MUVE Forward

This is one of our most exciting episodes yet! Michelle hosts a live recording of her Muve Forward Podcast at the Guild Inn Estate in Scarborough, Ontario. She is joined by Elisa Kurylowicz, Taylor Lindsay-Noel and Luciana, as they soulfully navigate Michelle’s questions and share their profound knowledge with the crowd.

Thank you to Lululemon Scarborough Town Centre for sponsoring this fabulous event!

On this episode we dive into: 

• What self care means to us
• Reflection before reaction
• Shame free self care
• Managing stress amongst chaos 
• Our non-negotiable’s 
• Working through guilt

The Take Home:

This is just a fun episode with an amazing panel of women who are in the self-care and empowerment field. This group of women share their unique life experiences and highlight what they value. This is an uplifting, inspiring and heart-warming episode that you don’t want to miss!

Get in touch with Michelle Wolfe:

Instagram: @themichellewolfe

Muve Collective Instagram: @muvecollective

Website: themichellewolfe.com

Samantha- How do I put my needs and happiness first when I have kids who need me 24/7?

When you’re a primary caregiver, it can be very hard to break through the collective societal energy of the expectation of the “mother”.

We feel immense guilt if we aren’t constantly supporting and caring for our children. These unrealistic expectations are not always in alignment with who we are. Communicating boundaries is extremely important to our livelihood. 

Dana discusses a technique she uses with her five children to include her kids in meeting her own needs. We don’t need to feel held back by our family dynamic. 

On this episode we dive into: 

• As mothers, it is difficult to strike a self care balance when you’re constantly trying to accommodate others
• Unspoken expectations as mothers in our society
• What will fill you up as a mother? Career, home-caring, a bit of both?
• When our kids see us taking care of ourselves, it shows them they are worthy of that same self-love
• Defining what self care actually is for you, to feel like you’re living a GOOD life

The Take Home:

If going to the grocery store by yourself is your only you-time, communicating your needs on a deeper level to receive more help in your life to strike a balance might be necessary. We want to be seen, heard and understood, just like our kids want to, as well!

“Taking care of yourself is an essential part of taking care of others. The healthier the tree, the better the fruit it can offer.” 

Ps. If you have something you’d like to ask us, send us a message and we’ll add it to our list!! Xx

Get in touch with Michelle or Dana: 

Michelle Wolfe

Instagram: @themichellewolfe

Muve Collective Instagram: @muvecollective

Website: www.themichellewolfe.com 

Dana Ruby Martin

Instagram: @danarubymartin

Website: www.revivalbymartinandco.com 

Stay tuned for the Gratitude Collection! Use code MUVE15 while you shop!

Join Michelle and a panelist of amazing guests as she records a LIVE episode of the Muve Forward Podcast on August 18th at 6:30pm at the beautiful Guild Inn Estate in Scarborough, Ontario. Find tickets at:

 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-muve-forward-podcast-live-recording-event-tickets-165415794093?aff=ebdssbeac

On today’s episode, I chat with Melissa McIntosh [ @mindfulkidsstratford ] about the power of mindfulness for kids and how they can use it in their everyday life! Melissa is the founder of Mindful Kids Stratford, where she teaches children of all ages how they can use simple mindful tools to “find their calm,” in moments of overwhelm. Melissa left her career with the Education board after 20 years to pursue this passion, and she reminds us that our futures are not always certain … but THAT, in and of itself, is one thing that IS in fact, always certain! 

“I like to call it, ‘the foggy future’ - because you just have to be okay with the uncertainty,” shared Melissa. 

On this episode we dive into: 

• Why Melissa left her job at the school board after 20 years.
• How she stumbled into the world of mindfulness.
• Things you can do to help children, ‘find their calm’.
• Body Scanning - what it is and how to do it.
• Breathing techniques.
• How to practice mindfulness in everyday life.

The take-home: 

Melissa credits her mindfulness journey to her husband, Mike. After seeing him use various mindful techniques, it piqued her interest so much that she made a life-changing career change. Melissa now teaches children of all ages, the power of mindfulness using techniques like body scanning, various breathing exercises, and even creative ways to find calm by using glitter jars! She believes that everything we need is already within us, so by tuning into and listening to our bodies, there is an entire world of calm that we can all access. 

Melissa says it best when she states that there is always a way to, “find your calm”. It’s simply a matter of choosing to practice it - and just like using any other muscle in the body, your ability to bring mindfulness into your everyday life will get easier the more you work at it! So what do you say, warriors? Are you ready to take a deep breath today and find your calm? Let's do it. 

Get in touch with with Melissa McIntosh: 

Business Instagram: @mindfulkidsstratford

Website: https://www.mindfulkidsstratford.com/

Michelle asks Dana the question: Do you believe that all things happen for a reason, or that they were meant to happen? I’d love to hear your opinion on this. 

Dana is a true believer that everything happens for a reason, especially the difficult, intense moments. She stops, gets quiet, and asks herself, “has this lesson come around before but in a different package?” If so- will I let it come up again but in a different way or tackle this issue now! This is a growth mindset.

Michelle gets rear-ended this week and talks about how she’s managing potential whiplash symptoms and Dana is getting a puppy!

On this episode we dive into: 

• Does everything happen for a reason?
• What we do with the reoccurring signs
• The victim mentality vs the gratitude mentality
• Choosing the worthy opponent before we sweat the small stuff
• Dana pulls the Fate card, again! And reads the Serenity Prayer.

The Take Home:

What do we do with the signs that continue surfacing for us? Do we embrace them, tackle it and move on, or do we ignore it for it to just show up at a later date?

Be the spin doctor of your own life! Spin those difficult moments into learning experiences. 

Don’t forget - These events align us toward our bigger purpose. 

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty!”

-Maya Angelou

Ps. If you have something you’d like to ask us, send us a message and we’ll add it to our list!! Xx

Get in touch with Michelle or Dana: 

Michelle Wolfe

Instagram: @themichellewolfe

Muve Collective Instagram: @muvecollective

Website: www.themichellewolfe.com 

Dana Ruby Martin

Instagram: @danarubymartin

Website: www.revivalbymartinandco.com 

Stay tuned for the Gratitude Collection! Use code MUVE15 while you shop!

Join Michelle and a panelist of amazing guests as she records a LIVE episode of the Muve Forward Podcast on August 18th at 6:30pm at the beautiful Guild Inn Estate in Scarborough, Ontario. Find tickets at:

 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-muve-forward-podcast-live-recording-event-tickets-165415794093?aff=ebdssbeac 

What is something that holds you back from being able to put your health and happiness first? Michelle posed this question to a number of her social media followers. We all have our own unique set of circumstances. But one thing runs true, TIME! Not having enough time.

How do you fit in time for yourself without feeling guilty, or ashamed? 

Michelle’s quickest self-care advice? Eat a handful of spinach everyday and be very specific with your self-care goals.

On this episode we dive into: 

• Mindset as a factor in time management  and shame
• How we use our time for work/self-care/family/rest
• How expectations in our life govern how we spend our time
• Choose to spend time on healthy self care habits that make a busy schedule seem more manageable
• Shame free self care
• Self care while parenting is ridden with guilt. Work on letting that go!

The Take Home:

Create a FEEL GOOD list that includes your top 3-5 aspects of your own unique self care that would make you happy and improve your life & health. 

Michelle asks her listeners to get creative with self-care. What does creative self-care look like for you?

Get in touch with Michelle Wolfe:

Instagram: @themichellewolfe

Muve Collective Instagram: @muvecollective

Website: themichellewolfe.com

Join Michelle and a panelist of amazing guests as she records a LIVE episode of the Muve Forward Podcast on August 18th at 6:30pm at the beautiful Guild Inn Estate in Scarborough, Ontario. Find tickets at:

 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-muve-forward-podcast-live-recording-event-tickets-165415794093?aff=ebdssbeac 

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How are you feeling? We’ve been through a lot in the last year and a half. Many of us are going through shifts and changes. We are now emerging into the world again. Have you checked in with yourself since becoming more social, integrating new habits, and adjusting to a different way of life?

Are you being mindful about what you want to adapt to, and what you can leave behind? 

Mindfulness can help us create and appreciate a life that is fulfilling. Do you love being near water? Are the mountains calling your name? Do you crave more quality time with your family? How can we find more time in our day to do more of the things that bring us joy and less of the things that drain our energy.

Michelle also talks about her upcoming LIVE event with The Muve Forward Podcast in Scarborough at the beautiful Guild Inn, on Wednesday August 18th!

On this episode we dive into: 

• Emerging into society again
• Checking in with ourselves 
• Mindfulness as a tool to gain appreciation for our lives
• Tweaking our lives in ways that save us space, energy and time
• Time hacks for the unknown circumstances that arise, to avoid stressful situations and anxiety

The Take Home:

We can get caught up in moments that become hours, that become days and then routine. Are the habits that you’ve integrated into your life helping you or harming you?

As a society, we value multitasking and chaos. But this fast-paced vibe is draining us of our energy and joy. This week, be conscious of where you can honour and prioritize more joy in your life. A minute, an hour or a moment, do this for YOU!

Michelle wants her listeners to reflect on certain habits that they might be in a cycle with. Can you change your life so that you move slower, with intention and flow? 

Get in touch with Michelle Wolfe:

Instagram: @themichellewolfe

Muve Collective Instagram: @muvecollective

Website: themichellewolfe.com

We are having a live event! Don’t miss out on attending a LIVE recording of The Muve Forward Podcast at the Guild Inn, Scarborough on August 18th. 

A question from listener, Alex- I understand it’s important to try things that scare us but I’m not much for taking chances. This is how I’ve always been, I side more on the cautious side. I find this often holds me back, how would you suggest I break through this barrier?

Will my 100 year old self look back on this and laugh? What’s the worst that can happen? Has this decision come to me on so many occasions and I keep ignoring it? 

Pick one thing everyday that makes you feel a little uncomfortable and continue to do it. You might notice a huge shift in your confidence levels! 

On this episode we dive into: 

• Understanding signs
• When you do hard things, you’re reiterating to your body and self that you CAN get through tough life situations
• Living one day at a time in our lives, so that we are embracing the difficult moments as steps for personal growth
• Proving to ourselves that we are capable

The Take Home:

Michelle and Dana talk about how to approach fear and discomfort. This episode is a motivating and encouraging one! We are so capable of so much more. 

Let’s take steps out of our comfort zone so that we can expand! Discomfort is a sign that we are growing. If we want to grow, we have to continue to ask for lessons.

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” -Nelson Mandela

Ps. If you have something you’d like to ask us, send us a message and we’ll add it to our list!! Xx

Get in touch with Michelle or Dana: 

Michelle Wolfe

Instagram: @themichellewolfe

Muve Collective Instagram: @muvecollective

Website: www.themichellewolfe.com 

Dana Ruby Martin

Instagram: @danarubymartin

Website: www.revivalbymartinandco.com 

Stay tuned for the Gratitude Collection! Use code MUVE15 while you shop!

A question from listener, Shanon- What’s the trick to manifesting when I don’t believe I’m able to have all the crazy desires my mind comes up with?

Dana does believe that everything is possible, so answering this question is difficult. Manifestation seems to be a buzz word on social media these days and Dana and says, “Desire has to be backed by action and initiation.” 

Manifestation is a divine action and backed by spirituality. We can’t commodify manifestation. Get in tune with your belief system about what it is that’s holding you back and making you believe you are not worthy of your desires.

On this episode we dive into: 

• Manifestation is a spiritual practice
• Manifestation as tied to self-worth
• What drives you?
• Recognizing that when we don’t always get what we want, the universe might be protecting us, or preserving us for something better

The Take Home:

The whole concept of manifestation has become monetized, in a way. Manifestations are feelings, not outcomes. When we manifest, we are talking about feelings of joy, abundance, clarity. Manifestations are the why behind our desires. 

Dana pulls the Fate card from her tarot deck. Michelle reminds us that, if it’s not “this”, it’s going to be something bigger or better! If things don’t quite make sense in your manifestation process yet, just wait. 

“True manifestation is about receiving what is of the highest good for you.” -Gabby Bernstein

Ps. If you have something you’d like to ask us, send us a message and we’ll add it to our list!! Xx

Get in touch with Michelle or Dana: 

Michelle Wolfe

Instagram: @themichellewolfe

Muve Collective Instagram: @muvecollective

Website: www.themichellewolfe.com 

Dana Ruby Martin

Instagram: @danarubymartin

Website: www.revivalbymartinandco.com 

Stay tuned for the Gratitude Collection! Use code MUVE15 while you shop!

Intuition can be our guiding light. Michelle chats about her recent intuitive signal that she regrets not listening to, that had her stuck in a slightly stressful situation that she managed to overcome. 

Michelle expands on intuition in this episode, and how if we listen to and honour it, it will help guide us through making big, life-changing decisions. Trusting in our intuition helps us grow as human beings. Choosing to be happy isn’t always an “easy” choice to make.

On this episode we dive into: 

• The power of our intuition
• The body trusting our intuition
• How to listen to our intuition 
• Mindfulness as an important tool in enhancing our intuitive nature
• Asking for guidance and being specific with our questions 
• Aligning ourselves to living a life that serves us fully

The Take Home:

Stillness can help us hear our intuitive power. If we are constantly on the go, we aren’t listening. And listening is how we recognize the signs we need to see. 

Intuition is there to guide and help us. Michelle often asks the universe to show her signs, and she receives them in abundance! Whatever you might need right now, be open to possibilities that there are no coincidences when it comes to listening and tuning into our intuition. What is your soul trying to tell you?

Get in touch with Michelle Wolfe:

Instagram: @themichellewolfe

Muve Collective Instagram: @muvecollective

Website: themichellewolfe.com

On today’s episode, I chat with Devon Brooks. Named 1 of the 30 most fabulous entrepreneurs by PROFIT Magazine, Brooks has also been dubbed an 'elder stateswoman' by The New York Times, is one of the 2018 Inspiring Fifty women in STEM in Canada, and was awarded Business in Vancouver’s, Top Forty Under 40. 

Prior to Devon’s success as an entrepreneur, she experienced some very dark and life changing events. At the age of 18, Brooks was sexually assaulted by someone she had considered to be a close friend. As she continued to work through that trauma, she again, was attacked by a loved one in her apartment only a couple of years later. Brooks believed she was going to die the night she was attacked but clearly remembers a feeling that ran through her causing her to think to herself, “Okay, don’t give up. Don’t give up, yet.” And that’s exactly what Brooks continues to do. She not only refuses to give up in life, she continues to push herself by constantly stepping into courage! This is a great listen, warriors! 

On this episode we dive into: 

• Conquering various traumas and sexual assault 
• Using past traumas to pave the way for a better future
• Creating community instead of living in fear
• Stepping into leadership
• How to use fear as a tool for decision making

The take-home: 

Although Devon’s experience was one she would never wish upon anyone, she humbly states that, “Hurt people, hurt people” and believes that her experience helped lead her to many of the successes in her life. 

Through her journey of overcoming trauma, Devon defined a new market category; co-founding Blo, the world’s first and largest franchise chain of Blow Dry Bars. The company now spans four countries, with 130+ locations, and has collaborated with international mega-brands like Mattel, Guess, Topshop, and Gwyneth Paltrow. True to her knack for shaking-up industries, Devon is growing her second venture, Sphere, a full-service marketplace platform designed to make personal & professional coaching more accessible with a gym-like membership experience for individuals and teams. Sphere’s mission to support consciousness in the world by democratizing coaching has attracted backing from leaders at Lululemon, Thinx, Headspace, and Viacom.

Brooks is not only a successful business woman and visionary, she is a leader like none other. So warriors, is it time to stop giving up on something in your life and go for it? 

Get in touch with Devon Brooks

Insta: @devsdevelopment