The Be More Human Podcast

Dr. Parissa Bunin is a Naturopathic Doctor and co-owner of the Fredericton Naturopathic Clinic with her husband Dr. Judah Bunin for the last 17 years. They provide high quality complementary health care to the people of Fredericton and are passionate about giving their patients access to the best that natural medicine has to offer.

EnrichKids is a completely new centre in Fredericton that focuses on holistic children's programming to foster social-emotional learning and practical life skills. It seems like they had just opened their doors when they were forced to close them as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Attempting to cope in chaotic spaces can exasperate feelings of hopelessness and overwhelm. Mindy Foster of Love Your Space Organizing understands how this happens AND how to fix it.

If you are struggling with overwhelming amounts of stuff and don't know where to start, Mindy is a wealth of support and information.

On this episode we interview DJ Naz, owner of Caribbean Flavas with his family. Naz came to Fredericton from Trinidad to attend UNB almost 20 years ago. The story of how his dream and business project to open a Caribbean restaurant here came true is pretty remarkable and he opens up to share it with our listeners.

Everyone hopes when they start a new venture, that it will thrive as it fills a needed, and underserved, niche. For music educator Krista Touesnard and her radio broadcaster husband, Rob Pinnock, not losing sight of the mission statement; providing an inclusive, creative hub that aims to amp up the coffee culture in Fredericton has been key to the success of The Muse in its first year of existence.

In the first of many PIVOT episodes we are interviewing small business owner, Chelsey Daley. She opened Sequoia Fredericton, a health and specialty food store, almost 3 years ago.

When the province announced a state of emergency related to COVID-19, Chelsey quickly thought of innovative ways to keep her business running and continue to serve her beloved customers.

We hope you love this interview as much as we did!

Dr. Marie and I discuss some of the highs and lows of self isolation due to COVID19 so far and offer up some tips to find the gifts, and be strong during this time.

We are also pivoting the podcast to start interviewing small business owners in our community who are showing resilience and could use our support!

Angela Duckworth is the world's leading expert on “grit,” the much-hyped ingredient in personal success. As Duckworth defines it, grit is passion and sustained persistence applied toward long-term achievement, with no particular concern for rewards or recognition along the way.

Mel has some lofty goals for 2020 and I've been able to see how CONSISTENT and dedicated she has been.

Join me as we dive into building consistency, having fun, stick to it strategies and having some good old fashioned accountability to help make your goals happen this year.

I am excited to share this “personal” episode with you all. 2019 was a tough year that brought some serious ups and downs in our personal and business lives. After taking some time to analyze and reflect, I realized that you might share similar struggles. I wanted to share my 5 biggest lessons learned from the past year in hopes that it can help you move through the difficulties of career, parenting, health, and achievement just a little bit smoother!