support. Supporting a loved one struggling with eating and/or an eating disorder can be really difficult. Noticing how and what you say verbally and non-verbally has an impact on the child/youth in your environment and this includes things like dieting. Children and teens should not be dieting and reflecting on your desire to “diet” and all that comes with this has an impact. Increasing your awareness about what is difficult for the child or youth, especially around family dinners, special holidays, celebrations and traditions or going shopping or out for dinner as a family is key as well. Show Notes

In the 4th of our 5 part series on Unpacking Eating Disorders Sarah Terwilligar discusses - What is an eating disorder symptom, how symptoms are hidden and what this looks like i.e. smearing. We talk as well about learning how to observe and what to look for and the importance of understanding eating disorders first so that you can better observe and understand the symptoms for your child which is one of the foundational reasons we created the Eating Disorder Caregiver Coaching Group! Understanding more about the mentality of getting rid of nutrition so it doesn’t go in their body, the if I don’t eat it all that’s better (in the case of restriction). And the dangerous effects of pro-Ana websites on social media – what they are and what their intention is. NOTE: This episode could be triggering**

In today’s episode you will meet Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Alicia Bradley from Chicago, IL. We have an extensive chat in today’s episode including Alicia’s work with foster and adoptive families and supporting the unique challenges these families face. We also discuss a bit about our online clinical work (we both work with kids!) as well as her after card work with young adults who have aged out of the system – what this means and what the unique challenges they face are, especially when it comes to relationships. Alicia also speaks about her Dialectical Behaviour (DBT) work as well as Oppositional Defiance Disorder and the unique challenges (many power struggles) with this dynamic. Show Notes

This is the third of a four part series with Rick Kelly. Today we carry on the conversation related to Parenting the Restorative Way. Rick speaks about the key role of relationships is to be intentional and learn about a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset and why focusing on accomplishments rather than effort is not helpful in the bigger picture. Some youth are challenged with transitional points in their development i.e. graduating high school where they may have been able to achieve many things but lack a sense of ability about how they could do what they did. Unfortunately this lagging can become a crisis situation for the individual as well as the family as it can happen very quickly. Show Notes

Linda Meier Abdelsayed grew up in Germany and France. After graduating from the American School of Paris in 2004, she moved to the U.K. and received a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Psychology in 2007. She then moved to California and graduated from Pepperdine University with a Masters in Clinical Psychology in 2009. Since graduating Pepperdine, she has worked with the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, Regional Centers, Insurance Companies, and Private paying clients. In addition to her clinical experience, she has also been an Adjunct Practicum Professor at Pepperdine University in their Masters in Clinical Psychology program guiding and supporting students to make strong clinical decisions as they learn to become therapists themselves. Linda is licensed in both California and Illinois. See Show Notes

Have you struggled with an unpleasant experience with pleasure and/or your sexuality? Today my conversation with Tracy Montgomery, a Certified Sexological Bodyworker and somatic sex educator helps to normalize why pleasure is important in your life. How uncomfortable is not unsafe and what this means including the notion that we can trust ourselves to know when something is right. Tracy talks about getting turned onto life and how we can change the world when we feel good about ourselves. We also talk about being mindful, present and in the moment and how something like shame disconnects us from being present in our own body. Shame is pleasure interrupted in our bodies – when we avoid the bad stuff we can’t feel the good. Show Notes

Dr. Liz Bonet has her own successful podcast series known as Hypnotize Me with over 50,000 downloads! She discusses with me today what led her towards hypnotherapy work through her own experience with an urge that came up in her parenting style that contradicted who she wanted to be as a parent. Dr. Bonet intuitively sought out support in this area and was able to process things to the point this subconscious urge become much less afterwards. This is the goal of hypnotherapy ~ retrieving a different answer and aligning subconscious with conscious. She speaks about the processes of doing hypnotherapy and core healing work and why this is important to your role as a parent in your child's life. Learn how the work of core healing hypnosis can help you heal your own (old) wounds. Show Notes: https://julieclarketherapy.com/parenting-who-podcast/episode-17-inner-child-work-and-hypnosis/

Evelyn is a Registered Social Worker with a Master in Social Work and a Master of Arts in International Development Studies. She shares how her passion for helping people turned into a job working in a men's homeless shelter. Together we discuss the importance of self in a helping relationship, working with a vulnerable population requires this! A homeless men's shelter is one place where self-loathe is ever present. Evelyn discusses how she works with helping men identify the self-hate they carry with them and how aligning negative behaviours with personal values; personal values that may first need to be discovered. She also discusses the importance of language and how we miss the opportunity to connect with someone through making assumptions and using language that has different meanings for both people. Discussing the impact of family of origin and why understanding, not blaming, family of origin plays a role towards recovery.

Amanda practices as a Licensed Clinical Social Work in Connecticut, U.S.A. Julie and Amanda met in a forum for Online Therapists and share a conversation with you between two therapists. Amanda shares about her draw to become a therapist, the influence in her life as well as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy as a solution to some traumatic experiences. Show Notes: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success The Power of Vulnerability EMDR defined

My guest today is once again Rick Kelly. This is the second of a 4 part series. Rick discusses shame and how what happens to our child/youth also happens to us as their parents. How we can't protect our kids in all circumstances - how we must check in with ourselves and help them learn how to be in the driver's seat of their life! Read Show Notes here: julieclarketherapy.com

What I have realized is the interviews and connections with my guests are so rich with information that we can not possibly do just one episode. Rick is no exception! Rick is a fellow colleague and Child and Youth Care Practitioner. He has over 40 years working as a child and youth worker and prides himself on thinking outside the box using innovation, creativity, prevention, health promotion, advocacy and systems change. In our time in this first episode Risk provides some insight into how he accidentally fell into the world of Restorative Practice and how this newfound knowledge opened many doors, paradigms and ways of looking at things and he hasn't turned back since. To learn more about Restorative Practice and within the context of parenting your child I guarantee you won't look back. Restorative Practice is an extremely powerful practice that can change lives, build and connect communities and dare I say truly make a difference in a world that is open and welcomes this practice.

NOTE: This episode could be triggering** This is episode three of our series, together with my colleague Sarah Terwilligar, we continue to discuss elements of our new virtual eating disorder caregiver coaching group program. In this episode we are going to discuss Understanding the Eating Disorder, helping caregivers with understanding, from a practical lens, what it is like to not just have an eating disorder but also understanding the eating disorder voice, symptoms and the reason empathy is so important. Thank you for tuning in! Please subscribe to auto-download new episodes to your listening device. After you listen to a few episodes, please consider leaving an honest rating and review of the podcast. All feedback welcome! Follow Me on Facebook and Twitter parentingwhopodcast.com

Evanye shares how she came to about her work in 'The Self Love Center', a space she created for people pleasers, worriers, over-thinkers and people tired of doing the same old things in their life. For people who describe themselves as unhappy and just want to be free from pain, hurt and fear. Are 'core wounds' running the show for you? Evanye speaks about how having friction in your life is necessary to grow and through this process she asks people 'What stories are you telling yourself?" and how not to get lost in their stories which ultimately can become a big part of their identity and how to get out of this space; feel more peace and accept where you are. Loving yourself is part of your story and Evanye helps you to learn where to look to find this! Show Notes: www.theselflovecenter.com (free class starting May 6 2018!)

Sheilagh O'Sullivan is a Lost and Found Specialist. She works with those aged 14 years + from all walks of life helping them to find fulfilling, meaningful and emotionally uplifting lives. Her areas of focus are loss, grief and bereavement as well as compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and burnout and adoption. In today's podcast Sheilagh will define grief and mourning, dual process and provide a resource based on an image that can be helpful to contextualize grief. Show Notes: O’Sullivan Psychotherapy osullivanpsychotherapy.com Dennis the Menace dennisthemenace.com Patrick Bazinet patrickbazinet.com

This is episode two of a series with my colleague Sarah Terwilligar, we discuss aspects of our new virtual eating disorder caregiver coaching group program. In this episode Sarah is sharing the spectrum/continuum of disordered eating where it starts and how it progresses. There is no one size fits all presentation with an eating disorder, it looks differently for everyone. Eating disorder sub-types are introduced and explained and how thinking ‘this is just a phase’ is unhealthy and why. We spoke about how one does not need to have a formal diagnosis and how a negative body image could exist without disordered eating. Asking, are these issues disrupting your life? Are you pre-occupied with your size and shape? This is two of a series of episodes on the topic of eating disorders and disordered eating, stay tuned for more!

Together with my colleague Sarah Terwilligar we discuss aspects of our new virtual eating disorder caregiver coaching group program which in this episode includes a discussion about social media and the comparative nature of this medium; how this can impact language we use specific to dieting/calories/body image/self-esteem. We also discuss a spectrum of where one may land in terms of disordered eating or eating disorders and the importance of accepting your own body rather than living up to social media perception. This is one of a series of episodes on the topic of eating disorders and disordered eating so stay tuned! Please note, any and all information provided by this podcast should not be used as a substitute to seeking professional guidance that may be relevant to your own personal situation. This podcast is not intended to be a substitute for mental health therapy. Show Notes

In this episode I dedicate the full episode to reviewing a wonderful, easy read document – one where you don’t have to be a clinician or therapist to understand! The title is “Developmental Trauma Close Up”. This article was writer by Dr Shoshanah Lyons, Dr Kathryn Whyte, Ruth Stephens and Helen Townsend. The authors state that above all this is an article of hope. I wanted to share that hope to you, the listeners that may be struggling either as a parent or a caregiver of a child or youth or as an adult who finds themselves struggling with day-to-day life and how, when viewed in the context of trauma-informed care your perspective may change. Please note, any and all information provided by this article should not be used as a substitute to seeking professional guidance that may be relevant to your own personal situation. This podcast is not intended to be a substitute for mental health therapy. See related video.

Through social media I saw an ad recently indicating something that caught my eye; childhood trauma and Dr. Bruce Perry – on the U.S. show 60 Minutes with Oprah. As a psychotherapist and child and youth care practitioner this is my work! This national attention for something I am so passionate about literally made me giddy. Not of course for the trauma part but the fact this very important topic was being presented not to an audience of trauma therapists but everyday people like you.Trauma and understanding trauma is something that is relevant to every single person. It is not simply reserved for the catastrophic losses or tragic circumstances. Other links: Victim Services Dr. Gordon Neufeld Empathy Blog post on similar topic

The idea for a podcast came to me because I wanted an opportunity to share my knowledge, insights and information. So many individuals are struggling with or are challenged, even if from time to time, aspects of mental health or mental health wellness, balance in their lives. Rather than sit back and wait for clients to book sessions with me I wanted to spend some time connecting to my passion which is helping people. I love listening to informative podcasts and I hope that this podcast can be a great resource for you or someone you know. For this initial, raw and completely unedited podcast you get an opportunity to get to know me for me, how I found myself becoming a therapist; my journey as a mature student and parent venturing into the world of University studies. It was a very big decision with a huge pay off in the end and I am happy to be here. Show Notes: www.sarahterwilligar.com/