What We Carry

What We Carry

What We Carry - Honest conversations about the human experience, and learning how to live with loss, trauma, grief and the things that shape us and how we move forward.

Episodes

Ep. 11 Starting Therapy

June 18, 2026 • 23 mins
Taking the first step toward therapy can feel incredibly daunting—even if you happen to be a therapist yourself. In this solo episode, Amie opens up about her own early fears of judgment before diving into a transparent, reassuring guide on what it actually looks like to begin therapy. Whether you are feeling stuck in your head, navigating a massive life transition, or noticing that your nervous system is trapped in a fight-o...
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Ep. 10 Body image and Eating Disorders with RCSW Jordan Burness

June 3, 2026 • 43 mins
In this powerful episode of What We Carry, Amie sits down with Registered Clinical Social Worker Jordan for a deeply moving master class on the complexities of eating disorders, self-esteem, and body image. Jordan shares her profound personal journey of being born with a cleft lip and palate. Growing up in a high-visibility, appearance-focused family, she navigated intense isolation, surgeries, and bullying. She opens up about how ...
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Ep. 9 Cycle Aware Partnerships

April 30, 2026 • 31 mins
In this deeply personal episode, Host Amie is joined by a surprise guest: her husband, Cole. Together, they pull back the curtain on what it actually looks like to navigate a "cycle-aware partnership." If you haven’t listened to Episode 8: Mindful Cycles with MC Decker, head there first! That conversation set the stage for this one, and you’ll want that context before diving into Amie and Cole’s reflection. In thi...
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Ep. 8 Mindful Cycles with R. Psych MC Decker

April 15, 2026 • 64 mins
Have you ever felt like a different person from one week to the next? One moment you’re moving through the world with ease and energy, and the next, you’re met with a heavy wave of what we call biological whiplash. Today on What We Carry, I’m joined by MC Decker, a Registered Psychologist and the founder of Mindful Cycles. MC’s work is a bridge between the clinical and the deeply personal, helping us underst...
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Ep. 7 The Spiral of Integration

April 1, 2026 • 20 mins
In this raw solo reflection, Amie Nelson revisit's the conversation she had with her husband just before hitting 'publish' on Episode 1—and the realization that while putting ourselves out there gets easier, it never truly becomes easy. Amie dives into the difference between "Healing" and "Integration," offering a powerful reframe for those who feel like they are "failing" because old triggers have resurfaced. Using the metap...
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Ep. 6 Familiar in Discomfort with Bree

March 18, 2026 • 45 mins
What does it actually look like to sit in the dark with someone without trying to turn on a light? In this episode, I’m joined by my best friend of 12 years, Bree. We are pulling back the curtain on our friendship and discussing identity, mental illness, grief, boundaries and the art of staying with our friends through life’s ups and downs. Whether you are currently in the thick of a "growth season" or you’re tr...
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Ep. 5 The Unraveling (why I deleted this 8 times)

March 4, 2026 • 17 mins
I had a script for this episode. I wanted to talk about the “dark months”, that heavy predictable season leading up to my mom‘s death anniversary. But after re-recording this eight times, I realized the lesson wasn’t in my notes. It was in the process of trying to record it. So, I’m leaving the mess in. This episode is an honest look at what happens when your old coping mechanism stop working and you f...
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Ep. 4 Laughter and Loss with Tim MacDonald

February 18, 2026 • 59 mins
Amie sits down with her dear friend, Tim. Tim shares his story and discusses how navigating grief shapes how he moves through the world. In this episode, we hope you hear how laughter can be medicine, how our friends and family want to help us carry the weight of life and how vulnerability is at the centre of this path. Do you want to be a guest on What We Carry? Please reach out to Amie at amie@tworiverstherapy.ca Do you want ...
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Ep. 3 A Banner Year

February 4, 2026 • 33 mins
Host Amie, shares an unscripted, personal account of her banner year — the sudden death of her mom, her father’s near fatal accident, a rapid wedding, and the identity shifts of grad school and moving during a pandemic. She explores grief brain fog, vulnerability, and learning to carry what shapes us. Amie explains why she started the podcast: to invite honest conversations about loss and living, to create space for b...
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Ep. 2 The Tightrope

January 21, 2026 • 39 mins
In this episode, I sit down with my Dad to talk about what it’s been like to keep living after the death of my mom- his wife. We talk about grief that doesn’t follow timelines, the tension between honouring the past and moving forward, and how loss continues to shape our identities, relationships, and choices over time. This conversation isn’t about having answers or doing grief “right”, but about th...
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Episode 1: A beginning

January 7, 2026 • 11 mins
In this first solo episode of What We Carry, I reflect on what I’ve learned through grief, loss, anxiety, and the moments that quietly reshape us. After my mom died, I found myself asking a question I couldn’t escape: What is the point of life when pain and loss are unavoidable? This episode is about living with unanswered questions, learning to carry what shapes us, and letting the full range of human emotion exist wi...
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What We Carry: Learning to Live with What Shapes Us

December 30, 2025 • 2 mins

I'm Amie, a therapist specializing in relationships, trauma, and grief. In What We Carry, we slow down to talk honestly about the human experience and how we learn to live alongside pain, loss, love, and quiet joy.

Sometimes I welcome guests who share their stories; sometimes I reflect from my 12+ years in social work and my own hard seasons. This podcast is for anyone learning to set down armor and live a life that feels meaningfu...

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