On this episode Ryan is joined by Stephanie Kersta, a registered Psychotherapist and Co-Founder of Hoame, a Meditation studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

Stephanie is a Therapist with a strong belief in the power of working together to help you achieve your best life and help you resolve any issue that are preventing you from achieve that life. She uses evidence based therapies and lifestyle modification strategies to ensure the therapy is tailored to the needs of each client.

In this Episode 

• Stephanie's start in the Mental Health field
• Yoga & meditation 
• Corporate trainings
• Gold standard therapies 
• Rewiring thinking patterns
• Find the positive exception 
• Your self-care toolbox
• Sleep
• Exercise
• Meditation
• Human connection

Connect with Stephanie:

🖥 Web: easeinc.ca

🖥 Web: hoame.ca

📱 Instagram: @easeforwork

📱 Instagram: @myhoame

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On this episode Ryan is joined by Nikole Stanfield. In 2014 Nikole left the 9-5 world and jumped into entrepreneurship. Quickly, her business was successful but led to burnout in 2018. Needing to find a solution, Nikole built a system to beat that burnout and now helps others to do the same with her 9 step program. 

In this Episode 

• Jumping in to entrepreneurship
• Burnout, anger and resentment 
• Time off was not enough 
• Getting past burnout
• 9 step approach
• The importance of meditation 
• Simple habits
• Balance - fun, self-care and downtime 
• Prioritizing you
• Saying no - guilt free
• Sharping your intuition 

Connect with Nikole:

🖥 Web: myintuitioncoach.com

📱 Instagram: @myintuitioncoach

📱 Facebook: @myintuitioncoach

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🖥 Web: mentaledge.ca

📱 Instagram: @mental_edge_lifestyle

📱 Facebook: @MENTALEDGEL

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On this episode Ryan comments on the importance of time and the excuse we often use of "I don't have time" when what we really mean is we don't want to make something a priority - and that's ok!

In this episode:

• Wake up earlier
• Go to bed later
• Watch less TV
• Plan ahead
• Plan around
• Ask for help
• Chunk your time
• Commit to less
• Stop negotiating
• Multi-task

📱Check out the full article here: Stop Saying, "I Don't Have Time." - 10 Ways to Make More Time For Yourself by Emily Jordan

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🖥 Web: mentaledge.ca

📱 Instagram: @mental_edge_lifestyle

📱 Facebook: @MENTALEDGEL

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On this episode Ryan is joined by Chris Carter, the Founder and COO of Funding Innovation. Chris shares how he left high school and created his own path to learning and gaining experience.

Funding Innovation is a for-profit company that is dedicated to giving 65% of every net-dollar to charity, to-date they have given over six million dollars and counting! 

In this Episode 

• Finding a new path of learning
• Learning by experience
• Being resourceful, find a way!
• Creating Opportunities 
• Mentors
• Managing Risk 
• Dealing with failure
• Just being "good enough"
• Showing up
• Always be learning
• Grateful for adversity
• Ryans tips for living a healthy lifestyle

Check out this TED Talk - Dan Pallotta - The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong

Connect with Chris and Funding Innovation:

📱 Instagram: @funding_innovation

📱 Facebook: @FundingInnovation

📱 Twitter: @FundingInnovtn

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🖥 Web: mentaledge.ca

📱 Instagram: @mental_edge_lifestyle

📱 Facebook: @MENTALEDGEL

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On this episode Ryan is joined by Jeff Adams. Jeff is a 6 time Paralympian and 6 time World Champion in Wheelchair Sports. Jeff is living proof that focus, determination and spirit and the keys the achieving gold medal dreams. 

Jeff combines his unique understanding of life challenges with his experience as a world class athlete. 

Jeff has successfully transitioned from sport to business and has founded two companies. 

In this Episode

• Childhood in a wheelchair
• A way to get back to competing
• Support system and mindset
• Motivational speaking, the sound of support
• Building a team
• From sport to business
• Controversial drug test
• Grateful for adversity

Connect with Jeff:

📱 Twitter: @JeffAdamsmania

📱 Facebook: Jeff Adams

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🖥 Web: mentaledge.ca

📱 Instagram: @mental_edge_lifestyle

📱 Facebook: @MENTALEDGEL

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On this episode Ryan is joined by Sara gallagher - a mental performance coach who works with Athletes to help them overcome blocks that may be holding them back in their training, focus and achievement.  

In this Episode

• What is mental performance coaching?
• No one size fits all solution
• The importance of focus
• Mental blocks
• Balancing your sport life and personal life
• What drives Sara and how she keeps her mind healthy

Connect with Sarah:

🖥 Web: mentaledgeathletics.ca

📱 Instagram: @mentaledgeathletics

📱 Facebook: @mentaledgeathletics.ca

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📱 Instagram: @mental_edge_lifestyle

📱 Facebook: @MENTALEDGEL

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On this episode Ryan is joined by Denis Vachon, a highly decorated Canadian Athlete. Denis is a 4 time World Team Champion in Trampoline Gymnastics and is a 10 time Canadian Champion. Denis is the Power Tumbling and Trampoline Director as well as the High Performance Women Artistic Coach at Dynamo Gymnastics. 

Ryan and Denis have a candid conversation about what Denis' life was like before he came out - but knew he was gay, the day he came out, the emotions he had and what it did for his mental health. 

In this Episode

• Pushing away the negativity 
• Coming out
• A different life
• Knowing when to come out
• From athlete to coach
• Being accountable to yourself, good and bad
• Grateful for adversity

Connect with Denis:

📱 Instagram: @denisvachon

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🖥 Web: mentaledge.ca

📱 Instagram: @mental_edge_lifestyle

📱 Facebook: @MENTALEDGEL

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On this episode Ryan is joined by Jason Valadao. Jason is passionate about leadership and personal growth, he is a certified coach, speaker, and trainer with the John Maxwell Team, where he shares his passion and vision of adding value to all of the lives that he come into contact with.

Jason is also a Family and Sports Medicine Physician serving on active-duty in the United States Navy and has an impressive background of experiences that has lead him to where he is today.

In this Episode

• Starting with work ethic
• Daily routines
• Journaling
• Its not about balance, its about fusion
• Don't limit your capacity
• Mentorship
• Failure
• Book: Exceptional Everyday
• Being Significant
• Who is sitting at your table?
• Importance of family
• Adversity

Connect with Jason:

🖥 Website: jasonvaladao.com

📱 Instagram: @jasonvaladao

📚 Get The Book: Exceptional Everyday

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🖥 Web: mentaledge.ca

📱 Instagram: @mental_edge_lifestyle

📱 Facebook: @MENTALEDGEL

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On this episode Ryan is joined by Niagara Falls Firefighter Chris Howe. Chris has an incredible story of addiction, resiliency and hope. 

In this Episode

• The early years, growing up
• Searching for belonging 
• Introduction to alcohol
• Seeking acceptance
• Running from problems
• Sick and tired of being sick and tired
• Who am I if I'm sober?
• Paramedicine
• In and out of recovery
• Firefighting 
• Hiding the weakness
• A feeling of emptiness
• A mindset of surrendering 
• Recovery and regaining life
• Helping others
• Staying clean and sober

Connect with Chris:

📱 Instagram: @_chris_howe_

📱 Facebook: Chris Howe

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🖥 Web: mentaledge.ca

📱 Instagram: @mental_edge_lifestyle

📱 Facebook: @MENTALEDGEL

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On this episode Ryan is joined by Wendy Lund. Wendy has over 30 years of experience as a Professor of Nursing and Paramedicine.

Wendy has studied and practiced mindfulness, compassion and resiliency and has conducted studies to investigate the experience of trauma in First Responders. She has completed a Mindfulness Studies degree program at the University of Aberdeen.

Wendy is also the Founder of Wellth Management, a company that helps organizations to redefine wealth and help foster psychological safety and well-being in the workplace.  

In this Episode

• Ryan's experience in Wendy's course
• Mindfulness tools
• Wendy's background and how Wellth Management began
• What is mindfulness?
• How we can get started 
• Awareness & gratitude 

Connect with Wendy Lund:

🖥 Email: [email protected]

📱 Twitter: @workwithheartwm

📱 Twitter: @wlund100

🖥 Web: wellthmanagement.ca

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Connect with Mental Edge Lifestyle 

🖥 Web: mentaledgeathletics.ca

📱 Instagram: @mental_edge_lifestyle

📱 Facebook: @MENTALEDGEL

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