Full Cup Professionals

In this episode, we circle back to our conversation on blood sugar! In this episode, Faith shares what she learned wearing a continuous glucose monitor and the practical steps she's taken to improve some of her recurring symptoms. We dial down the facts and talk about exactly how to easily fit these practices into our already crazy lives and all the symptoms that might see some real improvement wi...

This season is all about listening to our bodies and today, Faith and Christa talk about the importance of blood sugar for EVERYONE, not just people with diagnosed issues. Our blood sugar is central to so many aspects of our health. When our blood sugar is off, we feel lethargic and exhausted or experience cravings and mood swings. If you get tired after you eat or experience that afternoon slump,...

"The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk sparked worldwide conversations about the reality of trauma in our everyday lives. It opened our eyes to the deep connection between our brains and bodies and gave us an understanding of just how much of a role our bodies play in stress regulation. As we dive into the idea of "listening to our bodies" to navigate stress in our roles as social servi...

Welcome to Season 2 of Full Cup Professionals. In this introductory episode, Faith and Christa lay out the theme for Season 2 and why this one practice is the game changer for any and all resilience work. We're so glad you're here! Let's dive in.

In our last episode of Season 1, we recorded in person to do a taste test of three herbal infusions that each help support the body through stress. As we sipped our tea, we talked through the various kinds of rest and the different ways to practice those kinds of rest. We laughed, told stories, and dropped some clues as to our focus for next season! Thank you so much for embarking on this journey...

We experience all of life - the physical, mental, and emotional - in and through our bodies. Our relationship to food and approach to nourishment play a massive role in how we feel and the quality of our life experience. In this episode, we dive into how nutrition impacts our mental health, what food is actually doing in our body after we eat it, and what foods you can incorporate today to begin s...

What if there's more to your stress than you think? We're all about navigating stress on this podcast. Part of navigating stress is embracing the purpose it's serving and how it may actually be supporting our healing and growth. In this episode, we talk about stress as a messenger, how to understand what your stress is telling you, and how you can use that information to move through your situatio...

Serving in a high-trauma space is challenging, but what if you have lived through that experience yourself? When people who have been through trauma begin to work as advocates or leaders in that space, it adds additional complexity to the dynamic that needs to be honored, understood, and addressed. In today's episode, we sit down with Tina Bauer, an adoptee and former foster youth who now advocate...

Randy Kaiser served over a decade in law enforcement before discovering a framework that changed his life. In this episode, we talk with Randy about the compounding trauma he experienced from his childhood experiences, personal losses, and working as a human trafficking investigator. Randy gets HONEST about his emotional disconnection and what happened when he realized there was a better way to wo...

2020 was a wild time for the field of social work. Social workers in various settings were pivoting their operations and practices to be able to keep serving their clients safely. The increasing demand and fast changes put a lot of strain on social workers and the burnout was REAL. Wouldn't be amazing if someone had been looking at the conditions under which social workers were operating, seeing w...

You know the drill. By the time December 29 rolls around, most of us are stuffed to the brim with Christmas cookies and a corresponding plate of self-loathing. We're ready to turn a corner with LOTS of ideas for how we can improve. But we all know the story. A few months (weeks? days?) go by and we're right back where we were. We're missing something. I'll give you a hint - IDENTITY. In this episo...

In this episode, we sit down with Heather Gates, a chaplain for the Galveston Police Department. Heather's fresh take on this traditional role has been so effective that the city of Galveston recognized and funded her role to ensure she keeps up the amazing work. Work that looks a little different than what you might expect. She shares how she navigates the layers of trauma in supporting law enfor...

This is part 2 of our conversation on boundaries. In this episode, we unpack boundaries in relationships and how owning your emotions, actions, and responses is the key to navigating our relationships, especially with our clients.

Have you heard the phrase, "Saying yes to one thing is saying no to something else"? We all have to make choices if we're going to live our fullest AND most peaceful lives. In this episode, we talk about everyone's favorite word: boundaries! We talk about why it can be so challenging for those of us who work in social services to say no but how we have to if we're going to cultivate the other aspe...

Compassion fatigue and burnout are two incredibly common experiences for anyone who takes care of others. In this episode, we look at how the brain's intention to keep us safe can lead us to experience emotions and symptoms that can make our jobs and lives even more difficult. We talk through: the signs of compassion fatigue the difference between compassion fatigue and burnout why social service...

In this episode, we continue exploring the stress response by unpacking the "polyvagal theory." We talk through the modes of our nervous system: rest and digest, fight or flight, and fawn/freeze. We talk through what's happening on a physiological level, what it feels like to be in these modes, where they might show up in our lives and how our response in one moment have implications far beyond. W...

In this episode, we dive into our stress response and how living in "survival mode" shows up in our work in social service. Our brains and bodies have this amazing process that takes over in the face of a threat. But that process doesn't just impact that moment - it carries over into how we see the world, and ourselves in it, as we move forward. Understanding this process and learning to recognize...

In our first episode, we dive into how our brains work, what trauma is and how it shows up in our work and personal lives. We talk about the impact of social service roles in us as providers and what we can all do to help build resiliency while we work in high trauma spaces.