Hope Motivates Action
177 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsInspired by the mentors and models in her own life, Lindsay Recknell hosts inspiring people who have used the power of Hope to motivate action in their lives. Practical, compassionate and immediately actionable, the advice and tips shared by Lindsay's guests will motivate you towards powerful change and inspired thinking. Because without action, hope is just a wish.
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S12 | E04 Building Hope Through Community with Reina Pomeroy
December 01, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 31.4 MBTragedy doesn’t always happen in isolation. Sometimes tragedy hits an entire community, impacting hundreds of households and thousands of lives. That was the case in December 2021 when the Marshall fire hit the town of Superior, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. With so many families displaced, those impacted could find solace in their community. This week on the podcast, I’m talking to one of those survivors. Reina Pomeroy’s family had just moved to the area from California 20 weeks prior, th...
S12 | E03 Beauty as a Path to Hope with Nina Kins
November 24, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 37.5 MBHope and beauty have a lot in common. They can work together, one can inspire the other, and they can both encourage someone to take action. All three are true for this week’s guest, Nina Kins. After a number of very difficult life circumstances, Nina was just starting to get back on her feet when she received a cancer diagnosis. A fighter, she put her head down and went to battle, but she didn’t think a lot about having hope of getting out the other side. At the same time, she watched many...
S12 | E02 Finding the Good in the Challenging with Diana Gremillion
November 17, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 32.2 MBThere’s no avoiding adversity and challenges. Some we can prevent with careful planning and setting ourselves up for success. But many we can’t. No one can predict a tragedy or accident and be adequately prepared for it. It just happens, and we have to pick up the pieces and manage the aftermath. This week’s podcast guest has lived through tragedy and turmoil, burnout and overwhelm, all of which has led her to where she is today. It was standing at the 9/11 memorial in New York City, in the...
S12 | E01 Keeping Faith to Restore Hope with Lindsey Hannan
November 10, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 31.5 MBYoung parents and parents-to-be have so much hope in their growing families. They start to imagine who their babies will become, even from the first positive pregnancy test. But as we all know, not every pregnancy is the same. And some end in tragedy. That was the case for this week’s guest, Lindsey Hannan. And it was the case not only once but twice. A daughter and a son both were born with a rare genetic condition that unfortunately has a 100% mortality rate. And while Lindsey, her husba...
S11 | E12 Loving an Addict, Loving Yourself with Candace Plattor
November 03, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 36.7 MBSometimes adversity is just the thing to bring us to a place where we’re supporting others in our communities. That’s part of the path for Candace Plattor, this week’s guest. After a 15-year addiction to opioids, Candace has been in recovery and supporting families of addicts for the last 35 years. Candace is an addictions therapist and recognizes that there’s a lack of support for family members supporting a loved one through addiction. Just one reason why that’s her focus as a therapist....
S11 | E11 A Mother's Hope with Laura Lane
October 27, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 38.3 MBEmotions are all over the place when you’re faced with a life-threatening illness. When it’s your young child with the diagnosis, it’s easy to fall into denial and despair. Instead, this week’s guest took hope, grew her belief, and turned it into faith. When her 11-year-old daughter, Celeste, was diagnosed with pineoblastoma in 2011, Laura relied on following doctor’s orders. Eventually though, something told her that she should start researching the diagnosis. In a 1 to 23.5 billion chance...
S11 E10 Finding Hope in New Treatments with Len Wiens
October 20, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 42.3 MBOne of the most hopeful things about living today is that we’re constantly developing new tools and strategies to treat ailments that people of yesterday simply had to live with. Sometimes those tools have stigma put upon them by society, but with conversations and medical research, this week’s guest, Len Wiens, is hopeful that the tides may change. Len and I have a fascinating conversation around the use of psychedelics to treat addiction, OCD, PTSD, and even end of life anxiety. As a rese...
S11 E09 Hope Through Mobilization with Tim Fox
October 13, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39.9 MBIn July 2022, Pope Francis visited Canada to apologize for the treatment of Indigenous peoples and residential schools. This week’s guest, Tim Fox, a proud member of the Blackfoot confederacy from the Blood (Kainai) reserve, was invited to participate in the event. And while he had mixed feelings about attending, it was his 11-year-old daughter who truly surprised him and gave him hope that tomorrow truly can be better than today. Tim is vice president of Indigenous Relations & Equity Strat...
S11 E08 The Power of Hope Role Models with Shawntà Hooks
October 06, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 34.5 MBSometimes, when we don’t have hope ourselves or haven’t learned it yet, looking to someone who does can help us along the path. This week’s guest grew up in Detroit, Michigan in the 1980s and 1990s in a time of turmoil and racism for Black residents. But she watched her father first thrive in his career, then turn to mindfulness and hope as he battled for his life after a multiple sclerosis diagnosis and subsequent car accident. As Shawntà Hooks shares, if someone who seemingly has no reaso...
S11 | E07 There’s No Change Without Hope with Chris Castelino
September 29, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 35.9 MBDifficult times are often a catalyst for change. And change can only come with action. There’s science to prove this and this week’s podcast guest discovered this for himself after a particularly difficult time. Chris Castelino lost a friend to suicide in 2018, then just as he was reeling from this had a terrible bike accident with a long recovery. He spent years isolating and questioning his ability to help others. Then, in 2021, Chris decided to take action. It was hope that got him to t...
S11 | E06 The Language of Strengths with Tina Clem
September 22, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 31.7 MBKids who have had trouble in the past don’t always get a fair shake. They’ve shoplifted or been in other trouble with the law so the community writes them off as “bad news” or “a lost cause.” But really, the challenge is likely that they just haven’t had the resources and support they need to be successful. That’s where people like Tina Clem and the Calgary Youth Justice Society (CYJS) come in. Tina has worked with youth in many capacities, from residential care to early intervention to sex...
S11 | E05 Who are you beyond your challenges?
September 15, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 30.4 MBSometimes finding hope in our lives is challenging and we have to lean on the successes of others to see what’s really possible. That was the case for Kelly Lydiard as he sat on his mother’s couch after being kicked out of his 11th treatment center. Frank O’Dea, author of “When All You Have is Hope,” was his inspiration to get up and make a change in his life. And now Kelly is impacting others and helping them climb out of their own rock bottoms. The challenge that many recovering addicts f...
S11 | E04 Fighting Food Insecurity with Bethany Ross
September 08, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 30.3 MBFood insecurity runs rampant across the globe, even in first world countries like Canada and the U.S. Thankfully, there are organizations doin the work to combat it. As a born and raised Calgaranian, I’ve been familiar with the work done by Brown Bagging 4 Calgary’s Kids (BB4CK) since I was a kid myself. Providing lunches to kids in need is the epitome of hope. Kids who come to school without lunch usually have parents at home who haven’t eaten a good meal in a few days. And those same kids...
S11 | E03 From Heavy Metal to Hope with Johnny Crowder
July 06, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 34.2 MBWhen it comes to poor mental health days (or weeks… or months…) it can be difficult to be proactive about doing things that are good for you. Especially when you might not really be sure what those things are. Everyone around you seems to have a different suggestion for which coping mechanisms to try. It can be overwhelming, and then defeating when you try them and they don’t really seem to work for you. Today I’m joined by Cope Notes founder Johnny Crowder to talk about coping mechanisms a...
S11 | E02 Hope Through Emotional Intelligence with Alex Malebranche
June 29, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 34.7 MBIt can be hard to talk about our feelings. Many grow up in environments where being emotionally vulnerable just isn’t a priority, and as such never really acquire the skills needed to navigate intense feelings later on in life. Yet, emotionally intelligent adults will experience more professional success and improved relationships. What if this became a priority for future generations? Today I’m joined by Alex Malebranche to discuss the importance of normalizing our feelings and teaching o...
S11 | E01 Social Justice In Education with Dr. Bibi Pirayesh
June 22, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32.9 MBSchool should be a place where kids feel safe and like they belong. Unfortunately, for many children this isn’t the case. Coming from different backgrounds and having different learning abilities will vastly change the experience and enjoyment a child has in school. This discrepancy in experience is something today’s guest noticed early on and has been working hard to change. Dr. Bibi Pirayesh views these learning disabilities and discrepancies as a social justice issue. She doesn’t believ...
S10 | E12 Teaching Our Kids Mindfulness with Ronnie Parker
June 15, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 31.6 MBMindfulness is something that anyone of any age can benefit from. Being able to slow down, assess your situation, and control your reaction will help you to get the outcome you want out of most situations. As adults, this is often a skill we wish we had learned earlier. How awesome would it be if we had learned how to be mindful when we were young, and experiencing so many emotions for the first time? That’s why I’m so intrigued by the work that this week's guest does. Ronnie Parker is a m...
S10 | E11 Finding Your Hope Through Purpose with Ryan Quinn
June 08, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 32.1 MBAre you motivated to reach your goals and dreams? If you’re not, you might want to reevaluate what you’re working towards. The best dreams could inspire you and be filled with purpose, passion, and a sense of possibility. Might be something to consider if your dreams are making you feel anxious, stuck, or just plan blah. Ryan Quinn joins me on the podcast this week to discuss how we can find intrinsic motivation and a sense of hope by finding and focusing on our purpose. He shares some grea...
S10 | E10 Living One Life in Alignment with Jessica Fraser
June 01, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 31.4 MBDo you ever feel like you have two separate lives? You have your everyday life, where you go to work and make dinner and do your day to day activities. And then you have your dream life, where you go on adventures and travel and experience new, exciting things. Wouldn’t it be great if your everyday life and your dream life could just be one in the same? That’s what I’m talking about this week on the podcast, and I’m joined by guest Jessica Fraser. Jessica is all about living your life in a...
S10 | E09 Uncover Your Natural Number with Susan Bennett Fisher and Martin Fisher
May 25, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 34.9 MBDo other people in your life know who you are? Do you know who you are? It’s clear that not everyone will think, react, and communicate in the same way, so how can we bridge this gap to create more meaningful connections with others? According to Susan and Martin, the answer is to uncover your Natural Number. Your Natural Number is the key to understanding who you are so that you can have more self-awareness and live a more authentic and purposeful life. It is physiological (or as Susan and...
S10 | E08 Finding the Courage to Take Action with Dr. Sweta Chawla
May 18, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 33.5 MBDr. Sweta Chawla planned out her future, worked hard, and for a decade she had a career that she loved. But eventually, she began asking herself if there was something more she could be doing. Following that curiosity and seeking deeper fulfillment led her to a huge, unexpected life and career transition. It wasn’t a perfect transition, but it brought back the passion and meaning she felt had been lacking in her previous career. Today, Dr. Sweta teaches us how we can find the courage to t...
S10 | E07 Evolving With Hope with Judy Schoenberg and Linda Lautenberg
May 11, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32.9 MBIt’s easy for women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s to begin to feel stuck in their careers and in other aspects of their lives. Many times, they think they’re too old to change, and resign themselves to being less than content with their situations. Today’s guests are here to share that transformation is possible at any age. Judy Schoenberg and Linda Lautenberg both experienced midlife transition, and now they pay it forward by helping to support other women experiencing similar desires for cha...
S10 | E06 Committing to the Pursuit of Hope with Sarah Moss
May 04, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 31.6 MBChange is hard for anyone, but it’s especially hard for kids and teens. They aren’t usually very well equipped to handle the emotions and difficulties that come along with dramatic change in situations such as separation, death, or divorce. As a result, it’s typical to see behavioral issues increase and communication decrease when families experience these things. What difference could it make if families committed to hope together? If we gave children the knowledge and tools they needed to...
S10 | E05 Focus on Hope with Taylor Boone
April 27, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 32 MBWhen you struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts, every day can feel like a battle. Even just waking up and getting out of bed feels overwhelming, and you’re plagued with constant negative thoughts. Today’s guest has been there. Taylor Boone has experienced these emotions from a young age, but today she is here to share with you her story of hope. Her advice? Find your focus. What can you do to find or create hope, joy, and growth in your day to day life? Take baby steps, and step by...
S10 | E04 Hope and Healing with Service Dogs with Sam Hjalmarson
April 20, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 34.4 MBWhat do you know about service dogs? Do you own one, or are you interested and think a service dog may be able to assist you? In today’s episode, I’m joined by Sam Hjalmarson, the founder of Alberta Service Dog Community. Sam is here to share her service dog journey, and the positive transformation that service dogs can provide for those living with disabilities. For Sam and countless others, service dogs are a way to live free and fulfilling lives after losing hope. During our conversatio...
S10 | E03 Owning Your Conscious Voice with Ashley Graham
April 13, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32.7 MBYour voice matters. Both your internal and external voice. Are you in tune with that part of yourself? Today I’m joined by Ashley Graham, a publicist and PR coach who specializes in conscious communications, to discuss owning your conscious voice. Owning your conscious voice is all about self-reflection and finding opportunities for growth and joy, even if the world around you doesn’t seem to be moving in that same direction. We touch on topics like self-talk (and self-criticism), relations...
S10 | E02 Hope Through Grief and Widowhood with Yemi Majekodunmi
April 06, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 33.3 MBFor many people, losing a spouse is the worst pain they can imagine. Working through the grief of losing a loved one is difficult and complicated, and healing can take a long time, but it is possible to start moving forward again. Today I’m joined by Yemi Majekodunmi, a thriving widow who works to help empower other women who have experienced similar loss in their lives. Yemi’s motto of “Dare to dream greater” is a call to keep moving forward after adversity, and she shares part of her fram...
S10 | E01 Finding Hope in the Dark with Jessica Rasdall
March 30, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 35 MBWhat if I had made a different decision? Why did I make it out the other side? Do I even deserve to be here? After a traumatic experience, questions like these might be swirling around your head on repeat. Guilt, shame, and trauma are trying to hold you in place, telling you that you don’t deserve to move forward. But the truth is, you do deserve to move forward, and you can. Jessica Rasdall joins me on the podcast today to share her raw story of finding hope in the dark. She knows better ...
S09 | E12 Finding Meaning and Flourishing in Life with Scott Perry
March 23, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 33.3 MBHow well does your story serve you? Are you feeling fulfilled with the work you do? Are you flourishing in your situations and with the people you surround yourself with? If you’re not happy with your story, you always have the power to change the direction it’s taking. Taking that action is what we’re all about here, after all. And today I’m joined by Scott Perry from Creative on Purpose to talk about how you can use hope as a tactic to get where you feel like you truly belong. Scott share...
S09 | E11 Transformation Through Grief with Nancy Gordon
March 16, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 34.5 MBYou can’t control most of what happens to you in life, and as such you’ll be greeted by your fair share of obstacles. What you can control, however, is how you handle these challenges. Loss and grief are inevitable in our lives, but that doesn’t mean we need to view them in a negative way. In fact, today’s guest likes to view grief as a gift and an opportunity to grow. Today I’m joined by Nancy Gordon, who has had to deal with some serious loss and grief in her life, but has been able to tu...
S09 | E10 Reborn Through Fire with Christine Powers
March 09, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes - 34.9 MBWe make choices every day. Some choices, like picking up and moving across the country, have a bigger impact on our lives than others, like whether we will have that second (or third) brownie after dinner. But when we take these risks and experience the consequences, good or bad, we find transformation on the other side. A new chapter in our lives, a new adventure for us to go on, a new lesson to learn. Even if we have to endure trials to get there. Today I’m joined by Christine Powers, wh...
S09 | E09 Continual Growth as a Parent with Valerie Brooks
March 02, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 42.9 MBValerie Brooks of Autistic Interpretations joins me today to share her journey, joys, and struggles as the parent of an adult with autism. She explains how community and connection has led to tremendous growth for both herself and her daughter, Jess. Val shows us the reality of her experience, from all the good times with her family, to advocating for her child throughout life, to the things she wishes she had done differently. Her humility is a great example to us of doing the best you ca...
S09 | E08 Navigating Life as You Age with Traditional Chinese Medicine with Ann Zee
February 23, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 30.3 MBAging. For many people, it’s a source of shame and discomfort, and they do their best to hide it the older they get. But over time, especially as you reach perimenopause or andropause, it gets harder to hide. As today’s guest shares, this isn’t a bad thing. Aging is not negative! Ann Zee uses Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), including acupuncture, to help bring new hope to her clients as they go through different stages in their life by bringing their bodies back into balance. Ann also...
S09 | E07 Finding Self-Belief Through EFT with Meryl Hayton
February 16, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 38.6 MBWhat is your goal? Why do you want that? And what is stopping you from reaching it? Very likely, you are stopping yourself in some way. Whether it’s self-doubt, internal negativity, or even not listening to yourself. If you’re looking to overcome this fear and doubt, today’s guest may have a solution for you. Meryl Hayton is an Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Practitioner, and she’s joining me today to talk about the healing that EFT can bring into your life. EFT can help you let go of a...
S09 | E06 The Power of Collective Hope with Charmaine Hammond
February 09, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 29.3 MBIn 2016, the community of Fort McMurray, Canada was torn through by a wildfire, forcing over 88,000 people from their homes. This traumatic experience, shared by an entire community, is now being shared with the rest of the world with the movie Back Home Again as an example of collective hope. Charmaine Hammond joins me today to talk about Back Home Again, and how the making of this movie and the story it shares was able to help her in her healing process. During challenging times, Charmain...
S09 | E05 Finding Hope in Purpose with Maryann Kerr
February 02, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 27.5 MBWhat would you do differently if you knew you were going to die soon? Today’s guest is Maryann Kerr, and she posed this question for you as a way to evaluate if you’re on the track you want to be on in life. Maryann says that now she would change nothing, but this wasn’t always the case and she’s here to tell us her story and what she’s learned about hope from her experiences over the years. After experiencing tremendous grief, workplace trauma, and now a recent ADHD diagnosis, Maryann has...
S09 | E04 Support and Resources for Adoptive Parents with Melissa Corkum
January 26, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 28 MBFor many hopeful parents, adoption is a goal they hope, work, and dream for, oftentimes rallying the support of their friends and family along the way. But what happens beyond adoption day? If you’re an adoptive parent, you may feel discouraged, ungrateful, or even ashamed sometimes when parenthood isn’t easy, but also isolated because you don’t want to complain to the supporters who helped you through the adoption process. Today’s guest is here to tell you that it’s okay to feel this way. ...
S09 | E03 Successful Collaboration for Women in Real Estate with Liza Rogers
January 19, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30.9 MBAs a consequence of the pandemic, many people, but especially women, were confronted with the reality of their careers. Do they really enjoy it? Is it fulfilling? Is this what they wanted to do for the rest of their life? For many the answer was no, but how do they move on from the careers they know? Liza Rogers, founder of the Womens Real Estate Network, joins me today to shed some light on the power of collaboration and the power of women in real estate. You don’t have to do it all by yo...
S09 | E02 Honoring Your Emotions Through Big Life Changes with Laura Feltz
January 12, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.9 MBWhen you experience adversity in life, do you often find yourself pushing yourself to go forward, rationalizing that others have it worse so you just need to get over it? I know I have, and so has today’s guest. But as we discuss in this episode, someone is always going to have it worse. That doesn’t diminish the reality and the difficulty of what you are facing. Laura Feltz shares her journey with hope since she began losing her sight and became legally blind. She shares the importance of ...
S09 | E01 Taking Leaps of Faith with Scott Sauer
January 05, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 26.2 MBIntentionality is important when it comes to living our best lives, but the reality is that we aren’t always going to have every detail planned out. Sometimes all we have to go off of is our intuition and knowing that it’s time to make a change. Sometimes we just have to take a leap of faith and believe that we can keep moving forward despite any obstacles we may face. Today’s guest, Scott Sauer, is here today to teach us that we don’t need to have every detail of our lives planned out in ...
S08 | E12 Hope and the Science of Pain with Louise Taylor
December 29, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 32 MBThe science of pain is fascinating, and our understanding of the connection between mind and body has changed a lot over the years as we’ve studied it more. That’s why I was so excited to hear from today’s guest. Louise Taylor has been a physiotherapist for the last 30 years, and during this time she has witnessed how what people believe is happening to them can shape the way they feel. Our brains can actually manufacture a pain that isn’t there, due to our past experiences and expectations...
S08 | E11 Improve Your Life and Your Self Love with Claudia Velandia
December 22, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 28.6 MBAre you running on autopilot? You just might be, without even realizing it. And that could be keeping you in an unhappy relationship with yourself and your life. Claudia Velandia went from a low place, unhappy with herself and her life, to finding her inner peace, joy, and love. According to Claudia, she was able to do this by gaining a better understanding of what’s going on in her mind so she could take control of her life and maximize her potential, and she’s here to help guide you on th...
S08 | E10 New Perspectives on Living Your Best Life with Wayne Thomas
December 15, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 26.5 MBImagine going from being young and healthy one day, to being told you have a debilitating, degenerative, and fatal disease the next. Your initial reaction may be to curl into a ball and cry, thinking there’s no hope to be found. But today’s guest is living this, and he’s here to share that there is hope. After his diagnosis with ALS, Wayne Thomas learned to shift his thinking from self-pity to consciously trying to make memories and cherish each day that he had. His message is that life is...
S08 | E09 Beginning Your Healing Journey with Lily Gibarac
December 08, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 29.2 MBFear, grief, and anxiety are really intense emotions that usually signal there is some sort of unhealed pain or trauma in your past. These unresolved emotions can negatively affect your mental health, physical health, and ultimately hold you back from consciously experiencing a full life. So how do you begin your healing journey? Lily Gibarac joins me on the podcast today to share from her personal experiences how we can cultivate the ability to see past the pain and obstacles we experienc...
S08 | E08 Being Part of the Solution with Keith Harrison
December 01, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 33.9 MBEveryone struggles with mental health at some point in their lives. And while conversations surrounding mental health are becoming more normalized in society, there is still a long way to go in regards to support, advocacy, and ending stigmas. Unfortunately, that lack of support and advocacy leads to many people falling through the cracks until they feel they have nowhere to go. Today’s guest experienced this, and has now made it his mission to help provide the support he needed to others....
S08 | E07 Spreading Hope into the World with Hadley Gray
November 24, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.5 MBWhat does “taking action” mean to you? For this 12-year-old, it means filling a need when you see it and bringing awareness to causes that you’re passionate about. With a heart for service, Hadley Gray has made it her focus to help her community through fundraisers and awareness campaigns for several different organizations, causes, and charities that she knows need support. She believes it’s important to take action and model the behavior you want to see in order to create a better tomorro...
S08 | E06 Releasing Resistance with Larisa Makuch
November 17, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 34.4 MBWhen we’re young and planning out the rest of our lives, we sort of do it with this naive assumption that everything will go exactly according to plan. And then when it doesn’t, our world seems to fall apart. We blame ourselves for not working hard enough or for not being good enough. But the truth is we just need to be more flexible and willing to learn along the way. Larisa Makuch had experience with this on her fertility journey, and she joins me today to talk about what she calls releas...
S08 | E05 The Human Spectrum with Gilda Evans
November 10, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.7 MBWe are all human. And even though we each have our differences, we all share at least one thing in common. We will all face challenges, shortcomings, and trials in our lives. That’s the beauty of the human experience. And if we embrace it instead of trying to force each other into neat little boxes, beautiful things are possible. Gilda Evans joins me today to discuss how that perspective, and finding support in unlikely places, has helped her in her relationship with her son. Her story and...
S08 | E04 Creating Your Own Upward Momentum with Matt Nelson
November 03, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29.9 MBPeople are complicated. That’s putting it lightly, but it’s true. We don’t always make the best decisions and sometimes even work against our own best interests. Fortunately, people are also always capable of change. Today’s guest is Matt Nelson, and he believes that everybody has good in them. Yes, even your high school bullies. And he believes that with self-reflection and a shift in perspective, people have the capability to create upward momentum in their lives. No matter what your per...
S08| E03 Believing in Your Future with Fanelson Strongitharm
October 27, 2021 07:00 - 17 minutes - 17.3 MBChange is always difficult, especially when it’s a lot of change happening quickly and all at once. It’s uncomfortable, and it is pretty scary not knowing what’s coming next. However, it is still possible to keep moving forward and looking to the future if we just believe in ourselves and trust that we can do it. In the midst of Covid lockdown, young Fanelson Strongitharm boarded a plane and flew from Haiti to his new home in Canada. Filled with happiness and gratitude for his new home and ...