Therapy For Moms (Formerly Healing After Birth‪)‬ Jennifer Summerfeldt, MACP, CCC

In this episode Jennifer walks you through a Loving Kindness meditation from ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) that was adapted from the Buddhist Loving Kindness meditation. You are encouraged to drop into a calm quiet space to let this guided process increase qualities of compassion and friendliness towards others, self, and those you have difficulty with. Jennifer closes with a small challenge: To practice this meditation everyday for a week and pay attention to the quality of your relationships afterwards. 

To download a copy of the mediation you can go visit: www.actmindfully.com.au

Extra bonus: Read to your children as a relaxation tool.

Visit us: www.therapyformoms.ca

Birth workers: www.nsidoulatraining.com




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In this episode of Fearless Friday Jennifer shares with you why ASK Therapy removed their presence from social media.

Jennifer highlights 4 points that informed this decision, and how it was also about mental health. Choosing an unconventional path to build a business and market, without social media, is a fearless decision to make during a time when social media is touted as the dominant way to market and grow your business in today's technocracy.

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In today's Mindful Monday episode, Jennifer guides you through a mini teaching about the foundational R's that help you 'do life well'. She prepares you to connect with your breath by introducing you to an orienting exercise to build emotional safety and she closes with a mindful exercise to tune into your breath as your friend.

To book a session with the ASK Therapy team you can visit www.therapyformoms.ca 

For birth workers please visit www.nsidoulatraining.com 

To order Jennifer's books Healing After Birth and Midwifery For The Soul, you can visit Amazon in your residing country.


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In today's Mindful Monday episode Jennifer discusses what Dan Siegel calls 'flipping your lid' and the somatic experiencing acronym TIMES for emotional and mental regulation. You will be guided through a we exercise of TIMES. Even though you are invited to pay attention and notice each 'letter' as a separate embodied experience, the idea with this exercise is to practice changing 'channels'. So if you find yourself distracted and activated in one 'channel' of awareness you can learn how to dial into another area of focus, to shift attention. 

If you are looking for therapeutic support you can book a complimentary intake call with our intake therapist at www.therapyformoms.ca and if you a doula or birth worker and want to learn how to embody these skills in your practice go to www.nsidoulatraining.com

Finally, if you have a question or topic you would like for me to address on the podcast please send us an email at support@therapyformoms.ca


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We kick off Fearless Friday with an info episode all about fear through a nervous system informed lens. Remember these are short sound bites. 

In this 20 min episode I introduce you to your survival system and your thriving system. I walk you through an embodied understanding of fear as a messenger. I lay the foundation principle of separating the emotional response to a survival state and the story the mind attaches to the sensation of fear. 

Links and references provided throughout this episode: 

Dr. Doug Tataryn and the Bio-emotive Framework > You can listen to our podcast chat HERE (note we got cut off a lot, however, the content is rich)

*note: I mentioned sadness as the third survival emotional however, Doug names anger and fear as the survival emotions. I explain why I link sadness to a survival emotion as it pertains to the dorsal vagal state of shut down and collapse.  



To schedule an intake call with our intake therapist > www.therapyformoms.ca 

To learn more about nervous system informed doula training > www.nsidoulatraining.com


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In this guided meditation Jennifer guides you through an inner investigation into your three centres of knowing housed within your body - the gut brain, heart brain, and skull brain. Followed by an invitation to connect with above and below, so you feel deeply rooted. We close with a gentle invitation to hold a moment of gratitude in your heart centre. 

To book a session with Jennifer and her team you can visit www.therapyformoms.ca 

For birth workers please visit www.nsidoulatraining.com 

To order Jennifer's books Healing After Birth and Midwifery For The Soul, you can visit Amazon in your residing country. 


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