The Finding Peace Podcast

Special Guest - Elizabeth Power

I am so humbled and excited to interview Elizabeth Power.  Her story is amazing.  How many people have you met who have been able to overcome Dissociative Identity Disorder (also known as Multiple Personality Disorder.  You can learn more about Elizabeth at https://www.elizabethpower.com/.  Check out her new book, Healer: Reducing Crises
 
Elizabeth Power, M. Ed., CEO of EPower & Associates, Inc. epowerandassociates.com, is a sought-after speaker, facilitator, teacher, and consultant.  EPower &  Associates is the parent organization for The EPower Change Institute and The Trauma Informed Academy.
"All I do is help people with change, resilience and self-care, and alignment. And everything is done from the trauma-informed perspective," she says. "Even courses directly about working with trauma are about change."
Power develops cross-cultural adaptations of models of care for the mental health community as well as helping other countries like Japan develop their own models.  The Trauma-Informed Academy recently released her new model, The Trauma Responsive System which focuses on mastering 9 elements akin to applied emotional intelligence.
She was recently published as third author of an article in Family Medicine about the outcomes of the NIMH research project assessing the effectiveness of the use of the core principles of Risking Connection(r) by Primary Care Providers in their clinical settings. 
When organizations and associations book her as a speaker, it’s most often for motivation, to help people make and adapt to change or to tell her own story of hope and healing.  Conferences love her for her interactive virtual presentations on change, resilience and self-care, and trauma-informed thinking.
“Sharper than a number two pencil, and funnier than a six-pack of funny bones on go-juice,” was one audience member’s response. When you need a speaker with humor, depth, wisdom, and motivation, she’s the one.
 
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The Power of False Beliefs

In this episode, Troy tells the story of the Engine Light Incident that nearly left him stranded in the middle of a busy intersection.   He uses this story to illustrate the power of core beliefs.    
What are some of your core beliefs? Do they empower you or stop you in your tracks?
 
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Holiday Presence

In this episode, I share one of my favorite holiday memories.  We then explore how we can find greater peace, joy, and light in our lives through challenging the shadows of shame and seeking greater truths.
 
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Gratitude Shame

Why does Gratitude have to be so complicated?  Well, it's not really, but Shame sure has a way of making it messy.  Listen to how to honor emotion while also expressing gratitude in this episode of the Finding Peace Podcast.

The Monster in My Garden

In this episode, I explore fond childhood memory and how it relates to why we do some of the behaviors that we engage in.  Many times, we are trying to find ways to feel our love and belonging tank but then are shadows of shame tell us that doing so is wrong or they were doing it inappropriately. In this episode, we explore what is underneath the surface and how we can find creative ways to get our love and belonging tank filled in healthy, lasting, and peaceful ways.
 
 
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How Martial Arts Helped David Find Peace

In this episode, I have the privilege of interviewing up my very own self-defense instructor, David Perez. David shares what led him to find peace in the world of martial arts and how his experiences have led him to now have the opportunity to bless other people and tapping into their own inner power and challenging their mindset.

Understanding the Pendulum

As a child, whenever I would visit the Science Museum, I would love to watch the pendulum swinging back and forth. In this episode, we explore how the shadows of shame do a similar swing along the various spectrums. This episode helps you have a better understanding of the motivations of each of the shadows. I also give you another perspective based on Jungian psychology that was exemplified in the book, King, Magician, Warrior, Lover by Robert Moore and Douglass Gillette that explores the parts of ourselves that can help us shine powerful light on the shadows.
 
At the end of the podcast, The Finding Peace Online Weekend Workshop is mentioned. Here, we will take a deeper dive into the Finding Peace Model and give you some tools to connect with your inner power while connecting with your truth.  You can learn more about the workshop here: https://www.findingpeaceacademy.com/onlineweekendworkshop
 
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The Hero's Journey

In this episode, I have the privilege of interviewing Lee Atwood, a Registered Provisional Psychologist practicing in Alberta, Canada. He has done research in sex and porn addiction and his areas of specialization, including addiction, are couples and parenting issues, depression, and anxiety.  He also LOVE'S talking about the hero's journey, a concept developed by Joseph Campbell and used in some of the most famous stories in history.
 
In this podcast, I referenced Matthew Dicks, an amazing storyteller in his own right. You can find out more about him here.
 
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Walls or Fences - A Boundaries Metaphor

It is 5 am in the morning, I am operating on maybe 51/2 hours of sleep. I am supposed to meet my personal trainer today. And I was so afraid that I wasn't going to be able to be on time that I tossed and turned throughout the entire night because I thought, if I don't wake up, I'm going to sleep through my first session with my personal trainer and that is not going to send a good message.
And now I'm standing in the gym with my trainer, and I am so tired. I'm looking around at this gym. It's a fairly small gym, there is a rack of weights. There's a medicine ball, there's a treadmill and a bunch of other things that I'm fairly familiar with, because I've been going to the gym for several years by myself.
I have decided that I needed to do something more intense for me because, unfortunately, as the years continue to go by, I continue to put more and more weight on my body, which I know physically is not healthy for me. And I want to be able to stick around for awhile and spend time with the people that I love the most. And so I've decided to hire this guy to see if he can help me take better care of my body. And I've asked him, in particular, if he can help me holistically, not just working particular muscles, but I want to be able to work more holistically mind, body, and spirit.  I chose him because he is a jujitsu instructor in addition to being a personal trainer, and he told me that his master, who taught him about jujitsu, believed in that holistic part of healing the mind, body, and soul. So I felt that this was going to be a really good experience for me.
He's showing me around the gym, give me a little bit of a tour of his place. He has just moved in a couple of months ago. And he's really excited about this new building, He's telling me about the history of the building and as he's talking, I ended up stepping on to the mat where he teaches jujitsu.  He says to me, "Hey, you got to get off of that. That is sacred ground."
And when he said that, I immediately stepped off of the mat. I didn't want to be disrespectful. But what struck me more was how immediately he reacted in a way that said, Hey, dude, this is sacred space, and no one is allowed to be on the sacred space until they're instructed to do So because sacred work, beautiful work happens on these mats. And so there's formality to it. And that made me really think about a question that a buddy of mine had asked me just three days earlier. And this is the questionof the podcast.
Can you help me understand the difference between walls and fences?  
Listen to the answer on this podcast and deepen your understanding of what makes boundaries more effective.
 
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Avoid Burpees and Connect Instead

There is a lot of controversy and contempt taking place around the world. We have a challenging time even being willing to consider listening to another person's point of view. In the process, we lose a sense of peace and security and instead become more defensive.  In this episode of the Finding Peace Podcast, the listener will be asked to consider how being willing to emphatically listen may actually deepen relationships (and indeed create change). 
Troy also teaches the listener about BRPEs - the four behaviors that will drive disconnection in a relationship.
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