Lean with Kare - A Mental Wellness Podcast: Recent Episodes
Karen Aguilar Perez
Psychology has always been my passion; understanding the mind, emotions, human behaviour and mental health. As people with anxiety, our experience matters. Thereโs power and pride in talking about our trauma, anxiety & having intimate and inspiring discussions about uncomfortable situations. The more we talk about it, the more likely it is that one day everyone will be able to break the stigma about mental health and discover solidarity in telling our stories.
In this episode, we explore the incredible journey of Victoria Leite, a resilient individual who has overcome tremendous health challenges. Victoria, an elementary school French teacher, resin artist and small business owner, shares her journey from experiencing debilitating health issues in June 2020 to running marathons on a daily basis.
We'll delve into Toria's journey through pain and healing, her incredible transformation, and how she balances her professional life with her passion for outdoor adventure and new found love of running. We'll also explore her work creating educational toys and her experience training for and running a half marathon.
Toria's story is a powerful testament to the strength of the human spirit and the importance of perseverance. Join us as we uncover the inspiring journey of Victoria on 'Lean with Kare,' Season 6, Episode 2.
๐ง๐โ๐ฝ To learn more about Victoria's journey:
Visit her website: https://tia-torias-creations.square.site/Connect on Instagram: @tia_torias_creations
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In this episode, we explore the transformative journey ofFazeena Haniff, a Conscious Communication and Soul-Based Leadership coach,trainer, speaker, dismantler & cycle-breaker. Fazeena guides entrepreneurs,people leaders, and changemakers back to their authentic voice and innate wayof leading. With over 20 years of professional communication experience,Fazeena combines practical tools with unconscious mind techniques and somaticmodalities to get to the root cause of client challenges and accelerate results.She is passionate about building community and connection through empathy,transparency, and integrity.
We delve into leading in a new paradigm, challenging thestatus quo, and communicating with authenticity. Fazeena shares insights on howhidden truths are being exposed due to the authenticity required in this newparadigm, leading to relationships realigning. We explore how aligning withyour True North and values can be met with resistance, and how settingboundaries is an act of honoring your worth.
Join us as Fazeena shares insights on how leaders can embracea new paradigm that moves beyond ego-driven motivations, the role authenticityplays in effective communication and leadership, and how leaders can navigatethe shift towards transparency and honesty. Fazeena hopes listeners take awayfrom our conversation that: "Every single one of us has leadership withinus. We are all built to lead. You can lead right where you are right now."
๐ง๐โ๐ฝ To learn more about Fazeena's work:
Visit her website: The Conscious Communicator
Connect on Instagram: @theconsciouscommunicator
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Hey Lean Crew! Kare here, and I'm stoked to drop a quick bonus episode as we rev up for the epic comeback of 'Lean with Kare' in 2024.
2023's been a wild ride. I kicked off the year on a break, focusing on health and self-loving vibes. Then, February hit with an unexpected injury, sending me on an extended break.
Ignoring doc's orders, I powered through, holding onto my fav event, only to face my first-time failure. Ugh, scream, grunt, sigh Tough stuff, but mid-year, I had an epiphany: stop forcing, start flowing.
As a project management student, easier said than done. Letting go of control felt like uncharted territory. But in that space, magic happened.
I channeled energy into birthing a non-profit and nailed the 2nd Annual Brampton Latin Fest with an incredible team of badass Latinas. Letting go opens doors to the Universe's gifts.
Yeah, it's scary as hell, but trust me, it's damn worth it. You'll get why some things didn't work eventually past the discomfort.
Cheers to lessons, resilience, and unexpected blessings. 'Lean with Kare' roars back in 2024, loaded with wisdom and triumph tales.
Can't wait to roll this journey with you. Thanks for the patience and epic support. Until then, stay focused (tunnel vision, baby), stay strong (cuz you a baddie), and remember, your story matters. Catch you in 2024!
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Tara is a projector - based on human design modalities. Not being able to feel her gut instincts led her to spiral into confusion which ultimately catapulted her into a 7+ year journey nurturing and connecting to her Higher Self.
Where Tara feels most fulfilled is when she can help guide people to that same level of clarity by teaching clients about their intuition, teaching them how to connect & how to use discernment. How does she do this? By sharing tools & practises that have worked for her and helped her unlock her truest potential. Oftentimes we forget that the answers are all within us, literally. Theyโre within our grasp so long as weโre asking the right questions and listening to our bodies.
Tara explains that aligning with your True North & your values will be met with resistance because itโs a complete shock to our system & those that you set boundaries with. Breathe through it. Boundaries are a set of core values that you set when you know your worth. Honour them.
Here are some of my biggest takeaways from our recording session:
Itโs going to hurt if you stay and itโs going to hurt if you go. Which pain will give you the most growth?
Itโs important to recognize that we are multi-purposeful beings and our purposes in life are as cyclical as our evolvement.
When was the last time you had a sacred soul conversation? If you feel the nudge, chime into S4 E1 to tune into Taraโs wise sage. Click the link in the bio to hear the full episode on all your favorite podcast platforms. ๐ง๐โ๐ฝ
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Itโs been a while besties! Iโve been trying to find an effective & efficient way of sharing everything thatโs been going on with me, both personally and professionally since my last episode in November and it finally hit me โฆ turn it into a pod episode. (Duh!) So, thatโs exactly what Iโve done. Sit back, relax & enjoy this bonus episode. Here is point form some of the topics I touch based on:
- Allow me to reintroduce myself
- Hemoglobin & Iron Deficiency
- Focusing on loving myself & setting boundaries
- Protecting my IP
- Transitioning Lean with Kare social platforms into my personal brand
Hit me up on IG or FB, currently as @leanwithkare or Lean with Kare
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My name is Karen Lissette. Iโm the founder of Open for Business Hub. A for-profit social enterprise thatโs passionate on supporting our local small business community through personal development & experiential opportunities to network, scale their business and connect with their ideal customers. Most recently we began focusing on mentoring our future leaders and entrepreneurs to give them the resources and skill sets they need to conduct business with excellence. During the pandemic I also birthed another business baby. More details to come with our official launch. I'm also the host of this podcast, Lean with Kare where I advocate for mental wellness. Why? Because I've lived through some pretty intense and severe traumatic experiences and understand what it is to live with anxiety & have been affected by depression and ptsd. Healing from grief or learning coping strategies for any of the conditions and symptoms I live with hasn't been easy as the roadmap isn't linear. Through the podcast I'm able to share my lived experiences & how I've been able to grow from them.
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Angelica is a multi award winning podcast host, an online merch shop owner, avid photographer, speaker & advocate for the learning disabilities association & PCOS & also co founder of The Co-Op, a ย podcast community. By day she works in the construction industry & is also a new Mom. Her podcast aired February 14th, 2019. It can be heard on 20 different platforms & has 625+ episodes speaking with professionals from all over the globe. She dives into how being a one woman show gives her the ability to have complete control of the podcast and itโs growth allowing her the flexibility to reach all her goals. Not wanting to monetize the podcast in conventional ways such as advertising, she turned to exploring dropshipping and the world of ecommerce. AVG was then birthed as a lifestyle apparel & merch brand now expanded into accessories & jewelry. Being diagnosed with Dyslexia gave her the fuel she needed to pursue all of her creative outlets and encourages otherโs living with disabilities to also follow in her footsteps. Her advocacy work doesnโt stop there, she also is a public speaker and openly shares struggles with PCOS and how Naturopathy helped her resolve her battle with PCOS.
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In this episode Elena and I talk about how Elenaโs childhood impacted her to make the decision to dive into her journey of decolonization. Growing up being constantly compared to her sister & made to feel less than for not having light eyes and fair skin played a huge role into her insecurities and feelings of unworthiness. Her trauma was the catalyst that led to her healing journey finally acknowledging her disassociation with the European influence & honouring her skin complexion, her dark hair, her nose & her features which are her true beauty. Her goal is to continue advocating everyoneโs individual beauty. Once embarking on her unlearning she also began trekking through the murky waters of โchancla cultureโ to ensure that she was able to break generational traumas to give her daughters a better chance at assimilating with their truths. As a result of her abuse sheโs returned back to healing through art. Beading has become her medicine & sheโs made it her mantra to pass on her healing to you as well.
Want to find out what traditional land you live on and each honouring treaties, visit native-land.ca.
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In this episode Tricia and I get candid and talk about how our upbringings and cultures have conditioned us to become people pleasers & how learning to say no as an entrepreneur is crucial but takes effort. She gets into how it's difficult to unlearn having being silenced as a child & how reclaiming her voice has become her top priority to owning being a bad bitch. Tricia also shares the challenges in being a step mother in a toxic coparentingship. Overall, in spite of her shortcomings and lessons learned she rides the waves in the journey as a student of life.
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Fazeena Haniff is The Conscious Communicator โ a communication expert with 20 years of experience, a board-certified coach, speaker, consultant, intuitive, and facilitator of challenging conversations. Fazeena started her coaching and consulting practice to help individuals reclaim their voice from past and intergenerational trauma, and disempowering societal, cultural and family dynamics to be powerful communicators. As a woman of colour navigating the corporate space and being born into an immigrant family with intergenerational colonial trauma, Fazeena knows the unique challenges and fears of what it means to find and use voice in both the personal and professional space.
Being witness to a tragic accident as a child taught Fazeena to suffer in silence in a culture that didnโt hold space for emotional processing and difficult conversations. It wasnโt until she found herself at a breaking point decades later that she learned to recognize the impact of unhealed trauma on a personโs voice. That breaking point became her reclamation point.
Fazeena holds a unique position of combining her many years of professional training and experience in communication with her unique ability to see the unconscious patterns that influence a personโs ability to communicate, which allows her to facilitate powerful breakthroughs for her clients.
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Parmโs Yoga is the culmination of my journey from being overwhelmed, stuck in a rut and directionless in life, to finding a place that I can call home where I truly belong and am able to give back and contribute to the world. At the end of my university career, I found myself in a place where nothing mattered to me anymore. I had no motivation to do anything, my previous goals had lost meaning and at some point, I felt like my life was just passing me by. I wasnโt ever in the present moment and I felt like I wasnโt even living anymore: I was just existing. I was stuck โ stuck in my mind and stuck in a rut with no way out. My yoga practice and the inherent spirituality in the ancient techniques pulled me out of the funk I was in. The more I continued down the path of yoga and spirituality, the more I felt like I was mending all the broken pieces of me. I was finally happy, satisfied with what I had and I finally felt like a complete person again. I started Parmโs Yoga because I know how painful and isolating this journey can be. I feel lucky to have had all the support that I did at every step of my journey and now, I want to give back. I want to be that beacon of light that I know that people need. The journey home to yourself isnโt an easy one. You have to face your mind and all the dark corners in it. But Parmโs Yoga is here to ensure that you donโt have to go through it alone. Parmโs Yoga is here to support you at every step of the way with yoga, meditation, breathing techniques and the spiritual depth that you donโt know youโre craving. Parmโs Yoga is for everyone who is where I was: lost, stuck, directionless, seeking purpose and most of all: seeking to reconnect with their authentic selves.
Website:
https://parmsyoga.com
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https://parmsyoga.com/about
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๐ ๐๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ป at Juice Mi's vision is to inspire and encourage long term gut health habits, conveniently for a nutritious & vibrant life! Her foundation and identity as a vegan business owner is based on modern day convenience and long term healthy living.
"I strive to create nutritional fuel for your body while nourishing your mind through education & inspiration through my personal experiences. I am committed to creating nutritious, delicious, customized juice blends, smoothies, smoothie bowls and detox cleanses to better serve you. I do the thinking, and you do the drinking! Iโm dedicated to only using fresh, raw & organic produce, so that I can offer the highest quality juice/cleanse experience available locally! Iโm excited to announce that Juice Mi is rebranding & I look forward to sharing with you new products, a new website, new content and new services! I appreciate your love, support and patience during this time. Cheers to a new vibrant beginning!"
In this episode Diana and I discuss what juicing is, how it's improved and impacted her life, discussed toxic acid environments and dove into how juicing helps balance our pH levels, she shares all the benefits of juicing such as the immunity boosting healing power. Diana talked about her rebranding and how she's currently working on her kid's line and how excited she is about me joining her in her #waterfastcollective.
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๐๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฐ loves to use photography as a way to capture beautiful moments that would otherwise go unseen. She loves that photographs have the ability to tell a story, bring out an emotion or even make peopleโs visions come to life. As her love for photography grows she only hopes that she can continue to learn and improve in her craft.
In this episode Ailene & I discuss our beautiful synchronistic photo shoot experience (888) & also, finally, share the beginning of "Lean with Kare." Ailene was an integral process of creating this podcast and is the Lean (Ailene) to my Kare (Karen). Listen to the episode to hear our challenges and fears beginning something new (the pod) & how we leaned into our discomfort and braved it out.
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๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ข is a twin mama, educator, soon to be published author, and the maker/creative face behind @_mywildtribe_ custom made apparel and gifts. Her brand is more than just her custom made items- although most famous for her mom swag and โCoolโ line, itโs about creating a community and believing in ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป all day everyday. Amanda openly and candidly shares about the juggle, the struggles, the raw and the real shit that goes on when you are hustling, working, being a wife, mama, friend, etc., in hopes that others can ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, and that the stigma of โhaving it together alwaysโ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ .
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In this episode Amanda and I discuss navigating through our pandemic fatigue and how important it is to check in with others and yourself during these uncertain times. She shares how she's been coping with being a full time educator and Mom and how often times guilt has set in trying to balance both roles. While 2020 was a wild year, we both mentioned how purposeful last year was and how much growth we've both experienced. Due to Amanda's personal and professional growth, she realized that her brand was coming along for the ride. She mentions her rebranding and how her "My Wild Tribe" name has been a catalyst for this change. With the rebranding comes triggers.
We announce our collaboration to bring you a new monthly series, where Amanda is the cohost: "Girl Check Yourself! Reality Checks with Dis Bitch!"
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Driven By... is a brand that encourages you to identify what drives you! Why? Because if you take the time to look inward and identify your purpose, then structure your life around doing the things that drive you, you are setting yourself up for a life of fulfillment!
In this episode Diondra and I get candid about out experiences in our formative years of not feeling like we were enough, which caused a domino effect into high school and our adult lives. We opened up about undervaluing ourselves and how weโve been able to turn off that negative self talk with proven methods that have helped us cope and built our internal locus of control. Di shared the foundation of Driven by Co and how it stemmed from wanting to reinforce your passions, your strengths and your confidence. We dabbled on toxic relationships both personally and in business and how setting boundaries has been a game changer!
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Charlene Lizette is a Spiritual Teacher and Healer on a mission to empower women through their Spiritual Awakening Journey.
"๐'๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ข, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ."
Charlene offers tarot readings, chakra healing, spiritual guidance, crystal healing, reiki, and most recently opened up Starsea Jewels. In this episode we get into how she became in tune with her abilities, her spiritual awakening journey, she shares her different offerings, what my chakra blockages are and leaves us with a message for 2021.
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Charlene Lizette is a Spiritual Teacher and Healer on a mission to empower women through their Spiritual Awakening Journey.
"๐'๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ข, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ."
Charlene offers tarot readings, chakra healing, spiritual guidance, crystal healing, reiki, and most recently opened up Starsea Jewels. In this episode we get into that 2020 taught her that you don't need to continuously overachieve to be successful. She dove into her Moms sacrifices as an immigrant to give her and her brother a better life. Charlene lets us into her story and shares her truth about how she gave up the idea of having societal norms, being out of alignment, and how she stepped into her Power. We touch on the importance of our Akashic records and how topics like this aren't taught to us in school because it keeps us limited and complacent. Charlene's and I discuss The Age of Aquarius and what the mass awakening (from 3D to 5D) really means. Part 2 drops THIS FRIDAY!
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Christmas is one of the most joyous festivals of the year, awaited by everyone, including children and grown-ups. The glittery decoration, gifts, cakes, delicious meals, Christmas music, everything about the festival is just magical. But above all it's about the love, laughter and the precious time spent with the family and loved ones. This year it looks and feels different for everyone. Whether or not you get to celebrate the day with your friends and family this year, you get the greatest gift of all โฆ is being able to zoom call them and see their faces or pick up a phone to hear their voice. Yes, it is different, but the distance is temporary.
When you lose someone special, your world lacks its celebratory qualities. Holidays magnify that loss. The sadness deepens and the loneliness can feel isolating. The need for support may be the greatest during the holidays. Pretending you donโt hurt and/or it isnโt a harder time of the year may not be your truth. But for those living in their grief, you can โ and will โ get through the holidays. Rather than avoiding the feelings of grief, lean into them. It is not the grief you want to avoid, it is the pain. No one can take that pain away, but grief is not just pain, grief is love. The way I see it is the pain you feel is comparable to the amount of love you have for your loved one. That void will never be filled. But you carry on fueled by the love, traditions and memories you carry with you.
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๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ข is a twin mama, educator, soon to be published author, and the maker/creative face behind My Wild Tribe custom made apparel and gifts. Her brand is more than just her custom made items- although most famous for her mom swag and โCoolโ line, itโs about creating a community and believing in ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป all day everyday.
Amanda gets open and candid about struggling at balancing time with all her different hats she wears - the juggle is real, she gets raw about the sh#t that goes on when you are hustling, working, being a wife, mama, friend, etc. We discussed the illusion of balance & time management when juggling various roles and that setting boundaries are not only healthy but paramount, we touched on the importance of self care & it looking differently for each of us. We addressed the importance of being kind to everyone you come across - weโre all carrying our own loads of emotions, experiences and traumaโs. We shared our love for hugs and how much our need for touch has changed with our new norm. Amanda opened up about her familyโs decision on โBack to School.โ As an educator she shares some of the new procedures and policies of being in the classroom. Times have changed & as innate survivors weโre all just learning to adapt. As we navigate the waves of change, weโre all doing our best & Amandaโs biggest mission is for all of us to BE KIND, ALWAYS.
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๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ช is passionate about self care and wellness and wears multiple hats. Sheโs the cofounder of ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, a green skincare brand based out of Toronto. She works as a public elementary school teacher, with experience teaching music and french to kids in Grades 1-8 and she is also a new mom to an eight month old baby boy named ๐๐ฉeฬ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ!ย
On this week's episode special guest Jennifer & I discussed:ย
ยท Honour someone elseโs time, boundaries and energy (ask, are you prepared to hear some negative information)
ยท Unpacking your emotions respectfully
ยท Showers are an escape from everyday routines and tasks - mindful and meditative
ยท Soap is essential for self care
ยท Elementary Natural soaps are palm oil free: palm oil is responsible for deforestation which affects a lot of wildlife
ยท App "Stop, Breath and Think" (free app)
ยท Breathing Techniques
ยท Embracing the unknown through this pandemic and new school year
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๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ป๐ข๐ณ is a public speaker and seasoned Podcast host at the ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ where she helps elevate the voices and ideas of up and coming entrepreneurs. Her podcast has over 8,500 ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด and airs ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ on all digital platforms. She discusses personal development strategies and interviews super dope humans. You can find her on IG @advicefromhanna where she gives you daily doses of wisdom and life advice. โฃ
On this week's #comeback episode we sit with Hanna to talk about how we've navigated through the last 5 months of a pandemic - which have felt like 10 years, we discussed how we met, touched on the podcast start up fears and how she motivated me and encouraged me to JUST GO FOR IT! We talked about transparency when you approach someone to collaborate, having pivoted through the most difficult time as an entrepeneur (eat or get eaten), feeling lost through the isolation of the covid social distancing (fear based conditioning), touched on the overall global pandemic & racial war (systematic oppression). Hanna dropped a HUGE gem when she shared, "Not every interaction is supposed to be a transaction."
Have a listen to the full episode to understand "Where Are We Now? 10 Years Later LOL"
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Jamaican born, Nikki Clarke, holds a Diploma in Social Sciences from John Abbott College and at, McGill University, studied Film and Communications. Nikki was an instructor at Sheridan College, in the Faculty of Early Childhood Education, the School of Business, and Community Development from 1999 to 2009. Nikki was elected the President of the Ontario Black History Society in 2015. Nikkiโs third book, Transforming Lives, One Story at a Time: Powerful Stories of Success and Inspiration, an anthology of empowering reflections was published in 2017. Nikki is the founder, producer and host of the Nikki Clarke Show, and is the proud mother of three adult children. .Nikki was the NDP MPP Candidate for Mississauga Malton in 2018 and MP Candidate in 2019. Nikki serves on The Human Trafficking Advisory Board in Peel, Director of Policy and Research for Keep 6ix, an organization that supports the prevention of youth in the criminal justice system and a member of the Black Community Advisory Council of the United Way of Greater Toronto. Nikki is an ordained lay pastor. She was recently nominated for the Breaking Boundaries for Social Justice by Ontario NDPโs Womenโs Committee, the Eminence Award, the Genius Award for Leadership, three Magnetic Entrepreneur Author Awards nominations for Demonstration of Integrity, Best Marketing, and Best Influential Book Awards.
On Today's episode, Nikki covers:
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How she started the Nikki Clarke Show.
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Balancing act of working and being a mom.
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Her journey into politics.
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Human Trafficking in Peel.
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Community Advocacy- Youth empowerment, jobs, housing issues in Mississauga.
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Teaching God's love.
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Lisa Sofia is a registered certified Yoga teacher, certified Reiki Level 1 & 2 practitioner, ย a meditation coach, and my very dear friend. The Chakra system is an energy system within our body which helps us to function at our optimal best. Each energy field holds a different energy. During this time our chakras may be very well unbalanced. Everyone has heightened ย levels of anxiety & sensitivity going into month 2 of social distancing. Join us while Lisa takes us on a Chakra meditation journey to help ease you and make you feel more calm and peace to aid in balancing everyone's Chakra's.ย
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Without a doubt, many of us are feeling anxious as we navigate the uncertainty of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Iโm feeling it too, and I wanted to share some of the tools Iโm using to take care of my mind and stay grounded. Itโs normal to be unsettled and concerned about whatโs going on around us. Humans find comfort and safety in the predictability of the routines of daily living. As our lives have dramatically changed overnight, many are struggling with finding ways to deal with the new reality. How can we respond to the coronavirus situation in a way that will preserve our psychological well-being? I came up with a list of science-based approaches that have helped me and can certainly help you too! With care and planning, we, too, can stay psychologically strong during the pandemic and perhaps even grow from this transformative experience. I hope you find these tips useful & of value! Until next week!
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On this episode, I sit down and talk with Breanna Cordeiro - our 1st official guest. She's a proud Mom to Aaron, a Violence Against Women Advocate, an aspiring Women & Children's Advocacy consultant and more importantly a Survivor of domestic violence. Join us while she shares with us her story, and what resources and modalities she's used to get her through to become comfortable with the grey area.ย
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I take you on a journey through the surface of some of the main key milestones in my life that have helped mold & shape the Woman that I am today. While all of these experiences were uncomfortable, they were paramount and integral. I trust the process. I embrace the discomfort. Want to know the voice behind the mic? Have a listen! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, recording it.ย
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Welcome to LEAN WITH KARE! Iโm your host, Karen aka Flawless Quality. In each episode Iโll dive into my life experiences, share my valuable lessons learned and give you insight into my key takeaways. Life has lead me to this point, in being comfortable through the discomfort. We all want to feel listened to, feel heard & seen. You are not alone, and together weโll dive into meaningful conversations thatโll help you flip the script on your internal dialogue. Iโll be inviting guest speakers, industry experts and your everyday superheroes to share their voice. So, sit back, relax, BE BRAVE & LEAN IN. IG: @leanwithkare Email: leanwithkare@gmail.com
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