Blink of an Eye, a new podcast with Louise Phipps Senft, explores stories of trauma, loss, awakening, and epiphanies. Ms. Senft recounts her experience navigating a life-changing accident that rendered her son, Archer, paralyzed from the neck on down, and expands the story with interviews of those behind the scene. Told through real journal entries and inspiring guests, Blink of an Eye will inspire you to explore the true nature of our relationships and interconnectedness in the face of an event that changes everything.
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
#107 Bonus Episode: Sea of a Million Lights…Montage
Angels have their ways of working silently and quietly to make wonderful things happen. As Archer was declining at AtlanticCare, members of the Senft family’s Baltimore community were busy in the background organizing a prayer vigil. There were candles to be gathered and lit, a singer to be found and a venue to be organized and secured. In this episode, we hear from organizers and attendees about the powerful event hosted at Friends School Baltimore in the aftermath of Archer’s injury. Hear about what it took to organize the vigil amidst Louise’s updates, and how healing it was from the inside out, for those involved.
Voices in this episode include:
Jackson Morrill
Kerry Leikus
Cathy Lobo
Paula Senft Easton
Ned Insley
Lisa Melancon
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. The news clip from the prayer vigil is courtesy of WBAL in Baltimore. Music in this episode is:
A Prayer For My Soul by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8430-a-prayer-for-my-soul
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Lonely Fish by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4655-lonely-fish
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cinematic Angelical Upeat Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7213-cinematic-angelical-upeat-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Angel Share by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3367-angel-share
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
This episode is sponsored by I C THAT — The Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy and Transformation, the leading non-profit seeking to change the way we respond to trauma to include trauma healing approaches. I C THAT provides A Multidisciplinary Family Support and Advocacy Team for Spinal Cord Injury families in the first 30 days of crisis, a National Registry of Unexpected SCI Recoveries, and a national conference The Science of Trauma: Hope for Trauma Healing. To donate and find out more about their annual conference, please visit www.ICTHAT.org.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
#106 - Chaos and Rescue from the Beach…Montage
Possible C spine injury. No feelings in his arms. Needing to stabilize his neck. The sounds of sirens and waves. A hot, sweltering day. These fragments and the voices of EMS workers, lifeguards and beachgoers take us back to the day of Archer’s injury. In this BONUS episode of Blink of an Eye, we hear from Cape May, New Jersey, community members in their own words about the moment Archer dove into the water, the rescue and the rest of the scene on the beach. Memory can be a tricky thing, especially when it comes to trauma, and you’ll hear everyone’s different perception of the moment. Let these voices take you back to the teamwork and the powerful moments in the immediate aftermath of Archer’s accident.
Voices in this episode include:
James Schmucker
Davis Barsby
Alex Coulter
Harry Back
Patty Schmucker
India Cochrane
Chance Laufman
Mabeth Hudson
Will Hudson
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Meditative Sad Piano by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8763-meditative-sad-piano
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Cinematic Background Sad by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8181-cinematic-background-sad
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Poignant Meditative Piano by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8752-poignant-meditative-piano
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Ambient Suspenseful Calm by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8563-ambient-suspenseful-calm
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Peppers Theme by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4998-peppers-theme
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
This episode is sponsored by I C THAT — The Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy and Transformation, the leading non-profit seeking to change the response to the trauma holistically. I C THAT provides A Multidisciplinary Family Support and Advocacy Team for Spinal Cord Injury families in the first 30 days of crisis, a National Registry of Unexpected SCI Recoveries, and a national conference The Science of Trauma: Hope for Trauma Healing. To donate and find out more about their annual conference, please visit www.ICTHAT.org.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
#105 - The Moment I Heard...Montage
Where were you the moment you realized life just changed in the blink of an eye?
In this BONUS episode of Blink of an Eye, we hear from Louise’s community members in their own words about the moment they heard the news about Archer’s catastrophic injury. You’ll listen to interview excerpts from family members like Paula Senft Easton, Louise’s daughter, Will Phipps, Louise’s brother, about the moment they received the stark news. And you’ll hear from Archer’s high school friends and other members of the extended Baltimore community who share over five years later eerie memories of where they were, whom they were with, and what they did when they heard the news they will never forget that changed not just the Senft’s lives but their lives too. These voices might resonate for you too about a day you’ll never forget when your life changed in the blink of an eye. We are all so interconnected.
Voices in this episode include:
Will Phipps
Paula Senft Easton
Lillian Johnston
Elizabeth Rice
Jackson Morrill
James Shiels
Philippa Shiels
Parker Mitchell
Cathy Lobo
Mary Jo Determan
Tom Novotny
Mollie Franke
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Peppers Theme by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4998-peppers-theme
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Meditative Sweet Piano by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8678-meditative-sweet-piano
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Background Calm Sentimental Positive Piano by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8672-background-calm-sentimental-positive-piano
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
This episode is sponsored by I C THAT — The Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy and Transformation, the leading non-profit seeking to change the response to the trauma holistically. I C THAT provides A Multidisciplinary Family Support and Advocacy Team for Spinal Cord Injury families in the first 30 days of crisis, a National Registry of Unexpected SCI Recoveries, and a national conference The Science of Trauma: Hope for Trauma Healing. To donate and find out more about their annual conference, please visit www.ICTHAT.org.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
#104 - On Eagle’s Wings
As the second season of Blink of an Eye comes to a close, Louise (and her co-producer Sararosa) are feeling immense gratitude: for this podcast, for its listeners and for many other things in life. Family and friends. The sun shining through the gray on cloudy days. The upcoming holidays. What are you thankful for? Hear how to unlock gratitude—in a way that might surprise you— as a tool for trauma healing and dealing with hard times in this Trauma Healing Learning 25: the last episode of the season! Stay tuned for bonus content in your feeds while we work on Season 3. We’ll be back with Season 3 later this winter!
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Relaxing Meditation by Liron
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
This episode is sponsored by I C THAT — The Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy and Transformation, the leading non-profit seeking to change the response to the trauma holistically. I C THAT provides A Multidisciplinary Family Support and Advocacy Team for Spinal Cord Injury families in the first 30 days of crisis, a National Registry of Unexpected SCI Recoveries, and a international conference The Science of Trauma: Hope for Trauma Healing. To donate and find out more about their annual conference, please visit www.ICTHAT.org.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
#103 - On Eagle‘s Wings
With a flight to Atlanta imminent, Archer, Louise and their family’s time at AtlantiCare was coming to an abrupt and hectic end. The Senft family’s departure from AtlantiCare in NJ felt the way everything at AtlantiCare had been: difficult and with many roadblocks but still grateful for Archer’s life and also buoyed by the relational power of friendship and connection helping pave the way to Atlanta. How did we get here, and where do we go now? All signs pointed to the Shepherd Center. Join Louise for this final episode of #103: On Eagle’s Wings and soar with her listening to a surprise video of children’s voices and a gratitude tribute to all EMS workers who rescued Archer off the beach and who executed his delicate transport to Georgia.
In this episode, you will hear excerpts from interviews with:
Chief Harry Back, former Sr. Lieutenant of the Cape May Beach patrol and current Chief of the Cape May Beach Patrol for the City of Cape May, NJ, who was first on the scene at the beach when Archer was injured. Harry and Louise speak about the logistics, coordination and hard work of getting a person with SCI stabilized and off the beach.
Mary Turner, LPN, a member of the Beach Club and a nurse who was on the beach the day Archer was injured. She and Louise talk about witnessing Archer’s injury and knowing the moment it was serious as his arm drifted in the tide.
Chief Alex Coulter, Chief of the Cape May Fire Department, Cape May, NJ, who called and coordinated the helicopter and paramedics to transport Archer off the island that day. He and Louise talk about the teamwork and logistics of transporting an injured person off a small geographical place where the largest landing pad is an elementary school parking playing field.
Will Hudson, a member of the Beach Club and a college student who was on the beach when Archer was injured. Will and Louise talk about the scene of Archer’s injury and his beautiful frolicking dolphin dive and the confusion that came in the moments after he dove.
Mabeth Hudson, Esq., a member of the Beach Club and Will’s mom, who heard about the injury from Will. She and Louise talk about the moment Archer was injured and what Will witnessed.
India Cochrane, a member of the Beach Club and a college student who was on the beach at the time Archer was injured with Chance Laufman and witnessed the EMTs trying to stabilize him. She and Louise talk about what it is like to witness accidents like that and how scary that can be.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Our sound effects are from freesound.org. Music in this episode is:
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Peppers Theme by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4998-peppers-theme
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
This episode is sponsored by I C THAT — The Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy and Transformation, the leading non-profit seeking to change the response to the trauma holistically. I C THAT provides A Multidisciplinary Family Support and Advocacy Team for Spinal Cord Injury families in the first 30 days of crisis, a National Registry of Unexpected SCI Recoveries, and a national conference The Science of Trauma: Hope for Trauma Healing. To donate and find out more about their annual conference, please visit www.ICTHAT.org.
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: Trauma Healing Learning 25: On Eagle’s Wings.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Saturday Dec 11, 2021
Saturday Dec 11, 2021
#102 - Respiratory Failure
Healing prayers across religions take different approaches to the mending of our bodies, minds and souls, but they all have one thing in common: a loving and beneficent Divine God who hears us. They all have had a place in prayer repertoire throughout the ages when loved ones have been sick or ill, and they may serve to comfort you when you are sick. Join Louise in #102: Respiratory Failure as she shares healing prayers from Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and Christianity. Gain some insight and wisdom about how healing prayers work across religions. Maybe this knowledge will inform how you approach praying for the restoration of health in the future!
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Relaxing Meditation by Liron
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
This episode is sponsored by I C THAT — The Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy and Transformation, the leading non-profit seeking to change the response to the trauma holistically. I C THAT provides A Multidisciplinary Family Support and Advocacy Team for Spinal Cord Injury families in the first 30 days of crisis, a National Registry of Unexpected SCI Recoveries, and a international conference The Science of Trauma: Hope for Trauma Healing. To donate and find out more about their annual conference, please visit www.ICTHAT.org.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
#101 - Respiratory Failure
T-shirts. Sweatshirts. Wristbands. Gifts and comfort items from friends delivered to Archer’s room in the ICU. A prayer vigil that looked like a sea of a million lights. These are the things that had built an energy field of support just when Louise needed it most as she was handed a letter stating Archer’s prognosis. In #101: Respiratory Failure, listen in as Louise imagines departing with Archer to the Shepherd Center unaware of unexpected new challenges, and a phone call that stopped her in her tracks.
In this episode, you will hear excerpts from interviews with:
Mollie Franke, family friend and member of the Senft’s community in Baltimore, who visited in the ICU early days of Archer’s injury and gave him his favorite Orioles blanket. Mollie and Louise reflect on the moment Mollie heard the news of Archer’s injury and the power of prayer and action. They also reflect on some of the actions their community took in the wake of Archer’s accident, like collective prayer and the creation of the Archer Strong wristbands.
Jackson Morrill, a boyhood, soccer and lacrosse friend of Archer’s, who created t-shirts and sweatshirts using one of Archer’s drawings. He and Louise talk about the story behind the t-shirts and the community prayer vigil Jackson attended and his memory of a million lights.
Cathy Lobo, school nurse at the School of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, who initially ordered the Archer Strong wristbands. Cathy and Louise talk about the ripple effect of the wristbands out into the community and the support that created back in the hospital.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
This episode is sponsored by I C THAT — The Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy and Transformation, the leading non-profit seeking to change the response to the trauma holistically. I C THAT provides A Multidisciplinary Family Support and Advocacy Team for Spinal Cord Injury families in the first 30 days of crisis, a National Registry of Unexpected SCI Recoveries, and a national conference The Science of Trauma: Hope for Trauma Healing. To donate and find out more about their annual conference, please visit www.ICTHAT.org.
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: #101: Respiratory Failure.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Here are some photos of the t-shirts created from today's episode:
Saturday Dec 04, 2021
Saturday Dec 04, 2021
#100 - Radical Acceptance
Join Louise as she explores what might surprise you with Radical Acceptance. In this Trauma Healing Learning, she builds and expands on the concept of radical inclusion where we can accept both the pain and the joy without having to resist or choose one over the other, and provides more tools for doing so and a method for restoring and unlocking a sense of ease. She then widens the potential for trauma healing with a look at learnings from quantum physics, spirituality and an evidentiary based medium to more fully live into Radical Acceptance.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Relaxing Meditation by Liron
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
This episode is sponsored by I C THAT — The Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy and Transformation, the leading non-profit seeking to change the response to the trauma holistically. I C THAT provides A Multidisciplinary Family Support and Advocacy Team for Spinal Cord Injury families in the first 30 days of crisis, a National Registry of Unexpected SCI Recoveries, and a national conference The Science of Trauma: Hope for Trauma Healing. To donate and find out more about their annual conference, please visit www.ICTHAT.org.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
#99 - Radical Acceptance
Archer’s future was in limbo — as everyone waited to see if his body would respond to a last ditch medical attempt to seal a hole in his lungs and if the Shepherd Center would officially accept him or not — but for Bill and Louise, that was not the only thing in limbo. The highly anticipated launch party on September 1 to celebrate the publication of their first book, Being Relational: The Seven Ways to Quality Interaction & Lasting Change, was being scuttled. Up until Archer’s injury, they had been coordinating with their publisher, publicists and others, but when they found themselves in the ICU with Archer, many plans and dreams changed as the couple’s focus shifted to their son. In #99: Radical Acceptance, Louise shares how radical acceptance is more than just accepting life as is, it’s knowing there is something grander than what can be seen.
In this episode, you will hear excerpts from interviews with:
Bill Senft, Louise’s husband and co-author. Bill and Louise open a tender conversation they had not had before about Bill’s experience bedside Archer, and his wonderings about why and his deep sadness about the loss of his dreams for a book he and Louise spent years writing. You will hear their ideas of what radical acceptance means to them.
Christine Belleris, chief editor, HCI Publishers in Boca Raton, FL, publishers of Chicken Soup for the Soul, and Bill and Louise’s book, Being Relational: the Seven Ways to Quality Interaction & Lasting Change. She and Louise talk about the book publishing process, their working together, and the challenge of releasing a book during a time of crisis.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Peppers Theme by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4998-peppers-theme
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
This episode is sponsored by I C THAT — The Integrative Center for Trauma Healing, Advocacy and Transformation. I C THAT is a nonprofit that seeks to change the response to the trauma experience. I C THAT provides A Multidisciplinary Family Support and Advocacy Team for Spinal Cord Injury families in the first 30 days of crisis, a National Registry of Unexpected SCI Recoveries, a national conference The Science of Trauma: Hope for Trauma Healing, and trauma healing education for families and medical staff. To donate and find out more about their annual conference, please visit www.ICTHAT.org.
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: #99: Radical Acceptance.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Saturday Nov 27, 2021
Saturday Nov 27, 2021
#98 - A Thanksgiving Message
There is not a Trauma Healing Learning this week; however, Louise has a message for you if you tune in to #98: A Thanksgiving Message. She shares some tips for handling the holiday which can be full of joy as well as conflict triggers. Listen in for some trauma healing how to’s about how to handle difficulties that come up for you that might be related to past wounds of unresolved trauma. Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate!
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
#97 - A Thanksgiving Message
Are you stressed about the holiday tomorrow? Or are you excited? Are you some combination of both? Today’s Blink of an Eye episode is going to sound a bit different as Louise gives a couple tips for handling the holiday — whether you are gathering with family, friends or are spending it alone. Listen in for some trauma healing how to’s about how to handle what comes up for you this holiday season. Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate!
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
There will be no new Trauma Healing Learning this week.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Saturday Nov 20, 2021
Saturday Nov 20, 2021
#96 - Radical Inclusion
In the trauma experience, it can seem like pain and suffering are the only sensations that our bodies and minds can feel. In fact, research and experience tell us that pain and joy can coexist and be experienced, almost at the same time. That integration, that Radical Inclusion, is one path to trauma healing. In this week’s Trauma Healing Learning, Louise shares ways to integrate and to include all emotions and sensations and what ancient spiritual teachings and modern neuroscience research tell us. Listen to this week’s Trauma Healing Learning for a lesson on how to include it all.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Relaxing Meditation by Liron
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Calm Meditation by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7456-calm-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
#95 - Radical Inclusion
Back to Baltimore. Back to school. Back to life outside of the ICU — if only for a minute. While Billy stayed with Archer back at AtlantiCare for a few days, Louise turned her attention towards her other kids: two starting new semesters at college, one starting seventh grade. How do families and children transition through trauma and loss? Join Louise as she opines about the internal struggles and the internal and external supports, plus a visit by angels. We all develop patterns we learned in childhood to survive and thrive, and they surface again and again in crisis.
In this episode, you will hear excerpts from interviews with:
Paula Senft Easton, Louise’s eldest child, was present for the Family Meeting in Baltimore before the other kids started their school years. She and Louise speak about how the family meeting went and the balance family members had to strike with their attention as the school year began.
Elizabeth and Ken Rice, longtime neighbors of the Senft family in Baltimore, who helped tend to the home as the family was away in Atlantic City and Cape May while Archer was in the ICU. Louise spoke with the couple about the transition from summer to fall routines amidst all the chaos and how important it is to ask for help and help others.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Emotional Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6199-emotional-piano-improvisation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Peppers Theme by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4998-peppers-theme
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: #96: Radical Inclusion.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
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Saturday Nov 13, 2021
Saturday Nov 13, 2021
#94 - Southern Exposure
Our bodies – yes, our bodies — can help us make better, wiser, more informed decisions. When we are faced with big decisions — like Louise and her family faced in this week’s episode — paying attention to the sensations in our bodies can provide somatic wisdom about what decision to make. In this week’s Trauma Healing Learning, Louise explains how to cultivate that awareness and how to listen to our bodies when making decisions — and cultivating somatic awareness to track how our emotions create physical sensations which can shape our trajectory and sense of direction for the better.
The theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Relaxing Meditation by Liron
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at BlinkofanEyePodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
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Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
#93 - Southern Exposure
The hospital said Archer was deteriorating and was not transportable. Louise knew they were up against time. She believed in Archer and what was possible but was facing medical and institutional barriers. What weighed heavily on their minds was how to get Archer out of AtlantiCare and where he would be going, potentially making a large decision that would uproot Archer from his family and friends, if he could be stabilized. Join Louise in #93: Southern Exposure for an inside look at her decision making with Billy, a blind spot she discovered, and a God wink moment.
In this episode, you’ll hear interview excerpts from:
Tara Grimes, MOT, OTR/L, CCM, the MidAtlantic Access Case Manager at the Shepherd Center, in Atlanta, Georgia, who flew in to evaluate Archer for potential admission to their spinal cord injury adolescent program. She and Louise speak about the evaluation process, the importance of being educated about options, the delays from the lack of coordinated care, and why the Shepherd Center felt like the right fit — both medically and energetically — though Tara could not make a final determination without medical records and cooperation from the hospital.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: #93: Southern Exposure.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
#92 - The (New) North Star
A north star isn’t just a goal: it’s a guide. A guide towards something greater than our current scenery, our current circumstances. In trauma, like other times in our lives, we can lose sight of our North Star. When that happens, we can try our best to be graceful and adaptable as we look for guidance and what is the right direction. In this Trauma Healing Learning, Louise shares her own knowledge (and other cultures’ knowledge) about the meaning behind the North Star. She calls on listeners to think about their own desires and begin the process towards reaching (or finding) or rediscovering their North Star.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Relaxing Meditation by Liron
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
This episode is sponsored by Baltimore Mediation. Baltimore Mediation has offered training and workshops on Conflict Transformation, Mediation, Relational Leadership, and the Enneagram since 1994. For more information on our course offerings, visit www.baltimoremediation.com.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
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Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
#91 - The (New) North Star
Part 3 of a trilogy. As Louise was culling through her archive of text messages in 2015, she had her own epiphany: with so many different things happening all at the same time, she wanted to provide a window into this intense period of time by bringing the voices to life.
In today’s third part of this text trilogy, you’ll hear about the fast paced orchestration by Louise and the Shepherd Center with assistance from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and Louise’s friends to get a Spinal Cord Injury expert nurse practitioner to fly in to assess Archer and what it meant to have that expertise for Louise, Archer and their family. Settle in to hear some raw and some tender unedited texts from Aug 29th and 30th — including clips and messages and even a cameo performance by a family dog which family and friends sent to Archer and Louise. You’ll hear the joy, the sorrow and everything in between as Louise and her family members were in a waiting game as they found their new North Star: not just getting Archer out of the ICU at AtlantiCare, but the potential to transport Archer to Atlanta.
In this episode, you’ll hear the voices of:
Billy Senft
Paula Senft Easton
Pete Senft
Dewey Senft
Anne Hamman
In addition, you’ll hear interview excerpts from:
Bernadette Mauro, the Director of Information and Resources at the Christopher and Dana Reeves Foundation, who was in contact with Louise over rehab options. She and Louise reflect on the conversations Bernadatte had with Billy and Louise about the Shepherd Center and their teen unit and how hard it was to convince Billy that Archer shouldn’t return to Baltimore right away.
Jackson Morrill, a childhood and highschool lacrosse friend of Archer’s, who attended the Prayer Vigil at The Friend’s School, Baltimore. He shares with Louise the heaviness and fear of Archer’s unknown future that weighed on Archer’s friends.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: #91: The (New) North Star,
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Saturday Oct 30, 2021
Saturday Oct 30, 2021
#90 - Hot Cocoa
When Archer was too weak to consent due to collapsed lungs and the inability to take in much oxygen, Louise clung to a Youtube video that Archer had made for a school project the year before to hear his voice. Patient voices — not just their literal voices but their opinions and consent— are important to consider in the first place, regardless of their capacity or age as it relates to patient autonomy and trauma healing. In this Trauma Healing Learning, Louise gives listeners and medical providers an expanded view of informed consent. Join Louise as she considers the nuances of the patient voice in medical settings and what happens when a patient is unable to advocate for themselves — whether due to their medical condition or the circumstances of their care. Listen as she explores our capacity to rely on an energy field for guidance for difficult decision Making.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Relaxing Meditation by Liron
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
This episode is sponsored by Baltimore Mediation. Baltimore Mediation has offered training and workshops on Conflict Transformation, Mediation, Relational Leadership, and the Enneagram since 1994. For more information on our course offerings, visit www.baltimoremediation.com.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
#89 - Hot Cocoa
Part 2 of a trilogy. As Louise was culling through her archive of text messages in 2015, she had her own epiphany: with so many different things happening all at the same time, she wanted to provide a window into this intense period of time by bringing the voices to life.
In this second part of this text trilogy, you’ll continue to hear about confidential negotiations to bring a Sheppard Center representative to assess Archer when the hospital said Archer was not transportable and they were out of options. Settle in to hear unedited texts from Aug 28th and 29th and hear Archer’s voice in a prescient Youtube of a school assignment from his freshman year of high school that Paula found and sent out to family that day. Listen along as the potential to move to the Shepherd Center begins to crystalize, slowly in real time, all thanks to Louise’s family and friends across the country and across the decades of her life responding to her Family & Friends Updates.
In this episode, you’ll hear the voices of:
Billy Senft
Paula Senft Easton
Pete Senft
Archer Senft
Dewey Senft
Dutch Senft
Anne Hamman
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Placid Ambient by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6189-placid-ambient
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Listen in afterwards to this week’s companion Trauma Healing Learnings episode for new understandings on trauma and tools to navigate your own trauma healing: #89 Hot Cocoa.
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page.
To see some of Archer’s artwork, check out www.slimeyard.com.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
#88 - Caught in No Man‘s Land
Belief, simple belief in possibilities, is powerful. And it has healing capabilities. In this Trauma Healing Learning, where Louise and her family felt like they were caught in no man’s land, they also chose to believe that they had options — that there was more to be done to care for Archer. Maybe it wouldn’t be at AtlantiCare, but it was there somewhere in the world. Louise mulls over this idea and expands on this wisdom for our own lives. Listen to this Trauma Healing for some ideas about how to not give up on believing.
Our theme music is Victoria Vox. Music in this episode is:
Deep Relaxation Preview by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5726-deep-relaxation-preview
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Relaxing Meditation by Liron
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
To find out more about Archer, Louise, and this podcast, visit our website at blinkofaneyepodcast.com, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @blinkofaneyepodcast. Our Twitter is @blinkofaneyepod. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
This episode is sponsored by Baltimore Mediation. Baltimore Mediation has offered training and workshops on Conflict Transformation, Mediation, Relational Leadership, and the Enneagram since 1994. For more information on our course offerings, visit www.baltimoremediation.com.
You can become a member of our Patreon community and receive transcripts of the Trauma Healing Learnings, see extra Blink of an Eye content and bonus episodes at our Patreon page, www.patreon.com/blinkofaneyepod.
#hopeforeverything #obtaineverything