SAME SHIFT DIFFERENT WAY

Tina's off to a quiet start, whilst Big D thinks about manifesting a large appendage. Then they get straight into the spring feel of the moment hopefully avoiding narcissists in their gardens. The subject of today is growth and emergence and how that shows up in our lives. Tina mentions her own fears of showing up and emerging into the world, and how others with chronic illness can have fears...

Dennis and Tina start today with being on time, 2am dog turds, a surprised husband and central heating. They qet into the topic and start talking about resistance and their initial thoughts on it, including through the lens of Tom Jones. They observe how our brains prefer same-ness and routine and why resistance can be a good thing, rather than a pathology. They notice how resistance can be someth...

Dennis and Tina briefly reflect on the workshop they held at the weekend, and announce their new one on April 25th 2026 in Arnhem, Netherlands called "Unfolding to Grow" to experience harnessing a natural sense of timing and natural energy of growth rather than needing to force or push our way through with too much effort. They then get right into this weeks topic of Living with Uncertai...

It's that oh so painful emotion of grief - we all know this one, even if we haven't identified it by name. Dennis and Tina get into it by recognising the many ways that grief can show up in our lives - it's not just about someone dying...who knew! Dennis tells us how the japanese have  emotional and poetic words for feelings that we don't even recognise or have words for in more we...

Tina and Dennis have a quick catch-up and chat about how they are trying to slow down a bit, particularly after the holiday season and counteract that "new year, new you" bollocks. The topic of the day is Anger. What is this emotion really and what does it want? They recognise how tricky it is for all of us, particukarly if we are in Northern Europe, where Anger is categorised or badmout...

New year, new episode, and Tina and Dennis are starting off with a catch up and carrot cake. They go on to chat about what "people pleasing" is and how it shows up in us - from saying yes too much to being the fixer in emotional situations or not being able to stand back and give space for others to feel the difficult stuff. They observe it from an attachment, nervous system and embodime...

Oh the shame and guilt! We are talking about those frowned upon states of apathy, procrastination, lack of motivation or "laziness". But worry not, Tina and Dennis are offering some interesting psychobiological re-framing so that we think twice before "shoulding all over ourself".  Tina and Dennis share how they recognise these states in themselves, and they describe and differ...

We're back with season 2 of Same Shift, Different Way podcast! Tina & Dennis' friendship collides again with two microphones and their shared love of embodiment, somatics and wellness. In this first episode of season two they are bringing the subject of rest, wintering and the qualities of "Yield". They start by having a quick catch-up about Dennis' recognition of his own...

Tina and Dennis continue their talk on trauma, starting off by recognising that emotional trauma has only been recognised by medical researchers and the medical establishment as having biopsychosocial effects in the last few decades. Dennis talks us a little through a new research paper about developmental trauma, the physical and mental effects and the benefits of a "multimodal" treatment approac...

Tina and Dennis start off this double episode about emotional trauma by sharing a bit about their own experiences with trauma - Tina's medical trauma and Dennis' childhood trauma - and surprise, surprise, it turns out that that's why they both got into coaching and facilitating others with trauma as part of their experience. They both demonstrate how we can discuss these impactful thin...

Tina and Dennis catch up on how they're feeling and what they have been up to. Dennis talks about holding a lovely group at his studio/clinic and they riff about the dynamics and forces involved in a "lovely" group atmosphere for both leader and attendees. This week is all about Resilience - so they start off by discussing what it is and what is isn't, in their perspectives and i...

Dennis and Tina go about defining what stress is and in the context of current news and activities and stress of needing to have an opinion about everything and how to balance the information overload. They have a laugh over some relatively light stress moments in their own lives recently and how Dennis can frantically run around when he is short on time.  They ponder over how stress is a normal b...

Dennis and Tina talk about how thinking your way through feelings isn't really the best approach and how uncomfortable it can be getting into the body and how would you even know how to do that! They discuss the body-mind as a more full way of navigation through feelings and sensations living in the body. We find out that Dennis is a "plunge in" kinda guy, but that there are other wa...

Dennis & Tina ramble about checking-in with yourself, saucy moxa sticks, being “in your body” and what that feels like (and the intrusive doubts or concerns) and not pushing too hard.  They discuss what emotions are, how we might know we are experiencing them and why they come up; the difference between an emotion and a feeling; a mini dive into the emotion of anger, boundaries, social conditi...

Tina and “Big D” talk about being emotionally, mentally and emotionally ready for dipping into self growth and change and weighing up minor medical intervention Vs lifestyle adjustments. The deciding question is: Are the old ways more uncomfortable than changing? They discuss what Anxiety is compared to Fear and navigating the uncomfortable emotions, particularly when chronic illness, burnout or d...

Dennis and Tina introduce themselves and attempt to sum up 46 years and how they arrived at the somatic approach to “healing” for themselves and to supporting and coaching others - including Dennis’ aversion to touch and watching his life patterns play out, to Tina’s first “mid life” crisis, her genetic illness and how somatics helps engage with a body with complex health.  They go one to chat aro...