Soul Sister Conversations

Guest: Mary Janet MacDonald-- Mary Janet McDonald rose to popularity in 2020 when she started a Facebook live in her kitchen while she baked. It became a weekly show to keep people company in lockdown. She has grown in popularity and success and is now author of two cookbooks called Tunes and Wooden Spoons: Recipes from a Cape Breton kitchen and Tunes and Wooden Spoons: Love without Measure is such a wonderfully humble and authentic person. It's no wonder she is a success. She connects easily with people. A terrific storyteller. She oozes warmth and authenticity. -- Connect with Tunes and Wooden Spoons: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TunesAndWoodenSpoons INSTAGRAM: @tunesandwoodenspoons YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TunesandWoodenSpoons -- Bio of Mary Janet MacDonald: I'm Mary Janet MacDonald.  Born and raised in Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.  I was raised by my grandaunt after my mother passed away at 37 from cervical cancer - my father kept the 3 oldest children as they were in school

Guest: Fawn Last, Aromatherapist -- Fawn Last is my guest today. Her passion for nature has led her down many paths… biology, geology, plant based chef. Today we talk about her love of aromatherapy and the power of plants. As a trauma survivor, Fawn wants to help others who have suffered from trauma too. Today you will walk away with a better understanding of how you can use aromatherapy in your life. Fawn shares what you need to know about aromatherapy, she clears up misconceptions and she also shares her experience of using aromatherapy to help her trauma.   - Did you know that aromatherapy can be a part of your healing journey? Today I speak with Fawn Last, aromatherapist. She has a passion for helping those suffering trauma. As trauma survivor, aromatherapy has helped her tremendously. - We chat about:  - ✔️ how plants are our allies ✔️ connection between smell and memory ✔️ overcoming trauma using aromatherapy ✔️ how aromatherapy is connected to her soul’s purpose. ✔️misconceptions -- CONNECT with Fawn L

Guest: Dr. Jody Carrington, Psychologist -- Today renowned psychologist Dr. Jody Carrington is my guest. She has recently authored Feeling Seen: Reconnecting in a disconnected world. We talk about how did we get here? How did we get so diconnected? We also chat about the road back to each other and what needs to happen when we lose our way again. -- We also chat about:  -- ✔️ how empathy is spiritual - ✔️ why burnout is such a big issue - ✔️ why we are so emotionally exhausted - ✔️ what it means to do the work - ✔️ suffering by comparison -- Dr. Jody Carrington is a renowned psychologist sought after for her expertise, energy and approach to helping people solve their most complex human-centred challenges.  Jody focuses much of her work around reconnection – the key to healthy relationships and productive teams. As a bestselling author, speaker, and leader of Carrington & Company, Jody uses humour, and all she has learned in her twenty-year career as a psychologist to empower everyone she connects with.

Guest: Marilyn Chapman, Animal Communicator Marilyn Chapman has a passion for helping people begin and move through all phases of their healing journeys. She is a Reiki Master/ Teacher. Marilyn has a deep love and compassion for animals and today she chats with me about her role as an Animal Communicator. Yes! Marilyn can communicate with your animals living or dead. It is such an interesting conversation as she shares how she communicates with them, their role in our lives, messages, how they pick up our energy and she shares some interesting stories too.  -- About Marilyn Chapman: -- Marilyn Chapman has a passion for helping people begin and move through all phases of their healing journeys. Her gentle approach enables her clients to discover the empowering potential of self-care. Understanding that self-care and healing are a life-long process, Marilyn excels in comforting anxieties and fears while encouraging clients to find the strength that comes from standing in vulnerability for personal growth. She b

Tired of trying to keep it all together? Tired of trying to be perfect? It is absolutely exhausting, isn't? I call myself a recovering perfectionist. So I know what you are going through. Perfectionism is sneaky. It can masquerade as excellence. But there is a very distinct difference. As I I have taken my own personal development journey & spiritual journey, my joy has increased immensely. The joy rises when you walk away from perfectionism. There are lots of other great benefits too which I cover in this episode. - I talk about: - the difference between perfectionism and excellence and how I have dealt with it. - The problem with perfectionism - The benefits of choosing excellence - Examples of how we might view a situation then I reframe it through the lens of excellence. - The damage that perfectionism causes in the workplace.

We recently lost our sweet dog Ozzie. If are a pet lover, you know that pain. We have come into this life to learn. There are many avenues that provide that opportunity. Our furry friends are no exception. What great teachers there are. There is a purpose in our pets. In this episode, I go into detail about the 10 lessons that pets teach us. I'm sure you can relate if you are a pet lover. -- Connect with Dana Lloyd: www.danalloydleadership.com

Guest: Melissa Vanden Heuval - Have you struggled in health? Have you felt frustrated Because the medical system can’t help you with your symptoms? Melissa Vanden Heuvel knows the feeling all too well. Today she shares her authentic journey to finding optimal health after suffering terrible cystic acne that no one could help her with. She found herself on the path of becoming a functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner and  certified holistic health coach. Today we talk about her journey and what she has learned about what it means to truly heal. It’s time to say “hell yeah” to taking responsibility for your life and health. -- Connect with Melissa Vanden Heuval -- Website: https://www.melandanth.com/ - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/melandanth/ - ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/melandanth/?ref=bookmarks - ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@melandanth

Guest: Anthony Curwen -- Today we are talking about sound healing. Sound healing therapy has been practised in many cultures for thousands of years. It has become increasingly popular in Western society as more and more people are recognizing and experiencing the benefits it has. Today Anthony Curwen, a sound healing therapist, is my guest. He shares about the power of sound healing, its benefits and How sound therapy fits into your healing. -- Connect with Anthony Curwen: -- Website: https://www.melandanth.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/melandanth/ https://www.facebook.com/melandanth/?ref=bookmarks https://www.tiktok.com/@melandanth

Who doesn't want to have a good day? But if you struggle to have a good day, you now have a toolkit in this episode on how to SHIFT out of that space, you now have a tool kit in this episode on how to SHIFT out of that space into having a REALLY good day. A lot of really good days makes for a really good life. Listen as Dana Lloyd, leadership coach, takes you through her toolkit of seven great ideas to have a really good day.  --  1.  Choose a different perspective.  .  2. What's working well? . 3. Curiosity . 4.  Gratitude  .  5.  Connect with Nature . 6.  Do what you love.  . 7.  Connect with people that influence you positively. .  Connect with Dana: https://www.danalloydleadership.com . Get inspiration in your inbox weekly: https://www.danalloydleadership.com/contact

Guest: Amanda Hanson - Struggling with body image? Tired of systems and the outside world telling you how you should feel about your body?Style Coach, Amanda Hanson sheds light on her business and what she does to support her clients. Hee passion is for all people to accept and embrace who they are and to use that to express themselves. She reminds us that there are no rules when it comes to dressing your body. You get to make the rules. As Amanda says, you don’t have to dress to hide your body. You can dress to support your body and to treat your body with kindness like wearing clothes that fit you. Amanda asks us to challenge the systems that try to make us feel badly about ourselves. She wants you to be open to how you feel about yourself. -- We also chat about: - ✔️ 95% of her clients have struggled with body image. - ✔️ ageism - ✔️ questioning things more - ✔️ how we can contribute to changing system and old ways of thinking. - CONNECT with Amanda Hanson: - WEBSITE: simplystylish.ca - FACEBOOK: @simplyst

Guest: Ashley Brezezicki - Do you think about death? Ashley Brezezicki is a DEATH DOULA. Today we have a warm and uplifting conversation around the very meaningful work she does to help people around the end of life. - We chat about: - ✔️ role of a death doula ✔️ why hire a death doula ✔️ look at death as sacred as birth ✔️ near death visioning and end of life processing ✔️ hearing is the last sense to go before dying ✔️ preparing for end of life - CONNECT with Ashley Brezezicki: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ash.rmt.deathdoula/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleybrzezicki - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleybrzezicki

Guest: Sam McClenaghan -- About the Show: -- Say YES to life! You will be inspired to say yes to life after listening to my conversation with Sam McLenaghan. In 2020 she decided to start saying yes to life (despite a pandemic). Before 2020, She had a lot of her anxiety about doing things in life because of her weight, she says. In 2019, she finally had the weight loss surgery she was waiting for. And she started putting herself first. . Today we chat about her journey of YES. So inspiring! . In 2021, she decided she would turn her year of yes into a life of yes. She says 2021 was the worst year of her life, but she shares how her philosophy of saying yes got her through it. . There are so many encouraging nuggets in this episode. It is a must listen. . We chat about: ✔️ how her year of yes turned into a life of yes ✔️ a quality life over a quantity life ✔️ finding your joy and finding what works for you ✔️ pushing yourself outside your comfort zone. ✔️ putting yourself first -- Connect with Dana Lloyd: https:

Guest: Lorraine Peters  --  Tired of poor customer service? Etiquette gone out the window? Where’s the professionalism in the workplace? Lorraine Peters has the answer with her Development Academy. She has worked with young people a long time in her modelling agency. She feels like modern day manners have gone out the window and today we are talking about how that is affecting the workplace and what we can do about it.  -- Lorraine Peters learned professionalism and etiquette at a young age through the modelling industry. Now having her own modelling agency, she is concerned about what she is witnessing. The decline in professionalism & etiquette and we chat about his today, especially, in relation to the workplace. -- We chat about: -- ✔️ training that closes the gap. ✔️ what is happening in the decline in civility ✔️ what Lorraine has observed in people post-covid ✔️ the cost of poor customer service ✔️ does a first impression matter? -- Connect with Lorraine Peters: -- WEBSITE: www.youaredeveloping.com

Guest: Greta Muller, Presentation Coach, Author, Speaker -- Greta Muller is a Coach who helps people become their authentic self. We talk about opening your presence to tap into the best part of yourself to be more personal, powerful and genuine in your life and at work. This conversation will leave you encouraged to use your most valuable resource - you! -- About Greta Muller: -- For over 24 years Greta has worked as a coach and consultant to empower professional and non-professional speakers to command the room with authentic presence messaging strategies, while transforming information into captivating stories. She had an extensive career as spokeswoman and actor in television, film and stage, before moving behind the cameras as Talent Coach to television news, sports, and weather anchors. She then transitioned into the corporate realm, empowering clients through imaginative solutions, message development and speech writing. Greta’s award winning book, OPENING YOUR PRESENCE, is now in its second edition af

Guest: Roni Davis, E-CET founder, award-winning coach, speaker, author, and host of the Being More podcast. -- Listen to this first if WEIGHT LOSS has been in your past or in your future... any amount if weight loss. Roni was a chronic dieter for 30 years and a national award fitness trainer.  She knows this space well. Now she helps people find the real path to healthy eating. Roni Davis discusses 7 Things to You Need to Know if you are Set on - or considering - losing weight again. Even if you think you don't have an issue with food and weight loss, this is such an interesting conversation that it will make you re-examine your relationship with food.  -- We chat about: -- ✔️ shifting your mindset . ✔️ busts myths around weight loss . ✔️ how to stop bingeing (this one will shock you!) . ✔️ emotional reasons weight loss doesn’t last . ✔️ the real path to healthy eating . About Roni Davis: -- Roni is an award-winning coach, speaker, author and founder of Embodied Cognitive Eating Training. She’s been coaching

Guest: Aimée Foreman.      Do you ever think about what life will be like for you when you are older?  -- Aimée Foreman does and she is seeking to improve the quality of life for aging adults. She says aging is not an illness. We all go through it if we’re lucky.   -- Aimée Foreman is CEO of SilverMark which is an advisory group that helps aging care leaders makes decisions for greater impact on better quality of life. Her company re-defines what is possible in serving older adults. She and I have a deep conversation on what she believes caring for aging adults should look like.  -- The greatest obstacles to aging well are: Loneliness, helplessness and boredom. The antidotes to those are connection, purpose and meaningful contribution. My guest today is Aimée Foreman is passionate about caring for the aging adult. -- Aimée is optimistic that CHANGE is possible and we can do better in serving aging adults. We chat about: ✔️ what we can do better to care for the aging. ✔️ what stands in the way of aging well. ✔

Guest: Kim Woods, Evolutionary Astrology Master -- What’s in the stars for 2023? ✨ My guest Kim Woods, Evolutionary Astrology Master, breaks down what 2023 has in store for us. For example, she says January & February will have stunning energy ✨which means it is a great time to streamline, re-define, connect or launch. Kim is fantastic at breaking down astrology so you understand it and make it applicable to your life. She relates each year to a movie and for 2023, she is calling it “Jerry McGuire!”  (She called 2022 "Twister!") Listen to this short, sweet and super packed episode to find out what's in store for you. -- We chat about: -- ✔️ the theme of 2023 ✔️ the 2 intentions for 2023 ✔️ mercury retrograde. What it is and how you can manage through it. ✔️ how the stars help us manifest ✔️ what we need to watch for in 2023. -- CONNECT with Kim Woods: -- WEBSITE: https://www.kimwoods.com/ -- FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/KIMWOODSCHANNEL -- INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kimwoodschannel/?hl=en

Guest: Michael Losier Michael is such a fun guest. In episode 183, he delighted us with how to apply the Law of Attraction to our lives to get what we want. I knew I had to have him back. Today he shares about being a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner.  -- If you have physical or nagging emotional pain, you will find this episode very fascinating. Michael Losier is a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner, who helps people eliminate their pain. His practice is based on the work of Dr. Bradley Nelson who authored Emotion Code. Pain is trapped emotion or energy and through muscle testing, Michael connects to the energy of others to help them identify and delete trapped emotions which eliminates the pain or deletes what is holding them back. -- In this episode, he explains emotion code and the work he does. And he tells lots of interesting and funny stories too. This is also a special episode because we have 2 volunteers on the show who Michael helps live: one with an emotional issue and one with a physical issue

Guest: Shawn Leonard -- I love conversations with mediums. Today's conversation with Shawn Leonard is no different. “You are a spiritual being having a human experience,” says my guest Shawn, who is an indigenous psychic medium. Not only is he a medium, he is an author, teacher and star of  his popular show Spirit Talker on APTN. -- I am so curious about the spirit world. It was only when my mother passed did I become really interested or maybe it is me just getting older. Either way, I was delighted to chat with Shawn about all things Spirit. Shawn was so easy to chat with as we explored many aspects of connecting with spirit. We have such an interesting conversation which includes Shawn telling many personal stories of connecting with spirit as we explore many spiritual topics such as: -- ✔️ what happens when we die ✔️ spirit guides ✔️ how to connect with spirit ✔️ why spirit uses feathers and dimes ✔️ life purpose ✔️ soul growth ✔️ authentic self -- -- About Shawn Leonard: Shawn Leonard - is a heart-centre

Guests: Tina and Michael Leblanc -- Tina and Michael are a husband and wife team who are counsellors and experts in helping people be happy couples 365 days a year. They have recently co-authored a book called The 10 Habits of Happy Couples. Today we have a fantastic conversation about it. Who’s relationship doesn’t need some work? Whether you are in a relationship where all the alarm bells are sounding or you are just interested in making it better, this conversation is for you. We chat about  the 10 Habits which are:prioritizing your relationships, bettering yourself, sex, communication patterns and so much more.  About Tina and Michael: -- Tina and Michael LeBlanc are relationship experts, a happily married couple, and parents of two teenage boys.  They are Licensed Counselling Therapists with many years of experience helping couples.  There recently published book is called ’The 10 Habits of Happy Couples: An Essential Guide on How to Create and Maintain a Loving relationship.’ -- Connect with Tina and Mi