Shift Intuit Talks

Addictions: Hope, Health & Healing

Many individuals struggling with addiction do not view themselves as addicts and may not proactively seek help. They often exist in a realm characterized by denial, delusion, and compulsive behaviors. Join Ann and Dawnali as they converse about a treatment strategy designed to offer hope, promote health, and facilitate healing for individuals battling addiction. Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

Life Seemed So Certain Until it All Changed with Paige Bautz and Christine Elliott

Join our coach Christine and her guest Paige Bautz as they explore Paige’s life changing events. Paige found herself navigating complexities she didn't plan on from an eating disorder, to an unplanned pregnancy, to having her daughter diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy.  Instead of letting the challenges consumer her, she used them as stepping stones to move forward with a greater purpose in life.  Today Paige is an advocate for accessibility, empowerment, and support. Paige is an autho...

A Journey of Turning Childhood Trauma into Healing Others - Jennifer Draper

Jennifer Draper joins us today to discuss how she truly turned her pain into her power. After a difficult upbringing with an absent mother and no father in her life, Jennifer found herself helping others around her to feel seen, heard, and have a sense of belonging. Never having felt that herself Jennifer made it her mission to "feel the fear and do it anyway" Today she is known all over the country as the woman who brings women together. Be ready to be inspired and moved with this powerfu...

Message from God: A Journey Back to a Foundation of Faith

In this episode Sarah Sand discusses her journey back to faith the foundation of which she came. She shares both the personal and professional impacts of the journey of building relationship with God. Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

The Wall of Addiction & The Pillars That Hold It Up Ann Riemer (Retired Addiction Counsellor) & Dawnali Riemer

Shift Intuit counsellor Dawnali Riemer  interviews her mom who is a retired addictions counsellor with a wealth of knowledge!  In a healthy relationship, we prioritize and value each other's well-being. However, navigating a partnership with a partner who struggles with substance abuse can be incredibly demanding. The impact on those closest to the addict is varied and profound. They may experience self-blame, feelings of shame, dwell on past memories, and attempt to make sense of the addict...

Embracing the Seasons: Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

As the seasons change, so do our emotions. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that follows a recurrent seasonal pattern, affecting individuals for about 4-5 months each year. Join Kali and Dawnali to delve deeper into the symptoms and patterns of SAD, shedding light on the impact it can have on our mental well-being. You will also gain valuable insights and tips for navigating through the seasonal changes with resilience and strength. Check out our website at https:...

New Years Resolutions - Coach Christine

Christine Elliott - Coach with Shift Intuit is here today to talk to us about New Year's Resolutions.   Why we fail,  and how to fix that.   Christine's Tips and Tricks:  1) Get ultra clear on your goals and break them down 2) Discover the feeling you would like those realized goals to illicit.   3) Gather evidence of all the ways you practiced this goal in the year prior 4) Write down how you are equipt and how you plan to execute these goals.  What skill sets do you already have?  5...

Choices! You can either sit in a low or ask what can I do to change this.

In this episode, Christine Elliott coach, and Sarah Sand counsellor with Shift Intuit discuss what may be useful for people when they are feeling low. Christine discusses a powerful example that many of us can relate to in regards to vulnerability and asking for connection. Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

Meet Christine Elliott CCF Coach and newest member to Shift Intuit Counselling and Consulting

Christine is a cancer survivor, author, public speaker, and educator.  She has battled late-stage breast cancer and early-stage lung cancer and completed her active treatment in 2021.  After her recovery, Christine started mentoring people who have gone through difficult situations.  Learn more about Christine and booking coaching sessions at Shift Intuit.net Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

Interview with new counsellor Kali Grainger

In this episode I interview Kali Grainger our newest counsellor. Kali has had the strength and ability to turn tragedy into a gift of healing for others. She is an inspiration and we are happy to have her on our team!  Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

A Woman’s Journey With Postpartum Depression – Michelle Klatt – MotherMayI

In this episode we discuss a mother’s struggle with postpartum depression and how she found strength in her own story. By sharing her vulnerability with others and moving through these challenges, she attained hope. With grace and a new found confidence she was able to embrace motherhood and focus on the special moments of being a mother. Which is one of the most important roles she would ever experience in her life.  Michelle Klatt along with her friend Kayla bell, who also went through her...

Walking With Intention - Brittany Gervais and Dawnali Riemer

 Are you living on autopilot, or are you living with intention? Brittany and Dawnali look at how intention is our internal compass. It guides our decisions, focuses our energy, and helps us get to know ourselves better.  Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

Change Is Hard, Life Is A Struggle - Brittany G & Sarah S

Join Brittany and Sarah as they discuss the different types of change; the importance of accepting change; mistakes and humbleness; and our relationship with past, present, future.  Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

The Hard Part Of Getting To Know Yourself - Brittany Gervais and Dawnali Riemer

Have you ever felt like a part of you wants to go out with friends but a part of you wants to stay home? We all have these different parts, and getting to know them allows us to connect more with our Self. This conversation is inspired by Richard Schwartz' book "No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model".  Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

The Hard Part Of Getting To Know Yourself - Brittany Gervais and Dawnali Riemer

Have you ever felt like a part of you wants to go out with friends but a part of you wants to stay home? We all have these different parts, and getting to know them allows us to connect more with our Self. This conversation is inspired by Richard Schwartz' book "No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model".  Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

We Are All A Work In Progress - Sarah Sand and Dawnali Riemer

Progress is a lifelong journey of learning, growing, and moving towards your purpose. On this journey, it is helpful to use the tool of awareness and reflection. It’s important to reflect on our accomplishments and also our defeats as both can contribute to our growth. Connection with purpose can offer direction in moving forward as you embrace your truth and the meaning it holds for you. Join Sarah and Dawnali as they explore what it means to “Be A Work In Progress” and how to continue to w...

We Are All A Work In Progress - Sarah Sand and Dawnali Riemer

Progress is a lifelong journey of learning, growing, and moving towards your purpose. On this journey, it is helpful to use the tool of awareness and reflection. It’s important to reflect on our accomplishments and also our defeats as both can contribute to our growth. Connection with purpose can offer direction in moving forward as you embrace your truth and the meaning it holds for you. Join Sarah and Dawnali as they explore what it means to “Be A Work In Progress” and how to continue to w...

Meaning Making - Brittany Gervais and Dawnali Riemer

We hold meaning in the connections to our experiences and what they mean for us. Finding a place for this meaning that is connected to you personally, is what will give it “meaning”. If we are looking outside ourselves, comparing ourselves to others, then it may be difficult to find purpose in this for you. Join Brittany and Dawnali as they explore making meaning through life priorities, where we focus our energy and how we can relate these experiences to the meaning they hold for us. Check...

Meaning Making - Brittany Gervais and Dawnali Riemer

We hold meaning in the connections to our experiences and what they mean for us. Finding a place for this meaning that is connected to you personally, is what will give it “meaning”. If we are looking outside ourselves, comparing ourselves to others, then it may be difficult to find purpose in this for you. Join Brittany and Dawnali as they explore making meaning through life priorities, where we focus our energy and how we can relate these experiences to the meaning they hold for us. Check...

Astro/Intuitive Reading | July - Dawnali Riemer and Gisele Plamondon

In July we are moving into a sense of self-connection and change. With Cancer Season we are being called back into ourselves and are given an opportunity to go deeper into who we truly are. In this podcast episode Gisele and Dawnali talk about the upcoming astrology and energetics of the month. Take a listen and learn more about the impact that Jupiter has our energy this Summer and how to align with the cosmos to make the best use of it.

After the Fall: Addiction & Recovery - Sarah Sand and Donna Gilchrist

“There must a reason as to why I went through this whole journey…”  Donna Join me as I listen to Donna Gilchrist, a mother of two and host of Phoenix Fire Podcast as she discusses her journey through addiction, loss of everything dear to her, the turning point, harm reduction and compassion, the ongoing challenges and joys of being a mother, recovery, and newfound purpose in life. Phoenix Fire podcast as well as Hard Knox Talks podcast can be accessed by clicking on the link below  https...

Astro/Intuitive Reading | June - Gisele Plamondon and Sarah Sand

This month is about improving the underdeveloped aspects of ourselves. It’s a good month to use playfulness and ease as we make transitions in and around us. 

Accepting What Is - Brittany Gervais and Dawnali Riemer

Accepting life on life’s terms and not resisting what you cannot or choose not to change is learning to face reality just as it is. In this episode Brittany and Dawnali explore different techniques to help manage accepting reality. Radical Acceptance, Willing Hands, Half Smiling and Turning The Mind are all tools that empower you to cope with difficult emotions and accept what is.  Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

May 2022 Astro-Intuitive Reading

This month invites us to look at our relationship to the physical: money, our environment, our body. It is also eclipse season; a time for transformation. 

Healing with The Chakras - Dawnali Riemer and Brittany Gervais

At Shift Intuit, we work from a holistic perspective, meaning we acknowledge and honour all parts of a person: the physical , mental, emotional and spiritual. One way to look at all of these moving parts and how they work together is the chakra system. In striving for balance , too much or too little energy in each of the chakras creates imbalance.  Join Brittany and Dawnali for an overview of the different chakra systems. For more information check out Brittany’s Blog post  “Healing with t...

Healing with The Chakras - Dawnali Riemer and Brittany Gervais

At Shift Intuit, we work from a holistic perspective, meaning we acknowledge and honour all parts of a person: the physical , mental, emotional and spiritual. One way to look at all of these moving parts and how they work together is the chakra system. In striving for balance , too much or too little energy in each of the chakras creates imbalance.  Join Brittany and Dawnali for an overview of the different chakra systems. For more information check out Brittany’s Blog post  “Healing with t...

Astro/Intuitive Reading for April - Gisele Plamondon and Dawnali Riemer

What wounds are coming up for you to heal this month? What fire do you have to walk through to gain clarity and find your inner strength? Pay attention to the doors you are walking through and the magic that connects you on the other side.April is the beginning of the Astrological New Year and will bring us into a new cycle with new beginnings.

Our Personal Truths Learned Through Life Experience

Join the entire Shift Intuit team as they discuss new personal truths gained through life experience. We discuss the power of honesty; new learnings through transitions; the existence of different experience or even polar experiences at the same time; and personal unique markers that illustrate right direction in life.

March Astro/Intuitive Reading - Gisele Plamondon and Sarah Sand

This month brings deeper knowledge of the self; new ways of looking at things; and the enhanced potential of more balance.

Feel the fear and do it anyway - Dawnali Riemer and Brittany Gervais

Fear can hold us back from so many wonderful things in our lives. Acknowledging this fear, gently feeling into it and connecting to what it means for you, can create a sense of power far greater than fear itself. Where do you notice fear in your life? How is it holding you back?  Join Brittany and Dawnali to gain insight into your own fear and how to move through it. Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

Our Spiritual Journey - The Shift Team

Listen in as our counsellors Gisele, Sarah, Brittany and Dawnali talk about how they began their spiritual journeys. 

02/2022 Astro Intuitive - Brittany Gervais and Gisele Plamondon

There is a lot of "2" energy this month! Listen in as Gisele and Brittany unpack the energy of February, including an opportunity to heal at the beginning of the month. 

New Year Vibes - Dawnali Riemer and Brittany Gervais

How do you start off a new year? Brittany and Dawnali explore the difference between a resolution and an intention- a small shift that has a big impact. Also enjoy a short guided meditation on connecting to what you want for 2022. 

Astro/Intuitive Reading - Dawnali Riemer and Gisele Plamondon

January 2022 holds some great energy. You may be called to connect to your inner knowing, set some boundaries and lay the groundwork for the year ahead. There are many challenges people will be facing but the transition will be one of ease. As long as you stay connected to yourself, keep grounded with intention and in alignment with your truest authentic self. In 2022 we are stepping into a deeper connection with ourselves and are being asked to discover what we've learned over the last few ...

Birthdays and Big Celebrations - Brittany Gervais and Sarah Sand

In this podcast Brittany and Sarah discuss their birthdays and personal realizations for the year. Join them as they talk about what peace feels like, the importance of being a mother, a framework for decision making, and much more.

Astro/Intuitive Reading - Gisele Plamondon and Brittany Gervais

Join Gisele and Brittany for the last Astrointuitive episode of 2021! Listen to find out what energy to expect for the holidays and as the year comes to a close. 

Your Energetic Footprint

Your energy is a part of you. Knowing your energy means knowing yourself. Whether you are aware of your energy and what it's bringing to the room or not, it is yours to be accountable for. Join Dawnali & Brittany as they explore what our energetic footprint is, how it shapes our purpose, and why connecting to our intuition helps us learn about ourselves. Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

Making Room - Dawnali Riemer and Brittany Gervais

“Sometimes in life making room involves an energetic shift to remove what feels heavy and is taking up space to make room for what we want to bring in. Join Brittany and Dawnali as they discuss how making room can lighten this space and allow opportunity for growth.” Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

Making Room - Dawnali Riemer and Brittany Gervais

“Sometimes in life making room involves an energetic shift to remove what feels heavy and is taking up space to make room for what we want to bring in. Join Brittany and Dawnali as they discuss how making room can lighten this space and allow opportunity for growth.” Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

Parenting Highly Sensitive Children - Brittany Gervais and Sarah Sand

Join Sarah and Brittany as they talk about parenting highly sensitive children. They explore overstimulation, the different ways being a highly sensitive person (HSP) shows up, and give tips to help both you and your child on this journey Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

Stuck Emotions -- Dawnali Riemer and Brittany Gervais

Emotions are messengers. Many of us are so disconnected from what we feel, that we can't understand what they are trying to tell us. Join Brittany and Dawnali as they explore how activities like laughter, yoga, singing,and mindfulness can help you move through emotions Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

Giving and Receiving - Dawnali Riemer and Brittany Gervais

Do you have a giving nature? Are you able to receive without intention? Can you find balance in the gifts of giving and receiving? Join Brittany and Dawnali this Wednesday as they explore the powerful exchange between giving and receiving. Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

Giving and Receiving - Dawnali Riemer and Brittany Gervais

Do you have a giving nature? Are you able to receive without intention? Can you find balance in the gifts of giving and receiving? Join Brittany and Dawnali this Wednesday as they explore the powerful exchange between giving and receiving. Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

The Intuitive Gifts of our Team - Gisele Plamondon and Sarah Sand

In this podcast Sarah and Gisele discuss intuition and the different expressions of those intuitive gifts through each counsellor on the Shift Intuit team.

The In-Between - Dawnali Riemer and Brittany Gervais

The in -between is often a space where we can truly find ourselves. It is in this period of waiting where we embrace uncertainty and are provided opportunity to grow. Join Brittany and Dawnali this Wednesday, where real change happens and we get comfortable with the “ in-between”.  Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

The In-Between - Dawnali Riemer and Brittany Gervais

The in -between is often a space where we can truly find ourselves. It is in this period of waiting where we embrace uncertainty and are provided opportunity to grow. Join Brittany and Dawnali this Wednesday, where real change happens and we get comfortable with the “ in-between”.  Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/shiftintuit

Moving Forward - Brittany Gervais and Dawnali Riemer

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Astro/Intuitive Reading - Gisele Plamondon and Sarah Sand

Stepping into your Truth -- Brittany Gervais and Dawnali Riemer

Stepping Into Your Truth What is your “niggling” feeling telling you? Where is your truth leading you?  When we focus on the “everyday” areas of life without taking time to look within, we may miss opportunities. It is important to pay attention to what is coming up for us, what we are drawn to, and what brings us happiness and joy.  Join Brittany and Dawnali to learn how to step into your truth and connect to the best version of you!  Check out our website at https://shiftintuit.net Foll...

The Sound of Silence -- Brittany Gervais and Dawnali Riemer

Listen… what do you hear? Complete S-I-L-E-N-C-E. Often we find it difficult to sit in a quiet space without chattering in our minds. We always have to be thinking or doing something. Join Brittany and Dawnali to learn more about the benefits of silence. Who knows what you might hear, when you really listen? “Listen to the silence. It has so much to say” ~ Rumi