The Power of Trade Offs in the Name of Emotional Avoidance
Send us Fan Mail Today as we continue seeking what it means to be a villager; we ponder questions about trade offs, our own power, and what we give up when we neglect self accountability. We explore an essay by Kristianna Smith (They/She) regarding self accountability. Kristianna Smith is a "Queer Black Visionary, Transformative Justice Mama, Liberation Cultural Worker, and Sifi/Fantasy Nerd intent on bringing the best of our collective imagination to life." They bring so much life and whimsy...
5 Mar 2026
Hide Your Kids Hide Your Wife Cause Here Comes Accountability...
Send us Fan Mail It's time we are intentional with examining our words, deflections, excuses, and biases. In this episode we lovingly examine our own contributions to harm and the impacts of intergenerational trauma on our perceptions. With the help of the work of Father Gregory Boyle in his book "Cherished Belonging-The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times" we seek to pull back from our quickness to "other" -which creates an easy out of our own responsibility to the collective. Pleas...
21 Feb 2026
When the "Practical" gets it wrong -A continuation of "Is Your Passion Burning or is Your Mind Just on Fire?!"
Send us Fan Mail What are we missing when we add too much importance on the practical? What might the obscured, the absurd, and flat-out unholy lend us during this time? What wisdom's might we dismiss solely due to it's queerness? What happens when seeking leads only to more questions, lending no room for simplistic solutions? Oof! Today's episode contends with some unwavering tensions, some we may yet be willing to acknowledge. Joined by Evan Reinhold, a LCMHC-A and owner o...
5 Feb 2026
Is Your Passion Burning or Is Your Mind Just On Fire!?!
Send us Fan Mail On this episode we explore the difference between frantic action vs. embodied action and how we mistake our anxiety for urgency. There is Nothing wrong with a sense of Urgency. It's necessary in so many situations. However, there IS a Difference between frantic urgent action vs. embodied urgent action. Embodiment of self and emotions are no small tasks. It's important to know what contributes to the struggle of embodiment, how to know when we are avoiding embodime...
20 Jan 2026
Social Media is Stealing Our Right to Consent
Send us Fan Mail Welcome Sanity Circle listeners! Today we will be diving into how to social media algorithms have normalized the stripping of consent; as well as understanding the effects on the nervous system. Please check out the toolkit named in the episode here: https://politicalgrief.com/ Please give us a rating and share this podcast with your community!! You can find me here: https://www.willowgracecounseling.com/shaylyn-bradshaw Support the show Thank you for showing up...
31 Dec 2025
Dealing with the Madness (A Note on Regulation)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode 2! I am so glad you are here! Today we are discussing dysregulation and regulation and the importance of understanding their functions. Joining us today is Kristen Noyes, LCSW. She is a Certified EMDR Therapist with a holistic approach to mental health care. With over a decade of experience, she shares her knowledge of Neuroscience as we discuss regulation, the harm of white supremacy, and practical tools for support during this time. Check out Kriste...
31 Dec 2025
Understanding Political Trauma
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our first episode of Sanity Circle! We come with a trauma informed approach to finding grounded-ness and self embodiment during this current political hellscape. We release episodes every other week. Today we are joined by Sam Sessiman, a Certified Trauma Therapist; and the episode is led by me (Shaylyn Bradshaw, MSW, LCSW) and Amber DeLugosh, a school librarian who provides her own unique lens. Samantha Sessamen is a LMHC-D and she is located in ...
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