She Has The Audacity with Chana Ross

Does what you buy really make a difference? How often do you consider the impact one product might have on you, your family, or your community? Today's guest challenges us to ask ourselves these questions and consider the importance of Empathy Economics.

Lisa Borden is a business development consultant and wellness intelligence therapist. She is the founder of Borden Communications, as well as The Wellness Intelligence Collective. Lisa has been creating the conditions for positive change and healthy futures for over 25 years. She is also a self-declared unconventional idealist, empathetic economist, published author, learner/unlearner, reiki master, chocoholic, lifeaholic, and shopaholic.

We chatted about

→Wellness non-negotiables

→Working for good, not for gain

→Thinking outside the box

→And more!

Connect with Lisa on Instagram at @lisaborden or at https://bordencom.com/

Whether we can admit it or not, shame is part of the human experience. No matter how confident we may be, each one of us has experienced some form of shame throughout our lifetime. My guest today, Dr. Jodi Larry, talks with me about the importance of understanding our big feelings in order to work with them.

Dr. Jodi Larry is a Toronto-based Naturopathic doctor, the CEO of Rituwell, AND a certified Brene Brown facilitator. She uses a truly holistic approach to supporting her patients in realizing their best, healthiest selves - and the process often works from the inside, out. I promise this is one episode you're not going to want to miss!

We chatted about:

→Defining Shame

→Knowledge vs wisdom

→The knowing-doing gap

→Working with high emotion

→ And more!

Connect with Dr. Jodi on Instagram @drjodilarry

How much thought do you put into your sleep? Allowing ourselves to rest is often something we consider to be a luxury we can't afford - and our sleep ends up being bumped to the bottom of our list of priorities. The reality is, that sleep underlies every aspect of our health and is the key to unlocking our best selves.

In this week's episode, I chat with Dr. Leigha Saunders - a naturopathic doctor obsessed with all things sleep. Her goal is to help women reclaim their rest in order to chase their dreams. Dr. Leigha reminds us that sleep is the ultimate gauge of how our nervous system is doing. There are so many reasons for sleep deprivation: pregnancy & parenthood, unbalanced hormones, and stress (just to name a few). Whatever it may be - we need to allow ourselves the space and time to truly unwind so that we have the energy to go out and do what really sets our souls on fire.

We chatted about:

→Hacking your sleep

→The relationship between sleep and hormones

→Giving ourselves permission to rest

→The holistic approach to sleep

→ and so much more!

Connect with Dr. Leigha on Instagram @drleighasaundersmd and at thesleepfix.com.

Self Sabotage. It seems to be something many of us do, consciously or not. We've become so good at distracting ourselves from the things we know set our hearts on fire - and for what? Why do we, especially women, hold back when we should be stepping forward? If any of these questions resonate with you, this is one episode you're not going to want to miss. In today's episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Kelsea Koenreich. Kelsea is an author, entrepreneur and business coach who helps women step into and reach the potential meant for them. She teaches women how to build true freedom by identifying gaps and utilizing emotional intelligence to align and optimize their businesses and lives.

Kelsea's story shows us we all have what it takes to take back our power and lead in our lives. She shares her audacity to forcing us to ask ourselves: Am I capping my potential?

We chatted about:

👉Being unwilling to sacrifice

👉Ripping the bandaid off

👉Freedom as a value

👉 Leading the movement differently

👉 And more!

Connect with Kelsea on Instagram @kelseakoenreich

In today's episode, I'm trying something a little different! Join me in my first ever solo episode. This mini episode is all about shifting our mindset to help us embrace failure as an opportunity to grow. We're often so afraid of failure that we think our ways out of doing things (a term I affectionately refer to as analysis paralysis) - but failure doesn't have to be a bad thing!

I chat about:

→Learning through action

→Having a fixed mindset vs. growth mindset

→Pivoting

→And more!

Starting your own business can be scary. Like, really scary. While being self employed does offer a certain amount of freedom, relying on yourself to be a jack of all trades can be daunting - and oftentimes unrealistic. So, what about partnering with someone else? If going into business with someone else is something you've been thinking about - or actively avoiding, you're not going to want to miss this.

In this week's episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Carly & Bailey of the Redstone Agency; an event & association agency dedicated to driving client growth and having a positive impact in their communities. This dynamic duo gives me the lowdown on what it takes to find and build the perfect partnership. Here's a hint: it's a lot more personal than you might think. These two audacious women are proof positive that building strong personal relationships are the foundation of developing a lasting business.

We chat about:

→Finding the Ying to your Yang

→Bringing your personal life to work

→Risky business

→And, so much more!

Connect with Carly & Bailey on Instagram @redstoneagency or at https://www.redstoneagency.ca/

To say many of us, especially women, have a complicated relationship with food would probably be a bit of an understatement. Diet culture is rampant in social media and our day-to-day decision-making, often leaving us feeling guilty for reaching for the foods we enjoy rather than the ones we think we "should" be eating. But shouldn't we be able to find joy in food without feeling like we've thrown our health goals out the window? Dr. Sylvi says yes.

Dr. Sylvi Martin is a naturopathic doctor and certified intuitive eating counselor who helps support women in their journey to mindful eating and therapeutic nutrition. She helps patients understand their relationships to food and how clinical nutrition intersects with our mental health. In today's episode, she shares her audacity by telling us exactly why we don't need to give up our chips or chocolate habit and feel good about the decisions we make around food.

We chatted about:

→ Intuitive eating

→ Body image & mindfulness

→Diet culture

→ and more!

Connect with Dr. Sylvi at drsylvimartin.com

In today's episode, I chat with Dr. Amy Lindsey - naturopathic doctor and mental health advocate. She is also the founder of Craft & Clinic, where clinical science meets the art of crafted care. She is passionate about treating patients as a whole and complete human beings with unique genetics, environment lifestyle & their own choices in their health.

Dr. Amy and I chat about everything from industrialization versus evolution, to the sneaky signs of burnout, to the ways that perfectionism shows up in the ways we care for ourselves. Perimenopause is something so many of us struggle with, but don't really talk enough about - and Dr. Amy is here to change that. She shares her audacity by being a compassionate advocate for women's health and challenging our current care systems.

We chatted about:

→Noticing the signs of burnout

→Being proactive about our care

→The mind-body connection

→Compassionate care

→ And more!

Connect with Jenn on Instagram @craftandclinic and at https://craftandclinic.com/.

Tamar Lyons is the founder of Lyons Digital Marketing - a full-service digital marketing company that helps brands clarify their message. Getting her start in lifestyle and documentary television, Tamar took the skills she developed in one industry and built the career (and life) of her dreams.

In today's episode, Tamar (who just happens to be my social media guru) and I talk about taking leaps of faith in order to find our happiness. The plans we make for ourselves very rarely go exactly the way we want them to - and for good reason. Once we let go of the things that are no longer working for us and jump in with both feet, it can be incredible what opportunities open up for us. Tamar shares her audacity by being the proof that you can have everything you want, and more - you just have to be open to it.

We chatted about:

→Being intentional about how you show up in the world

→The value of good storytelling

→Turning a side hustle into a career

→Leaps of faith

→And more!

Connect with Tamar on Instagram @lyonsdigitalmarketing and at

https://www.lyonsdigitalmarketing.ca/

Kate Vazquez is the co-founder of Radiant Health - a clinic that focuses on functional medicine and the role it can play in reclaiming your health. Before moving into functional health, Kate worked as a physician's assistant in cardiology, the emergency room and urgent care. Through learning patient's stories and her own journey through hormonal health, Kate came to see the value of "the medicine of why".

In today's episode, Kate and I chat about why it is so important to slow down and take the time to get to the root of our health issues. Every aspect of our lifestyle has an impact on how our bodies carry us through the world - and sometimes Western medicine has a hard time accounting for all of it. Kate lives audaciously by letting go of the need for external validation and stepping into her higher self, in order to serve herself - and her patients - better.

We chatted about:

→Adapting to stress

→The impact of food and lifestyle on hormones

→The benefits of functional medicine

→Knowing your why

→And more!

Connect with Kate on Instagram @katevazquez_pa and at

https://www.yourradianthealth.com/