The Five Elements of Letting Go

From dealing with her Father's suicide as a teen to losing three close people in her life in a matter of 18 months Wendy has learned so much about loss. She shares how she has overcome her grief and used the lessons from he loss to help he become a stronger person. Her resilience and honesty will touch your heart.

Dr. Jared McCollum

Instagram - @the_acupunk (personal) @healingelementsacupuncture (clinic)

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/acupuncturehealingelements

Websites: https://jaredmccollum.com/ (me) https://jaredmccollum.thinkific.com/ (course) https://www.healingelements.ca/(clinic, acupuncture)

Andrew opens up about finding our niche and passion. How serving our community can be nourishing and draining at the same time. How taking a step back has reenergized him and provided more time with his family that has brought him great joy. I left this conversation feeling invigorated and excited. Andrew should be a motivational speaker.

Andrew Gustufson

Linked In - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/andrew-gustafson-92511914

Natural High - https://naturalhigh.ca/

Natural high Crossfit - https://naturalhigh.ca/natural-high-crossfit/

Dr. Jared McCollum

Instagram - @the_acupunk (personal) @healingelementsacupuncture (clinic)

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/acupuncturehealingelements

Websites: https://jaredmccollum.com/ (me) https://jaredmccollum.thinkific.com/ (course) https://www.healingelements.ca/(clinic, acupuncture)

Glenn shares how racism has taken its toll on his mental health and the things he's doing to help it. His first encounter of racism was when he was only two years old and the story his mother recounted of the event is horrifying. When people of colour don't feel safe or welcome in our communities we miss out on fully embracing incredible people like Glenn.

Daxon shares with us the toll his mental health took staying in the closet all through school and the peace he found after coming out gay. We further discuss how damaging it can be to not only gay children but transgendered kids as well who don't feel safe or accepted enough to share their true identity. These facts are the same for anyone, straight, gay or transgendered...if you don't embrace your

Daxon Jones

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Chiropractic Clinic - https://www.thriveokotoks.com/

Book an Appointment with Dr. Daxon - https://thriveokotoks.janeapp.com/locations/thrive-family-chiropractic/book

FX of Grace 😉 - https://open.spotify.com/artist/68aYUxoOKAvPRVzdeXLOqy

Dr. Jared McCollum

Instagram - @the_acupunk (personal) @healingelementsacupuncture (work)

Websites: https://jaredmccollum.com/ (me) https://jaredmccollum.thinkific.com/ (course) https://www.healingelements.ca/(clinic, acupuncture)

Brent Calver shares his own experiences and his point of view behind the lens regarding mental health. As a professional photo journalist he has seen many aspects of mental health in his subjects and his own personal experiences as an employee in media.

Brent Calver

website: https://www.brentcalver.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brent.calver/

Dr. Jared McCollum

Instagram - @the_acupunk (personal) @healingelementsacupuncture (work)

Websites: https://jaredmccollum.com/ (me) https://jaredmccollum.thinkific.com/ (course) https://www.healingelements.ca/(clinic, acupuncture)

Tanya Ryan recently had a baby and didn't have the usual response you would expect as a new mother. When she wrote an editorial about her postpartum depression and used humour to discuss it she was attacked online for being a terrible mother. We talk about her experience and how judging and shaming doesn't help mothers.

Not only is she a great mother, singer, songwriter, writer but an incredible person to boot.

Tanya Ryan

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tanyaryanxo/

Her Blog -https://tanyaryan.ca/the-ppd/

Her Website - https://tanyaryan.ca/

Her Music - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jizsXqrUVo9wiMVoM7FoW

Dr. Jared McCollum

Instagram - @the_acupunk (personal) @healingelementsacupuncture (work)

Websites: https://jaredmccollum.com/ (me) https://jaredmccollum.thinkific.com/ (course) https://www.healingelements.ca/(clinic, acupuncture)

Michelle Traxel is the co-owner of Littler Fast and Fresh a delicious takeout restaurant in our community. We talk about the stresses of running a small business during Covid-19 and how she dealt with the uncertainty of the lockdown. Further on we discuss the systematic pressures our current political and economic systems place on our mental health. This is a long one but a truly engaging and fascinating discussion.

Michelle Traxel

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mtraxel/

Little Fast and Fresh - https://www.littleeats.ca/

Dr. Jared McCollum

Instagram - @the_acupunk (personal) @healingelementsacupuncture (work)

Websites: https://jaredmccollum.com/ (me) https://jaredmccollum.thinkific.com/ (course) https://www.healingelements.ca/(clinic, acupuncture)

Maddison is a beautiful person inside and out. Not only is she an incredible songwriter, musician and singer but she has developed a mediation practice that helps her stabilize her mood as well and helping her slide into her flow state where she lets her imagination run wild and create magic.

Maddison Krebs

Maddison's Website

Maddison on Spotify

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Maddison's Instagram

Maddison's Youtube Channel

Dr. Jared McCollum

Instagram - @the_acupunk (personal) @healingelementsacupuncture (work)

Websites: https://jaredmccollum.com/ (me) https://jaredmccollum.thinkific.com/ (course) https://www.healingelements.ca/(clinic, acupuncture)

From being apart of the 60's scoop as a child she was among the thousands of first nations children that were stolen from their parents and given up for adoption. Then growing up dealing with the racism faced by most first nations peoples while trying to find her cultural identify. She felt she had finally achieved her live dream of being a mothers to 6 fantastic kids only to have her future shaken when her husband discovered he was a transgendered woman. She helped him along his path but their marriage was not meant to survive it. No on the other side of years of trauma Star feels settled and grounded in her new path and new family.

Star Madden

Personal instagram @starmadden_

Professional Photography @starmadden_photography

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/starmaddenphotography/

Dr. Jared McCollum

Instagram - @the_acupunk (personal) @healingelementsacupuncture (work)

Websites: https://jaredmccollum.com/ (me) https://jaredmccollum.thinkific.com/ (course) https://www.healingelements.ca/(clinic, acupuncture)

Kristy is such an amazing soul. I'm certain she is a mermaid in disguise but we will never know for sure. From almost drowning at the age of 9 and then years later facing her fear when the desire to surf out-weighted her fear. Now she is the top Stand Up Paddle Board instructor in Canada and a member of Canada's National SUP Racing and Surfing team. We talk about fear, courage and finding the moment. Such a powerful discussion.

Kristy Wright Schell

Instagram - @supyogakristy (personal) @supvancouver (SUP) @justaddwateryoga (Yoga on the water)

https://www.justaddwateryoga.com/

https://www.standuppaddlevancouver.com/

Dr. Jared McCollum

Instagram - @the_acupunk (personal) @healingelementsacupuncture (work)

Websites: jaredmccollum.com (me) jaredmccollum.thinkific.com (course) healingelements.ca (clinic, acupuncture)