The AWARE Panel

After one amazing year of hosting The AWARE Panel, 2 seasons, 43 episodes and 41 amazing guest and social issues spoken about, we have decided to cancel the podcast. Thank you to the amazing support that we did when it started during isolation. We will have one solo episode coming out next week, but we will say goodbye to The AWARE Panel.

I had an inspirational conversation with Lewis who talks about his journey with depression and his mental health struggles and turned to boxing and has now won his first boxing game whilst raising money for Cancer Research UK and is now training to compete at his second game in July 2021. He also spoke about how the COVID 19 pandemic has affected his wellbeing and fitness journey.

Lewis is a committed, hard-working individual. He suffered in the past with depression and obesity but managed to find his way out through boxing, fitness, and determination. Lewis spent the last few months uploading videos and pictures of his fitness progress leading up to his fight in July. Lewis's first fight was a success and in this second fight, he is looking to show others that they don't need to be scared of change, they need to embrace it.

I had a delightful conversation with Peter, who spoke about how there is a misconception of people who suffers from a brain injury or stroke and speaks up about his own research into helping people who were suffered from a brain injury to conduct research into it.

Peter G Levine is a professor, clinical researcher,  and author of the book Stronger. His focus for more than twenty years has been brain plasticity and brain injury. Pete has been In the forefront of developing and testing many of the most innovative stroke neurorehabilitation recovery options including wearable robotics, constraint-induced therapy, and mental practice.

I had a good conversation with Nellie who talked about her journey to running and how she is raising money for different mental health charities in Zimbabwe.

Nellie is an Irish-Zimbabwean writer, mother, and runner. In 2017 she became the first person to run across Zimbabwe, a total.of 724 km in 16 days. This year on 2 December 2020 she became the first woman to run Chesil Beach in Dorset, a challenging route of 18 miles of shingle. She writes a humorous blog, children's books and works as a political journalist. She is currently studying to become a paramedic.  

I had an insightful conversation with Nesreen who spoke about her own experience with losing her sister to an unknown cause and since then, she has stayed resilient and advocates this to other people.

As the Founder and CEO of Harbor Light Coaching LLC, professional certified coach Nesreen Mahmoud Ahmed is a pioneer in the world of grief, loss, and change and is committed to providing transformational coaching to clients around the world.  Nesreen’s coaching is focused on helping clients find peace after a loss, divorce or illness.  She supports them in addressing their mindset, overcoming the hurdles of grief, and completing what’s unfinished.  Nesreen lives in New York City with her husband and daughter,  and enjoys traveling the world with them, while working virtually with clients. She's currently co-leading weekly virtual Heal Your Grief Circles for those who want powerful support to address their grief.

I had an interesting episode with John who spoke about the importance of being carbon neutral and reducing carbon footprint, and his opinion on different ways to do so such as becoming plant-based, less travel, etc.

John is a multiple-award-winning serial entrepreneur currently helping people across the UK become carbon neutral via his social enterprise, ZeroSmart. 

John started the world's first brewery to specialize in ancient alcoholic drinks when he was just 20. Just two years later John successfully exited the brewery following ethical concerns and instead started a social enterprise called Global Digital Week when he was 22. Global Digital Week ran digital education events at universities across 7 countries and delivered online training to universities, governments, and businesses across 97 countries. They worked with SMEs as well as companies like LEGO and Google.

John has won and/or been a finalist for numerous awards including the Great British Entrepreneur of the Year awards and Social Entrepreneur of the Year for the entire EU at the All Digital Awards.    

John is now aged 25 and helping people become carbon neutral via his social enterprise, ZeroSmart. ZeroSmart makes people and pets carbon neutral via carbon offsetting, planting trees for the long term, and funding quality climate-positive projects to immediately remove more carbon than you contribute to the atmosphere. ZeroSmart is on track to remove 250,000 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere this year alone.

I had an insightful conversation with Molly, who talks about how ayahuasca and alternative medicine have impacted her to overcome depression and mental health issues. Now she advocates others to look at self-discovery, healing, and plant-based medications.

Molly Wilder is a Life Coach & entrepreneur with a Yoga background from 11-years-old and a career as an Athletic and Exercise Therapist. When a lifelong struggle with depression escalated, she decided to seek healing one more time and participated in a transformative Ayahuasca ceremony. Molly found healing through realizing the truth of the emotions hiding within her body, and self-realization became her raison d'etre - she has worked with Ayahuasca ever since. Her mission is to make the integrative work she does before and after ceremony available to everyone - no matter what their boundary and to help womxn realize their Essential Self and the Love, Joy, Truth, Strength, and Peace that they are.

I had an interesting conversation with Shadan, who talked about her book, The Red Movement, which tackles ending modern day slavery, consumerism, and impact on the environment. She spoke about movements such as the Farmer's Protest is unjust to modern-day slavery as well as multinational companies who takes advantage of this.

Shadan is a US Attorney, Activism to Environmental Sustainability, The End of Modern Day Slavery and Consumerism, and Author to The Red Movement

I had a delightful conversation with Margaret who spoke about the lack of female priests in Catholic Churches and how factors such as feminism can play a role in this. she also talks about how history has had female priests and the impact modern history has changed that.

Margaret Mary O'Connor has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Buffalo, and a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, from Christ The King Seminary in East Aurora, NY. She is a former Chaplain and now a Eucharistic Minister. She literally walks the walk, on picket lines to help keep the issues of Women's Ordination and Church Accountability on the Priest Sexual Abuse issue, at the forefront of any Catholic's attention.She believes any Catholic deserves at minimal at least the truth from Rome, as opposed to the continual out right deception they are receiving. She is a member of Call to Action, Future Church, Roman Catholic Women Priests, Women's Ordination Conference and (SNAP) Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, Buffalo Central Terminal, Preservation Buffalo Niagara, and Western New York Land Conservancy. Margaret Mary is the recipient of the Special Award for Achievement from the Dale Carnegie Public Speaking Course. She also enjoys Gardening, Pilates, and reading or watching Mystery Shows.

I had an interesting conversation with Kathleen who spoke up about the impacts that veganism / plant-based eating can do on your health, despite her only having plant-based foods for medical reasons and now has adopted it's to her everyday living and advocating veganism to others.

Kathleen Gage has owned and operated her speaking and consulting business since 1994. An award-winning speaker, author, and marketing strategist, Kathleen works with mission-based, plant-based and vegan companies on business development including marketing and sales strategies. With more than thirty years of experience in sales, marketing, management, public relations, and promotions, Kathleen has consulted with and trained organizations such as the U.S. Marine Corps, Novus Corporation, and AT&T.  Ever one to push her own limits, Kathleen completed her first full marathon at the age of 60, received her certificate of completion for Plant-Based Nutrition from eCornell University at the age of 64 and is on the lookout for her next personal challenge as she approaches 67 years old. Some of her greatest passions are caring for a slew of rescued animals she calls family, running near the river, and hosting two podcast shows including Plant-Based Eating for Health Podcast and Power Up for Profits podcast shows.