This is a unique and interesting podcast episode. We planned to have this episode with the mayor of Medicine Hat Alberta Canada, the city in which Trent, Jeremy and Amy reside. Mayor Linnsie Clark was having some technical difficulties and we weren't sure why she was not joining us at the designated time. So Trent and I began a conversation about something that had been on our minds in terms of understanding trauma as an injury and not an illness. The first part of the podcast explores this idea then our mayor connected with us within the middle of the podcast and we transition from there into talking about Community recovery and how connection and Community is Central to our Wellness as humans

Mayor Clark first took office in 2021 as covid restrictions began to lift and has guided our community through a broader social recovery from the mental health effects of the pandemic.

Resources mentioned:

PTSD coach is an app you can get from the Apple app store or from Google play.

The booked re: understanding Trauma and recovery: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

In this episode Trent and Jeremy continue the conversation with 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

We are joined by Jonathan McClung Chartered Professional Accountant. We discuss how money relates to our mental health.

Looking to connect with Jonathan for accounting services:

http://www.nowcpa.ca/

Articles referenced in the show

https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/archive/releases/2018/Q1/money-only-buys-happiness-for-a-certain-amount.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/science-research-data/mental-health-inequalities-income-canada.html

Budgeting App

https://www.ynab.com/

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.

For those interested in connecting with her you can find her @

Pamela S. Hauser

Proprietor & Presenter

Empowerpalooza

Training & Infotainment

Text:+1(587) 604-9803

Email: info@empowerpalooza.ca

Website: www.empowerpalooza.ca

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube - all @empowerpalooza

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.

Instagram: @thegiftofinfidelity

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.