The Mountains We Climb: Recent Episodes
Jordan Kilpatrick-Smith
Join me on a journey into a landscape most of us never explore. In this podcast series, a guest and I will be diving deep into their story of overcoming challenge, adversity, and beating the odds, so that we can see what is really possible, and what it really takes. The goal of the podcast is that you leave each episode with new insights and inspiration to climb that mountain.
Please note that this episode contains subjects that are quite sensitive. Viewer discretion is advised.
In this week's episode, we're going to be exploring Debbie Ali's journey through abduction, rape, and torture to finding peace, love, and forgiveness in her life.
Check out Debbie's website for her book Bare Feet and her services at https://3glconsulting.com/
Please follow Debbie on IG at https://www.instagram.com/michael3gl/
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In this week's episode, we're going to be exploring Dr. Baljit Khamba's journey of finding resiliency through cancer and then building on its lessons through the journey after.
Dr. Khamba is a Naturopathic Doctor and Professor at Bastyr University in California who focuses on creating mental wellness naturally. You can find out more about her and her projects at www.foodandmood.co
https://www.instagram.com/dr.khamba.nd/
In this week's episode, we explore Jay Dukeshires' journey of flatlining three times after a motorcycle accident, the near-death, out-of-body experiences that followed, and his journey of rebuilding his mind and his body.
Among many things, Jay is now part of the Help Heal Humanity Team doing great things to help empower and inspire vulnerable youth and communities both locally here in Hamilton, Toronto and globally. He leads the Food for Humanity chapter to ensure that our local community living in shelters and encampments are fed a warm cooked meal and given various supplies such as boots, coats, pants, sweaters, gloves, tents, and sleeping bags. You can find out more about this initiative at https://www.helphealhumanity.org/
You can reach out to Jay at duke_jay@hotmail.com
You can find Jay on social media at https://www.instagram.com/jaydukeshire/ and https://www.facebook.com/jay.dukeshire.9
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In this week's episode we're going to be exploring Kirsten Frey's journey of healing the impact of unresolved grief.
Kirsten is a Transformational Life Coach specializing in Grief Recovery. You can find out more about her and her projects at https://www.tlclifecoaching.com/
Kirsten's socials: https://www.instagram.com/tlclifecoaching/
https://www.facebook.com/becomeyourbest/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tlclifecoaching/
The 6 Myths About Grief PDF: https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/sites/default/files/cgrs-support-files/the_major_myths_about_grief_ebook.pdf
In this week's episode, we explore Mike Zenker's journey of growing up while being physically and verbally abused at home and sexually abused by a church clergy to becoming a Pastor and Chaplain, teaching what it really means to forgive.
Mike Zenker grew up in a German Baptist home in Southern Ontario. His parents were strict and enforced corporal punishment as a means to instill acceptable behaviour. The relationship with his
mother was a very difficult one as she played the ‘nice person’ in public, but behind the closed doors at home, she was extremely angry, physically violent and verbally abusive to her family. This led to Mike eagerly getting a newspaper route where he didn’t need to be at home as much. One of the Priests at a local Catholic Church on his route befriended Mike where things only continued to spiral downhill. The sexual abuse that followed lasted three years.
Years later Mike became a Minister and found a calling in ‘helping others discover faith’. Fast-forwarding to age 45, Mike was forced to face his emotional demons and began a three-year process of counselling and filing a lawsuit against the Catholic church for their part in not protecting the community from a known abuser.
Today, Mike has learned much from the journey of self-discovery and the journey of what it means to really forgive the pain from the past. His story is filled with roadblocks, forced storms to walk through, and finally, what were thought to be ashes of pain from the past, have now become the fertilizer for a more ‘hope-filled’ perspective of the future.
You can find out more about Mike and his projects at...
www.hopefellowshipycc.com
www.stillgrowingingrace.ca
https://mikezenker.blog
http://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelZenker (Archive of all videos)
Facebook pages
https://www.facebook.com/growingingraceministriescanada
https://www.facebook.com/hopefellowshipycc
https://www.facebook.com/stillgrowingingrace
Emotion Wheel: https://bit.ly/3nc4tPr
In this week's episode, I am joined by Angela Brown and her story of going through a life of chronic illness. Angela is an Author and Certified Life Coach who helps women with chronic illness to change their lives. You can find out more about her, her work, and her books at www.angelabbrown.com.
You can reach out to Angela at @theangelabbrown on IG, Facebook, or Twitter.
You can read more about KFS here: https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/10280/klippel-feil-syndrome
In this week's episode, I am joined by Jessica Crombie and explore her journey of starting a career in fire service. Jess is a mom of three young children, an avid athlete and we discuss what it takes to beat the odds. Books discussed: https://www.amazon.ca/Cant-Hurt-Me-Master-Your/dp/1544512279/ https://www.amazon.ca/Antifragile-Things-That-Gain-Disorder/dp/0812979680 https://www.amazon.ca/Limitless-Upgrade-Anything-Faster-Exceptional/dp/1401958230 https://www.amazon.ca/Relentless-Unstoppable-Tim-S-Grover/dp/1476710937/ Eric Thomas speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R99ZQGTFGug You can find Jess on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jesscrombie027/
In this week's episode, I am joined by Dr. Kristin Wright and explore her journey of starting a career in medicine.
Kristin is a first-year internal medicine resident in Kingston, Ontario, where she treats patients admitted to the hospital for diseases of just about every organ, including the heart, kidneys, and lungs. We discuss everything from undergrad to the first months of being a doctor, and the ups, downs, and sleepless nights in between.
You can reach out to Dr. Wright at kriswright57@gmail.com
In this week's episode, we'll be welcoming back Benny Clark who was in episode 10 where we discussed schizo-effective disorder and how he manages it with kayaking. Today we will be discussing Benny Clark's recent growth and discovery around boundaries, triggers, mental health.
Check Benny out on IG at https://www.instagram.com/theleagueofbeautifulminds/
In this week's episode, we're going to be exploring the journey of Amanda as a triathlete who has placed in Olympic distance triathlons and completed 3 half-ironman races.
If you'd like to reach Amanda, you can email her at apadellaro@gmail.com
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Join me this Saturday on an exploration of the mental landscape. In this podcast series, a guest and I will be diving deep into their story of overcoming challenge, adversity, and beating the odds, so that we can see what is really possible, and what it really takes. The goal of the podcast is that you leave each episode with new insights and inspiration for your life.
Joining me this week is Eric Nease. Eric is a writer and jiu-jitsu instructor faced with the survival of his business during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can find out more about Eric and his business at www.infinumbjj.com
You can check out Infinum BJJ at https://www.instagram.com/infinumbjj/
In this week's episode we're going to be exploring Maren and Matt's journey through the writing, directing, and producing of 'Keeper' as well as how their relationship played into their work dynamic throughout the project.
Maren and Matt seek to offer new perspectives on familiar narratives to illuminate the full scope of our shared humanity. You can find out more about them and their projects at https://www.one-eyedrabbit.com/
Maren's email/socials: maren@one-eyedrabbit.com ; https://www.instagram.com/marenlavelle/ ; https://www.facebook.com/maren.bernadette/
Matt's email/socials: matt@one-eyedrabbit.com ; https://www.instagram.com/msteiner01/ ; https://www.facebook.com/matt.steiner.522
You can find Jake Haendel's (recovery of locked-in syndrome) Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpoJxQNKSybRuSXEEuQ0cNA
And the podcast interview with Jake here: https://anchor.fm/themountainsweclimb/episodes/Episode-8-with-Jacob-Haendel-survivor-of-locked-in-syndrome--and-the-only-documented-case-of-recovery-from-stage-4-progressive-leukoencephalopthy-efmpdn
In today's episode, we explore the journey Gabe Bronner who went from dealing with chronic GI pain, fatigue, and mental health issues to finally finding health and balance. If you'd like to reach out to Gabe, you can email him at gabrielbkroom@gmail.com "Celiac disease is a serious autoimmune disease that occurs in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. It is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people worldwide. Two and one-half million Americans are undiagnosed and are at risk for long-term health complications. When people with celiac disease eat gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye and barley), their body mounts an immune response that attacks the small intestine. These attacks lead to damage on the villi, small fingerlike projections that line the small intestine, that promote nutrient absorption. When the villi get damaged, nutrients cannot be absorbed properly into the body. Celiac disease is hereditary, meaning that it runs in families. People with a first-degree relative with celiac disease (parent, child, sibling) have a 1 in 10 risk of developing celiac disease. Celiac disease can develop at any age after people start eating foods or medicines that contain gluten. Left untreated, celiac disease can lead to additional serious health problems." - https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/what-is-celiac-disease/ -- This podcast is brought to you by SORD Academy. Make the best you possible at sordacademy.ca
You can find Reshteen and his work here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDPt-pCKE1zZokyLouNMz3Q
https://www.instagram.com/whoisscence/
https://www.facebook.com/whoisscence
Today we explore Reshteen Weera's journey from scardom to stardom; from nothing to something; and the inspirationally relentless pursuit of his dreams.
In this episode we explore the journey of Dain Supero from becoming physically crippled by multiple bouts of sciatica to rebuilding himself mentally, physically, and spiritually.
Want to reach Dain? Visit www.sordacademy.ca!
In this episode, we explore the journey of Mark Buggy and his journey of healing from PTSD from his time in Afghanistan.
In this week's episode we're going to be exploring Brenda Sheldrake's journey from alcoholism to crack/cocaine addiction to 20 years sober and the lessons learned along the way.
If you'd like to send Brenda a message, you can email her at: osborne0170@gmail.com
If you'd like to chat with Brenda, you can reach her here: https://calendly.com/brenda0170calendar/getting-to-know-you
In this Saturday's episode, we're going to be exploring the journey of Lena Cebula: from growing up in post-USSR Ukraine with rape, drug addiction, alcohol dependence, and being human trafficked twice, to finding salvation, peace, and love here in Canada.
You can find everything mentioned in the episode (non-profits, Lena's book 'Miraculous', and Lena's contact) at her website here: https://loveandbloved.com/
If this episode impacted you, consider sharing with a friend, family member, or community who might benefit from it as well :)
Many thanks to Lena from coming on and sharing her miraculous story.
What do you think it would be like to wake up from attempted murder to be told the murderer was you?
In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Benny Clark who has begun to master his schizo-effective disorder using kayaking so that his illness now helps pave his path instead of destroying it. We experienced minor hiccups with technology but as is the theme of this podcast, we overcame it ;) You can find Benny on Instagram at: @theleagueofbeautifulminds (or from a computer https://www.instagram.com/theleagueofbeautifulminds/)
If weight loss is something you struggle with, you definitely are going to want to hear this one.
In this week's episode, we explore the journeys of Rebecca (Becky) and Ethan Spiezer as they worked together to lose a combined weight of 300 pounds!
We discuss the challenges of being overweight through childhood, social, physical, mental, and emotional struggles, as well as new ways to understand the ailment below the surface and what is truly needed to successfully lose weight.
You can find Ethan and Becky on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/ethan.spiezer.5 and https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006316391483 or in their Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/270233110756348/?ref=share
On Instagram: Instagram.com/weighfoodnotpeople
or on Reddit: Reddit.com/u/3995346
He was referred to as a 'vegetable'.
Jacob Haendel, a talented 28-year-old chef from the affluent suburbs of Boston, developed stage 4 toxic acute progressive leukoencephalopathy (TAPL) from smoking heroin. TAPL is a fatal disease that damages your brain's white matter - cells that make a substance called myelin. This protects your nerves and losing it can make it harder for you to move, think, and feel sensations. Within a month he could no longer walk. Within 4 months he could no longer eat. Within seven months, he was locked-in: a comatose state you are conscious through. He is the only documented case to recover from this disease and is here to share his experiences.
You can find Jacob's Youtube channel which has his contact info (in the about section) and the videos documenting his recovery (that he makes himself) here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpoJxQNKSybRuSXEEuQ0cNA
Today we're exploring the journey of two ultra-marathon runners and what it takes to push the boundaries of the human limit.
Derek has run six Marathons, three of which were sub-3 hours, including his personal best of 2:52 which came at the Boston Marathon in 2014. He placed 1st overall in his first 50 Mile Ultra Marathon: Eagle Up Ultra. You can find Derek on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/derek.flint.37
Courtney is a Nurse Practitioner and Marathoner, has run two 100-mile races, finishing one in under 24 hours. She placed 1st in her age group at Eagle Up Ultra, and proceeded to complete the Javelina Jundred 100 miler: a run through the desert. You can find Courtney on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/courkey.pepper
Today we explore Kim Sutherland's fight with cancer, the mental health battles that come with it, and how she found the courage to ask for help.
If you want to contact Kim, you can do so here: kims1961@gmail.com.
Today we explore Sue Sadana's journey of identifying and healing the invisible wounds that stop each of us from reaching our full potential.
Sue has been the foster parent of 17 children, raised 2 kids, is a Certified Life Coach, Certified Strategic Interventionist, Therapeutic Touch Practitioner, and Registered Yoga Teacher.
You can find Sue on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/sue.sadana
Sue's phone number for text or call: +1 647-299-3943
In today's episode we're going to be exploring the journey of JJ Filipovic and his story through martial arts, entrepreneurship, and what it's like running a small business during this COVID climate.
JJ is the owner of 5th Dimension Training Academy, a Black Belt under Robert Drysdale of Zenith BJJ, x3 Abu Dhabi Pros gold medalist, 2018 IBJJF National Champion, and 2018 Naga PanAms Champion.
You can find JJ and 5th Dimension Training Academy here:
http://www.5thdimensionacademy.com/
https://twitter.com/5thD_Academy
https://www.instagram.com/5thd_training_academy/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDU--WvkslrP7Xx0YK8p8DQ
https://www.facebook.com/5thDimensionHamilton/
In this episode, we explore the journey of Diana Lockett and her story of loss and rebuilding to find her voice, acknowledge her worth, beauty, and wisdom, and the supportive beliefs that she developed along the way.
Here are the links from the podcast:
Website: Dianalockett.com
IG: dianalockettcoach
FB:dianalockett (most of my social media is here)
Link to FREE 3 day Ignite Your Life Summit: https://dianalockett.krtra.com/t/H5UkE4PjJSZa
In this second episode, Dr. Sawiak and I will be exploring her story of escaping her wartorn country, overcoming multiple language barriers, and enduring blatant prejudice and discrimination to become the first woman in the world to achieve Master of the Academy of General Dentistry.
In this first episode, Jim Flood and I will be exploring his story of overcoming a catastrophic car accident that left him comatose with a bleeding brain and broken body while having a baby on the way, as well as the invisible injuries that remain.