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Marisa Merliss is a dancer, a fitness instructor, a fitness model and also a healer. After struggling with chronic pain for years, due to an injury while dancing and a traumatic event a few years later, she learned to “work smarter, not harder”, which culminated in trainings and certifications in the MELT Method®, BodyART™ and Pilates. Through practicing the MELT Method® and several other stabilizing modalities, Marisa went from feeling exhausted and physically debilitated to being fully active.

In this episode, we dive into Marisa's journey and some of the methods she uses to help others deal with chronic pain and improve overall physical performance.

To connect with Marisa:

Website: http://www.marisamerliss.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marisafit5678/

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Adrien Lafortune is a Mover and an Entrepreneur. He is a senior trainer at Third Space in London, England (https://www.thirdspace.london/), he recently launched his own brand, ADFIT, and he is the founder of a fitness retreat company, WAW Retreats (https://wawretreats.com).

In this conversation we dive into all of this and more, including how Adrien had to hustle to rebuild his life and his business when things took an unexpected turn. Please enjoy!

To connect with Adrien: https://www.instagram.com/absoluteded...

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Sucha Kumar is the founder of Live Blissed, a company dedicated to organizing classes, events and retreats all based on the concept of living a more primal lifestyle.

To connect with Sucha:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/suchakumar/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/liveblissed/
Website: https://liveblissed.com/

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Heather McCurdy is a personal trainer and fitness specialist based in Montreal, QC. In this conversation, we dive into all kinds of awesome stuff about training and performance, but more importantly, Heather shares her story about how she's used fitness and training to help her deal with trauma, including domestic abuse and sexual assault. 

Heather is not only open about her own story, but she welcomes anyone who is dealing with similar trauma to reach out to her if they need someone to help them take back their power. 

Best place to connect with Heather is through Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mccurdy86/

Creativity can be expressed in so many different ways. From engineering, to script writing, to launching her own agency when most people doubted she could, Smita Rajgopal Poliak's journey has been an unconventional one.

As the founder and creative director of the Smitten Worldwide agency, one of their most recent projects involved the rebranding of India's Olympic Team.

Smita also recently launched Smishmash books, a publishing company dedicated to children's books with a focus on cultural diversity.

You can connect with Smita and her work here:

Smitten Worldwide: http://smittenworldwide.com/
Smishmash Books: https://www.instagram.com/smishmashbooks

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The best way to describe who Katie Petitt is to share some of the work she does:

DC Mutual Aid- When COVID-19 first hit DC, we as organizers were ready to meet the needs of the community in a cooperative way. The Mutual Aid work that is happening here and around the country is stunning. Please plugin if you are able!

Money Pot- A year ago a group of us from Movement for Black Lives DC started Money Pot as an experiment in alternative economics.

Current Movements- I started my company 2 years ago but have been dreaming about it for over 4 years. It’s purpose is to support movements and organizers in building relationships with one another across issues and across localities.

Here are some links to some of the people and organizations that were discussed in the conversation:

Angela Davis
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.wbur...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.opra...

Adrianne Marie Brown
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.them...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/theporta...

Movement for Black Lives
https://m4bl.org/policy-platforms/

https://breatheact.org

Current Movements

David Bidler and Lex Clark are the amazing team behind the Breathe To Perform program. Breath training is a powerful tool for improving physical and mental health and in this conversation we dive into the benefits of breath training, including:

- How it can improve physical performance
- How it can help us deal with stress and anxiety
- How it can help us deal with the wide ranging effects of COVID-19

To learn some simple and powerful breathing techniques, check out their book: https://www.amazon.com/Breathe-Perfor...

Connect with them on social media: https://www.instagram.com/breathetope...

Train with them at their studio in Freeport, ME: https://distanceathletics.com/

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Lorenza Malaguti is a veterinarian and the medical director at the McKnight Veterinarian Hospital in Calgary, AB. Lorenza is also an avid adventure seeker, a quick check of her Instagram profile supports this with pictures of her adventures kite surfing, spearfishing or climbing the Rocky Mountains.

In this episode we dive into the mental health issues that many members of the veterinarian community deal with. In fact, a study from 2015 suggests that 1 in 6 veterinarians has considered suicide. Suicide rates are surprisingly high in this community, and in this conversation we dive into why this is. Lorenza also offers some resources and ideas to help members of her community deal with these issues.

One resource she highly recommends is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NOMVet

Here's a link to her place of work: https://www.mcknightveterinaryhospita...

Check out her adventures on Instagram: https://instagram.com/lor_nz_sm

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Viviane Cyr is a physiotherapist based in Montreal, Canada. She works with some of the best MMA and combat sports athletes, not on in Montreal but across the world. She is also the founder of Centre Replay, an incredible training and therapy center which recently celebrated its one year anniversary.

In this conversation we discuss Viviane's holistic philosophy behind Centre replay, her approach to working with combat sports athletes and why she believes all people, not just athletes, need to have a greater sense of autonomy when it comes to movement and taking care of their bodies, especially during the days of COVID. 

To connect with Viviane and see what they're up to at Centre Replay, go to: 
http://www.centrereplay.com/
https://www.facebook.com/centrereplay
https://www.instagram.com/centrereplay/

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Derik Singh is an alchemist, an herbalist and an entrepreneur. He is the founder of Alcami Elements and in this conversation we dive into the world of medicinal mushrooms. 

To connect with Derik, you can checkout his Instagram channel: https://www.instagram.com/derik_alcamielements/

Alcami Elements: https://www.instagram.com/alcamielements/

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