Soul Charge: Recent Episodes
Michell Barker
Michell Barker, author of 'You Are Not the Only One' and life speaker, has found joy in empowering women for the past eighteen years. She has found self-love through the difficult and rewarding work of inner healing and personal growth. Join her in moving through this new chapter of her journey where she will have conversations delving into what helps us move beyond our past traumatic experiences into places where we are not merely surviving but thriving.
Live the life you want.
Julie Cryns opens up about her own personal grief and how she helped her children when they lost their father. She also sheds light on different aspects of the grieving process and how we can navigate through it with more empathy.
Lydia Panart came into alignment in her life with her art and her kids. As a well respected artist, she shares her journey about immigrating to Canada, starting her business as a single mom and never looking back.
Carole Sandy talks about trauma and opens up about her own pain that she had to heal. How her journey to opening her own practice was realised during the pandemic.
Dianne discusses her journey and the hard decisions that she had to make along the way. From the banking industry to becoming a published author to now owning her own media company, she shows people that your journey does not have to be smooth in order for it to be successful.
Franca Navarra answers alot of questions as it pertains to yoga and her journey in becoming a healer. She wears many hats, the most important to her being a mom and partner.
Roger Caesar is a second generation business owner, award winning speaker and a dedicated member of his family. In this episode he speaks about his journey as a public speaker and about how his relationship with his father went from rebellion to complete respect.
Teresa Greco brings fresh new insights about happiness that she learned through her own personal journey that you don't want to miss. As a Happiness Coach, Author, Radio Show Host and Healer she provides valuable insight on what true happiness and what you can do to access it more in your daily life. She's an expert on helping people be their true authentic self and achieving their own personal happiness and fulfillment.
Psychotherapist Alethia, speaks about her journey in becoming a therapist and different aspects of sexual abuse. If you're a sexual abuse survivor or parent, I highly suggest you listening to this podcast. This was the best conversation I've had on the topic of sexual abuse.
Dr Eboni opens up about motherhood, her sorority and how she navigated her career up to this point in her life. The lessons she has learned, from everything she has been through, are universal for all women.
Arica Miller opens up on how to be successful in the real estate market, how she navigates her business with her soulmate and what she did to manifest him.
Renée Lindo is a Personal stylist based in Toronto, Canada serving clients globally. With her
keen sense of style and corporate sales background, she is perfectly positioned to guide
professional women on their style journey, so that they can show up as the best version of
themselves.
After climbing to the top of that Corporate mountain, Renée realized she was on the wrong
mountain. Her desire to play bigger and contribute more to the world continued to pull at her
until she decided to bet on herself and pursue her passion of fashion and style.
Renée helps her clients save time and increase confidence by creating polished and functional
wardrobes so that they can attract career-building opportunities. When women look good they
feel great, and this gives them the confidence to put their hands up for more.
Her company
Let’s Get Dressed Now is a personal styling solution and clothing boutique, meeting women
wherever they are on their style journey.
Renée has worked on magazines, red carpet styling and fashion shows. However she gets the
most joy leading her 1:1 clients on their personal style transformations. She accomplishes this
by working closely with her clients to craft a clear, confident and consistent Style Story.
The unique story they want to tell through their style. When this is successful it’s a
game-changer.
Renée is passionate about helping women show up as their most authentic selves and believes
when your outward appearance is aligned with who you are on the inside, that is when you are
the most powerful. You become magnetic and able to share your magic with the world.
She is a wife and mother and tries really hard to be organized, exercise, spend time with family
and travel as much as her busy life allows.
Melanie Viger is a Toronto based Makeup artist and beauty educator with over 12 years experience, Melanie is highly active as an industry influencer working with many tv stations, commercial brands, photographers, designers and models. Her work has been seen in several magazines, print/catalogue, fashion shows, newspapers, television shows, red carpet events (the oscars, vanity fair ) on celebrities and growing.
Melanie has been seen on LIVE TV in millions of homes as a beauty expert with cosmetic brands across Canada and the US, she has also partnered with several brands as a Celebrity artist influencer and her work has been seen by hundreds of thousands. She is known for her incredible lash collection and has recently expanded into and a bridal touch up line which is sold primarily in Canada. She is continuing to grow as she reaches nearly 80K followers on instagram!
Recent event makeup includes but is not limited to : The Oscars, Vanity Fair, Spotlight Dubai, Superbowl, GUESS Inc, EVINE LIVE , E Talk , CP24 ,Breakfast Television, Bloomberg, The Shopping Channel, CTV News, NBC News and Americas Next Top Model.
Celebrities include: Schena Shay | Bianca Andreescu | Amanda Cerny | Nicole Williams | Keysha Cole | Erika Mena | Keisha Chante | Jessica Mulroney | Lauren Holly | Ana Golja | Nene Leakes | Jeanne Beker | Chef Mark McEwan | Chef Suser Lee | Brian Bailey | Trish Stratus | Particia Velasquez | Wolfgang Puck | Khloe Terae | Jessica Burciaga | Chef Curtis Stone | Keith Carlos | Kimberley Newport-Mimran
Victoria Troy is the creative content force behind books, websites and podcasts. Her refreshingly simple philosophy about not having regrets and her creative process really spoke to the empath in both of us.
Annalay from ByAnnalay.com, shares about her inspiring entrepreneurial journey as a successful jewellery designer.
This conversation was candid, refreshing and really challenged me in the area of perseverance in my own life. She makes no excuses for herself. She accepts success and challenges with the same grace and learns from them both.
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I had an incredible in depth conversation with Minister Mitzie Doyley about purpose. This deep dive into the topic is the best conversation I have had about it. She teaches the difference between passion and purpose, how to find yours and how to overcome obstacles that can be holding you back. If you're struggling to figure out what you have been placed on this earth to do you will want to listen to what she has to say all the way to the end!
Self Discovery Coach Carla Hemans-Harper talks to me about how she discovered her calling when she became a life coach. We also touch on her book and her toughest moments with her family.
The two time Emmy nominated and two time NAACP Image winner, actress and producer Tonya Williams is the Founder and Executive Director of Reelworld Film Festival and Reelworld Screen Institute.
Reelworld, now in its 20th year, is the preeminent organization creating access, opportunity and professional development for Canadian Black, Indigenous, Asian, South Asian, Middle Eastern and Latinx screen based professionals.
Recently Reelworld launched the most comprehensive national database for racially diverse creatives called Access Reelworld. From 1990-2009 Tonya was known for her starring role as Dr. Olivia Barber-Hasting on the long time daytime drama The Young and the Restless.
In 28 years of servicing the dating industry, Celebrity
with the world's leading entrepreneurs, corporate executives, notable celebrities and massive influencers. In 2018, Carmelia was a finalist for "Best Dating Coach" at the annual iDate Conference, and is the current "2020 Best Dating Coach."
Carmelia is the host and associate producer of her reality dating show produced by GoButtonMedia and has appeared on hundreds of major media platforms. "Mom vs Matchmaker" is an award-winning Reality TV show, with four seasons distributed in over 85 countries.
She has worked alongside dozens of matchmaking agencies, top dating coaches, and major online dating sites like Match.com, CDFF (Christian Dating For Free) Lavalife, POF and eHarmony to give singles the tools they need to navigate the dating scene. Carmelia is the Chief Matchmaker and partner of Censio, a premiere AI Matchmaking App based in LA. She is a leading consultant to multiple dating platforms and start-ups across North America. Carmelia recently launched a digital Matchmaking Academy in October of 2020 with her business partners to train new and existing matchmakers in the industry.
You'll find Carmelia's advice on CNN/HLN, The Washington Post, Global News, The National News, USA Today, Elle, Cosmopolitan, YourTango, Huffington Post, The Refinery, OK Magazine, Hollywood Reporter, Netflix, Discovery, OUTTV, OWN Network and so much more.
I had a conversation with Timna about her book called "Wtf The Naked Truth About Her Bipolar, Biracial 20 Year Marriage." She candidly opened up about her journey into and out of her marriage with a narcissist and how she helped her daughter's through the transition. I hope you enjoy listening to her as much as I did and I apologise for the slight audio issues. I'm learning so much as I go along. Xo
Episode #2 with Marcia Brown, the executive director of a well know youth charity in Toronto called Trust 15.
This was the easiest interview I have ever done. Marcia Brown is a person that was there through a very difficult time in my life when a lot of people were not. The way she helps people is not what she does it is who she is. Her heart is as big as this city.
Listen in on the conversation we had about her childhood, Trust 15 and her finances with her husband. Nothing was off limits for her.
Welcome to episode #1 of Soul Charge, a new pocast with your host and author Michell Barker.
In this episode I tell you a little bit of who I am and what the show is about. I am so excited to take this journey with you.