After grappling with homesickness, anxiety, and depression as a result of moving away from home at age 15 to play AAA hockey, D Jay McGrath turned to alcohol to cope and numb his feelings. That choice landed him in a 10 year 'dance with the devil' in active alcohol and drug addiction.

On June 6th, 2022, D Jay finally opened up to his parents and began his journey to recovery and sobriety.  He’s been sober since that day. Join me as D Jay shares what it was like to go from never picking up a drink to falling hard into the world of addiction and how he made a conscious choice to seek help and find his way back to himself.

Learn more about D Jay here: https://djmhhockey.com/

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Jennifer Draper is the biggest oilers fan, loves horror movies and has a passion for serving others as an event planner. She is also the president and founder of the Little Wonders Family Program,  a non profit in Saskatchewan that was founded to connect families who have children facing disabilities and/or rare diseases. Join us in this episode as we talk relationships, boundaries, divorce, co-parenting, and how she turned her pain into purpose.

Learn more about the Little Wonders Family Program here:

https://www.littlewondersfamilyprogram.ca/

Grab a ticket to the 2024 Heart's Desire Gala in Saskatoon here: https://linktr.ee/emberproductions.jen

Follow Jennifer on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/emberproductions.jen/

Learn more about the Prime 35 Project here: https://coachcolin.fit/

Jeremy Allen is a funeral director and embalmer who normalizes difficult conversations about grief, without dehumanizing the process of loss. At the age of 24 years old, him and his wife bought a funeral home and have been serving families in their most vulnerable states of grief and loss since then. Join me in this episode to hear how cheating on a Grade 12 Social Studies final exam led Jeremy to his heart work, how we can hold both grief and joy simultaneously and what the right things are to say to those we love and care for who are grieving.

Learn more about Death Ed here: https://www.deathed.ca/

Follow Jeremy on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/deathed.ca/

It's a long, hard fight to feel worthy in our own bodies every single day. Ashlee Piper, a self-love advocate who challenges the narrative around body image, diet culture and self-love, joins me in this episode as we spit truths and challenge societal standards in beauty and worthiness. Ashlee has built a community around the belief that our worth is not a reflection of the size or shape of our bodies and offers a vulnerable look at her own self-love journey. If you've struggled on your own self-love journey, this episode is for you - so many golden nuggets in this one!

Follow Ashlee here: https://www.instagram.com/theashleepiper/

Book your free discovery call with Coach Colin at https://coachcolin.fit/

If you've ever experienced anxiety, a panic attack, invasive thoughts, fears or worries, this solo episode is for you. Or maybe you live with someone who does? Anxiety is something that I've experience for a good portion of my life and in this episode I get real about how it feels in my body, in my mind and what I do when I feel it overwhelming me. I also offer you the three things that have helped me the most to manage and get through those extra challenging days. This is my personal perspective and lived experience, not to be mistaken with therapeutic advice.

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To book your free discovery call with Colin Jackson and learn more about his Prime 35 Project, visit www.coachcolin.fit

To book a distance BodyTalk session with Laura visit www.lauralawrence.ca/connect

Join Dani Cooper, a Mortgage Broker, Philanthropist, and advocate for local businesses, as she delves into multifaceted roles of women, challenges societal expectations, and shares her unique journey of choosing a child-free lifestyle. In this episode, Dani opens up with me about navigating life with ADHD, offering insights into how she has embraced her neuro-divergent brain and adopted transformative life-hacks. Tune in as Dani inspires listeners to be curious, but compassionate and make a difference in their communities.

Follow Dani's philanthropic efforts here: https://www.instagram.com/daniyxe/

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Book your free discovery call with Colin Jackson, and the Prime 35 Project here: www.coachcolin.fit

Susie Bishop, founder of 74 Doors, guides others to exercise their organizing muscles and take control of the state of their homes and spaces. Our external world impacts the state of our mental, emotional and relational wellness and Susie is an expert at helping others see where their home may be holding them back. Susie and I talk about how you can start to take those beginning steps to organizing those trouble spots in your home that bring extra added stress and overwhelm. She also shares what it's like to walk those days of deep grief and begin to sort through those treasured belongings that hold memories. Susie offers up so much value in this episode and I was so honored to have her as a guest!

Follow Susie on IG https://www.instagram.com/74doors/

Head to Susie's website: https://www.74doors.ca/

Christine Marie is a woman of Metis + Filipino roots and the founder and CEO of Awasis Boutique. She is passionate about making an impact in helping to revitalize Indigenous language and culture. In this episode, Christine shares what it's taken to overcome barriers as an Indigenous woman entrepreneur and why representation of marginalized communities matters. Christine's message is simple, yet so clear; Sometimes we overcomplicate things in Allyship, but it’s really the simple, smalls steps that’s going to get us to bridge gaps, build relationships and show up in the spirit of truth and reconciliation.

As a Board Certified Functional Nutritionist and owner of Unbridled Holistic Health, Amy Kapeller helps busy women restore energy, moods, hormonal balance, digestive health, and overcome symptoms of burnout by teaching them sustainable health practices.  In this episode, Amy and I explore how our bodies are always speaking to us and how busy, overwhelmed women can begin to take small steps towards taking back health and balance. 

"We don't have free healthcare, we have free sick-care. Health care is up to us." - Amy

Find Amy at unbridledholistichealth.com or follow her on IG @unbridledholistichealth

Find Laura at lauralawrence.ca or follow her in IG @lauralawrence.author

At 18 months old, Shailynn Taylor was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a disease that deteriorates physical strength by affecting the motor nerve cells in the spinal cord. Her parents were told by doctors she wouldn’t live past 12.  At 10 years old, Shailynn lost the ability to stand and has been living life in a power wheelchair ever since. Defying the odds and expiry date she was given, Shailynn is thriving and feeling the best she’s ever felt at the age of 28, passionately pursuing making a difference in others with her advocacy for disabilities.  In this episode, Shailynn shares what it's like to live a unique experience on this planet from a wheelchair and more importantly, how those of us who are able-bodied, can shift our lens, our words and our actions to be more inclusive of those living with disabilities.

Follow Shailynn Taylor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shailynntaylor/

Learn more about SMA and support families

https://www.loveforlewiston.com/

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