CareFull Practices

Stronger U
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CareFull Practices is a podcast for people trying to create the care they want to witness in this world. Drawing from decades of community care, crisis support, and lived experience, these conversations explore sustainable, relational, and deeply human care practices -- beyond formulas, burnout, and survival. Together, we explore grief, fear, repair, mutuality, and the ongoing practice of building more honest relationships with ourselves and each other.

  1. 10h ago

    Deep Dive into Fear in Care Work (Full-Length Episode)

    Fear of rejection, abandonment, burdening others, making mistakes, hurting others, losing people, or not being enough... what are you afraid of when it comes to care practices? Join Ryder Fox, Ash Parker, and Isa from Stronger U as get honest about their own fears and how those fears show up in their care practices This conversation explores: Some examples of fears that we've recognized in our care practicesWhat helped us realize what was underlying those fears, and helped us to better understand ourselves, relationships, and careSome ways we navigated those fears, from recognizing they existed at all, to addressing, or continuing to address themPractices we have for managing our fears in the moments when we are providing careAdvice we'd offer to folks who are navigating fears within their care practices In this episode, we invite you to notice where fear appears in your own care practices, explore the stories it may be telling you, and practice staying present and relational even when fear is alongside you. -- Follow us on Instagram: @strongeruwellness Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠strongeruwellness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see the links below to find: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free and donation-based peer support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the Stronger Together discord and weekly peer support groups ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn about 1:1 or group coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dissociative Care Circles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 8- to 12-week group coaching program for those who are plural / DID / dissociative ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 12-week group coaching program to stuck patterns, meet your somatic body with care, and practice moving toward alignment with support and community in this non-carceral, trauma-informed program. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Realign Cohort⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: a specialized cohort experience of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program. Find personalized coaching, support, and practices you need to find sustainable alignment between your work, your wellbeing, your values, and your purpose. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Non-Carceral Harm Reduction Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(September 20) and other ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠trainings and certification programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. All virtual and sliding scale. Email us info@strongeruwellness.com with any questions. Music: Ambisax from Unminus.com

  2. 10h ago

    Fear in Care Work

    Fear of rejection, abandonment, burdening others, making mistakes, hurting others, losing people, or not being enough... what are you afraid of when it comes to care practices? In this episode of CareFull Practices, Ryder Fox discusses fear, and its frequent origins within trauma, marginalization, and survival. Where many of us might believe that care won't be so scary once we're more healed, more secure, and more experienced, care truly is vulnerable by nature. Fear is not the opposite of care, but instead a reality interwoven into our care for each other and survival within this world. In this episode, we invite you to notice where fear appears in your own care practices, explore the stories it may be telling you, and practice staying present and relational even when fear is alongside you. -- Follow us on Instagram: @strongeruwellness Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠strongeruwellness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see the links below to find: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free and donation-based peer support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the Stronger Together discord and weekly peer support groups ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn about 1:1 or group coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dissociative Care Circles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 8- to 12-week group coaching program for those who are plural / DID / dissociative ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 12-week group coaching program to stuck patterns, meet your somatic body with care, and practice moving toward alignment with support and community in this non-carceral, trauma-informed program. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Realign Cohort⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: a specialized cohort experience of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program. Find personalized coaching, support, and practices you need to find sustainable alignment between your work, your wellbeing, your values, and your purpose. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Non-Carceral Harm Reduction Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(September 20) and other ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠trainings and certification programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. All virtual and sliding scale. Email us info@strongeruwellness.com with any questions. Music: Ambisax from Unminus.com

  3. 6d ago

    Deep Dive into Asking for Care (Full-Length Episode)

    How can we ask for care while balancing our needs and fears with others' capacities and needs? Join Ryder Fox and Ash Parker from Stronger U as they deep dive their own experiences with understanding their needs, asking for care, and building mutually caring relationships. This conversation explores: Some ways that we naturally ask for careOur relationship with asking for care, and how that has evolved over our livesSome things that make asking for care particularly difficult for us, and the ways we've navigated these challengesAdvice we'd give to people who are wanting to develop a practice of asking for care. In this episode, we invite you to explore what's getting in the way of asking for support, and begin practicing care requests that help you truly build mutually caring relationships. -- Follow us on Instagram: @strongeruwellness Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠strongeruwellness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see the links below to find: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free and donation-based peer support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the Stronger Together discord and weekly peer support groups ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn about 1:1 or group coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dissociative Care Circles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 8- to 12-week group coaching program for those who are plural / DID / dissociative ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 12-week group coaching program to stuck patterns, meet your somatic body with care, and practice moving toward alignment with support and community in this non-carceral, trauma-informed program. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Realign Cohort⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: a specialized cohort experience of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program. Find personalized coaching, support, and practices you need to find sustainable alignment between your work, your wellbeing, your values, and your purpose. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Non-Carceral Harm Reduction Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(September 20) and other ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠trainings and certification programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. All virtual and sliding scale. Email us info@strongeruwellness.com with any questions. Music: Ambisax from Unminus.com

  4. Jul 8

    Asking for Care

    How can we ask for care while balancing our needs and fears with others' capacities and needs? In this episode of CareFull Practices, Ryder Fox discusses one of the most vulnerable parts of building relationships: asking for care. Many of us struggle between never asking because we fear being a burden, and asking in ways that unintentionally overwhelm others after years of our unmet needs. Through personal reflection and practical examples, Ryder examines how trauma, marginalization, and survival strategies shape the way we seek support. In this episode, we invite you to explore what's getting in the way of asking for support, and begin practicing care requests that help you truly build mutually caring relationships. We also have a downloadable template for formulating care requests that you can find here! -- Follow us on Instagram: @strongeruwellness Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠strongeruwellness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see the links below to find: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free and donation-based peer support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the Stronger Together discord and weekly peer support groups ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn about 1:1 or group coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dissociative Care Circles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 8- to 12-week group coaching program for those who are plural / DID / dissociative ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 12-week group coaching program to stuck patterns, meet your somatic body with care, and practice moving toward alignment with support and community in this non-carceral, trauma-informed program. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Realign Cohort⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: a specialized cohort experience of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program. Find personalized coaching, support, and practices you need to find sustainable alignment between your work, your wellbeing, your values, and your purpose. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Non-Carceral Harm Reduction Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(September 20) and other ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠trainings and certification programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. All virtual and sliding scale. Email us info@strongeruwellness.com with any questions. Music: Ambisax from Unminus.com

  5. Jul 1

    Deep Dive into Giving Care (Full-Length Episode)

    How do we care for others without burning out or losing ourselves in the process? Join Ryder Fox and Ash Parker from Stronger U as they deep dive their own experiences with learning how to give care in creative, dynamic, and sustainable ways. This conversation explores: What comes to mind when thinking about giving care that is relevant to the person we're caring forExamples of natural ways that we care for people, and some examples of ways we had to learn to care that felt more foreign to youPractices that most helped us to improve our care work, especially in areas where we felt less comfortableHow we've practiced giving care without burning out or feeling crushed by compassion fatigueAdvice we'd offer to folks who are expanding their practices around giving care In this episode, we invite you to get curious about your practice of giving care, and how you are honoring your own dynamic needs as well as your commitment to others and to your values. We also have a ⁠downloadable template for formulating care requests that you can find here⁠! -- Follow us on Instagram: @strongeruwellness Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠strongeruwellness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see the links below to find: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free and donation-based peer support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the Stronger Together discord and weekly peer support groups ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn about 1:1 or group coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dissociative Care Circles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 8- to 12-week group coaching program for those who are plural / DID / dissociative ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 12-week group coaching program to stuck patterns, meet your somatic body with care, and practice moving toward alignment with support and community in this non-carceral, trauma-informed program. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Realign Cohort⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: a specialized cohort experience of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ program. Find personalized coaching, support, and practices you need to find sustainable alignment between your work, your wellbeing, your values, and your purpose. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Non-Carceral Harm Reduction Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(September 20) and other ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠trainings and certification programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. All virtual and sliding scale. Email us info@strongeruwellness.com with any questions. Music: Ambisax from Unminus.com

  6. Jul 1

    Giving Care

    How do we care for others without burning out or losing ourselves in the process? In this episode of CareFull Practices, Ryder Fox explores what it means for care to be dynamic, and how we can give care in sustainable, dynamic ways. For many of us, our values, lived experiences, and communities inspire us to show up for others - and at the same time, we're also left grappling with the realities of changing capacity, burnout, boundaries, and unmet expectations. In this episode, we invite you to get curious about your practice of giving care, and how you are honoring your own dynamic needs as well as your commitment to others and to your values. -- Follow us on Instagram: @strongeruwellness Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠strongeruwellness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see the links below to find: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Free and donation-based peer support⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the Stronger Together discord and weekly peer support groups ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn about 1:1 or group coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dissociative Care Circles⁠⁠⁠⁠: 8- to 12-week group coaching program for those who are plural / DID / dissociative ⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck Program⁠⁠⁠⁠: 12-week group coaching program to stuck patterns, meet your somatic body with care, and practice moving toward alignment with support and community in this non-carceral, trauma-informed program. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Realign Cohort⁠⁠⁠⁠: a specialized cohort experience of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck⁠⁠⁠⁠ program. Find personalized coaching, support, and practices you need to find sustainable alignment between your work, your wellbeing, your values, and your purpose. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Non-Carceral Harm Reduction Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠(September 20) and other ⁠⁠⁠⁠trainings and certification programs⁠⁠⁠⁠. All virtual and sliding scale. Email us info@strongeruwellness.com with any questions. Music: Ambisax from Unminus.com

  7. Jun 24

    Deep Dive into the Tension Between Giving and Receiving Care (Full-Length Episode)

    Why is giving and receiving care so complicated and messy? Join Ryder Fox and Ash Parker from Stronger U as they deep dive their own experiences with reciprocity, expectations, disappointment, and the ongoing practice of building more caring relationships. This conversation explores: What giving and receiving care has looked like throughout life, and how it's changed over time.What "mutual care" meansSome things that have been meaningful in mutual care practicesSome ways we have intentionally built reciprocal care relationshipsHow we've balanced reciprocal care, and how that's changed over time In this episode, we invite you to sit with what you are giving, what you expect in return, what others are actually able to offer, and what your own capacity realistically allows. -- Follow us on Instagram: @strongeruwellness Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠strongeruwellness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or see the links below to find: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Free and donation-based peer support⁠⁠⁠⁠ in the Stronger Together discord and weekly peer support groups ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn about 1:1 or group coaching ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dissociative Care Circles⁠⁠⁠⁠: 8- to 12-week group coaching program for those who are plural / DID / dissociative ⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck Program⁠⁠⁠⁠: 12-week group coaching program to stuck patterns, meet your somatic body with care, and practice moving toward alignment with support and community in this non-carceral, trauma-informed program. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Realign Cohort⁠⁠⁠⁠: a specialized cohort experience of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck⁠⁠⁠⁠ program. Find personalized coaching, support, and practices you need to find sustainable alignment between your work, your wellbeing, your values, and your purpose. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Non-Carceral Harm Reduction Seminar ⁠⁠⁠⁠(June 28) and other ⁠⁠⁠⁠trainings and certification programs⁠⁠⁠⁠. All virtual and sliding scale. Email us info@strongeruwellness.com with any questions. Music: Ambisax from Unminus.com

  8. Jun 24

    The Tension Between Giving and Receiving Care

    Why is giving and receiving care so complicated and messy? In this episode of CareFull Practices, Ryder Fox explores a common tension: many people show up consistently for others but feel unseen or unsupported in return, while others feel overwhelmed by needing care and worry they are asking for too much. Why? Often, we were never taught how to engage in balanced, transparent care relationships. Instead, we've inherited beliefs that tie worth to usefulness, encourage independence over interdependence, or assume care should be automatic and unspoken. These unspoken agreements often lead to resentment, burnout, or emotional disconnection. In this episode, we invite you to sit with what you are giving, what you expect in return, what others are actually able to offer, and what your own capacity realistically allows. -- Follow us on Instagram: @strongeruwellness Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠strongeruwellness.com⁠⁠⁠ or see the links below to find: ⁠⁠⁠Free and donation-based peer support⁠⁠⁠ in the Stronger Together discord and weekly peer support groups ⁠⁠⁠Discovery call⁠⁠⁠ to learn about 1:1 or group coaching ⁠⁠⁠Dissociative Care Circles⁠⁠⁠: 8- to 12-week group coaching program for those who are plural / DID / dissociative ⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck Program⁠⁠⁠: 12-week group coaching program to stuck patterns, meet your somatic body with care, and practice moving toward alignment with support and community in this non-carceral, trauma-informed program. ⁠⁠⁠Realign Cohort⁠⁠⁠: a specialized cohort experience of the ⁠⁠⁠Getting Unstuck⁠⁠⁠ program. Find personalized coaching, support, and practices you need to find sustainable alignment between your work, your wellbeing, your values, and your purpose. ⁠⁠⁠Non-Carceral Harm Reduction Seminar ⁠⁠⁠(June 28) and other ⁠⁠⁠trainings and certification programs⁠⁠⁠. All virtual and sliding scale. Email us info@strongeruwellness.com with any questions. Music: Ambisax from Unminus.com

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CareFull Practices is a podcast for people trying to create the care they want to witness in this world. Drawing from decades of community care, crisis support, and lived experience, these conversations explore sustainable, relational, and deeply human care practices -- beyond formulas, burnout, and survival. Together, we explore grief, fear, repair, mutuality, and the ongoing practice of building more honest relationships with ourselves and each other.

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  • Creator
    Stronger U
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Stronger U
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    CareFull Practices

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