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Join host Heather Andrews and special guest Dr. Erin Oksol as they talk about whether it is really possible to have it all, what the biggest myth is about work-life balance, and what the biggest secret is to achieving balance.

Get to Know Dr. Erin Oksol...

Dr. Erin Oksol is an award-winning international speaker and trainer, high-performance sales and business strategist, psychologist, 4x #1 best-selling author, and a top producer in the world’s leading company in DNA health and wellness.

Dr. Erin has taken the world by storm with her high-energy events, science-backed business coaching, and training seminars, working with companies across the United States, including Microsoft and Facebook.

Awarded the 2018 Saleswoman of the Year and Nevada’s Top 20 Most Powerful Women, Dr. Erin helps individuals and organizations be the best.

With 15 years and over 15,000 hours of clinical experience as a psychologist and coach, she brings her expertise in human behavior and the neuroscience of high performance to help individuals and organizations supercharge their sales, income, and impact.

Dr. Erin is married to Garth and they have three children--Grace (18), Emily (15), and Zachary (9).

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Website: www.thepsychologyofmission.com

 

 

Join host Aditi Loveridge and special guest Nina-Marie Medunova who shares how talking about her loss openly was the best way for her to work through the loss, as well as what positive things came out of her loss. Nina-Marie also shares about a five-week meditation program she did and how reaching out for help were the tools that helped her to heal.

Get to Know Nina-Marie Medunova...

Nina-Marie Medunova is German, living in the Czech Republic. She is 29 years old and has one living daughter born via emergency c-section on December 14th, 2018. Nina speaks five languages and has an MA in Media and Political communication. Her hobbies include languages and skydiving.

The Pregnancy Loss Support Hotline number is for immediate and anonymous bereavement support. If you are struggling please call or text from anywhere in North America from 9 am-11 pm (MST), 7 days a week 1-888-910-1551

Join host Heather Andrews as she talks with co-author Lily Ahonen about resiliency, overcoming obstacles, what her "why" is, and what has kept her going when times have gotten tough.

Get to Know Lily Ahonen...

Lily Ahonen has a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology and made a career change in 2006 into the field of Nursing. She has been a Nurse for medically fragile children for over a decade. She loves to travel and has been to over 40 countries. Lily enjoys activities like running with bulls, car racing, rappelling down buildings for charity, and skydiving. Lily is Ms. Galaxy Calgary 2020/2021, Miss Angel Queen 2020, and was the 2019 National Canadian Ms. Calgary Titleholder.

Lily Ahonen is the Country Director for Canada for the International Youth Society and for the International Foundation of Women. She is an Ambassador for Gems for Gems, an organization that assists survivors of domestic violence. She has volunteered with many other organizations such as Love with Humanity Association, Calgary Immigrant Support Society, Engineers Without Borders, Between Friends Club, One Woman, Kinettes, and more. She is a Sustainer Member of the Junior League of Calgary and Manager of Programs with Apar Initiative, an organization that encourages young women to become involved in STEM fields.

Lily has been working as a Youth Mentor for over 20 years and has been speaking at online global summits on the topic of “Youth as Agents of Change”. She attended the “Women and Girls in the Middle East Region” summit in Sharjah, UAE in 2016. In 2018, she attended a leadership program in Kenya, where she also toured local schools, clinics, and farms. She has a daughter who is also extensively involved in community service and volunteerism.

She is the recipient of the Life-Changing Humanitarian Award from the True Beauty Foundation in 2019. She is a Living Organ donor, having donated her kidney to a childhood friend in August 2019, and an advocate for organ donation.

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Website: https://www.facebook.com/blondvagabondbeauty

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blondvagabondbeauty

 

Join host Aditi Loveridge as she talks with Alishia Anderson about her own personal story of loss, the stages of grief she experienced after her loss, how she handled her grief on the toughest of days, and how she was able to move on past her grief.

Get to Know Alishia Anderson... 

Alishia Anderson has always looked at life with a glass-half-full perspective. But, when she lost her first-born son DJ at 28-weeks’ gestation (1.18.16) it rocked her to her core. Through her grief journey, she has grown spiritually, discovered her purpose, and has become a better wife, [rainbow/golden] mama, pregnancy loss advocate, and mentor to other baby loss families who’ve unfortunately been dealt the same tragic plight of loss. Alishia learned early after her loss that sharing her story helped her heal. Two years into her healing journey she self-published her book, Still Here: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph After Stillbirth, to help eradicate what she coins the 3S’s of baby loss: silence, secrecy, and shame. Alishia enjoys writing, singing, traveling, making memories, and spending quality time with her family and friends. She resides in Southern California with her husband Derrek and two earthside sons.

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Website: www.aliandeenterprise.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aliandeenterprise

The Pregnancy Loss Support Hotline number is for immediate and anonymous bereavement support. If you are struggling please call or text from anywhere in North America from 9 am-11 pm (MST), 7 days a week 1-888-910-1551

Join host Aditi Loveridge as she talks with Amen Dhaliwal about her story of personal loss, cultural experience, loss of relationships, and the difficulty of explaining the loss of a child to the surviving sibling, as well as how important it is to honor their memory.

Get to Know Amen Dhaliwal...

Amen Dhaliwal is 29 years old and now lives in Calgary after moving from Surrey, B.C., in 2006. For the past seven years, Amen has been working with Alberta justice and she loves her career. In her free time, she enjoys photography as well as doing hair and makeup. Amen went to hair/makeup/photography school in Vancouver and she is the oldest of four and her family is very close-knit.  Her siblings are her best friends. Amen has been married for five years and has a 3 1/2-year-old daughter who keeps her and her husband us on their toes. When her daughter was two years old, she and her husband decided they were ready to add an addition to their family, and shortly after she became pregnant with her second daughter. Unfortunately, she and her husband lost her just five days before her due date due to an umbilical cord incident.

The Pregnancy Loss Support Hotline number is for immediate and anonymous bereavement support. If you are struggling please call or text from anywhere in North America from 9 am-11 pm (MST), 7 days a week 1-888-910-1551

Join host Aditi Loveridge as she talks with Melissa Sulley, about her journey of loss and how she found the courage to try again. Melissa shares how grief has changed her, how she has helped her children navigate through the grieving process, and how she knew she was ready to try again after loss.

Get to know Melissa Sulley...

Melissa Sulley is the Founder and Maker behind josiah+co. She is focused on building supportive, inclusive communities for those impacted by Pregnancy and Infant Loss through quality handcrafted products, workshops, and events. Melissa resides in Hamilton, ON with her husband and two earth-side children. She loves good coffee, tacos, and margaritas!

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Website: www.josiahandco.ca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josiahandco

The Pregnancy Loss Support Hotline number is for immediate and anonymous bereavement support. If you are struggling please call or text from anywhere in North America from 9 am-11 pm (MST), 7 days a week 1-888-910-1551

Join host Aditi Loveridge as she talks with mental health practitioner Jessica Zucker about her soon to be released book, I HAD A MISCARRIAGE: A Memoir, A Movement, her #IHadaMiscarriage campaign, and about her own personal loss and how her work was forever changed after her own loss.

Get to Know Jessica Zucker...

Jessica Zucker is a Los Angeles-based psychologist specializing in women’s health and the author of the forthcoming book I HAD A MISCARRIAGE: A Memoir, A Movement (Feminist Press, 2021). She is also the creator of the #IHadAMiscarriage campaign and has published countless articles on the topic.

Reach out to Jessica Zucker...

Website: www.drjessicazucker.com

Instagram: @ihadamiscarriage

The Pregnancy Loss Support Hotline number is for immediate and anonymous bereavement support. If you are struggling please call or text from anywhere in North America from 9 am-11 pm (MST), 7 days a week 1-888-910-1551

 

Join host Aditi Loveridge as she talks with Steph Pineo who shares about the losses she and her same-sex partner experienced in their journey to expand their family, the differences in how they were both supported after loss, what their grief process was like, and how being a partner on this journey was very isolating.

Get to Know Steph Pineo...

Steph Pineo was born in Nova Scotia and moved to Medicine Hat as a child.  She was a competitive singer growing up. and later moved to Calgary to do a psychology degree, all while continuing her music career. She met her wife in 2013 and they have been together since. Steph is now in finance, enjoys gardening and singing, and doing anything in nature.

The Pregnancy Loss Support Hotline number is for immediate and anonymous bereavement support. If you are struggling please call or text from anywhere in North America from 9 am-11 pm (MST), 7 days a week 1-888-910-1551

 

 

Join host Olivia Kachman as she talks with special guest Ruthann Weeks about how she thinks workplaces are doing with their response to COVID19 and mental health, how a psychologically safe organization operates and what she feels the number one leadership trait is.

Get to Know Ruthann Weeks...

Ruthann Weeks is the founder of Harmony in the Workplace. She is a tireless forward-thinking crusader whose efforts have helped to bring the importance of an abuse-free work environment to the forefront of public awareness. She is also a gifted corporate keynote speaker who delivers a powerful message about today’s workplace challenges to senior executives and

decision-makers. Starting off as a Certified Information and Referral Specialist in the human service sector, Ruthann went on to graduate as a Human Resource Manager. She also obtained her Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) certification as a Psychological Health and Safety Advisor. Ruthann discovered that the more she learned about workplace bullying, sexual harassment, and psychological safety, the more she wanted to improve the workplace environment for everyone. She established her social enterprise to foster safety in the workplace by addressing violence and harassment through practical education and risk-mitigating strategies. Ruthann donates a portion of all revenues to domestic violence prevention initiatives.

Reach out to Ruthann...

Website: https://www.harmonyintheworkplace.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarmonyInTheWorkplace/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthann-weeks-14650b7b/

 

Join host Olivia Kachman as she talks with co-author and Certified Holistic Nutritional Consultant Katrina Breau about how the foods we choose to eat affect our mental health, which foods can help or harm our moods, and how she used foods along her personal mental health journey.

Get to Know Katrina Breau...

Katrina's life’s journey has been continuously affected by mental health issues. They have colored every aspect of her life, throughout my childhood, her teenage years, then adulthood. Katrina always felt overwhelmed by the constant change that surrounded her at each stage of her life and the rollercoaster effect it had on her mental health. By the time she was a teenager, her parents had each divorced multiple times. Katrina was constantly uprooted and moving around to different communities, which meant that her life lacked a solid foundation and that she had no social network to support her.

Adding to that stress, Katrina was also living with the challenges of epilepsy, dyslexia, and sexual abuse. She never felt safe. Only later in life did she come to understand the impact of this unstable environment on her mental and physical health. The extreme highs and lows of her family dynamic, and the financial consequences of constant change, contributed to a long-term lack of nutritional balance. As a young child growing up with a spectrum of mental and physical health challenges, each meal Katrina ate affected her mood, cognition, seizure activity, and overall wellness. Her energy levels fluctuated according to the quantities and qualities of the nutritional fuel she received daily. Later, Katrina grew to understand the power of nutrition and how her shopping cart, and the food she chose, could act as a medicine to help her body and her mind be the best it could be.

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Website: https://www.healthybrain.ca/