On this episode of When Harry Met Daphne  we interview Lunaria (Luna) Gaia - an accomplished best selling author, podcast host, certified life coach and NLP practitioner, speaker and influencer who inspires others to see their greatness; to embrace all of who they are and begin to truly love themselves, inside and out.
 
Luna became a life coach, watched, listened and learnt from the experts in mindset. Changing her appearance didn’t bring her any closer to self-love but changing her thinking did.

 From self-harm & bulimia to body love and self-acceptance. Luna knows self esteem, confidence & body image and can show you how to find it for yourself.

Connect with Lunaria Gaia:   Website   |   Youtube   |   Tik Tok   |   Facebook   |   Instagram    

On this episode of When Harry Met Daphne  we interview Alan Lazaros - CEO, Founder & Co-Host of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Podcast with more than 950 episodes and 500,000+ listens in over 125 countries.  With the powerful combination of a B.S. in Computer Engineering & an MBA, Alan is a Professional Speaker & Business Coach / Consultant specializing in helping businesses maximize their growth, impact & profitability online. 

He  believes in a heart-driven, NO BS approach to inspiring, motivating & educating others on what it REALLY takes to get to the next level.  His primary areas of expertise are Business, Peak Performance, Productivity, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Team Development, Mindset, Habits, Identity & Holistic Self-Improvement.

Connect with Alan Lazaros:  Instagram   |   Linkedin   |   Facebook   |  Next Level University

On this episode of When Harry Met Daphne  we interview Corianne (Cori) Holmes, an enthusiastic American expat entrepreneur and author living in Dunedin, New Zealand.  Passionate about tiny homes and the FIRE movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early)  she decided to throw caution to the wind and relocate to New Zealand with her significant other in 2014 and use their life savings (20K) to build their very own tiny home.  Five years of living in the tiny home allowed them to build a larger home, mortgage free, and quit their jobs to run multiple businesses together.  She shares her story, lessons learned and what's next in life's big adventure.

Connect with Cori Holmes:  Website   |   Amazon   |   Youtube  

On this episode of When Harry Met Daphne we interviewed Nami Jagtiani.  After working as a corporate executive for years, Nami felt disconnected from her true purpose in life.  In 2020, she embarked on a journey of self-discovery and discovered generational trauma that needed healing, and darkness that needed to be filled with light.  While on that path, she also discovered her true purpose: to boldly tell her story and give others the courage to live a life of authenticity.

As a speaker, Nami boldly shares the life truths she has learned over the years.  She talks about her challenges as a South Asian, first generation woman and how she discovered what pulled her up from rock bottom – the power of her mind.  She hopes by sharing her journey, people will be encouraged to connect with their own light sources, identify their unique gifts, tell their own truth and live an authentic life. 

It is Nami’s vision to establish the third quotient in the world: MQ – the mastery of your mind.  As CEO and Founder of The Mind Quotient™, Nami is partnering with other activists around the globe to teach others how to achieve a high MQ.  Nami says: “With a high MQ, you can get through the tough times in your life faster and smarter because you know yourself and know what you need. To get out, you must first go in.”

Connect with Nami Jagtiani:  Website   |   Instagram  |   Facebook  

On this episode of When Harry Met Daphne we interviewed Dr. Hiteshini (Hitu) Jugessur, a rare combination of committed scientist, social activist, teacher of yoga & meditation, and President of Art of Living Canada. Early on in her profession she chose to abandon comfort and prestige to dedicate herself to humanitarian service with an aim of bringing comfort, solace and healing to those in need.  With her Ph.D. in Surgical Research from McGill University and a keen interest in meditation & yoga, she pursued an interest in alternative forms of healing.  Dr. Jugessur was particularly drawn to the powerful techniques offered by the Art of Living. She has since become an acclaimed international teacher for the Art of Living Foundation.

Dr. Jugessur brings over 20 years of experience with meditation/yoga/mindfulness programs and has taught global leaders, government officials, veterans, healthcare professionals & more. She brings her strong yet calm presence to aid with peace-building & conflict resolution in war zones. Her passion as a yogi is palpable in her classes & her commitment to serving the world is an inspiration to those who connect with her.

Connect with Dr. Hiteshini (Hitu) Jugessur:  YouTude   |   Instagram  |   Facebook  

On this episode of When Harry Met Daphne we interviewed Megan McLaren, founder of Megan McLaren Coaching.   With a degree in Social Work, and over 8 years experience in community and clinical settings working with people of various backgrounds, Megan aims to help you create a life that you love by providing a thought-based approach to relationship, life and career coaching.   If you are feeling overwhelmed by life’s demands, her services aim to introduce clarity and self-motivation while teaching techniques to better manage the emotional stress of everyday life.

Connect with Megan McLaren:  Website   |   Instagram  |   Facebook

On this episode of When Harry Met Daphne we interviewed Frida Soerensen,  founder of the online mindfulness coaching program Transcend Beyond Stress & Thrive, as well as yoga and meditation enthusiast.  She is a Mindfulness Coach for female entrepreneurs, founders, and leaders and is passionate about supporting and helping women transform their hectic lifestyle into one where they are empowered to grow their ventures, whilst thriving in all other areas of life. 

Connect with Frida Soerensen:  Website   |   Instagram  |   Facebook  

How do you put down boundaries?

"It's a process, I would say.   I teach it in the framework of mindfulness, so it's about feeling into your body.  I teach my clients to learn to decipher what their emotions are telling them.  For example, if you're feeling a lot of anger, and you are reactive with anger and frustration, then a lot of the times that's a sign that your boundaries have been crossed. You have said 'Yes' too many times, or you've taken on a project that you shouldn't have.  You want to be able to then sit with that anger.  You want to be able to create a pause through the mindfulness, where you're feeling it in your body, and just allowing it to to be heard.  And then with some techniques, like breathing, you want to come to a point where you can reflect on what that anger really means.  Rather than lashing out at staff members, for example, I know I need to sit down and have a conversation and say 'I can't do this for you at this moment?' "

On this episode of When Harry Met Daphne we interviewed Dr. Catherine Uram. She is a conventional physician who realized that healing comes with awakening to your calling in life. She has an interesting philosophy to healing.

Connect with Dr. Uram:  Website   |   Instagram  |   Facebook   

Dr. Uram describes healing in her own specific way. 

"So what we know is that healing is not a cognitive process, right? So if we knew what was going to heal us what was going to make us feel better, we'd already feel better. 

Healing has got to come from somewhere deeper inside of us. Healing has got to come from beyond the rational thinking mind. And so when that comes up, we can feel it. We can embody it and we can enact it.

 And what that is, is its essence coming in line with our body and our minds and we can have that inner physical reality. This may sound very esoteric as I'm talking about it, but I've seen this work and people's physical healing, mental and emotional healing, and people just coming to terms with their sense of purpose in life. 

We could also delve into scientific studies and clinical cases to bolster this as well"

On this episode of When Harry Met Daphne we interview Ann Hince. Anne had a difficult childhood with a lot of trauma that she repressed until she got to adulthood. After becoming a mom of two boys, one day she got into an altercation with one of the mothers at her son's school and it changed her life. This was the impetus for her to deal with her trauma. She is now able to expand her awareness.

Connect with Anne:  Website   |   Facebook

Ann explains her release work like this: 

"That's the level of awareness. And throughout the whole process, my awareness expanded, so yes, I just call it generally my release work.

 But it started at this level, which is like the level of the emotions or the words. So yeah, I went home and and realized that it seemed like it was a good technique. But you know, as a software engineer, I have that kind of mind, I wanted to know that it wasn't just a fluke, that it actually worked. 

So then I worked it out, I had a cat, I had a 17 year old cat that we were told me to daily, say nine shots. And the first time I gave him a shot, my hand was just shaking so ridiculously much. I wasn't going to be able to do it every day. So I thought, Well, this was a good test case. So I actually tapped I use this technique EFT about my fear of hurting my cat about my handshaking about my memories around injections. And the next day, when I gave him a shot, my, the needle just slid right in my hand didn't shake at all. So it was just such a crazy shift, that I knew this technique was really powerful, deceptively so really. 

And so that's when I started working with it every day. So I would notice when I was emotional during the day, and then I would tap in. But I wanted more than that. So I wrote down every emotional memory I could think of for my life. And I tap through one each night for about an hour to an hour and a half each night. And I found my mind becoming quiets. And it was so nice."

On this episode of When Harry Met Daphne we interviewed Jennifer Peavey.  Her career started as an engineer, then industrial design, then an innovator. She created a process to use the moon cycle as a way to reflect and create. 

Connect with Jennifer:   Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram  

When asked, "what does reflection mean to you?

" A broad definition is that idea of slowing down and listening.

And so for me my structure, I actually created a time, and the twist that I did was actually look at nature and say 'How does nature put reflection and action together?'

My specific metaphor was I looked at the moon phases and said as we have a the darkness of the moon with the new moon I would spend more time reflecting. Then as we get into the full moon as it would grow with light I would have more and more action, and then reverse back. So I allowed myself to have this cycle. I really was just using the moon as a timepiece on saying, this is when I'm going to do these things, because I can get distracted, I can end up in one place.

And that's particularly the engineer side of me, or sometimes the creative side of me. I'll get really excited about something. And I'll just keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going. And not really stop and think, 'Is this where I want to be? Is this what I want to do?'

 And so for me, reflection was spending a moment and listening, I might ask myself questions. Originally, it was just trying to reconnect with my feelings. And part of that was the physical sensations of, 
'Do I like the options before me? 
Are these things that I want to engage with?' 

And if there were some that were not okay, well, which ones do why? And then I would ask my staff the questions of why. And it would help me know what actions I should move forward with it would bring me joy."