If you've ever tried to get fit or lose weight, you know that dieting can be difficult. But what if instead of trying a ton of different diets, you could make changes that would help you drop pounds and feel energized, all while eating delicious foods with spices that help you in your efforts to stay fit.

In today's episode, this is exactly what Nagina @masalabody discusses. Nagina Abdullah is a health coach for female professionals, physicians, and 7-figure entrepreneurs and founder of the website MasalaBody.com. She's been helping women drop pounds and get fit, even if they have tried everything. She's helped over 700 professional women successfully lose weight and create a lifestyle change. She's also been featured in Health.com, Business Insider, People.com and more.

In this episode she discusses:

- The top three spices for weight loss and health
- How she started Masala Body
- Her life growing up
- The key things she did to skyrocket her business' growth and her own health
- Mindset shifts every mom needs to know about in order to thrive and grow

Make sure to check out this episode.
Also you can find out more about Nagina's work at masalabody.com

You've probably seen her designs and illustrations at some point because they are adorable and she's been creating them for years. Laura Kelly is a licensed artist, author, designer, project maker and kindness leader.  Through her endless abundance of creativity, she shares ways to spread kindness on purpose because she believes that kindness is contagious and that the world can always use more of it. 

In this episode Laura Kelly @laurakellydesigns discusses:

- How she started making a living with her art and illustrations
- The time she stopped drawing for years and the pivotal moment in her life when she began again.
- Tips for those wanting to make a living selling their art
- Why having a purpose and a message matters when selling one's art
- How we can spread kindness each and everyday with simple acts that can uplift others.

Check out this episode to learn more. You can see more of her work at: https://meandmyinklings.com/

Dr Courtney Howard is an Emergency Physician in Yellowknife, in Canada’s subarctic, and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. She is a nationally- and globally-recognized expert on the impacts of climate change on health, and in the broader field of planetary health. 

As the first female board President of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) she has been involved in policy and advocacy-related work on active transport, plant-rich diets, integrating health impact assessments into environmental assessments, fossil fuel divestment, carbon pricing, coal phase-out, and the health impacts of hydraulic fracturing. 

Dr Howard @courtghoward has sat on the boards of Ecology North, the Canadian Medical Association, and Health in Harmony, represented CAPE on the board of the Global Climate and Health Alliance, and been the co-chair of the advocacy subcommittee of the WHO-Civil Society Working group on climate change and health, which co-led the recent call for G20 leaders to target a green #HealthyRecovery from COVID-19, an initiative which gained support from organizations representing 40 million health workers worldwide, representing two-thirds of the global total workforce. 

Dr Howard is on the steering committee of the Planetary Health Alliance and the editorial advisory board of the Lancet Planetary Health. 

In this episode she talks about:

- The impacts of climate change on human and planetary health
- Dealing with eco-anxiety and eco-grief and how to overcome them
- Why GDP is insufficient as a measure of economic success and why including metrics based on human well-being matters
- Life lessons her mom taught her
- The systems and supports she has in place to do what she does, while avoiding burnout

And much more... Definitely tune into this episode and learn more about her work at https://drcourtneyhoward.ca/

There's no doubt that couples' lives and relationships can change after having kids, depending on how they go about tending to the needs of their kids and themselves, both individually and as a couple. But how can couples thrive rather than merely survive?

In this episode, psychotherapist Allison Villa discusses ways couples can keep their connection strong, while also providing helpful tips for tuning-up their relationship during some of life's more difficult seasons. 

In this episode Allison discusses: 

- Why self-care is vital to maintaining a healthy relationship 

- The benefits of therapy, both for individuals and couples 

- Why it's crucial to have a therapist that creates a safe space and how to find one that's a fit 

- Postpartum depression and the need for support 

- Her own personal experiences tending to her mental and emotional health and how it lead her on the path to becoming a successful psychotherapist after starting out as a performer. 

- Her family's move to Mexico and the lessons it brought 

-Online programs and resources couples can access

Make sure to check this episode out. 

Also, you can get The Self-Care Toolkit Allison mentions: here. 

Most parents aren't exactly delighted about allowing their kids to eat bucket loads of candy. Also, did you know that millions of tons of pumpkins are wasted every year because of Halloween? In today's episode I share some ways you can swap out Halloween candy for something else, as well as some tips to avoid wasting your Halloween pumkins.*




*Source:  "5 things to do with your pumpkins after Halloween" by: Cheryl Santa Maria

Modern society measures success in a very specific way, but these measurements shouldn't be tied to one's worth. In this short episode I explain why our worth can't be determined by numbers and offer a different perspective on how we can acknowledge our value and that of others.

Treating and addressing mental and physical health issues isn't always easy. Visiting a bunch of different specialists doesn't always help and many treatments can suppress symptoms without actually getting to the root cause of the problem. 

In today's interview, Dr. Roseann Cappana-Hodge, a psychologist, Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Certified Neurofeedback Provider, talks about how certain mental, behavioural and autoimmune conditions can be addressed and even healed through the use of Neurofeedback. 

Dr. Roseann is a mental health trailblazer and the founder of The Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health and Dr. Roseann & Associates. FORBES magazine has called her, “A thought leader in children’s mental health." Her work has helped thousands reverse and address the most challenging conditions, such as ADHD, anxiety, mood disorders, autism, learning disabilities, Lyme disease, and PANS/PANDAS using proven holistic therapies such as neurofeedback, biofeedback, and psychotherapy. She is the author of the first ever book on teletherapy activities for child and adolescent therapists: “Teletherapy Toolkit™.” She’s also written the "It’s Gonna be OK!™" book and has created "The Get Unstuck Program™", which are resources for parents to reverse their child’s symptoms. She is often featured on dozens of media outlets such as: Fox, CBS, NBC, FORBES, PARENTS, and the New York Times.

You can find out more about her and her work at: https://drroseann.com/

Perfectionism, comparison and the fear of not being good enough can often hold us back from experiencing the beauty life has to offer.

It can often make people think that they aren't beautiful, lovable and worthy as they are. That if they just make more, do more and are everything they strive to be (or that others expect them to be), that then they'll reach a state of happiness later.

But the thing is, learning to release negative self-talk and self doubt in the present matters. Being present to both the joy, pain, messiness and beauty that exists in life and ourselves, allows us to realize that they can co-exist. It's okay for us to feel our emotions, address them and move forward, while stepping into our purpose.

Today's guest is Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui, creator of A Life In Progress @a_life_in_progress and founder of The Brave & Beautiful Community. In this heartfelt conversation she talks about what it means to be both present to beauty and pain, how to silence negative self-talk and the journey to truly loving and caring for oneself.

Prior to starting A Life In Progress she home schooled her children for 15 years and now works as a writer and Joyful Living Educator at alifeinprogress.ca. She helps messy humans like herself quiet the noise of comparison, perfectionism, and fear and show up fully to their imperfect and beautiful lives in every season.

So make sure to tune in.

After listening to this episode, you might also want to check out:

Queen of Raw: How This Mom Is Saving The Planet & The Fashion Industry

The Power Of Living On Purpose Even In The Face Of Difficulty - An Interview With Jovian Zayne

From Debt to Retiring at 32 & the One Dollar Rule - An Interview with Jillian Johnsrud

There's a stigma surrounding grief in modern society. Many of us don't always know what to do or say when a friend or loved one is experiencing it. Also, when we personally experience it, we aren't always encouraged to express the rawness of our emotions, whatever they may be. 

Today's guest is Leslie Barber, founder of Grief Warrior. Through her own personal experience with grief, she's been able to help others in theirs. She also helps people better support someone who is experiencing it. 

In this episode she addresses ways we can better support others through the grief process, while also understanding our own experiences. 

You can find out more about her work here: https://www.agriefwarrior.com/

Ever feel totally stressed keeping track of everything you have to do? Wish you were better equipped with support to overcome the sleep deprivation that came with becoming a new mom? The old saying goes: "It takes a village to raise a child." Yet, how many moms have the support of their communities when raising their kids?

Today's guest, Julia Jones, addresses these issues and more.

Julia is a postnatal doula trainer with over 1000 students in over 30 different countries around the world.  

She’s a graduate of The Neuroscience Academy in Brain Science and Wellness. But she's also really fascinated by traditional medicine and culture.

It's through merging those two realms that she's created a unique way of working that takes new moms beyond feeling overwhelmed and exhausted and delivers peace and joy in the transition to motherhood.

She is the bestselling author of two books Newborn Mothers and Nourishing Newborn Mothers.

In today's interview she discusses:

- The changes that occur in womens' brains when they become mothers.
- The crucial need for postpartum care and it's tremendous value
- How various cultures around the world care for new mothers and what we can learn from them.
- The need for every mother to have a village to support her
- The support and systems she has in place that allows her to do the work she does supporting other mothers and postpartum professionals.
- Why women's voices need to be heard and professions that care for mothers need to be highly valued.

And more...

You can learn more about her work at: https://newbornmothers.com/


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Innovation and Motherhood - The Story of Milk Stork with Kate Torgersen

From Debt to Retiring at 32 & the One Dollar Rule - An Interview with Jillian Johnsrud

The Fifth Vital Sign, Overcoming Period Pain & the One Sign to NEVER Ignore - Lisa Hendrickson-Jack