Finding You: An Evoke Therapy Podcast

Dr. Brad Reedy talks about the intersect between parental guilt and accountability. He describes how guilt can rob us of our ability to hold boundaries and practice self-care. He makes a case for the value of parents doing their own work without the negative effects of blame. He describes the "idiot" parent intervention.

Dr. Reedy takes questions from family and friends about how to support your family member at Evoke Therapy Programs. He addresses relapse and how a parent can be confident a child is telling the truth while in treatment. He also talks about what makes wilderness therapy differ from other forms of therapy.

Dr. Reedy talks about why attachment is so important and what a healthy attachment does for a child's brain and development. He also talks, practically, about what healthy attachment looks like and what gets in the way of creating it.

Dr. Reedy discusses the letter writing process at Evoke and what we can learn about communication and relationships. He discusses how we, as parents, ask children to remove their defenses when it is often we that contributed to the need for the defense in the first place.

Dr. Reedy interviews Joye and Morgan, a mother and daughter who went through Evoke's Wilderness Therapy Program. Joye and Morgan share their journey of hope and healing in the hopes that others won't feel so alone.

Dr. Reedy discusses what it means to "let go of outcomes" and how this practice can lead to exactly what we want. He talks about what gets in the way of letting go, including pain, hurt, fear, and our instinct to control. This discussion and Q&A portion of the podcast focuses, in part, on co-dependency and how to heal from it.

Dr. Reedy talks about coming out for LGBTQ+ children. He talks about it from the perspective of the child (using thoughts from Ash Beckhams TED Talk) and how best to receive and celebrate your child. He offers do's and don'ts for parents whose children come out.

Dr. Reedy discusses the value in our lives of living in different contexts. A difference context allows you to see your own context and provides perspective for understanding the implicit, unwritten, and unspoken messages of your family of origin and your day to day life. A safe therapeutic context can help repair shame and the feeling that you are not okay. A safe context is the starting place for healing and addressing symptoms that started as coping mechanisms.

Dr. Reedy talks with families from Evoke Therapy Programs about aftercare and how to support Evoke clients.

Dr. Reedy discusses regression and what to expect during transitions. He talks about how parents can focus on their own relapse and avoid addictive thinking. He explores various ways parents can utilize resources to prepare for the inevitable struggles that occur during and after transitions.

Dr. Reedy reviews Evoke Therapy Programs' communication model, including the I-feel statement and reflective listening. He also delves into the principles the underly communication theory and how people often express feelings to try to change behaviors in others. He explains that the reason we share may be more important than why we share our feelings.

Dr. Brad Reedy talks about how simple cause and effect thinking in parenting relates to objectification and shame in children. He explains how differentiation and the development of a self in a parent is the foundation for healthy attachment.

Dr. Reedy welcomes new families to Evoke Therapy Programs wilderness therapy experience and explains the theory behind wilderness therapy. He talks about the goals and objectives of wilderness therapy and how experiential therapy bypasses resistance and creates change.

Dr. Reedy discusses practicing self-care and setting boundaries with unsupportive friends and family. He talks about empowering parents to assert their needs in relationships with children and others. He explains how creating a supportive network begins with courageous and bold steps towards developing an authentic self.

Dr. Reedy discusses mindfulness practices used in Evoke's wilderness therapy. He talks about how we could broaden our idea of mindfulness beyond breathing, silent, meditation. He talks about the relationship between mindfulness and healthy attachment. He briefly comments on nutrition in the wilderness.