Welcome to EP 025 of the CVD Podcast!!Heather Sweeney spent the majority of her life (the first 30 years) living the way she thought she was supposed to live. Living based on what other people told her she should be doing. The last 10-13 years, she's been creating the life (step by step) that she knows is right for her, and she's never going back.Heather grew up playing the sports and doing the jobs that everybody else in her family did. These were familiar to her and were relatively eas...

Welcome to EP 024 of the CVD Podcast!!Mike is unlike anybody I've ever met. He pushes himself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually in ways I've only really read about.In 2019, unfortunately, Mike's dad passed away. They were very close and his dad's death pushed Mike to reflect often and deeply about his life.Who have I been? Who I am now? Who do I want to become? Mike's dad was a huge inspiration and Mike was determined to carry on his dad's legacy while also building his ...

Welcome to EP 023 of the CVD Podcast!!Emmy Rousseau is a high achiever that has depression (yes, both can be true). For most of her life, people would look at her and think "she has it all." But behind the scenes, Emmy was drowning. She felt completely misunderstood and unseen, she felt like everything was so difficult, and she felt depressed.But when she told people close to her what she was experiencing, they brushed it off. They gave her a reason (anything they could think of, really)...

Welcome to EP 022 of the CVD Podcast!!This conversation with George Evans is unlike ANY conversation I've had before!George is a trans male, meaning he was born female and is now male. He has been living life as George for almost 11 years now and he gave me an all-access pass to what his journey has been like.He said, "Adam, I want you to be that friend with no filter. As I'm telling my story, ask ANY question and make ANY comments that come to your mind. Literally just blurt them out. If you...

Welcome to EP 021 of the CVD Podcast!Karly Modolo is a wonderful person and a tremendous athlete.Unfortunately, part of her story happens way more often in our society than we care to admit and we rarely talk about it. Karly has been the victim of sexual assault and that's what we talk about during this episode.Our goal is to normalize conversations like this so we can help others who have experienced this and educate those who haven't. We believe that the more we talk about it, the less powe...

Welcome to EP 020 of the CVD Podcast!!Jaytesh Calpakkam has a story unlike any I've ever heard before.He is an actor, director, and entrepreneur. He is a CoFounder of The Internet Generation (learn more below) and over 100 million people have seen a web series called Fuck Buddies that Jaytesh acted in and directed - oh and it's based on one of his previous relationships 😲While they were still dating, him and his ex-girlfriend decided to create a show based on their relationship and now over 1...

Welcome to EP 019 of the CVD podcast!I can't think of a better way to kick off the 2023 year than with this episode with Peter Katz!Peter is a traveling singer songwriter, keynote speaker, facilitator, and mentor to many young children in Canada. He's been nominated for Juno Awards (equivalent to Brit Awards or Grammy Awards) and a Canadian Screen Award, and he's been described by many as a "thunderbolt for the soul." In this episode, Peter takes us through how everything comes down to o...

Welcome to this little wrap up session for the Comfort Via Discomfort podcast in 2022!! 🥳 Want to watch on YouTube to see the visuals? Click here!I'm super excited to share some of the behind the scenes for this podcast - thank you Spotify Wrapped! 😁At first, I wasn't going to open my Spotify Wrapped, but then I thought, "what the heck!? I have nothing to lose! This could be fun!" And I'm so happy I did!It's so amazing to see these stats because it shows that the episodes are adding value and...

Welcome to EP 018 of the CVD podcast with Hannah Slater!This young woman is super inspiring and it will not take you long to see what I'm talking about!Hannah is 19 years old and struggles with ADHD and anxiety and was bullied as a kid, but none of these have stopped her from pursuing her dream of fighting in the UFC.After getting bullied when she was 8 year old, she started self defense classes and hasn't looked back. She's learned many different styles of MMA, so she can be as versatile as ...

Welcome to EP 017 of the CVD podcast with Richard Mensah!With more and more startups being created, when we see them pop up "out of nowhere," many people say, "Wow what an overnight success!" But in reality... that's not the case at all. Richard is a startup founder and a tech entrepreneur that has founded or co-founded multiple companies over the last 8 years. So, you can trust him when he says that this stuff doesn't happen overnight. Being a tech entrepreneur, there is discomfort around ev...