Next Stop...Isolation Station!

Today, we're sharing with you the capital-D-lightful Laura Mae Nason, when she swung by the Station for a catch-up during the early days of isolating at home! She told us about how she and her hubby, Gerrad, explained Covid to their 4-year-old, and what she was learning from him about playfulness in return. We talked about using this extended coffee-break to enjoy your own company, and how expressing your creative urge for creativity's sake keeps boredom at bay! Laura Mae's beautiful outlook, her drive to stay creative, and her commitment to rolling with the punches are all welcome messages to savour at any time!  Since we chatted, Laura Mae and the fabulous Robin Calvert have been building their beautiful apparel company, called Wheat + Sea Collective. Check out their website, wheatandseacollective.com.

We recently had a very inspiring chat with a man of multitudinous talents - Mr. Andrew Prashad! In this episode, Andrew talks about how he's been keeping his beautiful perspective amidst the trials of Covid time (especially while juggling 3 kids!). We also ask after his gorgeous son, 5-year-old Ezra (who has struggled with Spina Bifida since birth), and how Andrew has kept so positive with the ups and downs of Ezra's ongoing health challenges. We also get the chance to ask Andrew about the frank and compassionate video he recently released about white privilege, and how he maintains his equilibrium while coming up against it. Andrew generously shares with us how leading by example, with love and kindness, is the best strategy for creating a more loving world.

Steve Patterson drops by the Station for a check-in! We ask him how he, his wife Robin, and his two boys are fairing with all the isolatin', and what Steve has learned about parenting during the days of Covid. We talk about going easy on yourself when you (inevitably) get frustrated and how accepting the fact that you can't control everything can be a huge stress-reliever. Steve's compassion, relentless self-honesty, and goofy sense of humour are things we can all use right now!

Isolation Station lit up today with a visit from sustainability power-couple Julia McLellan and Mike Cox! Mike and Julia tell us how they've been adjusting to life in isolation, and how their zero-waste lifestyle prepared them for this very time! They also share how for all of us, living in harmony with each other and the Earth is the way to cope right now and the way to move forward into the future! And as two people who harmonize beautifully with whatever they do, with wherever they go and with whomever they're with - the example they set is a much-needed tonic for all of us!

This episode, we have a fun chat with the very witty, clever and downright delightful Mr. Trevor Campbell. Trevor has had many adventures working in many cities around the world - we're interested in how he's learned to cope with living in close quarters and dealing with feelings of isolation along the way; and how his travelin' experiences may have prepared him for our current challenges. Trevor shares how he works diligently at making whatever space he's landed in at the moment a place that he can love and be creative in. As is always the case with Trevor, we find lots of laughs in the moments we all share together at the Station!

Yoga dynamo Greg Pember drops into the Station to spread his signature positivity and centred wisdom. We chat about Greg's primary strategy for overcoming the current stress - getting back to his body and back to the present moment. He shares his own struggles with the shutdown, and how committing to a practice of wellness and self-kindness will help get you out of your head and alleviate your stress! Greg's beautiful, naturally joyful energy works just like a tonic on everyone in Isolation Station!

The exquisite Kelly Holiff joins Tyler and J. Sean at the Station for a Covid confab!  We chat about re-visiting priorities, and why she's always determinedly armed with a smile and a kind word when she ventures out (even with stressed-out folks in socially-distanced-lineups).  Kelly's insight, candour, compassion, and fabulous sense of humour always makes for a delightful discussion!

What a delight and a comfort to have Christine Devine as part of the Covid conversation! She just happens to be the Wellness Specialist at Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto, so she knows a thing or two about delivering practical advice on coping in a crisis!  She also shares many beautiful reflections on approaching stressful situations (not-to-mention stressed-out people) with compassion, empathy and kindness.  Plus, she's a hoot to boot!

For our very first guest, we welcome the relentlessly loving Al Braatz. Al speaks candidly about his Covid-time ups and downs and what he's doing to maintain his extraordinary buoyancy (TRIGGER WARNING: some topics may include loving yourself and your neighbour)

Welcome to Isolation Station!  Some days it feels like maybe it's the last stop, but really we're only changing trains!  In the meantime, since we're on the platform, we figure we may as well get our bearings in this time of Covid!  We chat about what spurred us on to commit to this podcast, and how we're hoping our collection of cyber-conversations with some beautiful people will give us all a little much-needed perspective for this most unusual chapter in our global lives!