Dr. Jody Carrington

Dr. Jody Carrington Psychologist | Speaker | Best-Selling Author I passionately believe in the power of the relationship with the people we love, lead, and teach.
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As a clinical psychologist, I have spent most of my career working with children and families who have experienced trauma. Growing up on a farm in rural Alberta, Canada, and after 13 years (!) of post-secondary education, I took my first job on the Mental Health Inpatient Units of the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary. It was during those 10 years that I learned the most about kids, families, relationships, and the vital importance of connection. Today, I’m back living in a rural setting, managing a private practice, raising a family, speaking around the country about relationships, connection and my new book, Kids These Days. My favourite thing on the planet to do is to speak with educators—they have the power to change the trajectory of a life every single day. It’s time that we need to start focusing less on kids these days, and more on those of you who hold them every day. The core of everything I speak and write about comes down to this: we are wired to do hard things. We can do those hard things so much easier when we remember this: we are wired for connection. Join us on this journey to build a strong, connected community—it’s a (re)connection revolution starting now.

The 2025 top three most-streamed episodes of the entire year all dropped in January and they did it back-to-back. Unlone...
02/12/2026

The 2025 top three most-streamed episodes of the entire year all dropped in January and they did it back-to-back.

Unlonely is our bi-monthly podcast in it's third season that celebrates human connection and the amazing stories that emerge from different walks of life.

The hardest truth is often the most liberating: nobody cares about your career but Erika Ayers Badan shows you why that’s your superpower.

Loneliness doesn’t wait for an empty room, it finds us even in crowded spaces and close relationships with Dr. Jess O’Reilly.

Your subconscious might just be running the show. In this thought-provoking conversation, Thais Gibson, expert in attachment, trauma, and personal transformation—delves into the science and soul of healing.

Do you listen to Unlovely? Have you listened to one or all three of these episodes?!

Today, hearts are heavy in Tumbler Ridge and the ripples will be felt around this globe.When something unthinkable happe...
02/11/2026

Today, hearts are heavy in Tumbler Ridge and the ripples will be felt around this globe.

When something unthinkable happens in a school, our instinct is to rush to the children — and of course we do. But in times of crisis, our first and most urgent work is with the big people. The helpers. The educators. The parents.

Because if you’re not okay, the people you serve don’t stand a chance.

There is nothing you will say today that matters more than attending to your own nervous system first. Slow your breathing. Feel your feet on the floor. Kids aren’t listening for perfect words — they’re watching for cues of safety. They are scanning your face, your tone, your posture for one question: In this moment, are we okay?

Right now, information is everywhere. This is the first time in history that children have access to this much detail, this quickly. We cannot control that completely, as hard as we try. But we can open conversations. We can create space to help them make sense of hard things. We can say, “What have you heard?” and “What are you wondering?” and then we can sit with them in it.

The hardest moments on this journey were never meant to be walked alone. The closer you are to the situation, the more you can identify both in your physical location and your emotional connections, you will feel it all that much more.

Show up.
Bring food.
Look after your teachers today.
Hug each other a little longer at drop-off.

Together, we will make sense of hard things.

02/10/2026

When you have regulated your system, you have the capacity to give it away all day long. You will not only change a life — you’ll save it.

Start here:
• Uncross your arms if you feel like it’s safe enough to do it
• Drop your shoulders
• Drop your tongue from the roof of your mouth
• Relax your jaw
• Wiggle your toes
• Let your gut out

Belonging matters. It can mean life and death. Always has. Always will.Last night’s NFL halftime show was a powerful rem...
02/09/2026

Belonging matters. It can mean life and death. Always has. Always will.

Last night’s NFL halftime show was a powerful reminder of how music and culture can bring us closer to stories that evoke empathy—the skill required to understand another.

One truth stayed with me:
Puerto Ricans are American citizens.
I didn’t even know that before last night—and it reminded me how very much there is to learn in this increasingly divisive world.

We’re living in a time where people are being sorted, labeled, and debated about—who belongs, who doesn’t, who gets to stay, and who should go.

In the end (and in the beginning), everyone on that stage, in that stadium, in our country and every other country, are human.
We all start in the same place.
We all end in the same place.
And we were never meant to do this alone.

Connection is still the most powerful thing we have. I'm glad you're here and hopefully, learning and loving right along side us in this little corner of the interweb.



You’re welcome to simply reflect. Or grab your journal and let the words come out messy and real.This isn’t about fixing...
02/09/2026

You’re welcome to simply reflect. Or grab your journal and let the words come out messy and real.

This isn’t about fixing anything. It’s about noticing.
And if you’re feeling that quiet nudge for more support,
there’s still time to join us inside tonight’s workshop.

You can also take advantage of the current bundle offer with five workshops if that feels like the right next step.

Simple options because you don’t have to do this alone.

Register at drjodycarrington.com.


02/06/2026

She survived death row, deployment, and near-death — but the biggest battle? Facing herself.

Captain Malaysia Harrell ()has worn every uniform: military, corrections, child welfare and the mask so many women wear: “I’m fine. I’ve got this.”
This week on , we talk about what happens when trauma is stacked up and stuffed down for decades until your body literally says: No more.

We talk healing. Identity. Sarcoidosis. Spiritual downloads. The Peloton. And why we must stop postponing our peace.

“The thing you’ve been putting off is the very thing that will set you free.”
Take the walk. Call the therapist. Write the book. Start the damn thing.
Because tomorrow isn’t guaranteed and you deserve to come home to yourself today.

🎧 Link in bio to listen. Bring tissues. And maybe a notebook.

Strong teams don’t avoid burnout, they’re built to bounce back. Let’s create connection, resilience and real support tha...
02/05/2026

Strong teams don’t avoid burnout, they’re built to bounce back. Let’s create connection, resilience and real support that lasts.

Let’s be honest: the world isn’t slowing down anytime soon. We are moving faster, juggling more and holding heavier things than we ever have before.

Burnout is no longer the exception, it’s the expectation. And it’s breaking our teams, our systems, and our hearts.

Register for Monday February 9 or sign up for the 2026 Reconnection Series: A 5-Workshop Bundle at drjodycarrington.com.

As we read through your replies about what you want less of in 2026, certain words kept showing up.Not planned.Not promp...
02/04/2026

As we read through your replies about what you want less of in 2026, certain words kept showing up.

Not planned.
Not prompted.
Just honest patterns.
These are the themes you named.
The ones that feel heavy.
The ones many of us are quietly ready to release.

If one of these words stops you in your scroll, you’re not alone in it.

And if you want to be part of these conversations as they unfold, our newsletter is where they begin.

Link in bio or on our website.



You loved the list for the holidays, so I am coming back with a list for the year!We are currently living beyond human s...
02/03/2026

You loved the list for the holidays, so I am coming back with a list for the year!

We are currently living beyond human scale, meaning the world is moving faster and demanding more than our human operating systems were ever designed to handle.

My biggest lesson of 26, so far, is that it isn't an end game. You never arrive. Practice coming back to the best in us is the number one goal. And just a note on the second slide - flipping your lid is when your thinking brain goes offline and your survival brain takes over, not because you’re broken, but because you’re human.

I am here to remind you of these half a dozen things to keep in mind when you are feeling unregulated or off in general. Which one hits the most for you today?

#2026

I get it. Technology is everywhere. AI is accessible and even affordable or even free. But therapy isn’t about spitting ...
02/02/2026

I get it. Technology is everywhere. AI is accessible and even affordable or even free. But therapy isn’t about spitting out answers or following a script. It’s about humans connecting with humans. It’s about being seen, heard, and sometimes sitting in the messy feelings with someone who actually gets it.

If you want a therapist who truly understands the nuances of being human, the heartbreak, the joy, the fear, the hope, you need a real person in the room. Because at the end of the day, therapy is messy, imperfect, and deeply human.

We are living through a loneliness epidemic. Despite being more digitally connected than ever, we are physically and emotionally more distant. To me, the threat isn't robots taking over; it's humans losing the ability to look each other in the eye and truly acknowledge one another.

Today we learned that Catherine O’Hara has passed away, and for so many of us her work wasn’t just entertainment — it wa...
01/31/2026

Today we learned that Catherine O’Hara has passed away, and for so many of us her work wasn’t just entertainment — it was connection, nostalgia, and comfort.

For households who watch Home Alone every Christmas, who returned again and again to Schitt’s Creek for love and laughter, and who delighted in the wild, unforgettable world of Beetlejuice. Her characters weren’t just roles on a screen. They were mirrors of ourselves. They reminded us that quirky is beautiful, love is messy and real, and that being seen matters.

💬 We’d love to hear from you: In the comments, share a moment, a memory, or a feeling:
➡️ How did Catherine O’Hara’s characters make you feel seen?
➡️ What tradition or memory will you hold onto because of her work?

Whether it was laughter through tears, finding comfort in family chaos, or seeing yourself in someone delightfully imperfect. Let’s celebrate her legacy together.




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