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Vibrant, Powerful Moms with Debbie Pokornik - Helping Everyday Women Create Extraordinary Lives!
Often it is the simple, little things you do every day that will have the greatest influence on your overall life experience. Your host, Debbie Pokornik, will share thoughts, tips and stories from her own life to help you become aware of things you might be doing to hold yourself back as well as to inspire and guide you to create a life you love. Debbie's shows will cover topics such as; self-awareness, relationship building, healthy living, parenting, emotional intelligence, and spirituality. Debbie will also welcome guests who she believes will share helpful information for living a vibrant and powerful life.
So, whether you’re a mom who feels stuck on autopilot; a proactive learner who’s already well-versed in living an awakened life; or a commuter who’s looking for something upbeat and informative to listen to during your travels, this show is created for you.
In this final episode Debbie shares messages from the Akashic Records to help usl rebalance and reclaim our sovereignty in uncertain times. Standing in you power has never been more important or more needed in our world.
Kate McGuinness has dealt with incredible loss in her life and yet has some how managed to keep her head up and carry on. In this episode Kate shares her gripping story along with tips and tools to understand your confidence and access your natural resiliency.
Guest, Angie Monko, shares her story of grief and loss of a precious daughter, Maddie, and how she's been able to carry on in her daughter's honor and forgive herself for not being the perfect mom.
We are in the midst of a huge shift in human consciousness. The old ways are deconstructing, making room for emergent life-sustaining ways of living. The children being born today have a higher consciousness and need different kinds of support and education. If we are able to meet them halfway, they have incredible wisdom and solutions to the problems of our time.
Stagnant emotions can seriously get in the way of being a vibrant and powerful mom. In this episode Debbie shares 5 great ways to get your emotions flowing.
Are you so busy trying to create a world that feels safe and secure that you ve lost sight of your Divine Destiny? If so, you are not alone. Over the last several years, it has become apparent that many people remain disconnected from their divine reason for being and as a result are feeling lost, empty, angry or otherwise bothered. In this light-hearted episode Susan Hoskins and Debbie provide practical ideas to get you back on track starting today.
This week I invited back Susan Hoskins so the two of us could share our thoughts, tips and strategies for dealing with challenging situations such as COVID-19. This is an important time in history and we want to make sure you are able to take full advantage.
My good friend, oracle, and guest on this week s show, Elizabeth Locey, is an incredibly gifted channeler with direct access to the Akashic Records. In November 2019, I asked her to come on my show and share information about the Divine Feminine. We had no idea how relevant that message would be for these challenging times.
There are a lot of things happening in the world right now that can make you feel vulnerable and concerned for yourself and for your child's future. Yet, living in a place of fear is exhausting, damaging to your vibrancy and totally unnecessary. Today I want to share what I mean by this and give you ideas you can use right away to start reclaiming your power and moving forwards fearlessly.
Jamie Lerner ldiscusses the joys and freedom to move about the world without having a point of view (judgment) about what anyone else is saying or doing. The entire point of allowing is to feel good as we flow from one loving moment to the next creating unconditional relationships along the way.
Building strong relationships can be a challenge especially when dealing with all the dynamics found within a family. My guest this week, Cheryl Bassitt, shares how your family can unwrap 4 gifts that will help you build a foundation of trust and become a team - a team that knows exactly how to listen, respect, support and celebrate one another.
In this episode, Maggie shared a format she has created called Heart Opening Communication Circles that can be used in any relationship and is especially effective for families, groups, and even organizations. Tune into the show to learn how to start these circles and about the incredible relationships that result from adopting this kind of communication.
The power of connection is a critical part of any relationship, organization or community. In this episode, Maggie and I talk about two of the three types of connection critical to creating a life filled with peace, joy and harmony, namely; your connection with your eternal self and your connection with your loved ones.
Are you ready to learn the secret to accessing your divine wisdom so that you can use that knowledge to live life to its greatest potential? In this episode, Debbie explains the difference between 2 very important parts of yourself and helps you understand why it's important you consciously decide which one to put in charge.
We actually have a choice to see the Light, the silver linings, in our struggles because life is happening 'for' us, not 'to' us. When we shift from seeing ourselves as victims and become the objective observers of our lives, we will go into our days facing life head-on, in a calm, resilient, offensive position.
How good are you at attracting what you want into your life and fully trusting that whatever comes your way is perfect? My guest this week, Dina Marais, helps people learn to trust, let go, accept, surrender, appreciate...and so much more.
In honour of February being I Love to Read Month, I thought it would be nice to have someone come on the show that specializes in reading. To my delight, who should cross my path, but a 70-year-old man named Craig Collins, who has been helping people previously unable to read, become fluid readers in only 2 hours!
February 4th, 2018 was World Cancer Day In this interview, David and Tamara will provide quick and easy mindful tips you can use to decrease anxiety and overwhelm and feel grounded and calm. They'll also share a breath technique that'll have you blissed out pronto.
Learn how to reconnect to your authentic feminine power! In this interview, Karen Parker talks about how Human Design can help you live a more aligned and authentic life as a woman and a mother, and how to step into the irreplaceable role you're meant to play in the world.
Jean Haner, says that the features of our face can tell us many incredible things about a person, such as; personality, need for exercise, how nurturing we are even whether or not you are good a remembering names! Tune in to find out how learning to read faces can help you be an excellent mom.
2020 promises to be an incredible year so I asked my friend and oracle, Elizabeth Locey, to come on this week and give us some tips about the year ahead. Learn which crystals will help you best throughout this year and how to use them in your life.
When you hear that a mother does not have custody of her child, what s the first thing that pops to mind? It appears that for many people their thoughts go to blaming, shaming and rejection of the mom. This is what happened to my guest, Laura Darkstar, and she came on the show to help shine a light on this issue for others.
Have you ever walked into a room or a house and felt a sensation that you simply couldn t explain? My guest today, Judith Tamarah, is an expert in environments and helps people create spaces that feel nurturing and empowering so that they can be fully supported by their surroundings rather than drained by them.
The Universal Language of Love is an online TV show set up to inspire the LOVE within us all to shine, share and grow. Host, Abby Gooch, is interviewing experts around the world who share in this experience of us all coming together in this LOVE of the heart. I asked Abby to come on VPM to talk about this event and share her story with us.
I find the dream state super fascinating. So when people started mentioning to me that their dream activity seems to have been increasing in the last year, I invited back, Kelly Lydick, a Gateway Dreaming Coach to help answer some questions on this intriguing topic.
For the final part of this mini-series, I share why now is the right time to awaken and provide tips for drawing energy to you that will help you on your journey.
In this episode, I asked Angie to come and share with us a no holds-barred discussion on what it s like to be living on the cutting edge of consciousness. As it turns out we didn t get to talk about her visits to Saturn, her conversations with the Plaeidians or riding on a dragon, but we did go deep into her experience of awakening and how each of us can gently, but purposely embrace our own journey towards enlightenment.
In this episode, Susan and I talk about why seeing God as an entity separate from ourselves sets us all up for failure. Susan shared how living in the past creates misery and encouraged us all to embrace our unique piece of the divine mosaic.
My guest, Susan Hoskins, shares her new book, The Way of the One, with us and talks about how we ve all been raised in a culture of fight. This causes us to see our society as groups we can split into good guys and bad which puts us on guard, makes us defensive and set us up to distrust one another.
Everything in life happens for a reason. We don't always know what the reason is and while it's not always worth digging too deeply into it, when you start adding the pieces together you will often get a game board of sorts that have led you to who you are today. In this episode, Debbie shares her story of awakening and provides an exercise for how you can use your own experiences to awaken yourself.
Every year around my birthday I like to reflect back on anything significant that came up in my life. This year was B52 and was all about New, True and You... Listen to this episode to hear my update.
This is the 3rd time I ve interviewed Rebecca Liston and we still ran out of time way before I was ready! In this episode we talk about homeopathy, what it is, why you want to know about it and how it can help. Rebecca also shares a touching story of how and why she switched from being a Sonographer firmly rooted in Western Medicine to becoming a Homeopath.
In this episode, Robert and I talk about raising kids that are prepared financially for the future, how assertiveness plays a role in financial independence and creative ideas for bringing in more money.
It's Time to Awaken takes a look at some of the big questions in life such as; Why bad things happen, why do they happen to me; and who am I to think I deserve a vibrant and powerful life?
This episode wraps up the Break Free of Parenting Pressures Series. In it I share a bit of the background as to why I wrote this book, some tips to help you get over some of the most common bumps that arise when people try to apply it to their family and then finish off using that confusing stage of Tweens as a way to show you how I applied it.
Time and energy can get used up on trivial tasks if you aren t paying attention. In this episode I share a tool to help you figure out your current picture and ensure you are putting your time and energy into things that are truly important to you.
Often parents get so caught up helping their children be happy, they forget to schedule in any time for themselves. The things you do to keep yourself strong and functioning at the top of your game directly influences your child s ability to do the same.
How we communicate with our children should reflect how we want them to talk to others. Keeping our kids talking to us requires an atmosphere of trust amoung other things. In this show I share important communication tools that you can use and watch your relationships grow
Bed-time, Bath-time, meal-time are common challenges many parents deal with. In this episode of the Break Free of Parenting Pressures Series, I provide ideas to help overcome these issues and provide your child with important life long skills.
Problem solving is an important life skill that all children should be taught how to do. In this episode of the Break Free of Parenting Pressures Series, I share a good IDEA to tackle this challenge along with a fantastic tool for toy clean up.
Some of the most commonly used parenting tools in North America have all kinds of problems associated with them. Instead of telling parents they must stop using them, I like to search for creative ways to make them more effective. In this episode of the Break Free of Parenting Pressures Series, I share ideas for doing this.
The relationships we build in our families determine how effective our parenting strategies will be. In this episode I share a variety of tools that help build relationship and ehance our kid's ability to make good decisions on their own.
Our parenting pack is made up of strategies and tactics used by other people to get our attention when we were younger. We carry this pack wherever we go, so it s a good idea to know what s inside. On this episode I talk about your parent pack, how to identify and remove heavy tools and share my story about teaching my kids to leave me alone during phone calls.
Boundaries and the rules that arise from them aren t meant to control or overpower, but to create a sense of structure that makes one feel cared for, empowered and connected to others. In this episode we discuss boundaries and bullying...two things that can be connected.
Last week in the Break Free series we introduced parent power and this week we dive into the power struggles that can arise when we misuse it. I share a story about my kids and clothing (yikes!) and provide an out for those parents caught in a struggle.
This week I share a story about fighting with my kids over bathtime and share how your response to things is really up to you...even when it feels automatic. I talk about how parent power can go awry and set you up for failure as our Break Free of Parenting Pressure series continues.
As Break Free continues, I talk some more about personalities and what you need to know about understanding your child. I share information on love languages, learning styles and even your communication style. It's a great way to discover what really makes you - and your family - tick!
Today we start Part 2 of the Break Free of Parenting Pressures series which focuses on understanding all the little pieces that make you and your loved ones tick. I share why the home you were raised in affects you today (even if you swore it never would) and talk about my own Tweenager experience.
This week we complete part 1 of Break Free of Parenting Pressures so I share an update on my own life. I also discuss life priorities from a different perspective along with ideas for building your super important relationships in life.
As we continue our Break Free of Parenting Pressures series we take a look at our beliefs, the 'F' word, body cues and so much more. I also share a story about my very young kids going missing and how I reacted.
This week our Break Free series talks about what our job as parents really is and why it's important for us to be aware. I also share a story about my inherited belief talk about what we are truly up against as parents.
I wrote Break Free of Parenting Pressures to help parents with the many struggles that come with being a mom or dad. Starting with this episode I'm going to share the wisdom from this book so you might use it to recharge your relationships, fine tune your parenting and release any extra stress that might be holding you back.
My guest this week, Rebecca Liston, is guided by the understanding that a woman s intuition is a significant part of living a vibrant, powerful life. By tuning into your own inner knowing you can get out of your head and live with a strength fuelled by clarity. Tune in to the show and learn how Rebecca uses all kinds of intuition and inner wisdom to really get to the heart of the matter.
Making a little time each day to write to yourself in a journal is a powerful, life-changing practice that anyone can do. Listen in for a lively conversation with professional writer, Stella Orange, about the magic that unfolds when you pick up a pen and a notebook to begin each day.
There s a big difference between doing busy-work and doing your work or the work you love. How do we curate our actions so our energy, time, and money all move us directly towards what we actually want, one step at a time? This week I m joined by Las Peregrinas co-founder and business advisor Sarah Dew Whitsett for a clear-eyed and frank conversation about the most rare and lucrative of skills: aligning your actions with your motivation, your values, and your work.
Today's Vibrant Replay spotlights three passionate women, who have come together to create the Beaver Business Club, and focuses on what happens when you reach for a life that doesn't just feed your family, but feeds your heart, your soul and your need for positive connection with others.
Today, I m continuing to share my Getting Healthy Update and highlighting more of the foods the Medical Medium (Anthony William) says we all would benefit by having more of in our life as well as which foods he suggests we avoid, especially when faced with a health challenge.
Today I share more about what I ve learned from Anthony William s incredible books; how I have applied them in my life; how I ve tweaked things to work for me; and how things are changing for me as a result.
This week I invited Michelle back to dig deeper into how we can help our future generations deal with the challenge of mental health. Tune into the show to hear some unsettling statistics on how far reaching mental illness is and get some wonderful insights on what each of us can do to make a difference for the over 260 million kids dealing with this challenge.
To say growing up with a bi-polar mother was not easy, is a major understatement for this week s guest. Listen to the show to hear Michelle openly share her story and highlight some of the things that helped her not just survive, but eventually thrive.
Have you ever momentarily remembered that you knew something was going to happen before it did? Or maybe, you ve felt the astonishment of following your intuition and recognizing how it benefited you. If so, you might just have been flirting with being in the Akashic Records! This week I had the honor of interviewing Maureen St. Germain, so she could give us some insider information on why having access to the Akashic Records can be a game changer for all of us.
"The best way to describe what it's like to be 5D is to think of a time when you have fallen in love or when you actually got something that you had been pining for..." Tune in to this Vibrant Replay as Maureen shares practical advice and stories about how to do this.
This week my guest, Rebecca Bedford, shares how she went from being a self-imposed recluse to a busy vlogger by learning to love herself. Rebecca teaches us how to deal with negative thought patterns, why self-acceptance is so important for us all, what you can do when you re feeling judged by others and, of course, the meaning of SSBBW.
I had so much fun talking with Tara Davis about core beliefs recently, I asked her to come back and expand a bit on an area of interest that has really been grabbing her attention lately specifically that of really, truly putting yourself first. Listen to the show to learn how digging in can help you uncover your truth and shift into effortless flow.
This week I was joined by Tara Davis, a relationship expert who uses her own life experiences to help others understand and improve their relationships. Tune in to learn the four most common core beliefs running in your subconscious mind and holding you back from creating a life you love.
In this Vibrant Replay I share 3 tips to help you raise your energy and soothe your soul. When you tune into your own vibrational energy and strive to raise it, you can attract great things to you and be ready to receive them when they arrive.
Check out this episode of VPM with guest, Jodi Pliszka, a vibrant and powerful woman who raised a wonderful daughter as a single mom, lost all her hair in her teens to alopecia, has a PhD and many other letters after her name, mentored with Simon Cowell, has a rare trachea disorder that requires surgery to keep her alive and who continues to soar at everything she does in life.
In this episode, Celeste doesn't just share inspiring information on reconnecting with your feminine magic, but also sends out an energy blast to help listeners flush out their worries.
It's easy for women, moms especially, to lose that deep core connection with themselves and start to feel like they are somehow not worthy, too busy or it would be selfish for them to look after their own needs first. In this episode Franziska shares how to re-establish this self-care link.
Tune into this episode of Vibrant, Powerful Moms to hear Authenticity Expert, Norma Hollis, share how to reconnect with your authentic self; how authenticity and being extraordinary are connected; why doing things how others say it should be done will hold you back; and more.
In this Vibrant Replay, discover secrets to unlocking your child s genius and how young children view the world. This information will give you calm as you raise your children to be authentic and spiritually aware.
In this episode of the Vibrant, Powerful Moms Show I get up close and personal about my own health journey and share how information from the Medical Medium, Anthony William, opened my eyes to a whole new world!
Raised as a Mennonite with strong patriarchal restrictions, Tammy is no stranger to how religion can interfere with your relationship to Self. In this episode she shares ideas for how to be Godly and Sensual at the same time.
In this episode I share 5 secrets to help you improve all of your relationships whether they are troublesome or trouble free; significant or more distant so that you can stop any repeating cycles and love your life.
As a social worker specializing in bringing out the best in people, while at the same time working on my own health issues, self-awareness and spiritual development, I have spent more than half of my life coming to understand the many things we as human-beings do to get in our own way and make life harder than it needs to be. In this show I share 3 secrets to help you get through these situations.
Standing in your power means knowing who you are what strengthens you, drains you, even what may be blocking you. It's about tapping into your authentic self and then striving to be the best version of yourself you can possibly be. In this Vibrant Replay Debbie shares 9 Tips for Standing in Your Power to help you shine.
My guest this week is, Diane Gibson, a woman who got married at 33 and became a step-mom of two young adults. She s now been married over 18 years as well as a therapist who helps step families live powerful lives. I had her come on the show to share with us about some of the tips, tricks and tools she s learned for step-moms.
How fit is your brain? Do you work it out on a regular basis and take pains to ensure it is in tip top shape? According to this week s guest, Noreen Kolesar, having a fit brain is every bit as important as having a fit body and she came on the show to share simple tips to help us all do exactly that.
Have you ever been in a situation where you really need to be at your best yet whatever is going on has caused the opposite to happen? Anytime you are in a situation where you feel powerless you are in need of a powerful mindset, and this episode of the Vibrant Powerful Moms Show is all about sharing that with you.
Have you ever walked into a store hoping that you will find a certain item on sale and it is? Many of us think of these things as coincidences when we actually have a hand in making it happen. My guest this week, Angelia LaRue, is here to teach us how to do this in a fun and consistent way.
When you say something is good or bad, right or wrong, awesome or awful, you are deciding how to feel about it. How you feel, in turn, influences how you respond which affects how you feel! In this episode Debbie shares tips, tools and stories to help you recognize the power you have to make your life great.
The world is full of F.U.D. (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) about transgender people. Beyond the hype in the news politics today are real human beings trying to live Vibrant, Powerful lives. Hear first-hand from one woman how she does this every day.
Relationships are built on trust and trust can be hugely affected by how good or how bad you are at making apologies. Tune in to this week's show to find out why so many people struggle with this communication skill and learn how to be great at it.
When I met Brianna she had taken her family down to Mexico to live for the summer. From that spot in paradise her kids could soak up the culture, her family could get in lots of quality time and she could check-in with her thriving business when needed. Tune in to find out how she created this life and learn how you can do it too.
Today's Vibrant Replay focuses on the things you do that help to build your relationship with others as well as those things that take strength away. You don't have to be perfect to build a strong relationship, but you do need to be aware.
Discover how to unlock utilize your playful power for maximum effectiveness. In this episode Tammy Leitzel shares how owning and operating your body allows you to stay present and purposeful.
What springs to mind when I mention the word teenager? Fear, fond memories, parties, rebellion? Even though we talk a lot about the teenage stage, we're not really taught much about what's really going on for our kids. This show will talk about what's natural, what's not and what you can do to make this time as pleasurable as possible.
Dreams hold the keys to the depths of our inner being. They have the power to help us each understand the hidden parts of our consciousness, and their symbols provide knowledge about the deepest parts of self. In this segment, learn how to jump start your dream practice for greater empowerment, increased intuition, and more.
Have you ever received a diagnosis for yourself or your child and in that moment found yourself wanting the doctor to tell you what to do in order to survive?This is a super common thing to have happen and can even be viewed as a good thing at least in the short-term. Tune into this week's show and find out why this is a problem and what you can do instead.
There is so much confusing information out there right now about what to eat, what to avoid, what supplements will help you, that for people who really care about their health and the health of their kids, it can be pretty overwhelming. My guest today, Tricia Whelan, shares ideas about nutrition, whole foods and living life in a healthy, loving way.
Did you know you have a magic wand that can be used to get your kids to listen to you? In reality, the power of this wand goes way beyond parenting and applies to any situation where one person has authority over another, but it's most easily overlooked in the role of parenting. In this episode I'll talk about this wand and how you can keep it working optimally for you.
Imagine yourself caught in a life that is very busy yet has become dull and boring.As you look into the mirror you feel this strong sense of what's the point of all this, and you realize that you re ready to leave. You apologize to God and give your choir director the music you would like played at your funeral. Tune in for more of Angelia's story and to learn how EMF's affect us.
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where things feel like they are more than you can handle? It's like the rug has been pulled out from under your feet so you don't know where things are headed, you're having trouble thinking clearly and you're truly uncertain that you can make it through the experience.
Would you like to reconnect with your magic? Did you even know that you have access to magic? Well you do and today I would like to talk to you about it. I believe magic is innate to all of us. It's not something only a few lucky people have, but rather something every one of us has access to.
This episode looks at a part of your life that helps to keep you safe, that connects you with your own resiliency and clearly tells you when things around you are not aligning with what you believe. The topic is boundaries those often ambiguous lines that we draw in the sand.
Have you ever felt white, hot shame? If you're a woman, then I'm guessing you have probably more than once. My guest this week, Tammy Leitzel, knows this feeling intimately and has made it her mission to stop it and help women take back their power once and for all.
Did you know that your hormones are affected by the products you use on your body? According to my recent guest, Nicki Williams, it's a great idea to become aware of how these products are affecting you so that you can make informed decisions about what you want to change. Today I talk about simple changes you can make to detox your personal life.
Today I want to share some of my tips about reducing the toxic load in your home. For the last two weeks we listened to Nicki Williams talk about how easy it is for our hormones to get out of balance and what an impact that can have on us. Cleansing - or detoxing - is one of the ways to make positive change quickly.
Did you know peri-menopause can start as early as 35 years old? According to my guest, Nicki Williams, this is something many women are not aware of and because the symptoms can be blamed on so many other things, even doctors fail to figure it out. Tune in to this episode to find out what you can do to decrease symptoms during this time.
My guest this week (and next!) specializes in understanding women s hormones, especially as they affect us during that 35 to 52-year-old phase referred to as peri-menopause and eventual menopause.To me, understanding our bodies and emotions as best we can and then deciding what we re going to do with that information is a critical part of our journey.