In this episode, we explore the incredible journey of Victoria Leite, a resilient individual who has overcome tremendous health challenges. Victoria, an elementary school French teacher, resin artist and small business owner, shares her journey from experiencing debilitating health issues in June 2020 to running marathons on a daily basis.

We'll delve into Toria's journey through pain and healing, her incredible transformation, and how she balances her professional life with her passion for outdoor adventure and new found love of running. We'll also explore her work creating educational toys and her experience training for and running a half marathon.

Toria's story is a powerful testament to the strength of the human spirit and the importance of perseverance. Join us as we uncover the inspiring journey of Victoria on 'Lean with Kare,' Season 6, Episode 2.

🎧🎙☝🏽 To learn more about Victoria's journey:

Visit her website: https://tia-torias-creations.square.site/

In this episode, we explore the transformative journey of

We delve into leading in a new paradigm, challenging the

Join us as Fazeena shares insights on how leaders can embrace

Visit her website: The Conscious Communicator

Connect on Instagram: @theconsciouscommunicator

Hey Lean Crew! Kare here, and I'm stoked to drop a quick bonus episode as we rev up for the epic comeback of 'Lean with Kare' in 2024.

2023's been a wild ride. I kicked off the year on a break, focusing on health and self-loving vibes. Then, February hit with an unexpected injury, sending me on an extended break.

Ignoring doc's orders, I powered through, holding onto my fav event, only to face my first-time failure. Ugh, scream, grunt, sigh Tough stuff, but mid-year, I had an epiphany: stop forcing, start flowing.

As a project management student, easier said than done. Letting go of control felt like uncharted territory. But in that space, magic happened.

I channeled energy into birthing a non-profit and nailed the 2nd Annual Brampton Latin Fest with an incredible team of badass Latinas. Letting go opens doors to the Universe's gifts.

Yeah, it's scary as hell, but trust me, it's damn worth it. You'll get why some things didn't work eventually past the discomfort.

Cheers to lessons, resilience, and unexpected blessings. 'Lean with Kare' roars back in 2024, loaded with wisdom and triumph tales.

Can't wait to roll this journey with you. Thanks for the patience and epic support. Until then, stay focused (tunnel vision, baby), stay strong (cuz you a baddie), and remember, your story matters. Catch you in 2024!

Tara is a projector - based on human design modalities. Not being able to feel her gut instincts led her to spiral into confusion which ultimately catapulted her into a 7+ year journey nurturing and connecting to her Higher Self. 

It’s been a while besties! I’ve been trying to find an effective & efficient way of sharing everything that’s been going on with me, both personally and professionally since my last episode in November and it finally hit me … turn it into a pod episode. (Duh!) So, that’s exactly what I’ve done. Sit back, relax & enjoy this bonus episode. Here is point form some of the topics I touch based on:

Hit me up on IG or FB, currently as @leanwithkare or Lean with Kare

My name is Karen Lissette. I’m the founder of Open for Business Hub. A for-profit social enterprise that’s passionate on supporting our local small business community through personal development & experiential opportunities to network, scale their business and connect with their ideal customers. Most recently we began focusing on mentoring our future leaders and entrepreneurs to give them the resources and skill sets they need to conduct business with excellence. During the pandemic I also birthed another business baby. More details to come with our official launch. I'm also the host of this podcast, Lean with Kare where I advocate for mental wellness. Why? Because I've lived through some pretty intense and severe traumatic experiences and understand what it is to live with anxiety & have been affected by depression and ptsd. Healing from grief or learning coping strategies for any of the conditions and symptoms I live with hasn't been easy as the roadmap isn't linear. Through the podcast I'm able to share my lived experiences & how I've been able to grow from them.

Angelica is a multi award winning podcast host, an online merch shop owner, avid photographer, speaker & advocate for the learning disabilities association & PCOS & also co founder of The Co-Op, a  podcast community. By day she works in the construction industry & is also a new Mom. Her podcast aired February 14th, 2019. It can be heard on 20 different platforms & has 625+ episodes speaking with professionals from all over the globe. She dives into how being a one woman show gives her the ability to have complete control of the podcast and it’s growth allowing her the flexibility to reach all her goals. Not wanting to monetize the podcast in conventional ways such as advertising, she turned to exploring dropshipping and the world of ecommerce. AVG was then birthed as a lifestyle apparel & merch brand now expanded into accessories & jewelry. Being diagnosed with Dyslexia gave her the fuel she needed to pursue all of her creative outlets and encourages other’s living with disabilities to also follow in her footsteps. Her advocacy work doesn’t stop there, she also is a public speaker and openly shares struggles with PCOS and how Naturopathy helped her resolve her battle with PCOS.

In this episode Elena and I talk about how Elena’s childhood impacted her to make the decision to dive into her journey of decolonization. Growing up being constantly compared to her sister & made to feel less than for not having light eyes and fair skin played a huge role into her insecurities and feelings of unworthiness. Her trauma was the catalyst that led to her healing journey finally acknowledging her disassociation with the European influence & honouring her skin complexion, her dark hair, her nose & her features which are her true beauty. Her goal is to continue advocating everyone’s individual beauty. Once embarking on her unlearning she also began trekking through the murky waters of “chancla culture” to ensure that she was able to break generational traumas to give her daughters a better chance at assimilating with their truths. As a result of her abuse she’s returned back to healing through art. Beading has become her medicine & she’s made it her mantra to pass on her healing to you as well.

Want to find out what traditional land you live on and each honouring treaties, visit native-land.ca.

In this episode Tricia and I get candid and talk about how our upbringings and cultures have conditioned us to become people pleasers & how learning to say no as an entrepreneur is crucial but takes effort. She gets into how it's difficult to unlearn having being silenced as a child & how reclaiming her voice has become her top priority to owning being a bad bitch. Tricia also shares the challenges in being a step mother in a toxic coparentingship. Overall, in spite of her shortcomings and lessons learned she rides the waves in the journey as a student of life.

Fazeena Haniff is The Conscious Communicator – a communication expert with 20 years of experience, a board-certified coach, speaker, consultant, intuitive, and facilitator of challenging conversations. Fazeena started her coaching and consulting practice to help individuals reclaim their voice from past and intergenerational trauma, and disempowering societal, cultural and family dynamics to be powerful communicators. As a woman of colour navigating the corporate space and being born into an immigrant family with intergenerational colonial trauma, Fazeena knows the unique challenges and fears of what it means to find and use voice in both the personal and professional space.