Let’s Be Well Together Podcast - Episode 95
Date: November 21, 2023

Participants: John Webster, Sheila Webster, Elise Webster, Julie Wilson and Cameron Earnshaw.
Guest: Sammy Demaren

Start Times and Segments:

[0:00:35] What’s On Your Mind: We talk about checking back in with the wellness check-in concept. It’s a well-known phenomenon – you’re on a roll with physical health, then fall off working out or eating right, etc. It’s hard to get back into it. It helps to check-in regularly and ask yourself whether you’re taking care of your physical health. The same holds true for all areas of wellness.

[0:10:37] Expanding Minds Interview: [Balance] Sammy Damaren drops by with an update. Sammy is a founding co-host for our podcast. She took a break from the podcast earlier this year as her way of working towards balance, because she started new businesses, was working multiple jobs as the Office/ Marketing & Events Manager at Flux Realty, the Owner & Creative Director at West Haus Studio and teaching dance at Underdog Dance Corp. She has many balls in the air. It’s great to hear from her. She tells us about finding balance with a busy life.

[0:29:44] Adventures of the Starving Artist: Choir has been a part of Cameron’s life since he was young. His brother joined a choir in Ottawa. Cameron went to a rehearsal that was open to the public. It felt different to be an audience member instead of performing. The performance includes playing wine glasses filled with different levels of water. The sound was lush and wonderful.

[0:34:57] Move That Body: A CBC article about “7 ways to make your walks more intense and more interesting”, by Janet Ho (Oct. 11, 2022): speed up, mix in intervals, go uphill, gamify your routine, give race walking a go and focus on nasal breathing.

[0:40:56] Running Popup: Taking time over a coffee to enjoy seeing animal life in his own back yard, with squirrels enjoying crabapples from a tree they planted and water from a bowl they put out.

[0:43:53] Flipside of the Coin: Sheila and John have very difference concepts of what chillin’ out feels like.

Guest Information: We know Sammy Damaren as a founding co-host of our show. Without her, we wouldn’t be here. She’s busy at work these days, as the Office/ Marketing & Events Manager at Flux Realty, the Owner & “Creative Director” at West Haus Studio and teaching dance at Underdog Dance Corp. Growing up in the vibrant Arts Community in the KW Region, she loves collaborating with fellow artists and has had a deep appreciation for the arts and the power of creative expression. Sammy’s West Haus Studio business is the fulfillment of that passion, enabling her to team up with local artists and channel creativity into diverse projects. It could be organizing events, crafting imaginative installations, or embarking on exciting content experiments. She celebrates and promotes the significance of the arts, all while providing a safe and fun space where everyone can freely express themselves.

West Haus Studio Instagram page: @westhauskw
The Underdog Dance Corp. Instagram page: @underdogdancecorp

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