Soul Sister Conversations

Guest: Claudia Miller, Career Coach Don't you wish you could just ask someone all the secrets of career building. Today Career Coach, Claudia Miller gives up her pro tips on how to fast track your career. So... how do you fast track your career? How do you get your ideal job?  Claudia shares the secrets she learned about getting ahead no matter what your background. -- The super cool thing is Claudia made herself a test subject, so she knows her advice works and now she helps other people get ahead, get paid what they should and lead more fulfilling careers. -- So if you are tired of climbing the corporate ladder,  if you are between jobs, looking for a promotion, or wanting to negotiate a bigger raise, she has great advice for you and she is giving away her freebie $10,00 word for word Negotiation Script which you can get below.  -- We chat about: ✔️ why you don’t get an interview even if you are a great fit for the job. ✔️ the one thing you need to do when applying for a job. ✔️ how to nail your interview ✔

Today I chat Gordie Lavoie, an experienced business owner who shares his authentic journey to finding happiness and success. Gordie is the Past President of Sunny Corner Enterprises, an inductee into the New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame and contributor to the business community both past and present. He openly shares how he hit his limit within a corporate organization because he didn't have a university degree. Wanting to have no limits on his life, he took an opportunity within Sunny Corner 3 decades ago for a shot a business ownership. He saw great success with this organization that he is still apart of. I love chatting with business leaders because they have so much to share that applies to every day life. We chat about trusting in himself to make the leap to entrepreneurship, the importance of values alignment, lessons in leading yourself and others, and his advice on how to be happy. -- We also chat about: ✔️ Mistakes he made as a young leader. ✔️  stop looking for the super leader ✔️ there is leade

Be your favourite self. Do you know what that looks and feels like? Kerri Gaskin, Counsellor & Therapist at Coverdale Counselling joins me to talk about being our favourite self. We use this theme as we explore managing overwhelm, burnout and exhaustion. Kerri shares so much wisdom in this warm conversation including strategies to avoid and/or recover from overwhelm. -- Get back to enjoying the favourite version of you! Download this conversation today. -- We chat about: -- ✔️ meeting other’s expectations ✔️ no such thing as balance ✔️ strategies for managing overwhelm ✔️ the difference between a to-do list and your priorities ✔️ why compassion and self care is important -- CONNECT with Kerri Gaskin: -- WEBSITE: www.coverdalecounselling.ca FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/coverdalecounselling INSTAGRAM: @CoverdaleCounselling

Are you ready to put yourself first? Cheryl Moore works with women in perimenopause and menopause who have put themselves last for years and are ready to take SELF CARE to a whole new level. Your body is talking to you ALL time”, says Cheryl. Today she is sharing the importance of tuning into your body to navigate this amazing time of life. Cheryl shares her own story and provides information and encouragement for women in  peri-menopause and menopause. -- We chat about: -- ✔️ Cheryl’s personal story ✔️ the impact of lifestyle ✔️ what happens when women put themselves first. ✔️ why this phase of life is a celebration ✔️ listen to the whispers of your body. -- CONNECT with Cheryl Moore: -- Website: CherylMooreCoaching.com FB @CherylMooreCoaching Insta:@CherylMoorecoaching

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Dawn Dunfield is the co-owner of The KOV spa located in St. Andrew’s, NB. She, along with her husband, have created an amazing Nordic spa. Today she shares what can you can expect when you sign up for this experience. We chat about the wellness benefits (which there are many) and we chat about Dawn’s experience as an entrepreneur and why she started this adventure. You will love learning about his awesome experience. -- CONNECT with Kov Spa: — WEBSITE: https://www.kovspa.ca/ FACEBOOK: kovnordicspaexperience INSTAGRAM: kovnordicspaexperience --

Aging well has been on my mind a lot. Today I am in conversation with Heather Purcell, a Health and Wellness Coach and a Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide. I discovered recently that she and I both have a passion for living well into our old age. I thought it would be fun to invite her to have a conversation around it. Today we chat about why we desire to age well, what we think it means to age well as well as what we have learned about aging so far. So if aging has been on your mind, I think you will resonate with some of the ideas that we share. -- About Heather Purcell: -- Heather Purcell is a self-proclaimed health & wellness geek, who loves to learn and explore all things in the health and wellness world. She is a Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology Certified Personal Trainer and Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide, with 30 years' experience in teaching, guiding, motivating and inspiring individuals to be their best selves...body, mind and spirit. -- Connect with

I recently had a mile stone birthday and I received an awesome card from a friend. On the cover of the card it said how to turn 50 and then I gave some advice. I thought it was such great advice and very coach like, that I thought I would turn this into an episode. So today I take you through four ways to have a meaningful birthday. I also talk about what turning 50 does for me. I love self-discovery and I love birthdays. In this episode I combine the two to help you have a meaningful birthday. This is a quick episode, but packed with ideas to celebrate your life!        Everyday’s your birthday

How do you get more of what you want in your life and less of what you don’t want? Today I am talking about the Law of Attraction with Michael Losier, who was dubbed the “how to guy” of Law of Attraction by Oprah Winfrey because he explains it simply. Michael provides great ideas and stories that will make you think about the vibration you hold. If I was you, I would grab a pen and paper because he gives you ideas to think about and implement so that you can get more of what you want in this life. -- About Micheal Losier -- Michael Losier (low-zee-eh) , known as the how-to-guy for teaching Law of Attraction, is a best-selling author of the three (3) books: Law of Attraction, Law of Connection, and Your Life's Purpose. Law of Attraction has 3.5 million copies in 37 languages.  Michael caught the attention of Oprah Winfrey, who interviewed him four times on her Soul Series™ radio show on Sirius/XM.  Oprah invited him to have his own show her Oprah & Friends Radio. He lives in beautiful Victoria, BC, on Cana

Embrace you! Seven years ago Stephanie Turner developed alopecia areata which is a condition that causes patchy baldness. Recently she made a decision to no longer wear wigs to mask her condition. Today we have a conversation about her journey and to raise awareness as September is Alopecia Awareness Month. -- We chat about: -- ✔️ what is alopecia ✔️ how it shows up ✔️ the role gratitude played ✔️ acceptance ✔️ the journey to embracing herself --  About Stephanie Turner:  --  Stephanie has over 30 years of business development experience working in Atlantic Canada. Although she’s worked in a variety of sectors including oil and gas, telecommunications and community economic development, nearly half of her career has been in brokering commercial real estate deals in the Greater Saint John area. In that time she has gained intimate knowledge of the local commercial real estate market. Stephanie specializes in the leasing of vacant office space and assisting tenants in finding their dream workspac

Think you are too old to start over or discover who you are? Think again. After her marriage broke up after 35 years, Janie Jurkovich found herself in crisis. She worried about her future and starting over. Truthfully, she says, she never really knew herself. Thus, began a journey of self-discovery. Her personal crisis was a point of spiritual awakening opening her up to the life she always imagined. -- As she got quiet, she realized she had access to divine thoughts that showed her how to get her life back on track. She realized she was a spirit medium. In her 60’s, she began a whole new career including authoring channelled books as well as sharing her experience to help others. She found a whole new lease on life. She began travelling by herself and became a competitive athlete. -- We chat about: -- ✔️starting over ✔️how a personal crisis can be a spiritual awakening ✔️broke through limits society placed on her ✔️single & sixty ✔️how you are already empowered -- Connect with Janie Jurkovitch: -- Websit

Bill Randall has been immersed in story his entire life. He grew up the son of a pastor, his father being a natural storyteller. Bill, too became a minister in the early part of his career practicing what he now calls narrative care, listening to people’s stories. As a retired professor and gerontologist at St. Thomas University, he wants us to understand the power of our stories we age. Today we chat about how our strength lies in our stories and how to be a better listener. We talk about aging and spirituality including how he reconciled religion with spirituality. -- About Dr. William Randall -- William L. (Bill) Randall is a retired Professor of Gerontology at St. Thomas University (STU) on  Canada’s Atlantic coast. Brought up in rural New Brunswick, he holds an A.B. from Harvard College, a Th.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary, and M.Div. and Ed.D. degrees from the University of Toronto. After a ten-year career as a protestant minister with the United Church of Canada (1979-1989), serving parishes in

Ever since I became a coach, I understood the power of a great question. In today's episode, I explore 10 of my favourite questions that I think people should ask themselves. Questions have the power to transform us, to get us to go inward for the answers and to move us forward. I can't wait to dive in with you on this episode because self discovery is a never ending journey.  -- You will find questions for self-awareness, communication, creativity, possibility and more. Want to make the most of this episode? Grab a pen and paper and answer the questions. Watch what comes up for you. Are you seeing a pattern in your answers? There is always more to explore. Taking a little time out for yourself for self exploration does the soul good.  -- Need more help? Email me at dana@danalloydleadership.com to find out about personal coaching to help move you forward in your life. I would love to help you get clarity and move your life forward.

Today we are talking about grief. Marianne Bette has been a family physician for 40 years. Not only has she counselled patients through mourning, she has navigated many losses herself including the loss of two husbands. She is author of "Living with a grieving Heart," a memoir, which is a guidebook to help people on the grieving process. I love Marianne’s perspective on grief, her attitude toward life and the connectedness that she gets as a physician between mind, body, and spirit. We have a warm conversation today around grieving and there's a lot of life lessons in there too. -- About Marianne Bette: -- Dr. Marianne Bette has survived tremendous grief, experiences that helped her when, as a family practitioner, her patients would ask for her help confronting their own difficulties. When Bette was a young doctor, her fiancé died in a small plane accident. Years later, she married and her husband died of lung cancer. In her 40-year career as a family practitioner she counselled mourning patients and their fa

About the Show:  -- Jamie Lerner is a well being therapist. Today we talk about the choice to shift or re-frame your story. Are you telling stories that serve you? Do you often play the victim? Do you get stuck or feel misaligned? We discuss how to shift and re-frame your life IF you want to. I say IF because as Jamie reminds us, it is up to us to take personal responsibility to choose a different story. -- About Jamie Lerner: -- Jamie’s bio: Jamie Lerner, co-author of the book The Ever-Loving Essence of You, can put a fresh spin on just about anything that anyone throws her way. Her unique and masterful ability to re-frame even the most difficult situations is astounding. All of a sudden your biggest nightmare becomes your greatest pleasure as she lovingly helps you sift through the contrast and find that small opening of light that quickly becomes your greatest jumping off point for clarity. Unassuming, reassuring and seemingly without any sense of ego, Jamie Lerner is able to put everyone and everything at

Melissa Wright is an award winning teacher and now new author of the book Inspired: Moments that matter. Today we talk about leadership and how she impacts climate and culture in her school environment. Teachers are leaders and What she shares about leadership is what we can all practice inside our families, organizations and communities. You will be inspired by this amazing teacher. -- About Melissa Wright: -- Melissa Wright is a passionate Renaissance educator that is driven to help schools create a place where students belong and everyone feels like they matter. By sharing ideas that work in her school, she helps educators and students see they can improve their culture and climate. She is known for her passion and desire to see students succeed, and find their inner leader. -- In 2014 Melissa was awarded the Make it Matter from Jostens Renaissance for the impact Renaissance has made on her school. Renaissance is a nationally recognized program that focuses on improving the culture and climate in schools.

Dr. Gary Irwin-Kenyon is a gerontologist who is now Professor Emeritus at St. Thomas University and has held a long career there in this field. Today we discuss his book called Pathways to Stillness which allows us to meander through topics of stillness, aging, loss and the meaning of life. Gary shares his wisdom, reflections and learnings in this episode. There are so many relatable themes and anecdotes that will make you reflect and perhaps laugh out loud. This is was such a warm and meaningful conversation. -- About Dr. Gary Irwin-Kenyon: GARY Irwin-Kenyon PhD is founding Chair and Emeritus Professor, Gerontology Department, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Andrew Norman Institute for Advanced Studies in Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Southern California. Dr. Irwin-Kenyon is listed in Who’s Who in Canada and the United States. Besides Pathways to Stillness: Reflect, Release, Renew (PathwaysToStillness.org), and a Pathways to Stillness podcast serie

Lauren Robbins is a psychic and a medium who helps people with soul to soul connections. If you are looking for a mate or wanting to re-connect or deepen your current relationship, Lauren Robbins can help you with a reading. Today, she shares how she realized she had this gift to see the other realm. she also shares what you can do it manifest your mate and what you can do to create more of a soul to soul connection with your current partner, including the one simple thing you can do to feel the soul to soul connection. -- About Lauren Robbins: -- Lauren Robbins is an Award-Winning Tested and Endorsed Psychic Medium, Afterlife Research Medium, Author, and Spiritual Teacher who has appeared on The List TV Show, The Lady of the Dunes 2022 Documentary, and Lifetime's Married at First Sight Boston, as well as many podcasts and radio shows.  She is located south of Boston, MA. -- Connect with Lauren Robbins: Facebook: Medium Lauren Robbins - (9) Medium Lauren Robbins | Facebook Instagram: Medium Lauren Robbins -  

The Healthy Breast Movement! Kathryn Speer had a breast health scare. One day she woke up with her left breast feeling like it was on fire. After all her tests came back showing nothing wrong, she knew something wasn’t right. She did her own research, left her stressful job, decided to open a thermography clinic. Now she is on a mission to help women have healthy breasts. -- We chat about: -- ✔️ her personal health story ✔️ what is thermography ✔️ reduce the fear around breast health ✔️ get your breast moving and out of under wire bras ✔️ what to do and not to do when it comes to breast health. ✔️ the power of a rebounder ✔️ saggy and perky breasts -- About Kathryn Speer: -- We are a team comprised of dedicated health care providers, technologists and visionaries who understand that risk assessment and prevention is the key to providing quality health care. My Mission: To transform our statistics & women's fear of breast cancer into the empowerment of prevention through risk assessment, education, knowled

Anything is Possible! James Mullinger is not only a new Canadian, but he is also a new author. “Brit Happens” is the name of his memoir where he shares so many endearing stories. It is funny read as well. I laughed out loud many, many times. -- On this episode, I so enjoyed diving into all the meaningful topics in his book. James has such is a kind soul with a positive outlook. He is so encouraging too. Brit happens is a great summer read. Highly recommend.  -- Today We chat about:  ✔️ bullying, criticism and overcoming fear  ✔️ adopting a positive attitude  ✔️ anything is possible  ✔️ give yourself permission to start your dreams  ✔️ the role of authenticity  -- About James Mullinger: James Mullinger was one of the hardest working comedians in the UK, and the Comedy Editor for GQ magazine when he moved to a small town on the east coast of Canada eight years ago. Since his arrival, he has taken the country by storm. Sold out shows across the country, appearances on CBC’s The Debaters, movies, TV shows, festiv