Shift Intuit Talks: Recent Episodes
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Embark on a profound exploration of mental health and wellness on our podcast. From diverse aspects of well-being to shared experiences of healing from trauma, we are dedicated to fostering a supportive space for your personal journey towards wellness. Join us as we delve into the depths of mental health with empathy and understanding
Darren has worked on the cutting edge of many projects in the area of computer science including invention of tools that can affect the mind positively. In this episode Darren and I discuss how an interview between Paul Kingsnorth and Maiden Mother Matriarch impacted our understanding of where human beings are in areas of modernity, environment, and spirituality.
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Many individuals struggling with addiction do not view themselves as addicts and may not proactively seek help. They often exist in a realm characterized by denial, delusion, and compulsive behaviors. Join Ann and Dawnali as they converse about a treatment strategy designed to offer hope, promote health, and facilitate healing for individuals battling addiction.
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Join our coach Christine and her guest Paige Bautz as they explore Paige’s life changing events. Paige found herself navigating complexities she didn't plan on from an eating disorder, to an unplanned pregnancy, to having her daughter diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy.
Instead of letting the challenges consumer her, she used them as stepping stones to move forward with a greater purpose in life.
Today Paige is an advocate for accessibility, empowerment, and support. Paige is an author of a book called “Me, You, and the Nicu” as well as a coach.
This episode can remind us of the transformative power through the valleys in life. It is in the lows that we can be found and the new can be born.
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Jennifer Draper joins us today to discuss how she truly turned her pain into her power. After a difficult upbringing with an absent mother and no father in her life, Jennifer found herself helping others around her to feel seen, heard, and have a sense of belonging. Never having felt that herself Jennifer made it her mission to "feel the fear and do it anyway" Today she is known all over the country as the woman who brings women together.
Be ready to be inspired and moved with this powerful story of alchemy.
Enjoy!
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In this episode Sarah Sand discusses her journey back to faith the foundation of which she came. She shares both the personal and professional impacts of the journey of building relationship with God.
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Shift Intuit counsellor Dawnali Riemer interviews her mom who is a retired addictions counsellor with a wealth of knowledge!
In a healthy relationship, we prioritize and value each other's well-being. However, navigating a partnership with a partner who struggles with substance abuse can be incredibly demanding. The impact on those closest to the addict is varied and profound. They may experience self-blame, feelings of shame, dwell on past memories, and attempt to make sense of the addict's behavior. Their unwavering hope for positive change can become incredibly draining for the individual involved. It's during these challenging times that we must come together, support one another, and seek a deeper understanding of why this struggle looks the way it does. Join Ann and Dawnali at Shift Intuit Talks as, we delve into the complexities of loving someone battling addiction
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As the seasons change, so do our emotions. Seasonal
Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that follows
a recurrent seasonal pattern, affecting individuals for about
4-5 months each year.
Join Kali and Dawnali to delve deeper into the symptoms
and patterns of SAD, shedding light on the impact it can
have on our mental well-being. You will also gain valuable
insights and tips for navigating through the seasonal
changes with resilience and strength.
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Christine Elliott - Coach with Shift Intuit is here today to talk to us about New Year's Resolutions.
Why we fail, and how to fix that.
Christine's Tips and Tricks:
1) Get ultra clear on your goals and break them down
2) Discover the feeling you would like those realized goals to illicit.
3) Gather evidence of all the ways you practiced this goal in the year prior
4) Write down how you are equipt and how you plan to execute these goals. What skill sets do you already have?
5) Start low and go slow
6) Create space for breaking the habit when needed/desired
7) Recreate the identity of the person going into the new habit.
Would you like a personal cheerleader to bring you through this framework?
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In this episode, Christine Elliott coach, and Sarah Sand counsellor with Shift Intuit discuss what may be useful for people when they are feeling low. Christine discusses a powerful example that many of us can relate to in regards to vulnerability and asking for connection.
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Christine is a cancer survivor, author, public speaker, and educator. She has battled late-stage breast cancer and early-stage lung cancer and completed her active treatment in 2021. After her recovery, Christine started mentoring people who have gone through difficult situations.
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In this episode I interview Kali Grainger our newest counsellor. Kali has had the strength and ability to turn tragedy into a gift of healing for others. She is an inspiration and we are happy to have her on our team!
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In this episode we discuss a mother’s struggle with postpartum depression and how she found
strength in her own story. By sharing her vulnerability with others and moving through these
challenges, she attained hope. With grace and a new found confidence she was able to
embrace motherhood and focus on the special moments of being a mother. Which is one of the
most important roles she would ever experience in her life.
Michelle Klatt along with her friend Kayla bell, who also went through her own experience with
postpartum depression, created MotherMayI. MotherMayI is both a space to connect and share
stories as well as an apparel line. The apparel line showcases positive affirmations and sayings
such as “ May I be kind” and “ May I trust in myself” printed on each item of clothing to empower
mothers and remind them of the power and strength they hold within themselves.
For further information on how to support MothermayI visit the website at mothermayi.ca or on
Facebook and Instagram at mothermayiyxe. All profits go to Maternal Mental Health.
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Are you living on autopilot, or are you living with intention? Brittany and Dawnali look at how intention is our internal compass. It guides our decisions, focuses our energy, and helps us get to know ourselves better.
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Join Brittany and Sarah as they discuss the different types of change; the importance of accepting change; mistakes and humbleness; and our relationship with past, present, future.
Have you ever felt like a part of you wants to go out with friends but a part of you wants to stay home? We all have these different parts, and getting to know them allows us to connect more with our Self. This conversation is inspired by Richard Schwartz' book "No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model".
Progress is a lifelong journey of learning, growing, and moving towards your purpose. On this journey, it
is helpful to use the tool of awareness and reflection. It’s important to reflect on our accomplishments
and also our defeats as both can contribute to our growth.
Connection with purpose can offer direction in moving forward as you embrace your truth and the
meaning it holds for you. Join Sarah and Dawnali as they explore what it means to “Be A Work In
Progress” and how to continue to walk your path of truth.
We hold meaning in the connections to our experiences and what they mean for us.
Finding a place for this meaning that is connected to you personally, is what will give it “meaning”. If
we are looking outside ourselves, comparing ourselves to others, then it may be difficult to find
purpose in this for you.
Join Brittany and Dawnali as they explore making meaning through life priorities, where we focus our
energy and how we can relate these experiences to the meaning they hold for us.
In July we are moving into a sense of self-connection and change. With Cancer Season we are being called back into ourselves and are given an opportunity to go deeper into who we truly are. In this podcast episode Gisele and Dawnali talk about the upcoming astrology and energetics of the month. Take a listen and learn more about the impact that Jupiter has our energy this Summer and how to align with the cosmos to make the best use of it.
“There must a reason as to why I went through this whole journey…”
Donna
Join me as I listen to Donna Gilchrist, a mother of two and host of Phoenix Fire Podcast as she discusses her journey through addiction, loss of everything dear to her, the turning point, harm reduction and compassion, the ongoing challenges and joys of being a mother, recovery, and newfound purpose in life.
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This month is about improving the underdeveloped aspects of ourselves. It’s a good month to use playfulness and ease as we make transitions in and around us.
Accepting life on life’s terms and not resisting what you cannot or choose not to change is learning to face reality just as it is. In this episode Brittany and Dawnali explore different techniques to help manage accepting reality. Radical Acceptance, Willing Hands, Half Smiling and Turning The Mind are all tools that empower you to cope with difficult emotions and accept what is.
This month invites us to look at our relationship to the physical: money, our environment, our body. It is also eclipse season; a time for transformation.
At Shift Intuit, we work from a holistic perspective, meaning we acknowledge and honour all parts of a person: the physical , mental, emotional and spiritual. One way to look at all of these moving parts and how they work together is the chakra system. In striving for balance , too much or too little energy in each of the chakras creates imbalance.
Join Brittany and Dawnali for an overview of the different chakra systems. For more information check out Brittany’s Blog post “Healing with the Chakras” on our Shift Intuit Page.
What wounds are coming up for you to heal this month? What fire do you have to walk through to gain clarity and find your inner strength? Pay attention to the doors you are walking through and the magic that connects you on the other side.April is the beginning of the Astrological New Year and will bring us into a new cycle with new beginnings.
Join the entire Shift Intuit team as they discuss new personal truths gained through life experience. We discuss the power of honesty; new learnings through transitions; the existence of different experience or even polar experiences at the same time; and personal unique markers that illustrate right direction in life.
This month brings deeper knowledge of the self; new ways of looking at things; and the enhanced potential of more balance.
Fear can hold us back from so many wonderful things in our lives. Acknowledging this fear, gently feeling into it and connecting to what it means for you, can create a sense of power far greater than fear itself. Where do you notice fear in your life? How is it holding you back?
Join Brittany and Dawnali to gain insight into your own fear and how to move through it.
Listen in as our counsellors Gisele, Sarah, Brittany and Dawnali talk about how they began their spiritual journeys.
There is a lot of "2" energy this month! Listen in as Gisele and Brittany unpack the energy of February, including an opportunity to heal at the beginning of the month.
How do you start off a new year? Brittany and Dawnali explore the difference between a resolution and an intention- a small shift that has a big impact. Also enjoy a short guided meditation on connecting to what you want for 2022.
January 2022 holds some great energy. You may be called to connect to your inner knowing, set some boundaries and lay the groundwork for the year ahead. There are many challenges people will be facing but the transition will be one of ease. As long as you stay connected to yourself, keep grounded with intention and in alignment with your truest authentic self. In 2022 we are stepping into a deeper connection with ourselves and are being asked to discover what we've learned over the last few years. 2022 is connected to the energy of the divine feminine and could be a great year for emotional healing and connection. The key to navigating this next year is hope, optimism, and a good set of boundaries with yourself and others. Protect your desires and your energy and trust that you're on the right path.
In this podcast Brittany and Sarah discuss their birthdays and personal realizations for the year. Join them as they talk about what peace feels like, the importance of being a mother, a framework for decision making, and much more.
Join Gisele and Brittany for the last Astrointuitive episode of 2021! Listen to find out what energy to expect for the holidays and as the year comes to a close.
Your energy is a part of you. Knowing your energy means knowing yourself. Whether you are aware of your energy and what it's bringing to the room or not, it is yours to be accountable for. Join Dawnali & Brittany as they explore what our energetic footprint is, how it shapes our purpose, and why connecting to our intuition helps us learn about ourselves.
“Sometimes in life making room involves an energetic shift to remove what feels heavy and is taking up space to make room for what we want to bring in. Join Brittany and Dawnali as they discuss how making room can lighten this space and allow opportunity for growth.”
In this episode Gisele and Sarah discuss both the intuitive and the astrological information for Novembe
Join Sarah and Brittany as they talk about parenting highly sensitive children. They explore overstimulation, the different ways being a highly sensitive person (HSP) shows up, and give tips to help both you and your child on this journey
Round and Round we go and where we stop nobody knows. Ground yourself, take in what you can, reflect and refocus. Join Gisele and Dawnali as they discuss the Astro/Intuitive energy for October.
Emotions are messengers. Many of us are so disconnected from what we feel, that we can't understand what they are trying to tell us. Join Brittany and Dawnali as they explore how activities like laughter, yoga, singing,and mindfulness can help you move through emotions
Do you have a giving nature? Are you able to receive without intention? Can you find balance in the gifts of giving and receiving? Join Brittany and Dawnali this Wednesday as they explore the powerful exchange between giving and receiving.
In this podcast Sarah and Gisele discuss intuition and the different expressions of those intuitive gifts through each counsellor on the Shift Intuit team.
The in -between is often a space where we can truly find ourselves. It is in this period of waiting where we embrace uncertainty and are provided opportunity to grow. Join Brittany and Dawnali this Wednesday, where real change happens and we get comfortable with the “ in-between”.
Join Shift Intuit’s counsellors Gisele and Brittany as they dive deep into the astrology and energy of August.
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Stepping Into Your Truth
What is your “niggling” feeling telling you? Where is your truth leading you?
When we focus on the “everyday” areas of life without taking time to look within, we may miss opportunities. It is important to pay attention to what is coming up for us, what we are drawn to, and what brings us happiness and joy.
Join Brittany and Dawnali to learn how to step into your truth and connect to the best version of you!
Join Gisele Plamandon and Brittany Gervais as we talk about what June has in store for us. We talk mercury retrograde, being patient, and why you should be checking the air in your tires.
Listen… what do you hear? Complete S-I-L-E-N-C-E. Often we find it difficult to sit in a quiet space without chattering in our minds. We always have to be thinking or doing something. Join Brittany and Dawnali to learn more about the benefits of silence. Who knows what you might hear, when you really listen?
“Listen to the silence. It has so much to say” ~ Rumi
Listen along as Gisele and Sarah, counsellors with Shift Intuit, read into marvellous May! Gisele will be using her gifts in astrology and Sarah will be using her gifts in reading the subtle.
In this episode, Dawnali and Brittany dive into the universal and sometimes uncomfortable topic of death. They talk about grief, meaning making, and the role mediumship can play in healing.
“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it” - Haruki Murakami
This podcast with Brittany and Dawnali will touch on the many transitions we go through in our lives. Changes can be very scary even when they are positive. Changes can be small, such as having to take a different route to work because of construction or changes can be big, such as starting a new job, the birth of a child or the loss of a loved one. Regardless of the change we encounter, it is a process and this process is a transition we must work through to move forward. Whether we go with the flow following the current downstream or we resist the current and get caught up, the change will take place. Learning to adjust to this change can make the transition a little easier to manage.
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Jennifer Shillington, counsellor with Shift Intuit, discusses the spring equinox.
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Cultures across the globe have used stories as a way to pass down teachings, make sense of the world, and for entertainment. Today, stories still play an important role in our lives. They show up everywhere, from social media stories to the beliefs we hold about ourselves. Those beliefs are simply stories you tell yourself over and over again.
Notice what genre the story you tell yourself is. Does it read like a romance (“a prince/ss is coming to save me from my dull, dreary life. If I am in a relationship, I will live happily ever after”). Or maybe it’s more of a thriller (“everyone is out to get me. Even if things are going well, the other shoe will drop eventually”).
Ask yourself: Is the story real? Is it helpful? Remember that stories can change.
On the next episode of the Shift Intuit podcast, Dawnali and Brittany deep-dive into the different ways stories show up in our life, and how you are the expert of your own story.
Our strengths- our superpowers- sometimes start out as perceived weaknesses or hurts in life. On the upcoming episode of the Shift Intuit podcast, Dawnali and Brittany explore tapping into your superpower to find your passion.
Most of us are naturally adept at pointing out our weaknesses, but can be hard pressed to name a strength. If that’s the case: ask a friend! Guaranteed, someone else has appreciated or valued something about you, and has just never told you.
P.S. Make sure you tell someone else what you love or appreciate about them, too. We all have superpowers. Sometimes we just need someone to shine a little light on them.
Brittany Gervais and Dawnali Reimer counsellors with Shift Intuit discuss the Importance of ongoing self care. They also discuss the personal power to heal the self by knowing the self. Www.shiftintuit.net
Dawnali Reimer and Tracy King discuss some tips and tools to start out on the journey of healing and growing.
Here Dawnali Riemer and Brittany Gervais counsellors with Shift Intuit, discuss Self Compassion. Three indicators of mindfulness was from quoted from Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer “A proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive”.
In this session Brittany and Dawnali discuss how to move past the debate of intuition and anxiety by getting to know feelings and sensations better. Here, they discusses tools and techniques for working with anxiety and intuition.
In this video we discuss authenticity and the power of moving towards being your true self.
In this podcast Dawnali discusses her experiences with seeing with her heart.
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In this session Tracy discusses the difference between Sprit and Power animals and how she uses connecting with them as a framework for practice.
In this episode Jennifer shares a wonderful simple technique of how to connect with the wisdom of the body in order to gain a deeper understanding of how we are feeling in any given moment.
In this episode we discuss Psychosomatic work and the wisdom of the body. The body is always speaking, we just need to listen.
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In this episode we discuss how we use mediumship in counselling sessions with clients. For more information about Shift Intuit and our counsellors see www.shiftintuit.net
In this episode counsellors Brittany Gervais and Sarah Sand discuss mediumship-what it is and how the ability presented itself in both counsellors.
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