Let’s Be Well Together Podcast - Episode 86
Date: September 19, 2023

Participants: Elise Seifert, Julie Wilson, John Webster, Cameron Earnshaw and Sheila Webster
Guest: Jodi Skeates

Start times and Segments:

[0:00:35] What’s On Your Mind: It’s a topic we come back to – what are the energy givers? What are the energy takers? A social media posts lists many.

[0:08:06] Expanding Minds Interview: [Mental Wellness] It’s part 2 of our interview of Jodi Skeates, whose husband died unexpectedly at age 52 in a scuba diving accident. As she works through her grief, Jodi is giving back and helping other widowed people, including through Soaring Spirits Canada and Camp Widow Toronto. She’s tells herself and us to “keep breathing and make each of those breaths count”, which is similar to our goal to “live life in every breath”.

[0:24:44] Adventures of the Starving Artist: Cameron spent some time in his hometown, Cambridge, then headed to the Toronto Air Show.

[0:29:48] Move That Body: We discuss an article on the benefits of walking: “Could walking extend your lifespan? – study”, by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich (Aug. 9, 2023). A study shows that any amount of walking can help. More walking means more health benefits.

[0:35:51] Running Popup: The humble people John knows are strong. Humble is strong, not weak.

[0:36:36] Flipside of the Coin: Elise and Stephen experienced a scare when the house beside their’s caught fire.

Guest Information: Over her career, Jodi has provided legal support to the life and health insurance industry. She has served as in-house Senior Counsel for several Canadian financial institutions as well as the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association. As a government lobbyist, she’s represented the industry on timely issues such as privacy, genetic testing, medical assistance in dying, gender identity and expression discrimination. Jodi retired from full-time in-house legal practice earlier this year and is now working part time as a litigator with Fasken, a large Canadian law firm with offices across the country and affiliations with firms around the world.  She lives in Burlington, Ontario. Jodi is a founding Director and Chair of the Board of Directors of Soaring Spirits Canada and serves as Secretary to the Board of Director of the Niagara Grape and Wine Festival.

Links to further information:

Soaring Spirits Canada
Camp Widow Toronto
Soaring Spirits International Regional Social Groups
Soaring Spirits International Men’s Community Specific Group
Soaring Spirits International LGBTQ+ Community Specific Group
Soaring Spirits International Widowed & Black Community Specific Group

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Thanks for joining us,
(-(-_(-_-)_-)-)   Your wellness check-in team
John, Sammy, Cameron, Sheila, Elise, Isabelle and Julie