In Between Visits

How is working from home going for you?  Not great? You are not alone!

Meet Heidi Hauver who has paid her dues with years of volunteer, mentorship and leadership initiatives to work her way up to a VP role in human resources.  She truly walks the walk and is fully committed to seeing her team excel, evolve and grow to be their best professional selves.   Heidi leads with grace and compassion and above all understands that success in the workplace requires harmony at home.   Her respect and fierce boundaries for work-life balance are both incredible and inspiring. 

In this episode, Heidi offers up some invaluable tips to ease the burden of working from home while finding ways to increase harmony in the process.  Heidi affirms the challenges as well as identifies opportunities during this time and guides you with practical support for improving your experience.      

Take a listen now! 

Meet Jennifer Castle... aka the sleep guru! 

Are you prioritizing Netflix binges over a good night's sleep?  I know I was...until I interviewed this amazing Naturopathic doctor.   

Jen has made it her mission to get us ALL sleeping better and her no-nonsense approach to doing what it takes to get a good night's sleep is definitely what we all need to hear.  With a "just do it" mentality, her inspiring message will truly leave you wanting to make these changes for your health. 

Jen breaks down her message into bite-size pieces that will have even the latest night owls trading in their unhealthy habits for the luxury of restorative rest.   With newfound energy and the vitality that comes from proper sleep cycles, you will wonder why you did not choose it sooner! 

It's time we all turn this unhealthy habit around and Jen is the perfect person to help us with the job!  Tune in now! 

Meet Magdalena Tomczak!

STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT THIS WOMAN HAS TO SAY ABOUT BEAUTY! I am literally begging you...This is an INCREDIBLE episode that left me reflecting on my own relationship with beauty and ageing well.    Magdalena offered so many gems through this conversation that I literally felt transformed after 25 minutes of listening, asking and understanding how she defines and relates to beauty.    

Magdalena is a holistic skincare therapist, a plant-based product formulator and the founder of Woman Divine Skin Care.

Meet Amy Longard! 

Amy Longard is a registered holistic nutritionist, plant-based chef, renowned speaker, published author and consultant

I am going, to be honest folks, I was a bit nervous to interview this nutrition pro who regularly appears on TV, radio and podcast shows as an expert and advocate of plant-based nutrition, but 2 minutes in, I realized I had nothing to worry about. 

Amy has made it her life’s work to educate and guide people toward more conscious food and lifestyle choices and this was an easy and organic conversation about her simple, non-judgmental approach to plant-based living.    She offers easily accessible tips to incorporate more plant-based eating in your life and even throws in a quick summer dessert recipe that sounds Yummy!

This was fun, light and very informative.  Take a listen now!

Meet Stephanie Kay, also known as Red!  She is passionate and fiery and loves to talk FOOD!

Stepanie is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist (R.H.N.) with a passion for food and fitness with an approach to nutrition that is simple and sustainable.  Steph believes in real food first: eating fresh, whole foods, and cooking with real ingredients. 

Her ultimate goal is to change the way that people look at food and teach them how to make real food work for real-life while having a lot of fun along the way!  

This conversation is a great window into that goal! 

Meet Jodie... 

Suggestion: you may want to bring a notepad to this episode.    

This incredibly informative episode turned into a rapid-fire conversation about the key aspects of lifestyle medicine and the impact they have on your overall health.  Jodie brings to the table very practical suggestions that will leave you feeling motivated, inspired and excited no matter where you are on your health journey. 

Jodie is a naturopathic doctor, author and public educator! She is also the Chief medical officer at Enhance Fertility and the proud mom of 3 boys Maddox and twins Cooper and Carter.

Jodie is passionate about educating couples on the role of the environment and lifestyle to help optimize their fertility and the health of their future children. She authored Preconceived to support as many couples as possible through the wealth of research on the impact of diet and lifestyle changes with regards to conception. Preconception health is critical to ensuring the optimal health of our future generation.

I know right?  Jodie is all this while remaining super grounded, funny and an absolute pleasure to connect with. 

Tune in now, these 25 minutes will be well worth your time!

Meet Jillian...you are going to love her! 

This woman is on fire with her purpose, passion and conviction that DIETING IS DAMAGING!  She is out to shift mindset and challenge each of us to recognize the unhealthy messaging that we may have absorbed about food, our bodies and health.   

Jillian works with diverse, smart, health-conscious, people who are DONE WITH DIETING so that they can get out of their heads and reconnect with their bodies.   Jillian Murphy is highly educated as a  licensed registered doctor of naturopathic medicine and associate of the Ellyn Satter Institute.   Jillian uses up-to-date eating psychology, clinical insight & guidance around diet culture, health, and weight to teach individuals WHY they stay stuck in negative patterns around food and constant body dissatisfaction.

Pull up a comfy chair and grab a cushion, you are in for a treat! 

Meet Loren Crawford

This was so much more than a conversation about yoga, it truly was a profound experience that left me feeling a shift in my own perspective about what it means to know and follow one's own path in life.

In a world of external influences and constant messaging that we are not doing or being enough, through his teachings Loren has created a flow of energy and a way of life that ultimately brings you closer to your inner knowing.

Loren has a gift in bringing the ancient teachings from yoga, meditation, ayurvedic medicine and tantra wisdom into everyday life. The simplicity and consistency in his message from teacher to student create space for a profound transformation and personal growth.

Loren has a dozen years of study with contemporary Masters of Hatha Yoga - Yogarupa Rod Stryker and greats like Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD., of the Himalayan Institute. He continues to choose a path of both student and teacher as part of his life’s work.

Part of this journey as a good student was to learn and share the wisdom of the sages and ensure that all had access to the teachings.  Loren is truly committed to sharing what he has learned over the past 25 years and does so with group sessions, 1:1 work and through community building.  

He offers a systematic framework for making yoga an integral part of each person’s path that will ultimately create a life that is filled with freedom and joy.

Want to meet him? Tune in now! 

Meet Tanya Robertson!

Want to make fitness fun?  This is where or more importantly who it is at!  Meet Tanya Robertson this episode's expert on movement! 

I was very excited to connect with Tanya Robertson to find out how she designed her entire life centred around movement and how she continues to share her wisdom with others.  She is funny, inspiring, real and an absolute joy to listen to!

With over 25 years under her belt, Tanya Robertson has been helping people reach their health and fitness goals for decades.  Trained as a personal trainer, yoga instructor, holistic nutritionist and meditation guide, Tanya has set a lifelong intent for ongoing education and experience in health and wellness.

In this interview, Tanya shares how grief and trauma lead her to fitness and ultimately became her medicine through a time of healing.  Tanya speaks about what she feels the ultimate mindset is to start, stick and feel all the amazing benefits from movement. 

Although self-declared as a woman who needs to move every day, Tanya discovered a passion for stillness through yoga and mediation that she brings to her classes, her clients and her own life.  She has crafted the art of motion with the services she offers by combining both movement and meditation for ultimate health in mind, body and soul.

Tanya is not your average personal trainer folks and if you are looking for a holistic approach to your exercise goals, you need to listen now! 

Meet Angie Wellman! 

This incredible conversation had me speechless and in tears during the interview.    A truly sacred soul, it is without a doubt that Angie has come to this earth to find and give compassion for all of those she meets.   

We have a beautiful and roller coaster ride of a conversation about what it means to be compassionate with ourselves and others.  We agree that compassion is the starting point for all aspects of health and share practices to find this grace within yourself. 

What started out as conversations around the dinner table as a child in a family of health care provides, has evolved into life for Angie of learning, evolving and sharing healing practise.   Angie got her first degree in Music Therapy and then went on to achieve a Masters of Education in Counselling Psychology.  She is a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and a Certified Canadian Counsellor.

A true gem to those who are suffering, Angie works with addictions, grief, parenting, couples and trauma.  

All that plus, Angie studies and teaches yoga, is a classically trained singer, and is a lover of trees, lakes, and all things nature.

I have no more to say...you just have to listen for yourself!