Calm after the storm: Survivorship and other stories, with Amy Syed

Welcome to Calm After The Storm, this is your host Amy Syed. I am Founder and CEO of FindyourHCP, 15minuteaday.ca and an activist. I am a survivor of domestic violence, terminal cancer and Grief. Thanks for joining us on this journey through other’s declarations. In this episode of Calm After The Storm: Survivorship and Other Stories with Amy Syed, we speak with Laura Tucker, Leadership Coach at Free Your Inner Guru.

Tune in as we tackle topics like:

• 2:01 - Laura’s background
• 4:08 - Being the eldest and the only daughter
• 7:26 - Becoming rebellious outside her home
• 11:20 - College life
• 15:56 - Embarking on her mental health journey
• 20:22 - Reflecting on what life is “supposed to look like”
• 21:36 - The difficulty of pursuing a teaching career
• 28:49 - Training, Sales and Antidepressants
• 32:46 - Getting a morality check
• 36:16 - Life in Kelowna, BC
• 40:25 - The Secret
• 45:26 - “From peak to pit”
• 1:00:12 - Life after Sedona
• 1:04:10 - Discovering new therapeutic methods
• 1:13:59 - The biggest lesson she learned
• 1:18:22 - Laura’s dedication

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Welcome to Calm After The Storm, this is your host Amy Syed. I am Founder and CEO of FindyourHCP, 15minuteaday.ca and an activist. I am a survivor of domestic violence, terminal cancer and Grief. Thanks for joining us on this journey through other’s declarations. In this episode of Calm After The Storm: Survivorship and Other Stories with Amy Syed, we speak with Melissa Punambolam, Life Designer at Life Designer Consulting.

Tune in as we tackle topics like:

1:14 - Being a life designer 
2:48 - Melissa's childhood
5:37 - Being her mom’s protector 
9:33 - What she learned in counselling
12:00 - Her teenage years
15:05 - Reflecting on her mom's decisions and choices
16:38 - Life in her 20's
20:21 - Differentiating between healthy and unhealthy anger
23:18 - How she copes with unhealthy anger
27:01 - Feeling and healing shame
29:44 - Her current relationship with her parents
34:23 - Melissa's dedication

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Welcome to Calm After The Storm, this is your host Amy Syed. I am Founder and CEO of FindyourHCP, 15minuteaday.ca and an activist. I am a survivor of domestic violence, terminal cancer and Grief. Thanks for joining us on this journey through other’s declarations. In this episode of Calm After The Storm: Survivorship and Other Stories with Amy Syed, we speak with Danielle Lewis, owner and lead designer behind Danielle Lewis Designs. 

Tune in as we tackle topics like:

• 1:35 - What Danielle is up to today
• 2:34 - Growing up as an old soul
• 8:12 - Finding her husband
• 11:14 - Navigating infertility at a younger age
• 15:00 - Experiencing her miscarriage
• 18:26 - Using her intuition and finding a different outlook
• 20:55 - Advocating her fertility plan
• 23:32 - A growing family
• 25:31 - Reflecting on her journey
• 28:36 - Discussing infertility misconceptions 
• 31:32 - Danielle’s dedication

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Welcome to Calm after the Storm, this is your host Amy Syed. I am Founder and CEO of FindyourHCP, 15minuteaday.ca and an activist. I am a survivor of domestic violence, terminal cancer and Grief. Thanks for joining us on this journey through other’s declarations. In this episode of Calm after the Storm: Survivorship and Other Stories with Amy Syed, we speak with Leanne Monaghan, owner and executive director of Staying Alive Fitness. She is a Registered Massage Therapist, Personal Trainer, Pilates, kickboxing, fitness, Yoga Instructor and Lifestyle Coach. 

Tune in as we discuss topics such as:

• 1:50 - What Leanne is up to today
• 7:36 - A challenging childhood with an alcoholic father
• 13:02 - A trip to Mexico
• 18:50 - Telling her family about being raped
• 22:18 - Getting diagnosed with cervical cancer
• 31:14 - Recovering and gaining inspiration for the gym
• 33:26 - A crucial shift in her mindset
• 35:35 - The start of Staying Alive Fitness
• 39:28 - Leanne’s dedication

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Welcome to Calm after the Storm, this is your host Amy Syed. I am Founder and CEO of FindyourHCP, 15minuteaday.ca and an activist. I am a survivor of domestic violence, terminal cancer and Grief. Thanks for joining us on this journey through other’s declarations. In this episode of Calm After The Storm: Survivorship and Other Stories with Amy Syed, we speak with Allison Venditti, a return to work expert, about her experience going through numerous head injuries, concussions, seizures and navigating a changing healthcare system. Tune in as we discuss topics such as navigating the healthcare system, transitioning to self-employment and finding new meaning to life.

Allison Venditti has spent over a decade in Human Resources, coaching and consulting and in a super niche specialty as a return to work expert. She has interviewed over 2000 applicants for jobs, helped over 800 people return to work after maternity leave, injury and illness and coached individuals into more senior roles, new careers and new businesses. She has worked with companies ranging from 5 – 10,000 employees in industries ranging from consumer packaged goods, marketing, banking, tech, startups, engineering, non-profit, health care and government.

• 1:30- A little about Allison
• 4:32- “Just take Tylenol”
• 9:32- Confronting the hard truth
• 15:02- Navigating through short and long-term disability
• 16:46- Joining a Brain Injury Program
• 23:49- How Allison felt through behavioural therapy
• 27:36- Hiring and becoming an advocate for yourself
• 32:13- Allison’s dedication

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Welcome back to calm after the storm. Today we're going to be talking to an extraordinary Individual by the name of Brianna Cordero, a human trafficking survivor and survivor consultant on the Halton and Hamilton Coalition Against Human Trafficking. In this episode, we deep dive into her experiences leading up to human trafficking in Canada and her inspiring journey towards a fresh start with her son.

• 2:51 - Growing Up Bullied by Family
• 7:02 - Dating and Life Expectations from Catholic School
• 8:30 - Married and Stuck in the States
• 13:02 - Help from the Hospital and Hotel Staff
• 20:10 - Handling a Custody Battle for Her Son
• 23:27 - Experiencing Homelessness 
• 25:29 - Creating a Career as a Survivor Consultant
• 29:15 - Human Trafficking in Canada Today
• 33:25 - Breanna’s Dedication 

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Welcome to the third episode of Calm After The Storm, a podcast that explores various themes of survivorship and how each speaker has thrived. This podcast is hosted by Amy Syed, Founder and CEO of Findyourhcp.com. In today's episode, we chat with Nneka MacGregor and Shalleena about violence against women, how they overcome it and the important work they’re doing now.

• 1:35 - A little bit about Nneka and Shellina today
• 3:42 - Deep diving into Nneka’s childhood
• 11:31 - Dealing with Abuse (Nneka)
• 14:19 - Modelling what love is for Nneka’s children
• 19:06 - Shellina’s upbringing
• 24:40 - Seeking shelter (Shellina)
• 27:29 - the healing continuum
• 36:16 - post-traumatic growth and consent
• 46:21 - declarations, not stories
• 51:00 - dedication for trans folx, Black and indigenous peoples

Nneka MacGregor is Executive Director of the Women's Centre for Social Justice, better known as WomenatthecentrE. She is a survivor and started the organization as a way to channel her anger, disappointment and energy at systems that were fundamentally broken. She and Shelleena, mobilize survivors, who are the true experts, to use their lived experience to bring about change, so that others don't experience the trauma they have endured. 

Nneka and Shelleena can be reached at [email protected] and www.womentatthecentre.com

CONTENT WARNING:

Information shared in Calm After The Storm podcast can be graphic in nature. We recommend you review the details of our podcast before tuning in. We appreciate you tuning in and we hope that the story shared with you today is inspirational and helps to get through tough times that you may be facing. For additional information or support, please visit 15minutesaday.ca

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Welcome to the second episode of Calm After The Storm, a podcast that explores various themes of survivorship and how each speaker has thrived. This podcast is hosted by Amy Syed, Founder and CEO of Findyourhcp.com. In today's episode, we chat with Paul Silva about bullying, alcoholism and his experience in transitioning to a healthier lifestyle. Tune in to get inspired!

• 2:11 - From Chef to Coach: Paul’s career shift
• 3:45 - Being bullied throughout childhood
• 8:40 - Self-medicating with alcohol
• 12:56 - Acknowledging his depression and alcoholism
• 16:42 - A thinking problem, not a drinking problem
• 19:06 - The importance of support
• 21:33 - Finding his voice through writing
• 25:08 - How Paul became a coach
• 30:09 - The gift of being sensitive
• 32:52 - A dedication to alcoholics and addicts

Paul Silva, Paul Silva Coaching, a coach who works with new coaches to help them conquer the overwhelm of starting up a new business. He also works with those who want to cut down or cut out alcohol for good or for now.  

Paul can be reached at [email protected] and www.paulsilvacoaching.com

CONTENT WARNING:

Information shared in Calm After The Storm podcast can be graphic in nature. We recommend you review the details of our podcast before tuning in. We appreciate you tuning in and we hope that the story shared with you today is inspirational and helps to get through tough times that you may be facing. For additional information or support, please visit 15minutesaday.ca

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Welcome to the first episode of Calm After The Storm, a podcast that explores various themes of survivorship and how each speaker has thrived. This podcast is hosted by Amy Syed, Founder and CEO of Findyourhcp.com, a technical platform that matches healthcare practitioners to employers on demand. In today's episode, Amy shares her experiences in grief, domestic violence, and terminal cancer with her sister Mehvish Syed, an animal and nature enthusiast who spends her day job cultivating support for cancer research and care at The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. 

• 5:04 - Amy’s childhood, growing up with South Asian descent and losing her father
• 14:32 - Taking on responsibility and being busy as a coping method
• 16:38 - Marriage, pregnancy and abuse
• 23:03 - Navigating through hardship
• 33:35 - How meditation helped her treatment
• 37:04 - Starting a new life and thriving
• 42:43 - Living in the moment, practising gratitude 
• 46:02 - Honouring her father and a friend

Amy Syed is a serial entrepreneur who has created other businesses and currently also coaches people who have no time for self-care to create habits and optimize their daily lives via 15minutesaday.ca. She is a speaker and chair of the board of directors at the Period Purse. When she is not working or volunteering, she has 5 beautiful children and a supportive partner with whom she spends her time and energies to grow the future. 

Visit Amy at: 15minutesaday.ca , @amy.syed @calmafterthestormpodcast 

CONTENT WARNING:

Information shared in Calm After The Storm podcast can be graphic in nature. We recommend you review the details of our podcast before tuning in. We appreciate you tuning in and we hope that the story shared with you today is inspirational and helps to get through tough times that you may be facing. For additional information or support, please visit 15minutesaday.ca

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