Bruce R Ross is a successful executive, husband, father, neighbour, friend and now author, who has lived a thriving life despite dealing with depression for the past 45 years.

Bruce joins me as a guest and shares some of the highlights of his new book and some of the tactics and strategies he has used and continues to use to battle his depression.

Ross’ story is a powerful one. Not many people are brave enough to share their mental health trials with close friends, let alone write a book about it and share it with the world.

Join me for this in-depth and honest conversation about mental health and one man’s work to be a little bit better every day.

Join Laura Stratton as she reads a sleepy time meditation to help ease you off into night, night time.

This is shared from her Chaos To Calm Retreats for women. 

Get comfy and see where this takes you...

How are you? How are you doing?

In this episode of the Oil Dudes Podcast I share with you my answer to this question that we each pose to one another countless times a day. 

My answer? I say "I'm living the dream". You'll have to listen to find out why.

To tell me how you answer this question check me out on Twitter and Instagram @strattosphere76.

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I have recorded an essay I wrote when I received my Second Degree Black Belt. In it, I share how martial arts have been a major part of my mental health recovery over the past couple of years. I highly recommend giving it a try.

New year and new name for the Podcast. The Oil Dudes Podcast is now Project Sheepdog. And my first guest is an old friend Darren Long of Delta Harbour Assets. 

Have you ever been interested in owning physical gold and silver? I have and luckily I've had the opportunity to sit down with an expert in the field, Darren Long. Darren and I are old high school buddies who re-connected and he shared with me some of the pros and cons of owning precious metals. This turned into a much longer conversation that we originally planned, but did I ever get some great info out of it. 

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Welcome to part 2 of Quarantine Home Schooling tips and strategies for parents. Are you trying to work, run a business and home school your kids through the covid-19 quarantine? Are you looking for strategies to be better at it? Or is it stressing you and the kids out? In this episode I interview teachers Sarah Donaldson and Ryan Persaud. They have been guests before and share lots of great tips and strategies here to help you parents get through all this. They are also learning how to homeschool their own 2 kids through this as well.

This can be a great opportunity for you and your kids to be closer and to learn a few things together. Just remember to take a deep breath once in a while and try to find the positives in this and don’t focus on all struggles or troubles going on. There are some silver linings in this  quarantine, we just have to find them.

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Welcome to part 1 of Quarantine Home Schooling tips and strategies for parents. Are you trying to work, run a business and home school your kids through the covid-19 quarantine? Are you looking for strategies to be better at it? Or is it stressing you and the kids out? In this episode I interview primary school teacher Shannon Trevors and she shares what she is doing to teach her own kids and to continue to teach her class virtually. Lots of great tips and strategies here to help you parents get through all this.

This can be a great opportunity for you and your kids to be closer and to learn a few things together. Just remember to take a deep breath once in a while and try to find the positives in this and don’t focus on all struggles or troubles going on. There are some lessons that this quarantine can teach us, we just have to find them.

“Find your joy. Nobody's learning if they are crying.” – Shannon Trevors

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Gurdeep Ahluwalia is the host of Canada’s most watched regional morning show on CP24. He has been the host since 2016 and prior to that he was the on TSN on SportsCentre. What impresses me the most about Gurdeep is he is the type of person who goes out and makes things happen for himself. Even when he was unsuccessful or got turned down for an opportunity he continued to hustle and not let that bring him down.

He likes to say that he “reads the tea leaves” and has jumped into different positions in the Toronto media landscape. He’s reinvented himself a couple of times, from print to lifestyle to sports and then to being the news anchor on CP24.

Gurdeep is open and honest and gives a behind the scenes look into what happens on a morning show. We also a touch a little bit on how he deals with his mental health

Ron Burgundy, he is not. Well maybe a little bit.

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@gurdeepa

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@GurdeepA

And watch him every morning from 5am to 9am on CP24

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Brian Stemmle is a Canadian 4 time Olympic Alpine skier. He was a member of the Canadian Ski Team from 1984-1999. He’s also a broadcaster on CBC and Sportsnet covering downhill skiing.

In 1989, Brian had one of the most spectacular crashed in professional skiing history at Kitzbuhel Austria. When it was over he had a shattered pelvis and serious internal injuries. Most people would be thankful to be able to walk again after such a crash. But Brian came back and skied at 3 more Olympic games.

I wanted to talk to Brian because I wanted to dig into what motivated him to get back to the top of the skiing world after almost losing his life to it. Not just back to skiing, but to skiing at the highest level of the sport.

Here’s the video of the crash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSIb65xHEhQ

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@brianstemmle

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A little disclaimer for the legal side of things. First and foremost, we are not doctors or medical practitioners. Always consult with medical professionals before starting any kind of treatment.

The information contained in this podcast is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  The information represents what I and guests on the Oil Dudes Podcast, have chosen to do to take charge of our own personal health and that of our families.  Statements on this podcast have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration or Health Canada. Products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition, consult your physician before using these products.  

Information provided in this podcast is meant for educational and informational purposes only, and to motivate you to make your own health care and dietary decisions based upon your own research and in partnership with your health care provider. It should not be relied upon to determine dietary changes, a medical diagnosis or courses of treatment.

For information on Young Living Products go to the Oil Girls webpage or send them an email at

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This is a special episode dedicated to all the amazing first responders out there that are doing their best to keep us all safe. As I shared in a previous episode I have been diagnosed with PTSD and am working at recovering from it. I’ve been learning a lot about it and how to deal with it in a positive way. I’ve come up 7 tips that can help you. And you don’t have to be a first responder to benefit from them.

Stephanie Rourke Jackson is a personal coach who has been on the show before. She joins me to give her two cents as a coach and why she thinks that these tips are important to add into your life. These are very simple tips that anyone can use to improve their mental well being.

If you are in crisis, please reach out and get some help. Even if it’s just talking to a friend. This life is worth living. I know that some days are harder than others, but don’t give up on it. I'm still working my own demons out, but I feel I'm on the road to recovery. You can too.

If you want to read my article on Linkedin just click here

You can follow Stephanie on Instagram

@beacon_coachingca

And you can contact her on the intrerwebs @

beaconcoaching.ca

If you want more information on the Oil Dudes, you can check us out on the web at

theoilgirlscanada.ca/the-oil-dude

or on Facebook

@theoildudespodcast 

and Instagram

@the_oil_dudes

and Twitter

@strattosphere76

A little disclaimer for the legal side of things. First and foremost, we are not doctors or medical practitioners. Always consult with medical professionals before starting any kind of treatment.

The information contained in this podcast is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.  The information represents what I and guests on the Oil Dudes Podcast, have chosen to do to take charge of our own personal health and that of our families.  Statements on this podcast have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration or Health Canada. Products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition, consult your physician before using these products.

Information provided in this podcast is meant for educational and informational purposes only, and to motivate you to make your own health care and dietary decisions based upon your own research and in partnership with your health care provider. It should not be relied upon to determine dietary changes, a medical diagnosis or courses of treatment.

Thanks for listening