Everything Lifestyle

Heart attack or just a pain in the neck? 

The Silent Threat: Would You Recognize a Heart Attack in Time? Heart disease is the leading killer of women in North America—yet many don’t realize they're having one until it's too late. Could you spot the signs? Conquering Anxiety Beyond Deep Breaths.  Tried mindfulness but still feeling on edge? Exploring what to do when meditation doesn’t cut it.  Too Easily Offended? In a time where words can spark outrage, is society becoming too quick to take offense—or are we just more aware than ever?  And what if you traded just 15 minutes of screen time for silence and self-reflection? The impact might surprise you. The 15-Minute Swap: How Sitting with Your Thoughts Can Change Your Life.

Guests in Order of Conversation 

Dr. Tasha Bienert 

Harrisonhealthcare.ca 

Dr.Mina Guirguis 

theemotionalwellnesscenterforskindisorders.com 

Christina Louey 

araleabeauty.com 

Stephanie Staples, Motivational Coach 

stephaniestaples.ca 

Claire Maisonneuve, Registered Clinical Counsellor 

anxietyandstressrelief.com/claire-maisonneuve/ 

About your Host 

Linda Freeman is a media professional who has been submersed in lifestyle programming for several decades.  She has interviewed thousands of health and wellness professionals over the years gathering insight and perspective on how to live better.   Life experiences have shown her to appreciate the world around her. As a certified yoga instructor, she loves to help others find stronger mental and physical well-being. 

Resources 

Heart attack/disease 

Rosie O’Donnell – The View 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogW1ZeMh4z0&t=1s 

Elizabeth Banks PSA 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JI487DlgTA  

Health Effects of Junk Food 

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10459196/ 

Everything Lifestyle

#podcast #wellness

To see or not to see? 

Putting eye exams off can lead to many issues, why you need to go and how early to get your eyes tested? 

Yes, we talk about it a lot – is it a cold, or a flu and should we care.  Find out the differences and how to stay healthy. 

A journey into natural science and how it all started. 

Goal setting – the 10 year plan, say what?  Find out why this concept could work and maybe try something new. 

Why the pandemic heighted the awareness of anxiety. 

This is Everything Wellness the podcast to help you live a better life! 

Guests in Order of Conversation 

Dr. Kristina Klass, Optometrist 

Kanchena Fernando, Certitude by K 

https://certitudebyk.com/ 

Andrew Hall 

https://www.drhalls.com/ 

Stephanie Staples, Motivational Coach 

https://stephaniestaples.ca 

Claire Maisonneuve, Registered Clinical Counsellor 

https://anxietyandstressrelief.com/claire-maisonneuve/ 

About your Host 

Linda Freeman is a media professional who has been submersed in lifestyle programming for several decades.  She has interviewed thousands of health and wellness professionals over the years gathering insight and perspective on how to live better.   Life experiences have shown her to appreciate the world around her. As a certified yoga instructor, she loves to help others find stronger mental and physical well-being. 

#podcast #wellness

Inflammation Nation

We hear about inflammation a lot. But if asked, would you know how to describe it? Well, we need to know, as it affects all of us. We talk about chronic inflammation.  

Hugging releases endorphins in the brain, slowing heart rate and reducing stress and anxiety levels. But for some hugging is uncomfortable and stressful, we investigate why. 

We can get so busy with our lives, with successes and yes failures, but underneath it all, are you taking care of yourself? 

The wonderful thing about Tiiggers is Tiggers are a wonderful thing...their bouncey, trouncewy, ouncey, pouncey, fun -fun-fun.  Let’s talk about Rebounging. 

Stop! Look around, look at the person next to you and find a way to stay present. 

And it won’t happen overnight, meditation takes time, practice, and commitment, but the payoff can be big, 

This is Everything Lifestyle the podcast to help you live a better life! 

Guests in Order of Conversation 

Andrew Hall 

https://www.drhalls.com/ 

Dr. Jenicka 

https://www.instagram.com/drjenicka/ 

Liza Deyrmenjian 

https://www.instagram.com/thecutdesignacademy/ 

Stephanie Staples, Motivational Coach 

https://stephaniestaples.ca 

Claire Maisonneuve, Registered Clinical Counsellor 

https://anxietyandstressrelief.com/claire-maisonneuve/ 

About your Host 

Linda Freeman is a media professional who has been submersed in lifestyle programming for several decades.  She has interviewed thousands of health and wellness professionals over the years gathering insight and perspective on how to live better.   Life experiences have shown her to appreciate the world around her. As a certified yoga instructor, she loves to help others find stronger mental and physical well-being. 

Doctor Reboot, Self-Love and Friendships 

We hear about inflammation a lot. But if asked, would you know how to describe it? Well, we need to know, as it affects all of us. We talk about chronic inflammation.  

Hugging releases endorphins in the brain, slowing heart rate and reducing stress and anxiety levels. But for some hugging is uncomfortable and stressful, we investigate why. 

We can get so busy with our lives, with successes and yes failures, but underneath it all, are you taking care of yourself? 

The wonderful thing about Tiiggers is Tiggers are a wonderful thing...their bouncey, trouncewy, ouncey, pouncey, fun -fun-fun.  Let’s talk about Rebounging. 

Stop! Look around, look at the person next to you and find a way to stay present. 

And it won’t happen overnight, meditation takes time, practice, and commitment, but the payoff can be big, 

This is Choosing Wellness the podcast to help you live a better life! 

Guests in Order of Conversation 

Andrew Hall 

https://www.drhalls.com/ 

Dr. Jenicka 

https://www.instagram.com/drjenicka/ 

Liza Deyrmenjian 

https://www.instagram.com/thecutdesignacademy/ 

Stephanie Staples, Motivational Coach 

https://stephaniestaples.ca 

Claire Maisonneuve, Registered Clinical Counsellor 

https://anxietyandstressrelief.com/claire-maisonneuve/ 

About your Host 

Linda Freeman is a media professional who has been submersed in lifestyle programming for several decades.  She has interviewed thousands of health and wellness professionals over the years gathering insight and perspective on how to live better.   Life experiences have shown her to appreciate the world around her. As a certified yoga instructor, she loves to help others find stronger mental and physical well-being. 

#podcast #wellness

Doctor Reboot, Self-Love and Friendships 

So many health modalities in the world, but are we tapping into all the health options available to us? Let’s talk about finding the balance between conventional and alternative medicine. 

Beating yourself up again on how you look or the fact you have gone up on the scale – again!  Well stop it and give yourself a little body positive kindness. 

Now look in that mirror again, this time with an outfit you love, that’s what we’re talking about, the healthy side of getting dressed. 

How to start finding happiness through mindfulness, but it will take some work, nothing comes easy, but the rewards are immense. 

This is Choosing Wellness the podcast to help you live a better life!

Guests in Order of Conversation 

Dr. Kelly Barnett 

Internist Doctor 

https://www.balancemedical.ca/about/dr-kelly-barnett/ 

Kelsey Ellis 

Body Positive Fitness Coach 

https://www.instagram.com/healthy_with_kelsey/ 

Stephanie Staples, Motivational Coach 

https://stephaniestaples.ca 

Kelsey Ellis 

Body Positive Fitness Coach 

https://www.instagram.com/healthy_with_kelsey/ 

Claire Maisonneuve, Registered Clinical Counsellor 

https://anxietyandstressrelief.com/claire-maisonneuve/ 

About your Host 

Linda Freeman is a media professional who has been submersed in lifestyle programming for several decades.  She has interviewed thousands of health and wellness professionals over the years gathering insight and perspective on how to live better.   Life experiences have shown her to appreciate the world around her. As a certified yoga instructor, she loves to help others find stronger mental and physical well-being. 

Gut Hug and Health   

Gut talk is all over social media, and the news.  The link to gut health and overall health is a game changer, but what do we need to ensure good gut health, dietician Shannon Croker talks about probiotics.   

In such a fast-paced world we need things to help with our well-being, but is the peddle to the medal when it comes to our health? Let’s talk about slow wellness. 

Do you need a hug?  Why hugging is good for your health. And get off the screens, do this every 25 minutes to help change your life. 

Taking time to understand what mindfulness and meditation are, you might be surprised.  

This is Choosing Wellness the podcast to help you live a better life! 

Guests in Order of Conversation 

Shannon Crocker – Registered Dietician 

https://www.shannoncrocker.ca/ 

Mellissa Nakomo 

https://www.kunyestudio.co/ 

Stephanie Staples, Motivational Coach 

https://stephaniestaples.ca 

Lorna Kitcho, Writer, Actor 

Claire Maisonneuve, Registered Clinical Counsellor 

https://anxietyandstressrelief.com/claire-maisonneuve/ 

About your Host 

Linda Freeman is a media professional who has been submersed in lifestyle programming for several decades.  She has interviewed thousands of health and wellness professionals over the years gathering insight and perspective on how to live better.   Life experiences have shown her to appreciate the world around her. As a certified yoga instructor, she loves to help others find stronger mental and physical well-being. 

CW S2 Ep 7 – Gut Hug and Health   

Gut talk is all over social media, and the news.  The link to gut health and overall health is a game changer, but what do we need to ensure good gut health, dietician Shannon Croker talks about probiotics.   

In such a fast-paced world we need things to help with our well-being, but is the peddle to the medal when it comes to our health? Let’s talk about slow wellness. 

Do you need a hug?  Why hugging is good for your health. And get off the screens, do this every 25 minutes to help change your life. 

Taking time to understand what mindfulness and meditation are, you might be surprised.  

This is Choosing Wellness the podcast to help you live a better life! 

 #wellness #health #yoga

CW S2 Ep 6 – Life Pressures – Kids, food, and social media.  

What are you waiting for? A topic finally being well-researched is how nutrition affects mental, physical, and emotional well-being. To help us dig into this a little deeper physician, Dr. Kelly Barnett talks about food and kids.  

We hear it, we know it but what are we doing about social media being bad for overall well-being? According to Yale Medicine, a research study of American teens ages 12-15 who use social media over three hours a day faced twice the risk of having negative mental health outcomes.  Titania Jordan Chief Parenting Officer of Bark Technologies chimes in on the topic.

Just listening to music activates more brain regions simultaneously than any other human activity. Can music heal?  Research supports the idea, and tests are proving the positive impact music can have on us.

The BMW of mental well-being is the Bitch, Moan, and Whine concept from Life Unlimited Stephanie Staples our nurse turned motivational speaker.  How letting things out can make a world of difference.

Life hasn’t been easy for Tyron Harkis Foster. The founder and managing director of Between Friends in Vancouver speaks to intergenerational trauma.

Wrapping up each episode with a little mindfulness, yoga therapist Lisa Dumas takes us deeper into the power of our senses.

About your Host

Linda Freeman is a media professional who has been submersed in lifestyle programming for several decades.  She has interviewed thousands of health and wellness professionals over the years gathering insight and perspective on how to live better.   Life experiences have shown her to appreciate the world around her. As a certified yoga instructor, she loves to help others find stronger mental and physical well-being.

Guests in Order of Conversation

Dr. Kelly Barnett, Physician – Balance Medical

https://www.balancemedical.ca/about/dr-kelly-barnett/

Titania Jordan Chief Parenting Officer – Bark Technologies 

https://www.instagram.com/barktechnologies/

Stephanie Staples, Motivational Coach

https://stephaniestaples.ca

Tyron Harkis Foster, Founder and Managing Director – Between Friends

https://www.instagram.com/tyronharkissfoster/?hl=en

Lisa Dumas, Yoga Therapist

https://www.lisadumasyoga.com/