How many times have you gone through the day knowing you weren’t living your best life? Your instincts are humming in protest but your ego keeps you in your daily comfort zone, and you repeat the same day over and over, knowing you are not happy…

Connecting with your conscious self and following your gut can be very challenging, but my guest Lianne Laing, did EXACTLY that. She is here today to share her incredible, life transforming story. In television for almost 20 years as a sports broadcaster and host of CTV Morning Live, Lianne switched gears and left the show to following her heart into a new chapter of life.

We met in 1998 (for an interview with CTV), and it makes me smile how we have reconnected all these years later with so much in common. She is a health and wellness activist, a keynote speaker, brand ambassador, blogger, podcaster and an all-round AMAZING human. If you feel the calling to make change in your life, big or small, I know you will just love her!!! You can also visit www.liannelaing.com AND follow her on the gram @liannelaing

They say to surround yourself with people you admire—people who inspire you, and people with a high vibration in order to live your best life. My guest today, Amber Stratton, falls into all of those categories and one of my best friends for 26 years!!! It’s hard to believe that we met back in 1991 and have been sharing all the ups and downs of this life together ever since.

For Amber, the past six years have been very exciting. She is the co-founder and owner of Pure Yoga Ottawa (4 locations) and Pure Kitchen Ottawa (3 locations), and has successfully built a brand that has become not just another yoga studio and restaurant, but a lifestyle. She has been teaching yoga for 11 years and has over 1,000 hours of training in classical hatha and vinyasa yoga. She runs teacher trainings, retreats, workshops and is able to do all of this with passion, joy and balance. Amber was named Ottawa’s top 40 under 40 in 2014, has been awarded Top Yoga Teacher in Ottawa three times. She has been a key note speaker at prestigious Universities and leadership conferences within Canada and brand ambassador for Lululemon since 2007.

Today we have an incredible conversation about living your dream. How much do you value your dreams and passions? How can you make your dream a reality? We cover business, entrepreneurship, and making decisions that are in line with YOU! Your passion, your vision and your LIFE!

This week, I have a very special guest on the show. She is a high performance athlete, roll model and one hell of a female warrior! Her name is Heidi Vanbeselaere and I had the pleasure of coaching this young woman in the sport of Freestyle Skiing on the Alberta Provincial Freestyle Team. It was during our time working together that Heidi had a life changing ski crash while training at a pre-competition training camp. As a result, she suffered from a traumatic brain injury, otherwise known as a severe concussion.

Her journey to recovery is so powerful and inspirational that anyone listening today can learn from her. I, myself, have learned so much from this passionate 19 year old, and I also LOVE having connections where the student becomes the teacher… This is absolutely the case with Heidi. I am so grateful to have her in my life for that reason, and she is here today to tell her story…

I am so thrilled to have my Yoda, aka Adele Stratton back on the show this week!! Adele is an Integrational Manual Therapist, the owner of Phoenix Rising Healing Center and my most profound spiritual teacher. Today, we have an open discussion on our thoughts (thinking/consciousness) and how they have the ability to cause serious inflammation in the body.

Our thoughts are powerful and carry a very specific vibration. Adele explains how thoughts are engrained through assumptions, how the collective consciousness affects our minds, learning to focus and meditate, as well as choosing to be in alignment. This conversation is for everyone, it’s fun, enlightening and full of “Ah HA!” moments.

Right now, you have the power to change your life.

What vibration do your thoughts carry within your mind and body?

How do YOU want to feel in your body during your workouts? Do you HATE the gym? Do you LOVE sweating? What type of relationship do you have with fitness?

This week I am talking to Dr. Kelly Doell, a mental performance consultant who helps people strengthen loyalty to physical activity. A former university lecturer, Kelly holds a doctorate in Population Health and a Masters in Sport, Physical Activity & Health Intervention.

In this podcast, we discuss motivating your own health and fitness from the inside out by focusing on, you guessed it, FEEL!!! Kelly’s philosophies on movement and fitness provide a new perspective and can help anyone from a busy mom to an Olympian find their passion for movement, sustain that passion and live a long and healthy life.

Visit www.fitbyfeel.com to start your own journey, follow Kelly on Instagram @kelly.doell @fitbyfeel and on Facebook @FitByFeel

This week I am handing the reins over to my mother Krysia Kurylowicz.  We switch roles and I take a turn sitting in the hot seat! My mom asks me some personal, sensitive and straight up fun questions. In this episode you will learn a little bit more about me—my childhood, where I came from, dealing with disappointment, and how I have progressed over this past year. We touch on many subjects close to my heart in an effort to inspire listeners.

This episode is all about Fear. Fear is an emotion that I believe is the root of all negative emotions in our body. SO when you are feeling jealousy, envy, shame, unhappiness, or anger, the underlying cause is always a subtle form of fear. I also believe that fear has been my biggest teacher in life and I want to share what I’ve learned about recognizing and letting go of it in order to live my dreams. If nothing else, this episode will hopefully help you become aware of the fears that live inside of you, and give you inspiration to make some subtle shifts.

We are all responsible for our feelings and reactions no matter what experience we are having. This took me many years to fully understand and appreciate. Our outlook is determined by what we believe. In other words it’s all you! The world isn’t out to get us, it is out to teach us, and it is up to us to see that and learn. Today’s podcast is an amusing story of our crazy trip to beautiful Costa Rica. When things don’t go as planned it’s easy to get stressed, to create drama around the situation, create negative self talk or victimize yourself. A travel day from hell can definitely do that to some people, but this trip was not bringing any of us down! I hope you enjoy this light, fresh and fun story, and see how we came out the other side drinking lemonade.

No matter how difficult life becomes, with work and determination you can turn things around. Ryan Snow, a former National Freestyle Ski Team athlete, turned High Performance coach, is here to speak about this exact topic. Starting at a young age, life presented Ryan with many challenges. To cope with the suicide of a friend, debilitating injuries from an athlete he was coaching, and many other emotionally charged life changes, Ryan turned to drugs. He carried the burden and responsibility of these experiences on his shoulders and in his heart for many years, and it almost destroyed him.

But then one day, he decided to take his life back, and overcome his guilt and self loathing by making positive change. His story unveils very intimate and extreme life experiences and how he eventually became aware and made a conscience choice to bring happiness into his life. It is a story of inspiration and the message is clear. Anyone is capable of change. There is always a choice to make a better life. #happinessiswork

It seems as though idea of happiness and spreading the feeling of happiness is trending all over the world right now. Lots of social media, bloggers and podcasters are spreading the vibes! We are ALL trying to be happier people! Which I LOVE!! However, I feel it is in our modern day human nature to equate happiness with possessions, circumstances, people we know or even dreaming of the future… but does acquiring more in our lives really make us happy?? What does it really mean to be “happy”? I want to challenge and explore that a little bit…

My pursuit of happiness is an on-going effort. In the past few years, I feel as though I’ve developed a strong, and positive understanding about how to maintain my own feeling of joy. So today, I’m going to share my beliefs including my efforts on this journey with some inspiration and motivation in between.