
15 episodes

Mother Dearest Show Locus of Transformation
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Hosted by Judy Dirks and Jacob Campbell
The Mother Dearest Show takes place every other week. Mother and son join each other for a call where they talk about everything from mental health counseling services, social work, spirituality, and family history, building connections together.
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I'll Give You Something to Cry About
View Episode 15: I'll Give You Something to Cry About
Jacob gives a bit of update about his Ph.D. and where he is at in the process. They use the OSHO Zen Tarot deck to pull the 4 of Fire, Participation card. They talk about learning to be in the moment, Judy’s sister’s polio and her other sister that died of a brain tumor and the impact of that on their family.
Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction and Jacob’s Ph.D. dissertation proposal process and progress
07:12 Pulling the 4 of Fire - Participation from the OSHO Zen Tarot
17:26 Some of the challenges and trauma’s faced growing up
37:24 Judy’s realization about wanting to be a social worker
Links
CIIS Human Research Review Committee application process
Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future by Riane Eisler and Douglas P. Fry on Amazon Books
Osho Zen Tarot: The Transcendental Game Of Zen (79-Card Deck and 192-Page Book)
How to Love Yourself Cards: A Deck of 64 Affirmations: Hay, Louise: 9781401954444: Amazon.com: Books
An article with a good overview for restorative justice practices in the classroom - Clifford, A. (2013). Teaching restorative practices with classroom circles. 64 pages. http://restorativejustice.org/am-site/media/teaching-restorative-practices-with-classroom-circles.pdf
Polio - Wikipedia
Brain tumor - Wikipedia
The OSHO Zen Tarot Card 4 of Fire: Participation. -
The Temperature Bacteria Grows In
View Episode 14: The Temperature Bacteria Grows In
Jacob and Judy use Rider Waite/Pathfinder Tarot Deck to pull the XI Justice and the Kind of Pentacles. They talk about the process of the new moon, and it is a time for planting seeds and thinking, and how Judy is working on slowing down. They speak of ecology and climate change, building relationships, building rapport with kids, and thinking about healthy eating.
Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction and how long it has been since we last recorded
02:26 New moon tomorrow. slowing self down
07:24 Drawing the XI Justice and the King of Pentacles and ecology
14:28 Some Family Updates
20:44 Judy’s Plan to Connect Individually with Grand Kids
27:46 Healthy eating and foods
Links
Rider Waite Tarot
An example of an article talking about the idea of a New Moon - A time of renewal and planting seeds
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Cal Newport
List of some of my Academic Essays
Libra (astrology) - Wikipedia
Justice (Tarot card) - Wikipedia, King of Coins - Wikipedia
Story by Anna King through Columbia River Toxic Algae: Experts Say Fix What’s Causing It - Northwest Public Broadcasting
Climate change and dangerous waters - by Washington State Department of Health - Public Health Connection - Oct, 2021 - Medium
An article from a month and a half after we record this episode, but it is still going on. Volcanos in Spain: La Palma volcanic eruption is now the longest seen on the island in 375 years - Spain - EL PAÍS English Edition
Wapato, Washington - Wikipedia
My sister-in-law did end up passing away soon after recording this. I ended up creating a video for my family Recuredos en Vida de Patricia del Villar Martinez - YouTube
Bubble tea - Wikipedia, I often take the kids to the TeaHaus - Facebook
What Is Delicata Squash?
A photo of Jacob and Judy in Mexico when they went with their family Friend they talk about. Jacob doesn’t have any digital versions of photos from that trip other than this one.
Photo of the XI Justice and the King of Pentacles cards from the Rider Waite Tarot Deck in the grass -
Responsibility and Freedom
View Episode 13: Responsibility and Freedom
Spend some time talking about Jacob’s next steps in working on his Ph.D.. They use OSHO Zen Tarot Deck to pull the Page of Water: Understanding card. They talk about the five gates of grief and Judy’s upcoming retreat she is facilitating. They also talk about the Black Lives Matter movement and a book relating the treatment of Black Americans in the US and various caste systems around the world.
Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction and Long Service Times
01:56 Jacob’s Dissertation Progress and Seattle Trip
09:16 Pulling the Page of Water card from the OSHO Zen Tarot deck: Understanding
14:28 Judy’s upcoming grief retreat
22:24 The “Caste” System in the US
Links
Sorry some connection / sound problems with this episode. Also, was originally recorded back in August so I’m still a little bit behind in posting these.
Frost Me Sweet
Osho Zen Tarot: The Transcendental Game Of Zen (79-Card Deck and 192-Page Book)
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: The Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller’s Website and via Amazon Books
Ashley Gregory provides a good Brief Introduction to the Five Gates of Grief — Holistic and Somatic Therapy
Isabel Wilkerson book Amazon.com: Caste (Oprah’s Book Club): The Origins of Our Discontents eBook : Wilkerson, Isabel: Kindle Store
You can read an article about it on NPR America’s ‘Caste’ System: Isabel Wilkerson Says It’s More Than Racism
Climate change: IPCC report is ‘code red for humanity
The Page of Water - Understanding from the OSHO Zen Tarot Deck -
What Happens When They Drive Your Dream Car Off a Cliff
View Episode 12: What Happens When They Drive Your Dream Car Off a Cliff
Jacob and Judy start off with some conversation about upcoming events and activities. They use the Wisdom of the Oracle Divination Cards to pull the 8: Community (Tribe) Card. They talk all about forgiveness. How do we help clients learn to forgive, how do we forgive ourselves, and helping our kids learn to forgive?
Time Stamps
00:00 Events and Activities Coming Up
03:26 Pulling the Oracle Divination Cards 8: Community (Tribe) Card
08:06 The Dichotomy of Fear vs Love
12:54 Helping Clients Learn To Forgive
21:54 Accepting Our Own Humanness and Fallibilities
24:00 How Judy Raised Jacob
Links
I’m still going through old episode, this one was from the end of July.
Allied Art Association’s - Art in the Park
Pasco, WA (PSC) - Amtrak
McNary National Wildlife Refuge - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
Wisdom of the Oracle Divination Cards: Ask and Know by Colette Baron-Reid
E-06 - The Right People at the Right Time We pulled the same card.
Apple Podcasts to Leave us a Rating
Marianne Williamson and her 365 Days of a Course in Miracles
An interesting article about Love Vs. Fear: A Scientific Look by Dr. Alex.
i couldn’t find a specific article talking about a 15 step method. Psychology Today has an article 9 Steps to Forgiveness by Michel in 2013. There is a book review/summary by Sutton regarding Enright and Fitzgibbons (2000) book Helping clients forgive: An empirical guide for resolving anger and restoring hope. You can read the summary at The Enright Process Model of Psychological Forgiveness
Object permanence
Cornish, A., & Doucleff, M. (2019, March 4). Storytelling instead of scolding: Inuit say it makes their children more cool-headed. National Public Radio. https://www.npr.org/2019/03/04/689925669/storytelling-instead-of-scolding-inuit-say-it-makes-their-children-more-cool-hea
Parables of Jesus on Wikipedia
The Tale of Two Wolves - Nanticoke Indian Association
Wisdom of the Oracle Divination Tarot - 8 Community (Tribe) -
They Were On To Something with that Yoga Thing
View Episode 11: They Were On To Something with that Yoga Thing
Jacob and Judy use the OSHO Zen Tarot Deck to pull the Page of Fire - Playfulness. They talk about the values of playfulness and how hard it is sometimes for adults to have a real spirit of playfulness. They also talk about different seasons they like and having done martial arts in Jacob’s younger years.
Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction and my mom is worried about how much sun I might get
04:58 Pulling the Page of Fire Card - Playfulness
15:36 What we enjoy about different seasons
21:00 Practicing martial arts
Links
I’m still a bit behind in posting. This one is from mid July. We spent about a month not posting / recording so I only have about three that I haven’t posted yet…
Osho Zen Tarot: The Transcendental Game Of Zen (79-Card Deck and 192-Page Book)
In the episode, I say Colin Wood and I meant to say Colin Wilson
Gary Lachman was my teacher for The Lost Knowledge of the Imagination that I take at CIIS in the Transformative Studies Department
The talk that I discuss is Beyond The Robot: Consciousness And Existentialism With Gary Lachman
Therapy Solutions
Tai chi chih on Wikipedia
How to Protect Your Body From Injury in your Tai Chi Chih Practice a presentation that Sara posted.
Tri-Cities Martial Arts & Fitness
Kata
The style of martial arts we did when I was young was Isshin-ryū
A photo of the OSHO Zen Tarot Deck’s Page of Fire Card - Playfulness
A photo of Jacob’s Dog, Chewie Sitting Lazy on the Couch
A photo of Judy in her Karate Gi
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Letting Go
View Episode 10: Letting Go
Jacob and Judy start their conversation by talking about the Mercury Retrograde and its effects on communication. They use the Pathfinder Tarot Deck to pull the Card the VIII of Cups and the IV of Wands. They go on to talk about how we let go and the use of psychedelics in treatment and personal growth.
Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction
00:22 Retrograde of Mercury
08:06 Drawing the VIII of Cups and IV of Wands
15:48 The retreat Judy is planning and letting go
19:44 The use of psychedelics in treatment and Jacob’s experience with Ayahuasca
Links
Pathfinder’s Tarot by David Fontana
The Rider Tarot Deck
Farmer’s Almanac with Dates in 2021 of Mercury Retrograde
Article about Mercury Retrogrades in Astrology.com
Episode 2: Connecting with the Divine - Spirituality and Systems Thinking is where we talked about Marianne Williamson and her 365 Days of a Course in Miracles
Episode 6: The Right People at the Right Time is where Judy shared about her Weavers group
Article about the Buddhist idea of letting it go
Therapy Solution
Ram Dass
Gabor Maté’s website
CIIS About the Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research
New Experiences & Broken Things, a blog post I wrote about the my experience with Ayahuasca
The Rider Tarot Deck Cards IV of Wands and 8 of Cups
Customer Reviews
Gentle Conversation
I love these gentle conversations between a mother and her adult son. Each episode contains so much wisdom which gives me much to think about for days afterward. I appreciate the way they share personal information. The love and respect they have for each other is obvious throughout.