In this episode Jeremy and Trent are joined by Pamela Hauser who has a diverse set of training including life coaching and Tarot reading. She discusses some of the history associated with tarot reading and her use of it in life coaching.

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In this episode Trent and Jeremy are joined by author, professor and accomplished musician Dr Earnestine Whitman. She recently published the Book “Counter Melodies A Memoir in Sonata Form” that details her story of trauma recovery:

Jealous of her brilliant older sister, Ernestine longs for her father’s approval as a little girl but is never good enough. When she discovers a talent for the flute, she meets a charismatic teacher who gives her the encouragement she craves and becomes her surrogate father. After winning several competitions, she dreams of being a professional musician, but her stern father ridicules the idea and forces her to attend Emory University as a math major like her sister.

Ernestine doesn’t give up on her musical dreams, however, and halfway through college she wins the second flute chair in the Atlanta Symphony. There, she sits beside her former teacher, the principal flute. At first, she loves working with him, but after one successful season he turns on her and does everything in his power to get her fired. Devastated by her idol’s merciless harassment, she’s driven into a spiral of suicidal depression. As she tries to recover, her vulnerability is exploited, again and again, by the very men she turns to for help.

A harrowing account of one woman’s battle with twentieth-century misogyny, Countermelodies follows Ernestine as, through the darkness, she clings to her love for the flute and her unshakable dream of making it in the cutthroat world of classical music.

More information at:

https://ernestinewhitman.ag-sites.net/index.htm

You can buy the book from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.ca/Countermelodies-Memoir-Sonata-Ernestine-Whitman/dp/1647427320

Or at Simon and Schuster

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Countermelodies/Ernestine-Whitman/9781647427320

This episode is a guided meditation led by Trent. It starts with a progressive muscle relaxation and then connects you to the internalized strengths you have built through the relationships in your life.

In this episode Trent, Jeremy and Amy have the pleasure to connect with Jackie Durnin.

Jackie is the visionary founder of Hinterland Health Retreat, a world-first rehabilitation facility that combines revolutionary neuro-technology with leading holistic therapies to offer a truly personalized and transformative experience.

Her story is one of profound resilience and transformation. After enduring trauma and sexual abuse, she embarked on a journey to find effective ways to manage stress, anxiety, and PTSD. This quest led her to become an EFT practitioner and counsellor, with over 15 years of experience working both nationally in Australia and internationally at rehabilitation centres, health retreats, and in private practice.

Driven by her passion for helping others heal and truly thrive, Jackie has created a health retreat unlike any other. Her discovery of advanced neuro-technology, previously unavailable outside the U.S., when combined with traditional mind and body therapies, results in significant, lasting transformations for individuals.

Here are links to connect with Jackie and the exciting work she is doing.

https://hinterlandhealthretreat.com/

https://hinterlandhealthretreat.com/our-neuro-technologies

https://hinterlandhealthretreat.com/programs

In this episode Trent and Jeremy are joined by Author Andre Merkl

Her book can be found here:

Amazon

Indigo

Barnes & Noble

You can find it on Audiobook at:

Amazon Audiobook

Audible

Apple Books

Spotify

Kobo

GooglePlay

You can connect with Andre at: website link is here.

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Andrea’s book is a raw and intimate memoir of one woman’s experience navigating infidelity and divorce, Andrea Merkl illustrates what it means to heal trauma individually and collectively as she gave birth, endured a year-long social media detox, ran a triathlon and discovered a dissociated childhood trauma of sexual abuse.

In a heartbreaking account, Andrea shares her discoveries of what laid under the landmine of infidelity as she reckoned with generational trauma, self-betrayal, and her connection to God, showing us that everyone is equipped with the resilience and strength that is needed to heal.

This journey will leave you questioning your own self-betrayal tendencies, provide you with trauma-informed tools to heal your nervous system, dissociation, C-PTSD and inspiration to lead you down a path to a wholeness whether you have been through infidelity or not. We believe that one of the worst things that can happen to us is infidelity. What if infidelity isn’t the bad guy we all make it out to be? What if, on the contrary, it's one of the greatest gifts you can receive? Like a gateway, to something far more toxic called self-betrayal.

Self-betrayal is universal, it doesn’t only apply to infidelity. I believe most people are living a life of quiet self-betrayal, unconsciously making choices and actions from this disconnected self. And it's not always our fault, it's generational. We learn at a very young age to abandon ourselves. We self-betray to fit in, to avoid conflict, and to feel accepted. Our worth and value tied to external sources hating ourselves a little bit more each day, we become disconnected to who we are.

An unexpected outcome of forgiveness reminds us that through compassion and courage, an evolution of our soul can occur and on the other side is freedom. Passionate and illuminating, The Gift of Infidelity is an empowering and redemptive narrative of transformation, offering a message of hope and Divine love.

About the Author

Andrea is a creative consultant, conscious leader and mother. A forerunner of conscious leadership and purpose driven marketing, she is blazing new trails in personal transformation and conscious parenting. Having gone through a traumatic experience of infidelity and sexual abuse herself, she has used her own experience to develop a methodology on this subject, and is now sharing her unique perspective with audiences and readers helping others in similar situations. She offers a course on Conscious Co-Parenting, helping families navigate life after divorce and infidelity, providing resources on creating a safe, loving and collaborative environment for their children.

She resides in Calgary, AB, Canada with her two daughters, Co-parenting with their father and step-mom. You will find her running, swimming, biking and spending time in nature with her family. She believes in the power of transformation, the mind body connection and that we are all here to create a better world.

In this episode Amy Trent and Jeremy take a dive into a recent movie that brings psychological concepts to the big screen, Inside Out 2. The film shows the internal process that happen to a teenage girl as she negotiates her social environment. This film uses many psychological concepts and brings the ideas of internal family systems to the big screen.

In this mental health conversation Trent and Jeremy discuss the fact that different people respond differently to potentially traumatic events

Factors influencing why events cause trauma for some people and not for others include:

1. Nature of the Event: Certain types of events are more likely to be experienced as traumatic by most people, such as natural disasters, accidents, acts of violence, abuse, or mistreatment that result in loss of life. These events are inherently distressing and have a higher likelihood of triggering trauma responses.

2. Interpersonal Nature: Events that involve intentional harm by another person, such as interpersonal violence or abuse, tend to be more distressing for individuals compared to random accidents or natural disasters. The deliberate nature of interpersonal harm can make the experience more traumatic due to the betrayal of trust and sense of vulnerability.

3. Degree of Control: The level of control an individual has during a distressing event can influence whether it is experienced as traumatic. Having a sense of agency and being able to resist or mitigate harm can lessen the impact of the event on one’s psychological well-being.

4. Social Responses: How others respond to an individual following a traumatic event plays a significant role in determining the extent of post-traumatic distress. Positive and supportive social responses can help restore a sense of safety and well-being, while negative or harmful reactions can exacerbate feelings of unsafety and hinder recovery.

5. Meaning Attribution: The meaning an individual assigns to an adverse experience can affect their emotional response to it. Factors such as personal values, beliefs, and past experiences shape how individuals interpret and process traumatic events, influencing their overall psychological impact.

6. Sensitivity Level: Individuals vary in their sensitivity to specific types of adverse experiences based on their exposure and desensitization over time. Gradual desensitization to certain content or experiences may reduce the difficulty in accepting and moving on from similar events compared to those with less exposure.

Trent, Jeremy and Amy discuss the Strength Based perspective of Mental Health. Strength-based therapy is a type of therapy that focuses on highlighting your personal strengths and positive qualities. It employs various strength-based therapy techniques to enhance client outcomes. This approach, also known as strengths-based counseling, enables clients to adopt a strengths-based approach in their daily lives, significantly improving their quality of life and mental health. Notably, a therapist’s strengths and understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses play a crucial role in tailoring this therapy to individual needs.

The origins of strength-based therapy, a solution-focused therapy, can be traced back to Donald Clifton, reports Psychology Today, a renowned professor and psychologist. Initially rooted in social work, it evolved by incorporating therapeutic approaches from other therapy modalities like narrative therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Through this evolution, it embraced a more comprehensive strength-based counseling framework, leading to the well-established strengths-based therapy we recognize and value today.

Strengths-based practice, a method integral to strength-based counseling, ensures that clients are at the forefront of their own treatment plans, empowering them to harness their inherent strengths and resources. This approach, also known as a strength-based model, maintains a strength-based perspective in mental health.