the tender tarot podcast

ep. 4: strength | befriending our lion parts

Because life, healing and our existence is non-linear, as will my exploration of the tarot. in today's episode, we jump to card number 8 - strength. Strength, one of my favorite cards, is such an immensely powerful card when it comes to trauma healing because it invites us to confront the scariest parts of ourselves. Join me as we explore the energy of strength and how we can use it's energy to support us in our healing journey.  Notes:  * Tarot Decks mentioned: Ostara Tarot, The Gentle Tarot  * Biddy Tarot [https://biddytarot.com/], Labyrinthos Tarot [https://labyrinthos.co/] * Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde * Red Tarot by Christopher Marmalejo  * Treating Complex Stress Disorders in Children and Adolescents | Ch. 4 Betrayal Trauma Chapter * St. Vil, N. M., Carter, T., & Johnson, S. (2021). Betrayal trauma and barriers to forming new intimate relationships among survivors of intimate partner violence. Journal of interpersonal violence, 36(7-8), NP3495-NP3509. [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Noelle-Stvil/publication/325660934_Betrayal_Trauma_and_Barriers_to_Forming_New_Intimate_Relationships_Among_Survivors_of_Intimate_Partner_Violence/links/5f6e32e092851c14bc971d0b/Betrayal-Trauma-and-Barriers-to-Forming-New-Intimate-Relationships-Among-Survivors-of-Intimate-Partner-Violence.pdf] * My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem * VIMBASI Practice  [https://resmaa.com/2022/07/21/the-reckoning-is-now/] * Who Said It Was Simple by Audre Lorde * Aggression by Meena Kandasamy Let me know what you think of the show! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2571183/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2571183/support] This podcast is a labor of love that I produce completely independently while running a business of my own. I so appreciate you taking the time to listen and learn. If you'd like to support the sustainability of this show, you can sign up to be a Patron, lowest tier starts at $3 a month.  [https://patreon.com/tendertarotpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLink]

ep. 3: freeze, thaw, feel ft. Ri

sorry y'all - I know this episode over a month late, but the title sorta says it all -- it's been A LOT lately in the world and it's been overwhelming and I would be remiss to not talk about it as that's the whole point of this podcast. This episode, we are joined by Ri, a designer, an artist, and a fellow tarot reader and enthusiast. We ask the cards for support on understanding the current times and how we can support ourselves through it.  Notes:  @crystalballstudios Let This Radicalize You by Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes  Let me know what you think of the show! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2571183/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2571183/support] This podcast is a labor of love that I produce completely independently while running a business of my own. I so appreciate you taking the time to listen and learn. If you'd like to support the sustainability of this show, you can sign up to be a Patron, lowest tier starts at $3 a month.  [https://patreon.com/tendertarotpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLink]

ep. 2: the fool | the power of authenticity

In the second episode of tender tarot, we learn about the energy of the first card in the tarot, the fool.  What can we learn from the fool card? what are some examples of fool energy? how are humor and authenticity connected to trauma? how can we tend to the fear the comes from jumping into the unknown? Notes:  * The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas * Four F's of Trauma [https://www.pete-walker.com/fourFs_TraumaTypologyComplexPTSD.htm ] * Laughter as medicine: A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional studies evaluating the impact of spontaneous laughter on cortisol levels [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10204943/ ] * If I Didn’t Laugh, I’d Cry: Humor as a Coping Strategy for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse [https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/88475] *  A Laughing Matter: Transforming Trauma Through Therapeutic Humor and Expressive Arts Therapy [https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/224/] * Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor [https://www.aath.org/] Let me know what you think of the show! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2571183/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2571183/support] This podcast is a labor of love that I produce completely independently while running a business of my own. I so appreciate you taking the time to listen and learn. If you'd like to support the sustainability of this show, you can sign up to be a Patron, lowest tier starts at $3 a month.  [https://patreon.com/tendertarotpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLink]

ep. 1: tarot & trauma 101

topic: context and history  On the very first episode of tender tarot, we explore the roots of the tarot and set the foundation for this podcast.  what are tarot's origins? where did it emerge as a practice and how did it extend it's roots to now be such a widely used tool for divination and healing?  We will time travel to 1400s Italy, learn about the Roma people who engaged in fortune telling as a survival trade, what Carl Jung and tarot have in common and discover the long and winding path the tarot has taken to get us to where we are today.  I'll also give a basic overview of trauma, trauma healing and it's neurobiology and offer gratitude to my teachers, without whom I wouldn't be able to create this podcast.  Notes:  Romanistan Podcast  [https://www.romanistanpodcast.com/] Let me know what you think of the show! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2571183/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2571183/support] This podcast is a labor of love that I produce completely independently while running a business of my own. I so appreciate you taking the time to listen and learn. If you'd like to support the sustainability of this show, you can sign up to be a Patron, lowest tier starts at $3 a month.  [https://patreon.com/tendertarotpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLink]

tender tarot: a trailer

tender tarot - a podcast that explores trauma healing through the lens of the tarot. Dropping Winter Solstice 2025. Let me know what you think of the show! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2571183/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2571183/support] This podcast is a labor of love that I produce completely independently while running a business of my own. I so appreciate you taking the time to listen and learn. If you'd like to support the sustainability of this show, you can sign up to be a Patron, lowest tier starts at $3 a month.  [https://patreon.com/tendertarotpod?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLink]