She Has The Audacity with Chana Ross

In today's episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Shante Cofield- aka, The Movement Maestro. Shante is the founder of The Movement Maestro LLC - a social media based company that provides both online and in-person education for movement based professionals, with a focus on brand strategy and development in the digital marketplace.

Shante shares her audacity by being a champion for living by exclusion - identifying the things we know we don't want, in order to find what really matters to us. The concept of borrowed goals, leaning into our individual super powers, and allowing ourselves to take a break are just some examples of the brilliance that came out of our conversation.

We chatted about:

👉Moving away from scarcity and towards abundance

👉Building a life that allows you to do what you actually enjoy

👉The idea of borrowed goals

👉 Finding out what your enough is

👉 And more!

Connect with Ahuva on Instagram @themovementmaestro and at https://themovementmaestro.com/

In today's episode, I chat with a great inspiration of mine - Carolyn Vandyken. Carolyn is one of the first practitioners to bring the biopsychosocial approach conversation to the forefront in pelvic health. She is a pelvic health physiotherapist, advocate, and educator. Carolyn is also co-owner of ReFrame Rehab: a platform dedicated to online educational resources for clinicians looking to develop a biopsychosocial framework in their practice.

We chatted about:

→Having conversations with our nervous systems

→Thinking outside the box in pelvic physiotherapy

→The importance of biopsychosocial care

→Intentional language

→ And more!

Connect with Carolyn on Instagram @reframerehab and through their Facebook page. You can also find her at Physioworks Muskoka, in Huntsville.

In this week's episode, I speak with Munira Hudani - a self-proclaimed "very different" physiotherapist. After a few years of working with "regular" orthopedic issues, Murina's work began to shift focus into the pelvic health sphere.

Now, her path has shifted once again - to that of an educator. World-renowned teacher and mentor with an Instagram of over 25K followers, Munira sat down with me today to talk all about the importance of overcoming comparison in order to live the life you really want. It's easy to lose sight of our authentic selves when trying to navigate our careers. Munira's reminders are a valuable lesson in finding the balance between who you are, how you show up and managing the expectations of others!

We chatted about:

→ The importance of shifting and checking your mindset

→ Allowing for periods of personal evolution

→Never allowing someone else's instincts to overtake your own

→ Nurturing the most important relationship you'll ever have

→ Committing to showing up authentically online

→ and so much more!

Connect with Munira on Instagram @munirahudanipt

In today's episode, I chat with Jenn Pike about learning how to allow ourselves to do what really sets us on fire - and trusting that we really do know what's best for us. Jenn is a functional diagnostic nutritionist, best-selling author, yoga & pilates instructor, podcast host, and founder of The Hormone Project.

Jenn specializes in women's health and hormones and is passionate about helping women find simplicity and ease in all that they do. She lives audaciously by being creative behind the wheel of her own life and choosing what feels good. Our conversation today is a reminder that when we prioritize taking care of ourselves, we are in fact taking care of our business.

We chatted about:

→The freedom that comes with being yourself

→Honouring Rest

→Accepting and allowing for the different seasons of our lives

→ Choosing what feels good

→ And more!

Connect with Jenn on Instagram @jennpike and at www.jennpike.com. Check out her podcast The Simplicity Sessions.

In today's episode, my extra special guest - Ahuva Magder Hershkop - chats with me about what it means to raise intuitive eaters and confidently make choices that prioritize our families over the pressure of producing a Michelin star meal. Whether it's picky eaters, busy schedules, or maybe even some unresolved trauma around the experience - so many of us parents find the experience of feeding our families to be extremely draining.

Ahuva Magder Hershkop is a Toronto-based Registered Dietitian who is teaching the world how to eat with intention and confidence. She is passionate about helping families use mealtime as a way to empower children to become intuitive eaters, along with encouraging parents to make decisions they can own. She also happens to be my sister!

We chatted about:

→Being a meal time manager vs meal time model

→Making decisions we can own

→Putting mental health and family first

→ Setting non-negotiables and forgetting the rest

→ And more!

Connect with Ahuva on Instagram @ahuvard and through her Facebook group "The Busy Mom's Guide to Feeding Your Family"

In today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Kristie Griffith - a chiropractor who had the audacity to create her own career path. We talk about her path to building her practice and how important it is to set firm boundaries in order to build a fulfilling life. Dr. Kristie Griffith is a Canadian Chiropractor, Yoga Teacher, and best-selling author is passionate about the mind-body connection. She helps people overcome their back pain using a holistic mind-body approach that integrates the ancient wisdom of yoga and the most up-to-date evidence-informed practices in chiropractic care.

We chatted about:

→The key to living well

→Processing goals

→Giving ourselves permission to use our voices

→ And more!

Connect with Dr. Kristie at https://yogachiropractor.com/

IG: @thechiropracticyogi

Facebook group: Heal Your Back Pain

Free 15 minute yoga for back pain class

Free 15-minute Yoga for Back Pain class download: https://yogachiropractor.com/free-video-yoga-for-back-pain/

Online self-paced yoga program (Yoga for Back Pain): https://programs.yogachiropractor.com/yoga-for-back-pain/

In today's episode, Cortney St. Clair chats with me about the importance of finding and owning your unique style. Stylist, makeup artist, and mother of 3 - Cortney teaches women how to leverage fashion psychology and practical styling techniques to achieve their goals faster. Whether it's in an effort to be more efficient, low on our list of priorities, or maybe even out of a sense of guilt - personal style is something many of us have let fall to the wayside while trying to excel in other aspects of life. Cortney lives audaciously by not being afraid to do it all and doing it her way.

We chatted about:

→The power of being 'high maintenance'

→Getting comfortable being seen

→ Staying connected to you

→and so much more!

Connect with Cortney on Instagram @cortneystclair

Does the phrase 'word vomit' sound familiar? If you're anything like me, writing professionally can be a daunting task. To say the least. Whether it's struggling to get your thoughts on the page in a coherent way, or dreading editing, the art of written communication can feel elusive. Enter: Jacqueline Fisch.

In today's episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Jacqueline Fisch - author, copywriter, and writing coach. She has also founded Write like a MOFO, a community that supports writers to follow through on their passion projects. After working in corporate communications for over a decade, Jacqueline decided to shift gears and lean into her love of writing - and it turned out to be the 'write' decision.

We chatted about:

→ Word vomiting

→ Choosing change

→ Community and accountability

→ Living an un-fussy life

→and so much more!

To learn more about Jacqueline go to https://www.jacquelinefisch.com/

In this week's episode, I have the pleasure of chatting with an expert on navigating the unpredictable waters of teenage life: Sharon Neiss Arbess.

Sharon Neiss Arbess is a copywriter turned author, storyteller, and resiliency mentor based out of Toronto. Her first book, 'Me and My So-Called Friends' quickly became a favourite in middle school classrooms and set the foundation for a new in-school program: Brave the Waves. Sharon worked with educators, social workers, and psychologists to develop a program that builds resiliency in the middle school crowd, based on lessons found within her book.

We chatted about:

→Embracing non-productive days

→ The value of support systems

→ Loving YA novels as grown-ups

→ JOMO vs FOMO

→and so much more!

To learn more about Sharon go to www.sharonneissarbess.com or find her on instagram @sharonneisarbess

In today's episode, I'm speaking with Julie Cole - an audacious woman who really does it all. She is the co-founder of Mable's Labels, blogger, author, TV contributor, and mom. After leaving a career in law in order to find more work/life balance, Julie made the brave decision to start her own business from her basement all while raising 6 kids. Our conversation on today's episode is the perfect reminder to be bold and jump in with two feet, no matter what people think. We chatted about:

→ Allowing yourself to ask for help

→ Not romanticizing entrepreneurship

→ Owning your confidence

→ and so much more!

To learn more about Julie, go to: https://mabelslabels.ca/juliecole