Healing at Last. The Podcast

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/852325/open_sms] When we think of experienced trauma, we often associate it with extreme difficulty, very limited life experiences, a breakdown even, but what about when trauma is insidious & low lying. When it doesn’t have the big stories of breakdown attached. Instead it’s pushed away and managed day to day, you tell yourself it’s not important, it could be worse but still, it pops up in everyday life. What then?    My guest today is Armandee Drew and this was her experience of trauma until one day… Armandee is an executive trauma informed leadership coach. She & I have been working together now for a few years both personally & professionally and I’m delighted that we are able to bring this discussion to you.    I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.  With Love, Shauna X To watch the video recording of the episode follow this link: https://youtu.be/woy332kb6Rc [https://youtu.be/woy332kb6Rc] If you would like to connect with Armandee or want more information on her work or the upcoming retreat in Atlanta, follow this link: https://www.armandeedrew.com/ [https://www.armandeedrew.com/]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/852325/open_sms] In today’s episode I’m joined by the founder of Roe Valley Therapy Centre, Siobhan Wison-McGlinchey. We are talking about anxiety in children. What are its presenting issues, treatment and what we can do as parents to help ourselves to help our children.  A quick google search will tell you that in Northern Ireland alone: ‘1 in 8 children and young people meet the diagnostic criteria for common mood and anxiety disorders’. I can certainly reiterate that as it’s something that I am asked to work with every single day and Siobhan is my first referral pathway. A qualified child & adolescent psychotherapist, humanistic integrative counsellor and a play therapist, Siobhan is known as ‘The Creative Psychotherapist’. She specialises in working with early developmental trauma and is passionate about working with both children and adults. As well as her 1-1 sessions, Siobhan has also developed a number of programmes and workshops which I’ll link in the show notes below.  I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.  With Love, Shauna X To watch the video recording of the episode follow this link: https://youtu.be/zXpAILQ1fIw [https://youtu.be/zXpAILQ1fIw] If you would like to connect with Siobhan or want more information on her work, follow the links below Creative Psychotherapist website  https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/ [https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/]        Healing Powers of Play https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/the-healing-powers-of-play [https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/the-healing-powers-of-play]  Mindfulness & Your Nervous System  https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/mindfulness-your-nervous-system [https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/mindfulness-your-nervous-system]  Meditation Packages and programs  https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/collection/all [https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/collection/all]  Programs/Workshops https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/programmes-workshops [https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/programmes-workshops]  Services https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/services [https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/services]  Free resources meditations & children stories https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/online-resources [https://thecreativepsychotherapist.com/online-resources]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/852325/open_sms] In today’s episode I’m joined by psychotherapist, Jason Shiers. From the age of 10 years old, Jason had 15 different diagnoses in the mental health system and was told by professionals that he had depression. They even questioned if he was ever going to get better. But he knew that these ‘diagnosis’ were only a description of his symptoms. He also knew that the current systems were not set up to help him find the cause.  “I could sit in the dark, it was comfortable there but no one knew where the light switch was. No one ever pointed me within or what that meant. I didn’t know that joy existed”  Today Jason is the founder of ‘Wide World Coaching’, creator of the ‘Infite Recovery Project’ and host of ‘Misunderstandings of the Mind’ podcast. So, I think you’ll agree this is an amazing story of transformation.  At the very end of our conversation, I asked Jason “if you had of heard our conversation today, all them years ago when you were in that darkness what would you have thought?” He said this: “I would like to think that I would have sensed that there was something different from what I know in the suffering. A different place to look, a different way to see things. Hope…”  I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey, so let's begin.  With Love, Shauna X If you would like to connect with Jason or want more information on his work, follow the links below https://www.infiniterecoveryproject.com/ [https://www.infiniterecoveryproject.com/] https://www.wideworldcoaching.com/ [https://www.wideworldcoaching.com/] https://www.misunderstandingsofthemind.com/ [https://www.misunderstandingsofthemind.com/]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/852325/open_sms] I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey. In the last 2 episodes we’ve talked about primary & secondary pain. Today, to finish off the series we’re going to look at ‘the hierarchy of pain’  All three of these are interlinked and are a particular phenomenon during the healing journey but where we begin today in this discussion is the dissolving of the secondary pain.  I’m going to read for you part of the 7th chapter of the book and while you are listening or watching on youtube, again my intention is for you to think about your own inner world - Can you see your own hierarchy of pain?  I’ve also linked below to the complete chapter of the book. When you have listened to this episode I suggest reading that chapter and working through the short exercises that are included. This will help you immensely on your healing journey.  With Love, Shauna X Follow this link to view Chapter 7 of my upcoming book  https://docs.google.com/document/d/148HhcxuDaa90kUJbobD71hdg09bXdb2NPhSNY_jWQSQ/edit?usp=sharing [https://docs.google.com/document/d/148HhcxuDaa90kUJbobD71hdg09bXdb2NPhSNY_jWQSQ/edit?usp=sharing]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/852325/open_sms] I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves from within. It is my mission to show you how. It is my hope that these conversations go some way to help you on your own journey. Last week talked about secondary pain. Today we’re going to have an indepth look into primary pain, what it means and how it drives secondary pain .  I’m going to read for you part of the 2nd chapter of book and while you are listening or watching on youtube my intention is for you to think about your own inner world - what is your secondary pain & what is your primary pain. Can you identify the difference?   Primary pain is the root cause of our whole pain experience and is felt in the emotional body. It is the endless thought streams. The endless stream of words, thoughts, ideas, identification and evidence of the pain you are experiencing and often it’s not available to our consciousness.  Let me explain, let’s begin. With Love, Shauna X