Confirmation Bias. What is it? Is it the first draft title of Platinum Blonde’s 1985 smash ‘Situation Critical’? For sure. But it’s more than that. It’s using ‘evidence’ to prove our own ideas true, even if they aren’t. Are we always getting the best intel? On this episode we talk about how easily we believe the worst about ourselves, especially when we have no boundaries. Clear your calendar for the next 42 mins, we’re in your ears!
As always thank you to Allison Cornell, Graham Powell and Maury Lafoy for the music.
What is Radical Acceptance? Is it from the 80s? Do we have to wear banana clips to achieve it? Or can we practice it every moment of every day to help us move through some of the most difficult shit we deal with in our lives? Join us as we walk through this eye-opening, mind-expanding technique, and try to put some of its benefits in place. Will the banana clip help? Unlikely. But it won’t hurt. RAAAADICAL!
LEARNING TO LEAVE workshop is available at www.communityoutwitch.com in person, in Parkdale on April 15th at 1pm. We will talk to a real lawyer about the basics of leaving a relationship and what to do first. Zoom in if you need to.
With so much infuriating bullshit to be absolutely frickin’ furious about, it’s no surprise that women all over the world are pretty pissed-off right about now. What IS surprising is how hard it is for us to acknowledge our anger express it in a healthy way. Thanks to our friends at The Witch School of Canada we’ve learned an effective technique and we’re dying for you to try it. What if getting angry was a practice like meditation or Zumba?
So grab your little purple shorts and let’s get ready to HULLLLK OUUUUT!
Thank you to Graham Powell, Maury Lafoy and Allison Cornell for music.
Sometimes we don't have an episode ready to go but we still need a pause in our lives to ponder and rest. In this episode Shoshana reads a chapter from the wonderful book, The Circle of Stones by Judith Duerk. We recommend this book.
Please take a walk or have a tea while you listen.
We love you.
Lisa and Shoshana
Thanks to Graham Powell, Allison Cornell for strings and Maury Lafoy for our theme.
Are transmutation and alchemy the same thing? In this episode we welcome our new producer, Julie Kaplan. Together we discuss our own experiences of transmutation, working the problem, anxiety, our kids, social media and Alan Thicke. Obvi.
Regrets, we’ve had a few…but then again, we’re transmuting all that painful sh@$ into something amazing.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Kim Krans The Wild Unknown Archetypes tarot deck.Thanks to Allison Cornell, Graham Powell and Maury Lafoy for music and voice.
Try to check in with a therapist. It's better for you than ground flax.
Please check out Community OutWitch for workshops, space rentals, lodging and more offerings from Lisa and Shoshana.
Lisa Brooke Human Design
Getting out from under the patriarchy isn’t as simple as pushing it off and rolling away. On this episode we talk about how the male gaze contributed to our personal feelings of value. How do we parent our own kids when we aren’t certain that we’ve learned the important lesson that we are innately valuable? It's a puzzle, and we’d love your help putting it together. Topics covered: polyamory, betrayal, social media, sex.
Pod music by the Amazing Allison Cornell
Thanks to Graham Powell
Special thanks to Amy Schumer (Last Fuckable Day) and The Amy Schumer show
Theme music by Maury Lafoy
Tarot Readings @ Community OutWitch Feb. 17th
Sex Magic Workshop at Community OutWitch on Feb. 25th
Human Design with Lisa Brooke
Witch School of Canada
Shoshana ponders starting her own cult until Lisa explains all the work that goes into one. Do you think you could spot the signs of a cult? After watching HBO's The Vow we've got a pretty big checklist and it’s time to talk about the possible cults we’ve fallen into. ***Send your❓s, your ⁉️s, your ❤️s, and your 💡s to lisaandshoshanahq@gmail.com. Please check out Shoshana's new venture Community OutWitch.... and no, it's not a cult. Yet.
Trigger Warning: we talk about cults, branding, mind control.
www.communityoutwitch.com
Our Favourites: In this reposting of one of our most popular episodes, we discuss Pauline Boss and her research on ambiguous loss. What even is that? Is it possible to get closure? Does grief actually disappear over time? And what are the techniques we use to move on after traumatic loss? All this fun and so much more. Why are you still reading this? Click for Gaia's sake!!!
Trigger Warning: In this episode we talk about the death of parents, pandemic, divorce and John Byner.
You don't have to ace Math class to understand the concept of accountability, and it isn't just for Doug Ford. It can alter the way we share our lives with others, and set a personal bar for integrity. But what does accountability look like in business? In a marriage? With a broken friendship? Today we’re talking about accountability in all the 9 realms and beyond. You don’t need your accountant for this one, just bring your heart.❤️
Original music by Allison Cornell, theme by Maury Lafoy, disclaimer by Graham Powell
Journal Therapy
12 Step Program
Lisa and Shoshana HQ
Human Design With Lisa
Email Us with a question or podcast topic or just to say hello. Please like, subscribe and share this podcast so we can stay in the closet (it's a good thing).
It's the most wonderful time of the year…aside from capitalism and the viruses. On this episode we talk about our holiday hacks for getting through this time of togetherness while separated or divorced without too many energy and/or emotional contusions. While some are booking hair appointments to prepare for festive parties, we're booking therapy. Always be prepared! Whether it's the first holiday since your divorce or your 34th, this episode may help you celebrate the light. Added music and special thanks to Allison Cornell - we love you Allison! Even more music by Maury Lafoy with guests: Drew Jureka and Erika Raum and all those extra voices for sharing your stories.
Sacred Pen Journal Therapy
Lisa Brooke Human Design
Art and Web Design by Candice Craig
Planned Parenthood
Lisa and Shoshana
Trigger warning: we talk about divorce... again.
Happy Holidays!!!
Shoshana has no boundaries and Lisa has walls. In this episodes we're talkin' boundaries, walls, relationships and parenting. How do you know if you suffer from L.O.B. or Lac Aux Boundaries? What's the cure? Does it impact women more than men? All this and more in this episode of Lisa and Shoshana HQ.
Sometimes we don't have an episode ready to go because... life but it doesn't mean we're just going to leave you weeping into your empty headphones, or earbuds, if you go that way. This is a special episode to help you/us get through today. This episode is an excerpt from When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron, read by Shoshana Sperling with music by the amazing gift of a human, Allison Cornell. Please take a breath and enjoy.
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
“I never meant to cause you any sorrow. I never meant to cause you any pain.” Thank you Prince, but intent and impact just aren't the same. Lisa and Shoshana talk about accountability and how to say you're sorry. We explore the "Anatomy of an Apology" by Rania El Mugammar and we hear some real life apologies including Sarah Silverman to Paris Hilton. We even have a couple sorry's of our own.
Do you have an apology you need to make? Send us an email or record it and we'll play it in our next podcast. It feels so good to say you're sorry. Besides, I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain... or.... just getting a good nap in.
Rania El Mugammar https://www.raniawrites.com/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBW-zcxgd3C/?hl=en
Sarah Silverman https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sarah-silverman-podcast/id1533130572
We read the cards of Kim Krans in this episode.
Just when you’re feeling like you’re turning a corner and the days are getting brighter and easier, and you’re saying to yourself ‘I just might be getting over that grief mountain!’…you get hit with the unexpected. All of your go-to healing methods lose their meaning because you’re back ‘here’ again. We dig into the Pema Chodren masterpiece When Things Fall Apart to understand her concept of discipline, and how it can help get us to the other side of the mountain. When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodren Codependent No More by Melodie Beattie Online Therapy Journal Therapy Witch School of Canada Lisa Brooke Human Design Lisa and Shoshana.com
In this episode Shoshana talks about how she has been re-triggered and Lisa talks about the rolling back of Roe vs Wade in the US. This episodes leans into the full scope of "women's work" and what it means for us in this new era. And it's still funny.
Trigger Warning: This episode might upset you if you're a woman. Stay safe. Get therapy.
Witch Workshop IRL
Witch School of Canada
Sacred Pen Journal Therapy
Psychic Seth
Lisa Brooke Human Design
Our WEBSITE!!!!! Lisandshoshana.com
In this episode we discuss Pauline Boss and her research into ambiguous loss. What even is that? Is it possible to get closure? Does grief actually disappear over time? And what are the techniques we use to move on after traumatic loss? All this fun and so much more. Why are you still reading this? Click for Gaia's sake!!!
Psychic Seth
Sacred Pen Journal Therapy
Lisa Brooke Human Design
WunderGirl, Qi Gong, Reiki and more
