This is a very personal episode where I get vulnerable  - so be warned! I chat with life coach Yan Martin about self-imposed pressures, reframing "weakness" and demystifying meditation. Yan shares his experience with depression and anxiety.  

Yan Martin jumped from the top of the corporate ladder over to running his own business as a wellness ambassador two years ago, and he has been tremendously helpful to me.  

RESOURCES: 

Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes written by William and Susan Bridges 

10% Happier: How I Tamed The Voice In My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, And Found Self-help That Actually Worked - A True Story written by Dan Harris 

Yan Martin's Profile linkedin.com/in/yanmartin4 Website yanmartin.com  (Personal Website) 

You can find me at https://www.instagram.com/angelique_d_g_/ 

REMEMBER: I remember telling someone that I needed help, and they directed me to this website, where they had received the help they needed. (https://www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/) What struck me was how she said it, easy breezy, like it was no big deal. Now I get it, and I’m passing it on. No biggie. As we quarantine, please remember to take care of your mental health. xx

I reach out to healer and joyful full-time mother Oana Silaghi-Bedikyan. We talk about the surprising tools she is using to cope during the pandemic, how to reframe boredom, and the unimaginable gifts we could receive as a species if we opened ourselves up. RESOURCES: BOOK: The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential Walt Whitman on Democracy and Optimism as a Mighty Form of Resistance https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/07/26/walt-whitman-specimen-days-democracy/ Art and the Human Spirit: Olivia Laing on What the Lives of Great Artists Reveal About Vulnerability, Love, Loneliness, Resistance, and Our Search for Meaning https://www.brainpickings.org/2021/02/25/olivia-laing-funny-weather-art/ A Buddhist Mantra To Start Your Day With gratitude I remember the people, animals, plants, insects, creatures of the sky and sea, air and water, fire and earth, all whose joyful exertion blesses my life every day. With gratitude I remember the care and labor of a thousand generations of elders and ancestors who came before me. I offer my gratitude for the blessing of this earth I have been given. I offer my gratitude for the measure of health I have been given. I offer my gratitude for the family and friends I have been given. I offer my gratitude for the community I have been given. I offer my gratitude for the teachings and lessons I have been given. I offer my gratitude for the life I have been given. Oana on IG @oanasilaghi Angelique on IG @angelique_d_g_ Message

Welcome to the Flipflops Podcast!

Hi! My name is Angelique Gay and I am a writer, a new mom and someone who has felt very lost during quarantine. I know I am not alone. This short episode introduces the Flipflops podcast. I hope you'll join me for some good conversation and inspirational insights on how to ride the waves of modern life.