"And that’s what endurance does, endurance builds character. Endurance makes you realize that if you meet this challenge in the future, it becomes so useful"

Maame De-Heer

As Black History Month winds down, Maame De-Heer joins the podcast to discuss her experiences as a Black female living in Canada.

Maame immigrated to Canada from Ghana as an adolescent and quickly had to adapt to new culture.   She shares her experience on what the transition was like, thoughts on dealing with racism in the corporate world and some cool initiatives she's involved with that are aimed at providing mental health support to the Black community.

Maame also provides some good advice on how to get past everyday challenges in our personal or professional life by simply enduring and not quitting.

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"I want people to know that yes, at the lowest lows there is a  possibility of having some really high highs after that. But you can't  do that if you're not talking about them."  

Celina Caesar-Chavannes on the importance of telling her story.  

Celina Caesar-Chavannes is the author of the new book "Can You Hear Me  Now? How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion and Purpose" where she chronicles her personal and professional life which is filled with victories, setbacks and lessons learned along the way.  

From 2015-2019, Chavannes was a Member of Parliament with the Liberal  party and held the position of Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister  Justin Trudeau.   Her political career spanned for four years and when  she reached the end of her first term, opted to step down and not seek  re-election.   

In her post political career, Celina actively advocates for equity and  inclusion and is also a champion of mental health.   

For more information on Celina or to grab a copy of her book, please visit here.      

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"Discipline is about consistently doing the same thing over and over again until we achieve what we want and not give up"

This special edition of The Audacious Living Podcast takes a look at  the psychological impacts that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on our  children as we collectively deal with having to be apart from one  another.

Akmal Farah is the owner of Authentic Taekwondo and Kickboxing in Markham in the north end of Toronto and he shares his firsthand perspective on  how the global pandemic we're all experiencing is negatively impacting  children.

The former Canadian National Taekwondo champion will also discuss how  his studio has had to make the necessary pivots by moving classes and  sessions online and lessons learned in the process.

Farah began his Taekwondo practice in April of 1994 and in 1997 he  went on to win his first Canadian National Championships in the Bantam  weight division. He credits his motivation and inspiration to Grand  Master Young Su Choung and Coach Tino Dossantos. He’s competed at many  world championships, Pan American and other international events  successfully. He has finished top 8 at the world championships and  earned a bronze medal at the Pan Am Championships, through 4 years on  the Nationals Team. During his tenure on Team Canada he served many  terms as its team captain, where he now brings that same dedication and  drive to Authentic Taekwondo.

For more info, visit here.

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