Women Inspired

Sophia Sayigh and Milva McDonald are long time homeschooling/unschooling mothers who co-authored a book of fiction featuring a community of families who have opted out of school. In this episode of Women Inspired, you'll get answers to some of the questions people have about what a day in the life is like and what creating a book together entails with recommendations for both unschooling and publishing a book.

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Hair coloring meets art. The hair styling business has arrived at a new level of recognition, self-care, and expression. Listen to my guest, Jamie Cholaki, on Women Inspired TV describe the opportunities available for those interested in the business with her personal tips and advice for both stylists and customers.

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Our lives are largely based on speech and communication, but so many of us have less than positive relationships with our voice. Either we hold ourselves back from speaking, or we strain it from overuse. My guest on Women Inspired, Gina Razon, is a speaker, singer and voice and speech specialist. She shares her stories and mission on the connection between our sense of well-being and our voices as well as sings us some raw Edith Piaf.

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People usually go for small and specific changes to try and chase happiness, but they aren't always what will bring about true, meaningful, and lasting happiness. My latest guest on Women Inspired, Melanie Downey, first discovered the secret to happiness when she was a part-time grad student and full-time stay-at-home mom. She explains that knowing what you stand for and committing to it will increase your confidence and sense of self-worth.

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Where do you turn when you feel stuck in some area of life and have tried everything? My guest on Women Inspired, Leila Laura, describes how her work as an intuitive guide and healer supports people to achieve their dreams. She, herself struggled with anxiety, depression, and health issues bouncing from psychiatrists and doctors since age 6. Several years ago, she discovered her gifts that turned her life around as well as well as those of her clients.

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Kathy never spoke about or even acknowledged her lifetime of abuse and trauma until she couldn't function anymore. She was a nurse for 13 years when she had a nervous breakdown. That changed everything. After being homeless for a week, she picked herself up to get help.

She went to Women Building Futures and drives the biggest truck in the world up in the Northern Alberta Oil Sands. Kathy went on to author the book: DREAM BIG! Overcoming a Lifetime of Trauma & Abuse That Led to Dreams of Success!

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Karen Lock Kolp lost the ability to move her arms and hands for a time. Not able to cook or do laundry, she found something she could do. Talk. And that's how the "We Turned Out Okay" podcast came into being. Listen in on this episode of Women Inspired TV, to Karen's ninja techniques for Positive Parenting from her podcast, parenting community forum and her new book.

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Zak has assisted individuals from all walks of life in living the life they desire and let go of the past. Zak is 20 years cancer free and has had her fair share of battles with mental illness (depression and anxiety). Once she recognized what she was experiencing, she was able to shed light in the darkest of places and on the path she is currently walking on, teaching souls techniques and modalities of what to do to get out of the dark and start walking on the path of self-love.

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We often have physical symptoms that nothing seems to take care of, or a sense of being out of balance. Aileen Dashurova describes how she uses her inner resources to help people lovingly undo the blocks and melt back into their sense of wholeness. She teaches about standing into your own power and taking leadership.

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At age 23, and with 3 small children in tow, Anita was diagnosed with breast cancer and given a year to live. She speaks about faith, attitude, courage and persistence as she describes the challenges she has faced and overcome and helps others to do the same. Check out her book "Wrapped in Pink".

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