The Brain Scrub & Beyond Burnout
Burnout may lead to disease, anxiety, more stress, and disconnection from self and others. Years ago I lost my son to an alienating parent. I achieved burnout in the pursuit of my son and striving in being ’good enough’ and ’fitting in’. The Brain Scrub focuses on mental health and I share how I am coping during these unpredictable times by focusing on self-care, improvement and building community. My goal is to support you in living your best life by sharing what I have done during my journey as an alienated parent. This podcast explains my path to living a more authentic life by taking a courageous look at my self and focusing on what I can control, me. I am not an expert and the tools and techniques I share are based on my research, practice and ideas. For mental or physical health challenges, please seek the advice of a qualified practitioner. Absolutely seek professional help to deal with trauma, depression, personality disorders, etc. Support is out there - get it.
Episodes

Friday Jun 20, 2025
The balance of power
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Who do you feel dis-empowered with? Who empowers you? Which do you feed? This episode is all about the importance of regaining our power.

Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Challenges in transitioning to retirement
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Some people achieve retirement and sadly pass away soon after. Moving to retirement can be stressful as its a major identity shift. In this episode, we chat about options in overcoming these challenges.

Friday May 30, 2025

Tuesday May 20, 2025
Moving Beyond Burnout
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
My tagline has changed to something more meaningful to me. In a world where life seems at times 'very alone', managing self and taking proactive and positive action may lead to less stress and avoiding possible burnout.

Friday May 16, 2025
Retiring to retirement
Friday May 16, 2025
Friday May 16, 2025
I have made this celebration point!...Part-time. I am struggling in some ways and this episode exposes why and what is possible, possibly.

Thursday May 15, 2025
The Pros and Cons of self-awareness training and the relational impact
Thursday May 15, 2025
Thursday May 15, 2025
One thing I have learned is that I want to belong. The challenge is that after the training I did to build a stronger me, others didn't belong. I learned to never forget those people who love you and not to leave them behind in your journey.

Thursday Apr 10, 2025
The over-protective parent
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
If you are alienated from your child, you likely can relate to this episode. Over protective parents are everywhere and the consequences may be contrary to what you believe. Some protective parents may have trauma that informed their way of being. They may have learned that in order to not lose someone, I need to protect them. In this episode I share some insights I learned from chatgpt and my own life.

Monday Feb 24, 2025
Social Anxiety, Rejection, and Parental Alienation
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
I am not diagnosed and in this episode I share what social anxiety may be, for me, and what it feels like.

Friday Feb 21, 2025
The Earthquake we are living...literally
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
On Feb 21 at 1:25 pm, a 5.1 Magnitude earthquake hit coastal BC. It was bum shaking and this new US administration, head shaking.

Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Apologies and what I learned about my insecurities
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
This episode is a result of my last episode - which was a bit of a rant. Thanks to all those Americans that believe in the power of our global community, interdependence, collaboration, and peace.