I realized I’d lost my hope the day I recognized I got it back. Totally innocuous moment – driving along, thinking of nothing important – when I sat up a little taller…and immediately slouched back down. Waves of emotion were rolling over me, from pride and relief, to fear and disappointment. I mean, I’m a reasonably self-aware person…how did I …
Addiction is an isolating thief of joy, hope, and life. For someone facing active addiction, it can be difficult to find the motivation to reach out for the help they need. Feelings of shame and fear will often hold someone suffering from addiction back from getting help towards recovery. Today, Mike Davies joins us to share his incredible journey about …
Many of us have been there before: a big move that involves dismantling our lives completely. Our sense of community, support systems, careers, and stability are gone as we move on to new phases in life. How can we see through these moments of loneliness and fear to a valuable and vibrant future? Today we are joined by Kim Forrester, …
The pandemic has certainly changed our lives and altered the way we connect with each other and our communities. For many of us, we are left to feel isolated and unsure of how to build and maintain these connections in our current reality. At many times, we feel a sense of hopelessness creeping into our corner. Today we are joined …
Four cancer diagnoses and years of treatment would seem to be a killer of hope in any person’s life. And yet, through four diagnoses and stage 4 cancer, Anna Warner-Mayes has worked to maintain a positive mindset in her life and to motivate others to hold the same in their own lives. Instead of asking “why me?”, Anna fiercely questioned …
The side effects of a child facing drug or alcohol addiction can be devastating to the whole family. What are your next steps? Who do you go to for help? And how can you cope with all the changes that will come your way in a sustainable way? Do these feelings of hopelessness sound familiar to you? Maureen Towns endured …
Many of us will reach a moment in time when we must start to care for our aging parents, grandparents, or even aging older siblings. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when this time comes, not knowing what all of the options are or how to offer assistance when we live so far away. Feelings of guilt and confusion will rapidly …
Let’s talk about stress. There is a deep connection between what you’re feeling and internalizing from the world around you and your physical health. Your daily stressors can be what’s impacting your health long term. High blood pressure, muscle pain, chronic fatigue, even digestive issues are all symptoms brought on by stress through your nervous system. They can turn you …
In this week’s episode of the podcast, Jodie Rogers is back but this time she’s doing the interview! Jodie and I talk about my favourite topic, HOPE, and why it’s so important right now, how we can use it to our advantage and how being hopeful isn’t just thinking positive but actually using hope as motivation for action. I tell …
We’ve waited a long time for this episode with Danielle Calhoun to go live – we recorded it back in December 2019! Amazing to think that we didn’t know anything about where the world would be back then and we had no idea where we’d be today. The messages in this conversation are universal though. Danielle gets deep and vulnerable …