Everyday Happiness: The Pajama Podcasts hosted by Vicki McLeod and her guest Steve Dotto airing March 10th-16th
In this week’s episode, host Vicki McLeod interviews Canada’a favourite geek, Steve Dotto. Steve is a Youtube icon, one of North America’s leading experts in the digital arena, and known through his many years on television and on radio for his down-to-earth approach to technology. They talk happiness online, managing distraction, and how digital and social media have changed how we communicate and do business. And yes, they are Skyping in pajamas while they chat.
Positive Living Vibrations hosted by Sara Troy presents John Hood from March 10th
Art, Orchids, Philosophy and The Gardening Guru, what do they have in common? John Hood
The piece here is called “The Child,” and it speaks to everyone about keeping our child alive inside.
John says that is a self-taught artist and a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to his art. Most pieces take up to 4 years to figure out how to draw, what message he wants to send and then a couple of years to draw. His preferred medium is pigment pen at .005 mm in diameter and sometimes I’ll add watercolor to it afterward.
That inner voice that talks to us, keeping us on the right track. Sometimes our paths are not easy, sometimes our heads get stuck like a carrot but if we follow the wisdom of the ancients, read the signs or stars, keep the faith, follow the light our child will grow. That piece I call a Mindscape as the viewer must think what message is there.
He is working on a piece called “The Ride” It is about depression and will have a staircase or slide in the center with portraits of people through time who have suffered from depression. All of this work is done in dots.
He has two religious pieces and one, in particular, has traveled the world. The BC Anglican Bishop in Victoria has a print, and he is sending a copy to Pope Francis as a gift. To say thank you for his effort in fighting Climate change.
Garlands Applewood Smokehouse treats coming to the Maple Syrup Festival at the BC Forest Discovery Centre in an Early February and already selling at the Duncan City Farm Market.
The applewood is from the Heritage Fruit Trees at the BC Forest Discovery Centre.
Smoked cheese three types, smoked sausage and bacon plus Soon to be Available Pulled Pork!!!! The Gardening Guru is now helping Garlands Smokehouse locate biodegradable packaging !!!
John volunteers at the BC Forest Discovery Centre as an educational Orchardist for the Heritage Fruit Orchard. Through a program I took to them, he says, called adopt a tree, I arrange for Elementary School Children to visit the Orchard. Since I started that program, I have since developed another program where I go to the school as a prep talk about trees, bees, pollination and pests so that the children can have a more enhanced visit when they come.
The adopt a tree program has been set up to run for four years to start. That way as I prune the trees slowly, we can educate our future leaders about how to respect nature hands on.
I want the Orchard to become self-sufficient, so the wood trimming is ground and sent to a meat/ cheese smoking business, Garlands Smokehouse, in biodegradable containers and their product is sold at our local Farmers Market in Duncan BC. Now, I am busing biodegradable containers to put the smoke product in so that I can help reduce the plastic in our world.
I belong to a group of concerned citizens who are trying to increase the food stocks for our local pollinators. At the BC Forest Discovery Centre, we have over 60 different species if bees, but there is not enough food.
So in discussion with the management a Mr. Chris Gale and his staff about some of the 100 acres here may become a native plant nursery. Plus we have started to plant bee gardens around the property. Here on the island, we have a portion of the Trans Canada trail, and there has been some talk about planting it with some of the native drought-resistant plants to help feed the bees. I hear in the states that they have a huge budget for bee pollination, and they are planting parts of their highway systems for bees.
it would be nice to see our country really get into helping our bees and ourselves in the process.
At the BC Forest Centre last fall we discovered we have hops growing, so I spoke to the local brew pub Just Jakes and if I can determine which variety it is and if it fits into their need requirements, they will make a batch of beer. That would be fantastic!!!
Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest Sarah Wilson originally aired in March
Spina bifida is part of a group of birth defects called neural tube defects. The neural tube is the embryonic structure that eventually develops into the baby’s brain and spinal cord and the tissues that enclose them.
Normally, the neural tube forms early in the pregnancy and closes by the 28th day after conception. In babies with spina bifida, a portion of the neural tube fails to develop or close properly, causing defects in the spinal cord and in the bones of the spine.
Spina bifida occurs in various forms of severity. When treatment for spina bifida is necessary, it’s done surgically, although such treatment doesn’t always completely resolve the problem.
Sarah Wilson is the creator and visionary behind the ( Reinvent and Revive) R & R Style Academy. She is a graduate of the Social Service Worker Program at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada and is dedicated to helping women wake up in their own inner authority and show up expressing their individual story through their individual style.
Starting as an entrepreneur in June 2011 Sarah has worked hard to mould and craft herself and her brand as the authority of what she calls “storytelling through style”. She says, “I have to admit the first two years or so was about building me as much as I was working on the business, but now it’s time for R & R Style Academy to shine! Sarah strives to bring to life her end game vision of a one of a kind Lifestyle and Personal Growth Concierge Service and having many accolades Sarah says, “I am my client”. She’s the go-to woman when you want to connect to and power up your true authentic self and make the transition from feeling unknown to unstoppable in your life!
Sarah knows what it’s like to live a life of adversity being born with Spina Bifida and is here to spread her message that no matter what you have been through in your life you are here for a reason and you can shine through it!! Sarah has beat the odds since birth and has a unique perspective being born with a disability; she knows what it’s like to live cheque to cheque month to month living on Government assistance but even so she knew there was something bigger and better out there, this is something she says, “On some level I’ve always known and I’ve always wanted”. And even being a first-time business owner with no business background she says, I’ve always been stubborn and been able to make it through, and I’m determined to make this happen”.
Sarah relates to women who want to become their authentic self after feeling devalued or like you have to be someone you aren’t to please others and she is committed to being a change agent for women start up entrepreneurs who are wanting to make the move from Unknown to Unstoppable; find the connection between their inner self, their message & their unique style. Sarah has struggled to find her voice and knows what it’s like to not see your own potential because you feel others in your life don’t either, or to sell yourself short and settle because you feel this is all you deserve or this is as good as it gets. She understands that no one is perfect but at the end of the day just being you in an authentic way is good enough. You don’t have to live up to other people’s standards; instead, start to set a personal standard for yourself.
Sarah developed her own terminology which is something she has taken with her on her journey. She developed the term, “Uniquely Able” as opposed to disabled because she has never considered herself as having a disability she says, “I just do some things differently.” She developed this term because it’s her view that there are things that we all can’t do or don’t do well but it doesn’t mean we are different, it doesn’t mean we are “disabled” and it certainly doesn’t mean we are inadequate in any way, she says, “ it’s what makes us unique and individual.” She knows what it’s like to be looked at as “different” and she knows what it’s like to struggle with self-image issues and think you’re not good enough which leaves you wondering if you ever will be and she knows what it’s like to have others not accept you for who you are and give you a chance because they feel there is something wrong with you. She knows the feeling when others look at you and can’t see past the things you can’t change. She knows what it’s like when you feel you can’t get through the day because you think you’re not worth it and you feel others think the same. Sarah has been there, is able to relate and is committed to helping you live the life you want by becoming the women you are and deserve to be, because you can!
She has made it her bigger mission to create a society that looks past what each other can’t do to see that we are all unique and have “unique abilities”. And to break it down a bit Sarah wants to help women rise through their struggles and see their potential to create their path authentically or on their own terms. “I help women find the tools to feel empowered to be who they were truly meant to be authentically and make no excuses for it, and I teach women that their struggles are opportunities.” She says.
I am uniquely qualified to understand what it takes to create the movement that is deep within no matter what the odds seem to like to step by step achieve your goals in life and go through the personal growth necessary to reach your best self because I have struggled my whole life to find people that I TRULY connected with and that really saw and appreciated me for who I am. It wasn’t until I started not to be so wrapped up in what others thought of me and started to focus on what I thought of myself that things really started to change.
Our setbacks, struggles and heartbreaks are a part of us, they don’t make us who we are and so we help women rise through their struggles to stand in their own power as they woman they were meant to be.”Instead of judgement why not be curios.” Anonymous
“There are two types of people in the world; those who know they can and those who think they can’t, which side of the fence are you on” – Sarah Wilson
And my new favourite quote from T.D. Jakes “What do people get when they get you”? This to me relates so well to conveying our story and how people perceive us both inside and out.
Sarah’s accolades include becoming a:
Becoming an ambassador for Runway of Dreams
Co author in Holistic Fashionista Memoirs: Tales of Adversity, Perseverance, and Success and What’s Your Vision? A Guide For Designing The Life Of Your Dreams With Vision Boards
She founded and developed her first telesummit in November 2012; the Authentically You Telesummit
She has spoken at numerous events and run her very own workshop as well, “Labels are for Products Not People” for the Earn Conference with United Way Ottawa
She has been published in Holistic Fashionista Magazine as well at the Ottawa Citizen Newspaper
She was interviewed for the Fall edition of Physio Therapy Magazine
She had a televised interview with AMI (Accessible Media Inc.)
She has had the pleasure of being invited to be a guest on Dawn Bournand’s radio show Fabulously Successful Radio
Created and founded her very first radio show Life Without Limits in May of 2014 and;
She has been a guest blogger for many different types or lifestyle blog
Let’s face it, we all have things we feel we can’t do or we don’t do well but its Sarah’s thought that to discover who you truly are and what you’re really made of you need to use your struggles and things you’ve overcome in your life to your advantage and not try to work against them. “I believe everything happens for a reason and it’s very true what they say; God doesn’t give us more than he thinks we can handle.” And in using the term uniquely able, it sets the tone that everyone has things they can’t do so instead let’s focus on what we can. R & R Style Academy is here to help you see what you have to offer and that you are truly unique and have so much to share in your own way.
Positive Living Vibrations with Sara Troy and her guests, originally Aired on April 24th
Suma Nathen, Tony Stephan, and Loren Tikka.
Mental illness is on the rise, stress, leading to anxiety, depression, suicide as well as ADD, OCD and many more disorders are being treated with harmful drugs. We are going to open our minds to a nutrient that aids our mental health without all those side effects that harm us.The unique formulation of Q96®, based on specialized technological advances in micronutrient delivery allows the body to rapidly absorb and utilize these essential nutrients for optimum physical and mental health. *
I am using this product and will share my own feeling about it.
Suma Nathan our Wise Health host can be found here on PLV Radio atwise-healthShe brings 50 years of health wisdom to us each week helping us take charge over our own bodies. Listening to her and her guest will be a life changer for you.
Loren says My wife and I love our family and as you see our lives exist around them. She came from a family of 9 siblings, I came from a family of 15. We had 9 children and now they have given us 40 grandchildren. I came from a family of construction workers and I was no different. I worked by the hour for a few years then had to be my own boss, so far it has not changed other than I traded in my construction tools after 25 years to become what I really wanted and that was to be successful at helping others.
As we know, when helping others get what they want we get what we want. A Simple concept however not so easy because there are a lot of great products on the market but there are very few companies that have the leadership at the corporate level.
Since 1996 Q Sciences (Truehope) has been dedicated to improving the lives of those with mood disorders and has been successful in helping over 90,000 people transition from prescription drugs that “cover-up” symptoms to high-quality vitamin and mineral supplements that address the core biological issues that cause mental illness.
EMPowerplus Q96 is designed to promote mental well-being by providing a broad-based balanced supply of micronutrients needed for healthy brain function and development.
Research increasingly indicates that a lack of vitamins and minerals can lead to increased stress, anxiety, and mood disorders. Q96 is powerful brain food specially formulated to counteract these deficiencies.
A proprietary formula of 36 vitamins and minerals, Q96 delivers nutrients in a dosage that supports mood stability, cognition, and overall brain health.
The Q96® formula has been observed by 39 research scientists in clinical trials at fourteen universities in four countries and is backed by twenty published studies.
The unique formulation of Q96®, based on specialized technological advances in micronutrient delivery allows the body to rapidly absorb and utilize these essential nutrients for optimum physical and mental health. * Loren Tikka
“When they open the history books ten years from now, it will talk about how Tony Stephan has battled hard with the bi-polar disorder that claimed his wife through suicide and threatened two of his ten children. It ended when he found the secret of EMPowerPlus Q96. The discovery gave son Joseph and daughter Autumn their lives back, along with over 125,000 people who have come to know the EMPowerplus Q96 Program. As his children continue to enjoy normal, healthy lives, he works tirelessly to ensure others who suffer as they once did, will one day have the same opportunity.
For Stephan, the assurances of a Calgary psychiatrist that his suicidal, uncontrollable teenage son would never improve and would instead deteriorate with age was the proud to find an answer. “She did me a huge favour,” he says now of the scolding he received that day. “It was a wake-up call when she told me ‘what you see is what you get; he’s going to be like this for the rest of his life, you have to get used to it.’ Stephan was told that he should prepare for another suicide in his family. That hit me in the gut. Something snapped. I was not prepared to accept that God would put people on the Earth to suffer like this. There had to be an answer.”
Everywhere Stephan looked, he saw mental disorders tearing at society; people on his block, many others in his town, millions across the continent, all suffering from a disease to which he believed there was a natural treatment. And so he prayed. And his prayers were slowly answered.
“People started coming into my life with little pieces of the puzzle. We looked under every rock, from amino acids to vitamins to minerals. I heard all the horror stories of how people spent their lives heavily sedated, became dysfunctional and lost their loved ones.”
Tony became aware of a theory regarding nutrition and mental health and began to unlock the secret. “He knew it had to be a balance of vitamins and minerals and that it had to be bio-available. We began researching the possibilities.
On Jan. 18, 1996, Tony placed Joseph on the formula he felt just might work. The boy was prone to uncontrollable outbursts, violent fits in school, and thoughts of suicide. Thirty days later, those symptoms had been erased.
“We’ve never looked back,” says Stephan. “We’re on the 11th generation of the supplement. It validates my belief in God because if we had missed just one thing in the formula, it wouldn’t have worked. The odds were a million to one.”
Today, Stephan explains how the answer was always there but had been lost in the scramble to use increasingly complex pharmacology. “This discovery was not ours. It was there since the beginning of time. We just lost the key to the knowledge.”
As of April 2013, EMPowerPlus now has 24 independent medical journal publications with 15 universities participating in the research and is now in 106 countries worldwide and has assisted more than 125,000 people.
Truehope was later successful in defending the people it serves, with a precedent-setting necessity defense against Health Canada’s actions who attempted to block access to Truehope’s EMPowerplus to Canadians. Stephan says “truly this has been a God Send and an answer to prayer”.
AIRED March 17th/14 on Spiritual Awakenings with Jackie Mihalchick
Join Jackie Mihalchick as she talks about change and the Four Letter word…F.E.A.R.
Listen in as she candidly shares her personal journey and the start of A Clairvoyant Journey. She also talks about her recent experience of being “let Go” from her corporate day job. She talks about the importance of speaking your truth, not only to others but to yourself. She explains how learning to take an honest look at what it is you are afraid of in your life allows you to push yourself forward along the path to finding your true essence.
In this week’s episode, host Vicki McLeod interviews Canada’a favourite geek, Steve Dotto. Steve is a Youtube icon, one of North America’s leading experts in the digital arena, and known through his many years on television and on radio for his down-to-earth approach to technology. They talk happiness online, managing distraction, and how digital and social media have changed how we communicate and do business. And yes, they are Skyping in pajamas while they chat.
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