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Guest: Mary Janet MacDonald-- Mary Janet McDonald rose to popularity in 2020 when she started a Facebook live in her kitchen while she baked. It became a weekly show to keep people company in lockdown. She has grown in popularity and success and is now author of two cookbooks called Tunes and Wooden Spoons: Recipes from a Cape Breton kitchen and Tunes and Wooden Spoons: Love without Measure is such a wonderfully humble and authentic person. It's no wonder she is a success. She connects easily with people. A terrific storyteller. She oozes warmth and authenticity. -- Connect with Tunes and Wooden Spoons: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TunesAndWoodenSpoons INSTAGRAM: @tunesandwoodenspoons YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TunesandWoodenSpoons -- Bio of Mary Janet MacDonald: I'm Mary Janet MacDonald.  Born and raised in Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.  I was raised by my grandaunt after my mother passed away at 37 from cervical cancer - my father kept the 3 oldest children as they were in school and the two youngest - stayed in the same community of Mabou - but because we were pre-schoolers (I was 3 and my brother 2), our father couldn't afford care in those days - so we ended up staying at those homes while still in school.  I believe this shaped me into who I am today.   In that home, I was exposed to so much music and laughter - steeped in the Gaelic traditions (like story telling, stepdancing, but sadly not the language although I do understand some of it).  One of my "sisters" in that family is Minnie MacMaster (Natalie MacMaster's Mom).  We chat every day.  She was the one who taught me stepdancing and we danced our first concert together in Mabou when I was 4 years old.  I taught stepdancing for more than 30 years and travelled around the world teaching this Cape Breton tradition. I am a mother to 7 children and a grandmother to 12.  My husband Cecil and I will be married 52 years this fall.  We live in Port Hood, Cape Breton since we married.  Because of the pandemic, I began the cooking show as a one-off but finding the need out there that people needed 'company' - at least once a week - I decided to keep on going and did this for the past 3 years.  Since January 2023 - I've reduced the shows to once a month (or maybe 2) just to keep it going.  It's grown to quite a few followers.

Guest: Fawn Last, Aromatherapist -- Fawn Last is my guest today. Her passion for nature has led her down many paths… biology, geology, plant based chef. Today we talk about her love of aromatherapy and the power of plants. As a trauma survivor, Fawn wants to help others who have suffered from trauma too. Today you will walk away with a better understanding of how you can use aromatherapy in your life. Fawn shares what you need to know about aromatherapy, she clears up misconceptions and she also shares her experience of using aromatherapy to help her trauma.   - Did you know that aromatherapy can be a part of your healing journey? Today I speak with Fawn Last, aromatherapist. She has a passion for helping those suffering trauma. As trauma survivor, aromatherapy has helped her tremendously. - We chat about:  - ✔️ how plants are our allies ✔️ connection between smell and memory ✔️ overcoming trauma using aromatherapy ✔️ how aromatherapy is connected to her soul’s purpose. ✔️misconceptions -- CONNECT with Fawn Last: -- Email: [email protected] FACEBOOK: @lastdropessentials INSTAGRAM: @last_drop_essentials Website: www.last drop essentials.com

Guest: Dr. Jody Carrington, Psychologist -- Today renowned psychologist Dr. Jody Carrington is my guest. She has recently authored Feeling Seen: Reconnecting in a disconnected world. We talk about how did we get here? How did we get so diconnected? We also chat about the road back to each other and what needs to happen when we lose our way again. -- We also chat about:  -- ✔️ how empathy is spiritual - ✔️ why burnout is such a big issue - ✔️ why we are so emotionally exhausted - ✔️ what it means to do the work - ✔️ suffering by comparison -- Dr. Jody Carrington is a renowned psychologist sought after for her expertise, energy and approach to helping people solve their most complex human-centred challenges.  Jody focuses much of her work around reconnection – the key to healthy relationships and productive teams. As a bestselling author, speaker, and leader of Carrington & Company, Jody uses humour, and all she has learned in her twenty-year career as a psychologist to empower everyone she connects with. In her latest book, Feeling Seen, she dives into what it takes to reconnect a disconnected world. Jody’s message is as simple as it is complex: we are wired to do the hard things, but we were never meant to do any of this alone. -- Connect with Dr. Jody Carrington -- FACEBOOK:  https://www.facebook.com/drjodycarrington - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/drjodycarrington/?hl=en - TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DrJCarrington?s=20&t=6-oqtPKGW3zZnKeT0eI6Hg - LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jody-carrington/?originalSubdomain=ca

Guest: Marilyn Chapman, Animal Communicator Marilyn Chapman has a passion for helping people begin and move through all phases of their healing journeys. She is a Reiki Master/ Teacher. Marilyn has a deep love and compassion for animals and today she chats with me about her role as an Animal Communicator. Yes! Marilyn can communicate with your animals living or dead. It is such an interesting conversation as she shares how she communicates with them, their role in our lives, messages, how they pick up our energy and she shares some interesting stories too.  -- About Marilyn Chapman: -- Marilyn Chapman has a passion for helping people begin and move through all phases of their healing journeys. Her gentle approach enables her clients to discover the empowering potential of self-care. Understanding that self-care and healing are a life-long process, Marilyn excels in comforting anxieties and fears while encouraging clients to find the strength that comes from standing in vulnerability for personal growth. She began her own education and training in health care more than 3 decades ago, specializing in Reiki since 2006. She has completed a variety of additional training in several modalities including Integrated Energy Therapy, CCMBA/CCSMC and Bach Flower Essences. She is a Reiki Master/Teacher. Marilyn has a deep love and compassion for animals and has worked with animals as an Animal Communicator for many years, starting in 2006. She has clients across Canada and has worked with animals in France and Australia. To be able to connect and pass on messages from their pets to the owners, and help create an even deeper bond through these messages is truly the most heartwarming experience. -- Connect with Marilyn Chapman via email: [email protected]

Tired of trying to keep it all together? Tired of trying to be perfect? It is absolutely exhausting, isn't? I call myself a recovering perfectionist. So I know what you are going through. Perfectionism is sneaky. It can masquerade as excellence. But there is a very distinct difference. As I I have taken my own personal development journey & spiritual journey, my joy has increased immensely. The joy rises when you walk away from perfectionism. There are lots of other great benefits too which I cover in this episode. - I talk about: - the difference between perfectionism and excellence and how I have dealt with it. - The problem with perfectionism - The benefits of choosing excellence - Examples of how we might view a situation then I reframe it through the lens of excellence. - The damage that perfectionism causes in the workplace.

We recently lost our sweet dog Ozzie. If are a pet lover, you know that pain. We have come into this life to learn. There are many avenues that provide that opportunity. Our furry friends are no exception. What great teachers there are. There is a purpose in our pets. In this episode, I go into detail about the 10 lessons that pets teach us. I'm sure you can relate if you are a pet lover. -- Connect with Dana Lloyd: www.danalloydleadership.com

Guest: Melissa Vanden Heuval - Have you struggled in health? Have you felt frustrated Because the medical system can’t help you with your symptoms? Melissa Vanden Heuvel knows the feeling all too well. Today she shares her authentic journey to finding optimal health after suffering terrible cystic acne that no one could help her with. She found herself on the path of becoming a functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner and  certified holistic health coach. Today we talk about her journey and what she has learned about what it means to truly heal. It’s time to say “hell yeah” to taking responsibility for your life and health. -- Connect with Melissa Vanden Heuval -- Website: https://www.melandanth.com/ - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/melandanth/ - ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/melandanth/?ref=bookmarks - ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@melandanth

Guest: Anthony Curwen -- Today we are talking about sound healing. Sound healing therapy has been practised in many cultures for thousands of years. It has become increasingly popular in Western society as more and more people are recognizing and experiencing the benefits it has. Today Anthony Curwen, a sound healing therapist, is my guest. He shares about the power of sound healing, its benefits and How sound therapy fits into your healing. -- Connect with Anthony Curwen: -- Website: https://www.melandanth.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/melandanth/ https://www.facebook.com/melandanth/?ref=bookmarks https://www.tiktok.com/@melandanth

Who doesn't want to have a good day? But if you struggle to have a good day, you now have a toolkit in this episode on how to SHIFT out of that space, you now have a tool kit in this episode on how to SHIFT out of that space into having a REALLY good day. A lot of really good days makes for a really good life. Listen as Dana Lloyd, leadership coach, takes you through her toolkit of seven great ideas to have a really good day.  --  1.  Choose a different perspective.  .  2. What's working well? . 3. Curiosity . 4.  Gratitude  .  5.  Connect with Nature . 6.  Do what you love.  . 7.  Connect with people that influence you positively. .  Connect with Dana: https://www.danalloydleadership.com . Get inspiration in your inbox weekly: https://www.danalloydleadership.com/contact

Guest: Amanda Hanson - Struggling with body image? Tired of systems and the outside world telling you how you should feel about your body?Style Coach, Amanda Hanson sheds light on her business and what she does to support her clients. Hee passion is for all people to accept and embrace who they are and to use that to express themselves. She reminds us that there are no rules when it comes to dressing your body. You get to make the rules. As Amanda says, you don’t have to dress to hide your body. You can dress to support your body and to treat your body with kindness like wearing clothes that fit you. Amanda asks us to challenge the systems that try to make us feel badly about ourselves. She wants you to be open to how you feel about yourself. -- We also chat about: - ✔️ 95% of her clients have struggled with body image. - ✔️ ageism - ✔️ questioning things more - ✔️ how we can contribute to changing system and old ways of thinking. - CONNECT with Amanda Hanson: - WEBSITE: simplystylish.ca - FACEBOOK: @simplystylishinc - INSTAGRAM: s@imply stylish.ca - About Amanda Hanson: Amanda Hanson (she/her) is a mom of two that always has a “healthy” stock of bacon and coffee in her kitchen. She might also have a slight addiction to red lipstick. She uses her degree in Psychology, Masters in Education and certification in Feminist Coaching Theory to break down patriarchal norms in order to have awareness of barriers, such as misogyny, the patriarchy, ableism, diet culture & anti-fat bias, in order to embrace & express yourself confidently in your clothes. Amanda uses her passion and experience to teach others how to radically love and accept who they are, all just by discovering and expressing their personal style. Over the past 5 years as a Style Coach, Amanda has helped 100’s of folks to build an intentional and sustainable wardrobe that supports how they want to feel, that fits the current body they are in and that supports all aspects of their life. She helps you to feel more confident in your own skin and in how you want to show up in the world.  You can find her many free tips and videos on Instagram at @simplystylish.ca and FB: @simplystylishinc

Guest: Ashley Brezezicki - Do you think about death? Ashley Brezezicki is a DEATH DOULA. Today we have a warm and uplifting conversation around the very meaningful work she does to help people around the end of life. - We chat about: - ✔️ role of a death doula ✔️ why hire a death doula ✔️ look at death as sacred as birth ✔️ near death visioning and end of life processing ✔️ hearing is the last sense to go before dying ✔️ preparing for end of life - CONNECT with Ashley Brezezicki: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ash.rmt.deathdoula/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleybrzezicki - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleybrzezicki

Guest: Sam McClenaghan -- About the Show: -- Say YES to life! You will be inspired to say yes to life after listening to my conversation with Sam McLenaghan. In 2020 she decided to start saying yes to life (despite a pandemic). Before 2020, She had a lot of her anxiety about doing things in life because of her weight, she says. In 2019, she finally had the weight loss surgery she was waiting for. And she started putting herself first. . Today we chat about her journey of YES. So inspiring! . In 2021, she decided she would turn her year of yes into a life of yes. She says 2021 was the worst year of her life, but she shares how her philosophy of saying yes got her through it. . There are so many encouraging nuggets in this episode. It is a must listen. . We chat about: ✔️ how her year of yes turned into a life of yes ✔️ a quality life over a quantity life ✔️ finding your joy and finding what works for you ✔️ pushing yourself outside your comfort zone. ✔️ putting yourself first -- Connect with Dana Lloyd: https://www.danalloydleadership.com/