On today’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Aba Mortley, owner of Cher-Mere, a hair, skin, and body care brand with over 40 natural, herbal and eco-friendly products. Aba shares the story Cher-Mere’s family and Caribbean roots, how the brand has evolved, and her personal experience with burnout. She also shares the importance of community, self-care, and breaking down projects in order to combat burnout.

About Aba:

Dr. Aba Mortley moved to Kingston, Ontario from Trinidad and Tobago to do an undergraduate degree in Engineering at Queens University, followed by a Masters and Ph.D. in Materials and Chemical Engineering at the Royal Military College. In 2013, Aba opened the first Cher-Mere day spa, using the family’s name brand Cher-Mere products, in downtown Kingston and expanded to open a second location in 2018. She is currently the chair of the Tourism Kingston board, co-chair of Queens University Council on Anti-Racism and Equity, member of the

downtown business association board, member of the Kingston Economic Recovery Team (KERT), and chair of the subcommittee for underrepresented groups in the Workplace for KERT. For over 20 years Aba has actively volunteered at Youth Diversion. Along with her partner Ted, they enjoy raising 4 young children, Wyatt, Ryder, Meredith, and Otto.

On today's episode, we're joined by Danielle Ufniak, entrepreneur, physiotherapist, and fitness coach at Flow Physio + Wellness. Danielle shares all about her journey as a business owner and physiotherapist and how to create balance as a specialist entrepreneur. Tune in as we discuss the past, present, and future of the wellness industry. 

About Danielle:

Danielle completed her undergraduate degree in Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. After this program and realizing the importance of movement and play throughout our entire life, she completed her Masters in Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto.

During this time she fell in love with physical activity of all types, competing in two fitness competitions, racing in countless half marathons, the Tough Mudder, two marathons and a half-Ironman triathlon. She has felt a lot of different body sensations/aches/pains related to activity (or inactivity due to long hours of studying during her Masters!)

Now she loves her Peloton, a Pilates class, a good hike or a CrossFit workout and enjoys the work: life balance that David and her have created with Flow that allows them to show up at 100% for their patients and their own lives!

Success is a result of long-term planning and daily action. In order to be successful, we need to create habits that build a foundation for success. But how do we get there? On today's episode, Ben is sharing his thoughts on How We Organize Success. 

Today, we’re joined by Kingston entrepreneur, Spencer Smith, of Immerse Spa and the Immerse Wellness Ecosystem. Spencer shares how Immerse Spa came to be, his experiences with Float Therapy, and the benefits and do’s and don’ts of Cold Water Therapy. Ben and Spencer dive into how these relatively new practices are growing in popularity and continuing to evolve.

About Spencer:

Spencer is a Kingston, ON entrepreneur and the owner of the Immerse Wellness Ecosystem. He has been committed to learning about health and wellness to better himself and share health and wellness trends with his community. An advocate for wellness, Spencer is continuing to expand on the Immerse brand by embracing a continued learning state of mind.  

Spencer aims to elevate himself beyond an entrepreneur, as he both creates, invents, formulates, teaches, and leads others to find and live their best lives. He looks at life as a journey, filled with opportunity for those brave enough to walk forward into the unknown. He loves the community he lives in, and ensures serving others is his daily motivation, to make the world better through grit, courage, and intuition.

On this episode, Ben is taking some time to reflect on The CoreHealth Collective podcast journey so far. While we're still early in our exploration of the health and wellness industry, Ben has been able to have some meaningful and educational conversations with entrepreneurs about their health and wellness businesses and journeys. While reflecting, we also look ahead to the future and are excited about the upcoming guests and their stories. 

On this episode of The CoreHealth Collective, we’re joined by Kingston, ON entrepreneur and Chiropractor, Dr. Peter Pain. Dr. Pain shares a trend he’s noticed over the last few years regarding the increased popularity of a proactive approach to healthcare vs. a reactive approach. We also dive into the current and future of the Chiropractic world and what opportunities or challenges may arise.

About Dr. Peter Pain:

Dr. Peter Pain has focused on health, exercise, and fitness from an early age. He completed his undergraduate studies at Queen’s University with an Honors BSc. in Life Sciences and his Chiropractic Doctorate at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1997. From 1989 to 1992, Dr. Pain was a member of the Queen’s Golden Gaels Football team, winning the National Championship Vanier Cup in 1992. The rigors of playing and competing in football also led Dr. Pain to chiropractic.

Dr. Pain worked as a certified Personal trainer with The Sports Clubs of Canada in Toronto for 4 years while attending the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. He has continued to expand and maintain his expertise in sports injuries, exercise and fitness over the years with many courses. This includes meeting and learning from the world’s most highly regarded experts, including courses taught by Paul Chek, Paul Gagne, Stu McGill, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tudor Bhompa, and many others inside the world of sports injuries and fitness.

This education and experience have given Dr. Pain the honour of being able to work with many athletes at all levels, including professional football and hockey players, Olympic athletes, provincial and national amateur athletes as well as the Weekend Warrior.

On today’s episode of the Core Health Collective, we’re joined by registered massage therapist and entrepreneur, David Barker of the David Barker Clinic. Cold Laser Therapy is growing in popularity due to its effectiveness at healing the body without invasive surgery or potentially harmful medications. Join us today as we learn all about Cold Laser Therapy, the benefits, and the innovation of this growing treatment option.

About David:

David graduated valedictorian Trillium College Massage Therapy Program in 2014 and has since opened his downtown Kingston Ontario clinic with a strong vision in providing excellence in medical-based therapeutic massage. As an individual health care professional, David is committed to the highest quality, evidenced-based massage therapy in the Kingston area. Whether the treatment involves sports injury, repetitive strain, chronic pain, or a specific stage of recovery, David’s treatment plan will be designed to benefit you. A key component of all of David’s treatments involves stress reduction as well as the reduction of physical pain. David is passionate about treating each client as an individual and uses a wide-based knowledge of anatomy to address the very concerns for which the client seeks treatment.

Professional Laser Therapy

In 2015 David completed the comprehensive technical and clinical training program in Laser Therapy at Meditech International to become a Professional Laser Therapist and since then completed several Master Classes to widen his knowledge in the application of photobiomodulation therapy. In June 2021 David was asked to present and speak on a clinical case study at the Meditech world masterclass with keynote speaker South African neurosurgeon Ashleigh Bhanjan. In 2021 David completed all Meditech advanced certified courses available, giving the David Barker Clinic Meditech’s Advanced Certified Clinic status. Using Dr. Fred Kahn’s FRCS(C) designed BioFlex Laser system strongly enhances David’s ability to treat chronic pain and inflammatory conditions.

David is a registered member of:

The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) 

Registered Massage Therapists’ Association of Ontario (RMTAO)

In this episode, Ben is addressing some common concerns from previous guests and clients about calculating customer acquisitions costs. In this quick episode, Ben talks about the importance of knowing your customer acquisitions costs and demonstrates a simple way to calculate the cost yourself.

On this episode of The CoreHealth Collective, we’re joined by Cory Firth who shares how curiosity and keeping an open mind helped him find healing on his personal health and wellness journey. An advocate for wellness, Cory shares that the key to exploring health and wellness trends is to stay curious and create dialogue and community. 

About Cory:

Cory is a human-impact community builder and plant medicine advocate who has spent the better part of the last 5 years building communities in the mental health and wellness space, including his work as the former Executive Director of the Canadian Psychedelic Association. Today, Cory works as Director of Content for Numinus Wellness and founder of Dose Day, a group-matching peer support community for intentional microdosers designed to match like-minded interests with real-world mental health outcomes. Cory has committed his career to a vision of the future where mental health and disease are viewed as holistic, collective experiences and the stigmatization of mental illness is replaced with compassion, transformation, and community connection; a world where we all have the opportunity to reunite with our innate abilities to heal, overcome and actualize our full potential.

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In our second episode, we’re chatting with Dr. Kim Meathrel, certified Plastic Surgeon and owner of Bespoke Skin MD, a cosmetic clinic in Kingston, ON. This industry has seen huge growth in the last few years, but what does the future have in store for the Cosmetic Industry?

About Kim:

Dr. Meathrel is a certified Plastic Surgeon by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She completed her 4-year undergraduate degree in Biology at Queen’s University and finished first in her class with the university gold medal. She then completed medical school at Queen’s University and graduated with awards in both Surgery, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Meathrel went on to complete her 5-year residency training in Plastic Surgery at McMaster University, winning research awards, research grants, and resident of the year. She received her specialist certification in Plastic Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 2005, followed by a burn trauma fellowship at the Ross Tilley Burn Center at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. She also completed dedicated training in cosmetic plastic surgery with Dr. Lloyd Carlsen in Toronto, who is widely regarded as the father of Canadian cosmetic plastic surgery.