In this episode of I Have My Reasons, Deandra Dey sits down with Tamara Lich. Tamara is a Metis grandmother, musician, author and activist. Tamara is well known for her involvement with the Freedom Convoy Protest, a massive national protest movement that took place in February 2022 calling for the end to vaccine and lockdown mandates imposed during the COVID 19 pandemic. When this podcast was recorded Tamara was still awaiting the verdict for charges pressed against her by the Crown. Wh...

In this episode of I Have My Reasons, Deandra sits down with Anishinabe Elder Bev Rita Jones. Bev is a non traditionalist Elder who is from Keeseekoowenin First Nation in Manitoba Canada. In this episode Deandra and Bev discuss Bev's documentary "Policy Baby" where is which she shares her remarkable journey growing up in- between two worlds deeply impacted by colonial policy. Bev also shares heartfelt stories about her healing journey as well as some really important upcoming initiatives such...

In this episode of I Have My Reasons Deandra sits down for the second time with Astrologer and Jungian dream analyst Martin Comtois. Martin was visiting Manitoba on his journey across Canada to care for his mother during the last weeks of her life. Deandra and Martin recorded this podcast during the April solar eclipse, an auspicious time! In this conversation, they are talking specifically about Dreamwork! Connect with Martin: Healer Dreamer Astrology Youtube Email Connect with De...

In this episode of I Have My Reasons Deandra sits down with Juno nominated singer- songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire Cara Luft. As a Folk heroine Luft deserves her solid reputation as one of Canada’s finest live performers whose engaging, down-home style comes wrapped in a warm and delicious sense of humor. In this episode Deandra and Cara discuss: Cara’s childhood steeped in music and community Being a woman in the changing and evolving music industry The archetype of the artist a...

In this episode of I Have My Reasons, Deandra and Karli sit down with Sarah Salter Kelly who was visiting and offering workshops in Erickson Manitoba this past spring. Sarah is a talented writer, healer and speaker. Her wisdom is authentic, embodied and hard won – generated through years of integrating the tragic homicide of her mother and learning to forgive the perpetrator – alongside 30 years of studying personal growth, mysticism, restorative justice, and earth-based healing traditions....

In this episode Deandra sits down with singer song-writer Alana Levandoski. Alana has a remarkable way of transforming complex concepts and experiences into songs that speak to your heart and bones. Her recent work, CIANALAS/TÃSKNOTA is being released under a new name MEDIATRI XXX. This Folk Opera resonates deeply with listeners as its story is both our history and our present. Alana, a scholar at heart, has so much to offer and yet they are just breaking the surface in this...

I Have My Reasons is back with Season 3 Episode 1! Deandra is sitting down with her best friend and business partner, Karli Brodeur for their first-ever podcast episode together. They settle into an easy-flowing conversation in the little reclaimed church that homes Grit and Growth Wellness in Erickson Manitoba. In this episode they discuss: Their meeting and the evolution of their friendship How Grit and Growth Wellness came to be A recent personal breakthrough of Karli's assisted by psy...

In this episode of I Have My Reasons Deandra sits down with Kate Joyer. Kate is an artist, an activist and an alchemist of eros. She created The Dancing Serpent Mystery school, a temple of individual and collective awakening. Kate is passionate about supporting women in awakening their lost feminine through mentorship, deep feminine meditation dance and group work. In this episode we discuss: - How Kate came to this work - Reclaiming the lost feminine, Eros and our deepest love as part of ou...

In this episode of I Have My Reasons Deandra sits down with Gord Oaks. Gord is a Musician and Certified Shiatsu Acupressure Therapist (a relative of Acupuncture). He has been exploring, studying, and applying Qi Gong, Yoga and Meditation in his life and work since 1991, and is a firm advocate for the empowering and Universal nature of the internal healing arts. This episode was recorded outside, so along with our conversation, you can hear the wonderful sounds of the Manitoba spring. I...

In this episode of I HAVE MY REASONS Deandra sits down Annie Brees. Annie is a women's health coach and co-founder of both Balance 365 and Raise The Bar Initiative. In this episode she is hilarious, honest, and shares her practical yet wise approach to showing up as yourself for yourself and others. ...

In this episode of I Have My Reasons Deandra sits down with Astrologer and Jungian dream analyst Martin Comtois. In this conversation they cover: Astrology Car Jung and Jungian Psychology The Unconscious and the collective unconsciousDreams as a path to the unconscious Astrology as a map for our times The "ego" in the east and the western culturesSublimation and spiritual bypassing The pandemic as a spiritual crisisPsychology as divergence from the work of psyche Epis...

Deandra Dey sits down with Clinical Counsellor Cecile Tucker. Deandra and Cecile worked together at a practise in Kamloops BC. Both Deandra and Cecile are passionate about trauma therapy and this episode covers all things trauma therapy. More specifically they discuss: Trauma Complex Post Traumatic Stress Versus Post Traumatic Stress The impacts of trauma on identity and personality Eye Movement Desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) and more! Resources: Cecile ...

The new episode of I Have My Reasons is with Entrepreneur, photographer, birth educator, mother, doula(and honestly so much more) Julie McCoppen. Julie is an advocate and absolute powerhouse when it comes to supporting women and birth. Her company Moga Moms trains yoga instructors in pre and post natal yoga making yoga more accessible to the mothering community. This is Julie’s second time on I Have My Reasons but his time she is accompanying Deandra in sharing her two birth stories,...

In this episode of I HAVE MY REASONS Deandra Dey sits down with midwife Lee Janzen. Lee is a midwife with Sage Hill Community Midwives in Kamloops BC. Deandra had the experience of working with Lee in her first pregnancy and it was in her care that Deandra learned what it was like to be supported through pregnancy and birth from a model that values relationship, education, and empowerment. In this episode you will hear about: Lee’s personal journey into midwifery The midw...

Staying connected to our inner experience or our outer experience is difficult at the best of times, but when we get into social situations or in a chaotic environment, it can be even more difficult to connect with what's happening for us(how we feel, what we need, what we want to say etc. ) and what's happening around us. This meditation is a practise that helps to strengthen the ability to have awareness of what's happening in yourself and your environment. For the full blog post ...

In this episode of I Have My Reasons Mental Health Counsellor Deandra Dey sits down with British Columbia based Nervous system consultant, Somatic Experiencing practitioner and Adventure guide Verdell Jessup. In this podcast episode they discuss: How Verdell came to this work Trauma and healing through the nervous system Panic attacks Spiritual bypassing Why meditation and breathwork can cause more harm, An embodied path to healing, and more! &nbs...

In this episode Deandra is interviewed by friend and fellow podcaster Robyn McLean. Deandra is a counsellor, singer-song writer, yoga instructor, podcaster and mother. In this episode you will hear about: people pleasing and passivity and its impact on relationship motherhood and empowerment the importance of rest for counselling and creative practise Intellectualized self healing verses embodied self healing the nervous system and nature and more! To le...

Robyn has been working in the field of evaluation, applied research and strategy for more than fifteen years. She is the leader of her company Tapestry Evaluation and has a passion and focus for systems-level change meaningful impact and community collaboration. Robyn is the host of her new podcast Weaving The Future, a guide to transforming the world inside and out. In this episode: Community healing through self-healing Pleasure and joy as key components of change Community t...

Stephanie Patsula is a Canadian Visual Artist, MFA candidate in New Media at the Unversity of Alberta, program director of Parallel Space and an Art Educator for the City of Edmonton. Stephanie is an artist is all that she does and a natural community builder. In this episode, we talk about the impacts of Covid-19 on: Creativity Personal Art practise The somatic body Trauma response Community and more! Resources: http://www.stephaniepatsula.ca/ Instagram: @S_Patsula

In this episode of I Have My Reasons, I speak with Patricia Neufeld, Academic, Educator and Counsellor. Pat was my professor and clinical supervisor during my Masters of Education Counselling program at Thomspon Rivers University. This conversation is thoughtful heartfelt and I am been very excited to share. Together we discuss: The habit of people-pleasing The journey of personal inquiry and growth The role of a counsellor and the counselling field And much more! ...