Huddol Lifecast: Recent Episodes
Mark Stolow
Mark Stolow is on a quest to invite people to step into their greatness. The Aspiring Self features Mark riffing with transformational leaders who are on a mission to inspire people to bring out their very best. Why play connect the dots with someone else’s vision of your life? This is an invitation to look at our lives as a big, blank canvas primed for our creative energy. Discover the beauty of life lived on purpose and go on a Journey of a lifetime; your lifetime.
We tend to think of anger as a negative experience. Images of hulk-like, aggressive outbursts dominate our thinking about anger. We may even go so far as to moralize anger - we tell ourselves and others that it is wrong. In this conversation with Alistair Moes, Durwin Foster and Alejandra Proaño from Healing Anger and Anger Moose Management, we peel back the misconceptions around anger. Together we explore the wisdom that hides beneath the angry veneer. Can anger be a wise teacher? What can it tell us about where we have been and where we are going? As we show up to the experience of anger with openness, we realize that it is not a harmful foe, but rather a benevolent friend; anger can reveal a world of possibility for self and other compassion.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Joe Weston about how we transform difficult conversations into an opportunity for transformation.
Joe talks about the opportunity to turn confrontation into a mutually empowering experience, where people can stand in their power, show up for each other mindfully, and discover deeper truths. Listen as he shares helpful insights about how we can show up to a confrontational experience that leaves two people feeling heard and seen.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Mark Matousek about the power of journaling to transform how we see ourselves and the world. Mark describes the process of moving our inner world outward. Through journaling, we nurture an objectivity that invites clarity. Writing to awaken activates a process where we see ourselves anew. This experience of witnessing our inner most thoughts and feelings liberates us from worn out stories. Freed from an unhelpful past, we embrace our present more fully.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Bhaskar Goswami about how we embody our values. What happens when theory and inspiration meet embodied practice. How does one become a living, breathing expression of one’s values and make the shift from explaining what we stand for to walking that path mightily.
What can we learn from the dying?
In conversation with palliative care doctor Dana Tarcatu about spending a career in the company of those who are dying and what is revealed in their presence.
Dana talks about the remarkable impact end of life care has had on her experience of being in the world and how it can expand our ideas around the practice of health care – what do the dying invite us to honor about the nature of life, beauty and truth?
In conversation with Chris Desmond about how we aspire to deliver really great health care by blending clinical AND human skills. Are these human skills being undervalued in the professional health care experience? If you’re nodding your head yes, then you probably believe it's time that changed. Discover how professionals can cultivate unconditional positive regard for themselves and the people they show up for in the experience of caring.
In conversation with Eva Villalba about a new kind of conversation in health care – one focused on human potential, empowerment and meaning. What is value-based care and why is understanding what people want from their health care experience integral to the healing journey and shifting how we practice the craft of care.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Brian Trzaskos about how we move from a "to" healthcare system to a "with" health care system. We explore how personal motivation and deep collaboration are the groundwork for the empowerment of people.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Philip Horvath about how we embrace the creative possibilities that exist in a world of uncertainty and ambiguity.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Jeena Earthiva about her experience of deep suffering and how she transformed the most difficult period of her life into a soundtrack to help people heal and embrace the fullness of their untapped potential.
Journey into the greatness of you, guided by a powerful network of transformational life coaches. Be inspired to achieve your dreams and courageously walk the path of your life: https://www.huddol.com/download-app
In conversations with Huddol Mentor David Frank Gomes about being your own life coach and being crystal clear with the vision you want for your life.
Journey into the greatness of you, guided by a powerful network of transformational life coaches. Be inspired to achieve your dreams and courageously walk the path of your life: https://www.huddol.com/download-app
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Brian Trzaskos about the deep connection between mind and body and how we can tap into that intelligence to alleviate pain and suffering.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Robert Pardi about awakening the leader that abides in each of us. Leaders use their life to hone their A.G.I.L.E. leadership skills.
Journey into the greatness of you, guided by a powerful network of transformational life coaches. Be inspired to achieve your dreams and courageously walk the path of your life: https://www.huddol.com/download-app
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Bhaskar Goswami about the further reaches of what is "I". Bhaskar pulls back the curtain on the "I" that one tends to believe is pulling all the life strings and invites us to drop the rope.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Ellen Korman Mains about the transformation that takes place when we put out a welcome mat for our feelings. In that allowing, space is created. Through that space we tap into the wonder of being fully present and open.
Journey into the greatness of you, guided by a powerful network of transformational life coaches.
Be inspired to achieve your dreams and courageously walk the path of your life: https://www.huddol.com/download-app
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Robert Pardi about how we live life forward when dealing with small or big losses. Robert talks candidly about losing his wife to breast cancer and finding himself in the process.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor J. Paul Nadeau about our mind's tendency to hold us hostage to unhelpful and judgmental thoughts. Paul explores how we check out from the "poor me" hotel.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Brian Trzaskos about how we tune into the energy that flows in and around us. Brian talks about what keeps us feeling fatigued and unwell and how to reclaim the source of our natural energy systems.
In conversation with Journeys Mentor Ani Anderson about expanding our understanding of choice and aligned action. Ani invites you to see that you can do the things you dream about and have absolutely anything you want, once you understand the laws of manifesting.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Gonzalo Miguez Martinez about becoming friendlier with how things are. Gonzalo invites you to discover the ultimate surfboard for any wave life brings your way.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Jenn Swanson about how we can embrace life fully without feeling overwhelmed by the day-to-day. Learn the fine art of finding balance in the midst of competing demands.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Nicole Fortunaso about how we overcome resistance and fear in our lives and move through life obstacles with grace and grit.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Scott Swanson about the experience of burnout; what is it, how does it express itself in our lives, and what within us comes to life when we look openly at our pain.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Robert Pardi about the lessons life teaches us about transforming adversity into opportunity.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Johanna Nichola about how we grow into the person we want to be as we navigate the grey waters of comparing ourselves to others. How do we go from feeling like we need to fit in to discovering an authentic sense of community.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Joe Danis about how we find the courage to say "no" to what isn't working and "yes" to what we truly value.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Samantha Kris about how we step into our full potential and create real success in our lives.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Alexandra Miu about how we get out of our own way and cultivate deeper and more long-lasting intimate relationships.
Journey into the greatness of you, guided by a powerful network of transformational life coaches. Be inspired to achieve your dreams and courageously walk the path of your life: huddoljourneys.onelink.me/X8gz/podcast
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Derek De Braga about how we change our relationship to our mind and silence the inner critic.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Ani Anderson about how parents are held back by emotional reactivity and how unlocking their deep intelligence can set them free.
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Eric Russell about the value in slowing down and becoming immersed in the vast richness of life.
Journey into the greatness of you, guided by a powerful network of transformational life coaches. Be inspired to achieve your dreams and courageously walk the path of your life: huddoljourneys.onelink.me/X8gz/podcast
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Dina Merhbi about how we say goodbye to the ghosts of our past and hello to our future.
Journey into the greatness of you, guided by a powerful network of transformational life coaches. Be inspired to achieve your dreams and courageously walk the path of your life: huddoljourneys.onelink.me/X8gz/podcast
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Philip Horvath about who we could become if we lived fully on purpose.
Journey into the greatness of you, guided by a powerful network of transformational life coaches. Be inspired to achieve your dreams and courageously walk the path of your life: huddoljourneys.onelink.me/X8gz/podcast
The celebration of this New Year is in honoring that despite every loss, heartbreak, and difficulty that 2020 brought, you are here in this moment. That is a testament to the relentlessness of your human spirit.
Huddol Lifecast Episode 49
In this latest Huddol Lifecast, we talk with co-authors Kate Petriw and Nina Purewal about their recently released book: Let that s*it go: Find peace of mind and happiness in your everyday.
Kate and Nina talk about the importance of mindfulness practice, not only as a tool for personal transformation, but also as a vehicle through which we change the world and our relationship to others. As we unpack our sit and be present with it, we start to do the deep healing work that aligns our inner and outer worlds, bringing them into greater balance. Nina and Kate remind us that what lives within, lives without. Any sittiness we experience in the world has a counterpart in the clouded places of the mind.
Huddol Lifecast Episode 48
In this latest Huddol Lifecast, we talk candidly with Dr. Steven C. Hayes about what keeps us trapped in the prison cell of the mind, and how we break free from the confines of language and unhelpful definitions of who we are. Dr. Hayes provides practical advice on how we loosen the grip that the “Inner Dictator” has on us by setting our life compass to follow the heartfelt path of what is valued and meaningful.
Steven C. Hayes is a Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno and is the author of 46 books including Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, and his new book A Liberated Mind. An expert on the importance of acceptance, mindfulness, and values he is ranked among the most cited psychologists in the world.
Huddol Lifecast Episode 47
Life can sometimes feel like a soap opera; same actions, same reactions, same outcomes.
Much of what is unfulfilling, anxiety-provoking or stressful in our lives has to do with the stories we tell our selves about ourselves that get replayed over and over again in our day to day experience. How do our stories about ourselves get created in the first place? Why are they so sticky and hard to shake? Why is so much of what we think about ourselves negative? How do we begin to rewrite the stories of our lives and create a new way of being in the world? Huddol Pro and Mental Health Therapist Ilana Blume talks about the process of becoming aware of the unhelpful stories we tell ourselves and how we activate the process of rewriting the script to experience life with fresh, open eyes.
Connect with Ilana on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@IlanaBlume
Huddol Lifecast Episode 46
While it often feels like our emotional pain is flowing from our minds and thoughts, many people experience their emotions in their bodies – stress in their neck or anxiety in their stomach for example.
The opposite pf expression is repression – what we hold on to can manifest through our bodies. To process our emotional distress and move it out of our body so it doesn’t get stuck there, we need to learn to express our emotions in a healthy way. But first, we need to learn to recognize and accept our feelings as they come and go across the totality of our being.
Huddol Pro and Counselor Derek De Braga talks about the importance of understanding how we can move through painful emotions by becoming more in tune with our bodies.
Connect with Derek on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@DerekDeBraga
Huddol Lifecast Episode 45
Mindfulness; the practice of being aware of your awareness. Seems simple enough. It is, and it isn’t, which makes talking about it so very complicated. Words are no match for the immensity of this moment.
Our minds are clouded with endless judgments and interpretations which, when glued together, we call our “selves”. As we become constrained by the beliefs we box ourselves in with, we become increasingly distracted by the game of hide and go seek we play with our performative selves. The present moment is endlessly elusive when we are lost in the flurry of past and future thinking and the stage - show that is “me”. This is the beginning of conflict, strain, and stress, living out of touch with the here and now.
Talking with Mindfulness Teacher David Frank Gomes about how we befriend the present moment and embrace the immensity of who we truly are.
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Learn and grow with David on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@dfg
Huddol Lifecast Episode 44
The pandemic is a lesson in change. The inextricable truth is that our lives are mutable and endlessly becoming. Change is the groundwork for opportunity. It also means facing adversity and the tension between what was and what is. We can choose to resist change, or we can embrace it.
In conversation with Life Coach Kate Snow about the lessons she learned from a life of radical transition; from the so-called perfect home, perfect partner and perfect life to a deep experience of loss and starting over. What are the qualities that define those who rise up and meet the moment and those that wither in the face of big or small changes? Kate speaks honestly about the inner qualities that nurture flexibility and adaptability during periods of transition.
Learn and grow with Kate on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@Kate_Katherine
Huddol Lifecast Episode 43
What are the real necessities of life? How do we understand what is superfluous in our lives that may be distracting us from the fullness of our being?
When life strips back the peripherals, we are confronted with ourselves without distractions. COVID has literally invited millions of people simultaneously to ask themselves some profound questions about what they want and expect from their lives.
Personal Well-Being Coach and Huddol Pro Eric Russell talks about finding the inner resolve to look at our lives without distraction and identification with things that are transient. As we look inward, we discover a deep well of intelligence that we can draw on to live a life of true abundance and endless growth.
Learn and grow with Eric on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@EricOwenRussell
Huddol Lifecast Episode 42
In an effort to live an authentic life, it is essential to observe and understand what it is about the life we are leading that makes it inauthentic to begin with.
There is a false paradigm of gender and sexuality that is built around a framework of binaries - We are either born a man or a woman. We are thrust into this world where we are forced to conform to these ideas even before we have a firm grasp on what they mean. The moment we notice that we don’t conform, we may feel the only alternative is to throw ourselves into a world of make-believe, living out our gender expression through what others deem acceptable.
In this latest Huddol Lifecast, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Pro & Educator, Anthony Francis Lombardi invites us to break down the walls that confine our ideas of gender and sexuality. Anthony encourages us to bravely embrace the transition from a life of inauthentic obligation to one of authentic freedom – to be fully who we are as we move through the world.
Learn and grow with Anthony on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@AnthonyFrancis
Huddol Lifecast Episode 41
The pandemic has created new layers of strain for parents. Growing situational and future worries are amplifying emotional challenges they may be experiencing in relation to their children.
We can curse the pandemic or see it as an opportunity to shift how we communicate and relate to our children. When the going gets tough, mindful parents can get oriented to a new paradigm of being present and available to their children and themselves.
Listen as Huddol Pro and Counselling Therapist Lesley King inspires parents to activate in new ways, transforming the adversity of a world beating pandemic into an opportunity to connect more deeply with their children.
Connect with Lesley on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@LesleyKing
Huddol Lifecast Episode 40
We learn from a very young age a way of being in the world that creates what we believe to be the conditions through which we find love and acceptance. These conditions continue to influence and shape us well into adulthood. With time, contexts change. Yet, many of the coping styles we developed in childhood persist – some adaptive, some maladaptive. Moving into adulthood, we may find ourselves feeling out of sync with what we want because we’re living out old and unhelpful patterns.
In this latest Huddol Lifecast, we talk with Natacha Ciezkowki about how we begin to understand these patterns that govern our thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Natacha describes how the enneagram, a tool for self discovery, helps us map the various aspects of our self in order to unlock unrealized potential.
Connect with Natacha on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@NatachaCiezCoach
Huddol Lifecast Episode 39
What are universal principles that drive personal growth and help us to feel empowered? What are the things that stay constant despite uncertainty and change?
Huddol Pro, Personal Development Coach and Mindfulness Teacher David Frank Gomes talks about those values and tools that keep us anchored. David unpacks the ways in which we can befriend suffering and enlarge our view of ourselves and the world that we occupy.
Listen as David talks about how we become transformed by staying grounded in that which will always be.
Connect with David on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@Dfg
Huddol Lifecast Episode 37
Can we move forward together? What to do when your relationship feels broken
Relationships are like a bike. If one or two of the tires are deflated the bike simply cannot move forward. When we feel stressed out in a relationship, very often, we blame or want to fix the the the other person we are involved with. If you recognize yourself making statements such as: “He or she makes me or causes me to feel bad”, you may be setting yourself up for unresolved feelings and a stalled relationship. The people in our lives are not responsible to take care of how we feel. Listen as Huddol Pro and Personal Coach Danusia Lapinski explores a world where we start to re-own our feelings and recreate in ourselves the conditions for relationship success.
Connect with Danusia on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@Danusia
Huddol Lifecast Episode 36
Macaulay Culkin taught us the virtues of being home alone. The reality is that a lot of people would tell you they feel totally uncomfortable when they’re alone. Why? Why are we constantly trying to find ways to distract ourselves from our thoughts and feelings? How come no one teaches us to simply be with ourselves given that we spend a lifetime in our own company?
Huddol Pro and Mental Health Therapist Ilana Blumenkranz talks about the fear of being alone and how we maladaptively respond to that fear. Ilana suggests that the fear and anxiety that may be provoked in our alone state may actually be an opportunity to connect more deeply to ourselves and to the world around us.
Connect with Ilana on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@IlanaBlume
Huddol Lifecast Episode 35
The pandemic is taking a toll on people. Mental health professionals agree that the impact will outlive the virus itself. With this much change and emotional trauma, Covid-19 will leave mental scars that will need population-wide tending to.
How does trauma manifest in our experience, through our thoughts, feelings and behaviour? Huddol Pro and Psychotherapist Juanita Wilson walks us through the common features of trauma, how they manifest, and what we can do to cultivate present moment awareness to develop the resilience to cope with even the biggest of life changes.
Connect with Juanita on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@JuanitaWilson
Huddol Lifecast Episode 34
Parent, caregiver, educator, stress reliever, part-time counselor, and activity planner; the pandemic has created a world where parents have to perform a juggling act of roles. They need to see to the needs of their kids full-time, meet their professional commitments, and be a reliable and steadfast partner. Single parents are managing all of this on their own.
Parents are feeling the heat as they try to survive the pressure cooker of the pandemic. Something’s gotta give. In this latest Huddol Lifecast, we talk with Life Coach and life transition specialist, Kate Snow. Kate shares a new way of thinking about parenting through the pandemic, and also invites us to look at the world through the eyes of children who may also be struggling to make sense of the world of Covid-19.
Connect with Kate on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@Kate_Katherine
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Huddol Lifecast Episode 33
Is there anything more heartbreaking than when someone tells you they hate themselves? Self-hate is a pain that runs deep for many. It permeates their lives, their thoughts, their feelings and actions. How do we shake ourselves free of this unwanted feeling that is weighing us down and holding us back?
In this latest Huddol Lifecast we talk with Registered Clinical Counselor and Huddol Pro Julie Fleury. Through boundless compassion and genuine care, Julie takes us on a journey towards self-love and self-compassion. Julie shares insight on how we activate the process of flipping the script and cultivating ways of being open in the world through boundless self-care.
Connect with Julie on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@JulieF
Mark Stolow, CEO of Huddol, speaking on CJAD Radio about the benefits of virtual health and how Huddol is breaking ground on combing tele-health with online community.
Huddol Lifecast Episode 32
The pandemic is unsettling. People are feeling like they are living in bizarro world. Seclusion, isolation, less work, more kids, more line-ups for things we previously took for granted – everything feels upside down or at last very sideways.
In this latest Huddol Lifecast we talk with Huddol Pro and Integrative Nutrition and Health Coach Yasmine Defouni. Yasmine helps us discover ways to take a deeply abnormal situation and make sense of it all. By taking back control over our lives we ground ourselves in the now, shift our attention towards the things we have power over, and cultivate resilience and emotional immunity:
“Human being are creatures of habit and if you have a routine that supports your goals, you start feeling safer and more comfortable with where you are.”
Connect with Yasmine on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@YasmineDefouni
Huddol Lifecast Episode 31
Perfection. Many people strive for it. Everyone falls short of it.
In this latest Huddol Lifecast, we talk with Huddol Pro, Nutrition and Wellness Coach Elisa Alarie. Elisa talks about her evolution from a modeling career into the world of wellness coaching.
“We all want to be loved and accepted. It’s okay. It’s all about learning how to embrace your challenges and not be afraid to share them.”
Elisa talks about the ever elusive pursuit of the next perfect thing, and what we fail to learn as it continues to pull further away.
Connect with Elisa on Huddol: https://www.huddol.com/@Coach-Elisa