SHE RECOVERS Podcast
SHE RECOVERS®
The SHE RECOVERS® Podcast is a series of intimate and candid conversations exploring the diverse and deeply personal world of recovery. Join co-founder Taryn Strong and other SHE RECOVERS team members and their guests for heartfelt, thought-provoking, and sometimes hilarious discussions where women share their experiences with mental health challenges, addiction, sobriety, trauma, grief, burnout, and more. Each conversation opens into collective wisdom and courageous vulnerability, shared by people whose lives are enriched by following their own unique pathways and patchworks of recovery. The atmosphere is inclusive and non-judgmental, with truth taking center stage. If you’re seeking deeper connection and empowerment on your recovery journey, you belong here. SHE RECOVERS Foundation is both a non-profit public charity in Canada and the US and a global grassroots movement serving thousands of women and non-binary individuals in or seeking recovery from life challenges, including mental health issues, trauma, and substance use. SHE RECOVERS is dedicated to redefining recovery, inspiring hope, ending stigma, and empowering women to increase their recovery capital, heal themselves, and help others to do the same. Visit sherecovers.org to donate today. ***The SHE RECOVERS® Podcast is edited on the stolen and sacred lands of the Coast Salish Peoples—an area that is now colonially known as Salt Spring Island, Canada.***
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May 13, 2021 • 36min
Episode 58: The Alchemy of Healing with Seraphina Capranos
Seraphina’s European grandparents first introduced her to the healing power of natural medicine. While seasonally gathering herbs in rural Ontario they lovingly taught her about the traditional wisdom of herbs and plant lore.After suffering injury to her spine as a teenager, Seraphina was declared by the conventional medical system to lead a life of suffering in chronic pain. Determined to heal herself, she returned to her roots and began a professional study of natural medicine, herbalism and homeopathy.In this episode, Seraphina shares her journey of recovering from her injury, anxiety, depression and grief. And she shares beautiful wisdom for fellow travellers on a path of healing.Seraphina Capranos' Website: https://www.seraphinacapranos.com/SHE RECOVERS Mental Health Monday with Seraphina: https://www.facebook.com/189151304482056/videos/492117588841959SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/Get involved with SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/get-involved/Donate to the SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/become-a-founding-investor/
Apr 29, 2021 • 37min
Episode 57: SHE RECOVERS Dance with Payton Kennedy
One of our beloved SHE RECOVERS Intentions & Guiding Principles is, "Recovery is a journey to wholeness. We learn to take care of our body, mind, emotions and spirit." Recovering our bodies, becoming embodied and incorporating somatic based healing modalities is a passion of our movement!Taryn sits down with Payton (SHE RECOVERS Director of Volunteer Network and Foundation Events) to discuss why SHE RECOVERS Dance is such a beautiful, trauma informed compliment to your recovery patchwork. No experience necessary!SHE RECOVERS Dance Weekly FREE Class: https://sherecovers.org/together-online/ SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/Get involved with SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/get-involved/Donate to the SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/become-a-founding-investor/
Mar 18, 2021 • 49min
Episode 56: Healing Your Body & Connecting to the Land with Magdalene Joly
In this conversation, Magdelene Joly shares her journey of recovering from burnout, chronic fatigue and Lyme disease. Magdalene is a farmer, nutritionist, herbalist, dancer, mother, artist, student of Medical Qigong, and community organizer living at TreeEater Farm on Denman Island, the traditional unceded territory of Pentlatch and Comox Nations.She believes in the power of community and receiving support while healing, and that illness can be a beautiful teacher - if we listen and allow it to be.TreeEater Farm & Nursery: https://treeeaternursery.com/Magdalene's Jewellery: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RustFlowerCreationsSHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/Get involved with SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/get-involved/Donate to the SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/become-a-founding-investor/
Mar 4, 2021 • 44min
Episode 55: Overcoming Burnout & Creating Beauty with Nina Turczyn
Nina Turczyn is an amazing silversmith and gallery owner.Leading up to the opening of her gallery, Nina hit a wall with overwhelm and exhaustion. She never expected to be someone who experienced mental health challenges, but realizes that her experience has given her the opportunity to be a beacon for others. In this episode, she shares her journey of recovering from burnout and depression - and the powerful lessons she learned along the way. Nina's Gallery:https://www.paprikajewellery.ca/Argentum Jewellery School: https://www.argentumjewelleryschool.com/SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/Get involved with SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/get-involved/Donate to the SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/become-a-founding-investor/
Feb 16, 2021 • 1h 9min
Episode 54: Healing Through Art & Community with Autumn Skye
Autumn Skye is a visionary artist. She believes that the role of the artist is especially crucial at this time and that while the world is at the precipice of momentous change, artworks have the potential to be maps that can help guide humanity forward into new and positive ways of seeing and being. Autumn says, "through creativity we have the opportunity to transmute shadow and pain into visions of healing and wholeness. In this potent conversation, Autumn shares with Taryn her journey of grief from losing her beloved father, how the creative process can be an amazing tool for healing (and inner child work) and the sacredness of sisterhood.Autumn Skye's Website: https://autumnskyeart.com/SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/Get involved with SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/get-involved/Donate to the SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/become-a-founding-investor/
Feb 4, 2021 • 56min
Episode 53: Decolonizing Recovery with Jacqueline Jennings
Jacqueline Jennings is an entrepreneur coach, facilitator and startup strategist who got sober at the age of 15. In this conversation, Jacqueline shares with Taryn about the importance of her journey with connecting with traditional, cultural teachings and ancestral wisdom. She also talks about the need to focus on community care - not just self care, matriarchy, and decolonizing recovery.Jacqueline's website: http://www.jacquelinejennings.com/Jacqueline's instagram: @jacqueline.d.jenningsDecolonize First resource: https://www.nahaneecreative.com/SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/Get involved with SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/get-involved/Donate to the SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/become-a-founding-investor/
Nov 27, 2020 • 1h 4min
Episode 52: Bisexual, Recovering and Proud with Dr. Jamie Marich
Bisexuality is one of the most misunderstood expressions within the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Bisexuals or other individuals under the bisexual umbrella can be thwarted with cruel commentary like, "Why can't you just pick a side," "You must be confused," or "You can't be trusted."In this episode, Dawn speaks with Dr Jamie Marich, clinical trauma specialist, trainer, author, openly bisexual woman, and person in long-term recovery. Dr Jamie Marich shares about her own experience navigating these oppressive cognitions in her early life and recovery and why this phenomenon of being pulled between two worlds or being made to feel like your identity is not valid can add an extra layer of wounding for bisexuals.To learn more about Dr Jamie Marich: https://www.drjamiemarich.com/SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/Get involved with SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/get-involved/
Nov 19, 2020 • 57min
Episode 51: A Fireside Chat With Our Executive Director Susan Carter
Grab your tea and join SHE RECOVERS® Foundation Executive Director, Susan Carter and Co-Founder, Dawn Nickel by the fire."As a woman celebrating 27 years of continuous sobriety, I am deeply committed to giving back what I have so graciously been given. And after meeting and working with the beautiful intelligent and impassioned women who have shepherded this community to where it is today, I knew this is where I wanted to put my stake in the ground. Working alongside these brilliant women in recovery would be the jewel in my career crown, not to mention a treasure in my life. Serving as Executive Director of this vibrant movement is a true honor and privilege" - Susan Carter.SHE RECOVERS® Foundation has the women, the power, and the presence to be a mighty force in our world. And until ALL women in or seeking recovery from these challenges are celebrated, supported, and deemed essential to healthy communities, we will not rest. This is OUR movement. This is our cause.SHE RECOVERS Blog: This is Our Movement, This is Our CauseSHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/Get involved with SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/get-involved/
Nov 12, 2020 • 1h 3min
Episode 50: Lost and Found: An Adoptee’s Recovery Story with Payton Kennedy
Taryn speaks with Payton Kennedy, beloved colleague, friend and creator of SHE RECOVERS Dance®. Payton shares her multi-layered recovery story and her life-long journey as a seeker. As an adoptee, Payton struggled with decades-long feelings of disconnection, grief and sadness that contributed to self-sabotaging behaviors. She discusses her daily recovery practices - powerful tools that ground and connect her with with inner wisdom.SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/Get involved with SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/get-involved/
Nov 5, 2020 • 48min
Episode 49: Don't Just Sit There with Biet Simkin
Biet Simkin is the renowned meditation teacher dubbed "The David Bowie/Lady Gaga of Meditation." In this episode, you will understand why. She is rebellious and rock n roll, yet, very grounded in her recovery and spiritual practices.She beautifully shares about the deep losses of her mother, father and first born daughter. And Biet shares about her recovery journey from heroin and disordered eating/body image issues. Biet Simkin: https://www.bietsimkin.com/Biet's mindbodygreen online meditation program: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/wc/biet-simkin SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/Get involved with SHE RECOVERS Foundation: https://sherecovers.org/get-involved/
