CHOOSE POSITIVE LIVING SARA TROY

C26-41. Joy Vanichkul & Becoming Magnificent

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Choose Positive Living witrh Sara Troy and her guest Joy Vanichkul. On air from October 13th

Joy Vanichkul is the founder and CEO of Wellness of Joy and the creator of the Intelligent Beauty Method™. Her forthcoming book, Becoming Magnificent brings those experiences to readers on November 2026, bringing beauty, wellness, self-leadership, and inner peace into harmony.

A former international supermodel who began modelling at sixteen, Joy has also worked as an actress and television host. She was chosen as one of 10 Thai Celebrities with Outstanding Personalities, and ELLE Magazine Thailand gave her its Best Stylish Woman Award.

An award-winning entrepreneur, she founded a spa chain and beauty brand that won Best New Spa at the World Luxury Spa Awards and established her as a respected voice in the global spa and wellness industry. She is a NY Globe best-selling author, and her TEDx talk ranked among the most-watched TEDx Talks released on YouTube in September 2023. The LA Tribune listed her among its Top 10 Women CEOs to look out for in 2026, and she was part of the Creative Women Assembly at United Nations Headquarters in New York, where she spoke on Becoming Magnificent: The Power of Leading in Harmony. Her work has appeared on beauty, wellness, fashion, and leadership platforms worldwide.

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Raised in a devoted Buddhist family in Thailand, Joy has practised meditation since she was four. Today she is a transformational trainer and global educator: a certified Mastery Leadership trainer, HeartMath Institute trainer, meditation teacher, hypnotherapist, advanced yoga instructor, and Certified Gifted Intuitive Coach™. WomELLE named her Inner Peace Advocate of the Year in 2023. Her approach draws on decades of experience and blends science, intuition, and the wisdom of the body.

Through her speaking, programs, and retreats, Joy guides people toward a closer relationship with themselves, their purpose, and the beauty they carry within.

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Website: https://www.becomingmagnificent.world
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joy.vanichkul

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyvanichkul
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyvanichkul

Community: Join the Becoming Magnificent Inner Circle | Joy Vanichkul

Book: Becoming Magnificent | The Book by Joy Vanichkul

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C26-36. Philippa Ross, PIP’s Pu™, a Penguin-Inspired Oracle Deck

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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Philippa Ross. On air from September 8th.

When you do what you love, why would you stop just because you reach retirement age. I feel like life has just begun – again!

The tiny home I designed and built a couple of years ago has become a sanctuary and creative hub from where the inspiration to develop a penguin inspired oracle deck that has now come to fruition and was launched on Kickstarter on 28th August. 10% of the proceeds going to The Global Penguin Society. Writing the guidebook, or Map for the Soul that I call it was the easiest part, after a lot of research, the artwork was a whole new ball game grappling with Midjourney AI software – and then the Kickstarter campaign, was a mega project all by itself.

Launching the cards, timed with an interview with eminent 91 year old, Oceanographer, Dr Sylvia Earle inspired me to ramp up the emphasis on my own podcast to focus on Ecological Wellbeing in the run up to the end of the year because there are a couple of very significant celebrations that tie in with the theme.

The first being the 10th anniversary since the Ross Sea, Antarctica was granted marine protect on 28th October – the very place my GGG Grandfather, Sir James Clark Ross discovered in 1841 – the second is the 5th anniversary 5 years my Waste Not Want Not podcast – 1st December, deliberately launched on Antarctica Day. I’m aiming to get to 100 episodes and have 12 more guests lined up focusing on penguins, animal communication, conservation and Antarctica with some incredibly prestigious guests.

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Philippa Ross is an Enthusiologist, Human Ecologist, author, speaker and host of the Waste Not Want Not podcast, where She explores the importance of building a deeper relationship between people and planet, recognising that we are not separate from nature but part of one interconnected ecological system.

At 65, she is challenging conventional ideas about ageing and what it means to live a meaningful, fully engaged life. Her work centres on self-connection, personal sovereignty and discovering the natural rhythm that allows us to become the youiest you. She is also creator of PIP’s Pu™, a penguin-inspired oracle deck designed to help people navigate life their way.

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Running a 3 day challenge week beginning 20th to 22nd September at 7-8pm NZT   on how oracle cards support your growth – there will be opportunity for prize. Just email me and I will send out link when I’ve organised!

Register Here:   https://events.humanitix.com/reclaim-your-pu  

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Official page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pips-pu/pips-putm-oracle-deck-and-guidebook

PIP’s PU Oracle cards:  

https://philippaross.com/pipspuoraclecards-2

www.linkedin.com/in/philippa-ross-

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www.facebook.com/EnthusiologistandPIP

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https://philippaross.com/podcast

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C26-35. Edward J. Zinkiewicz on Retirement

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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Edward J. Zinkiewicz (Ed), on air from September 1st

Ed sees his job as helping retirees meet the surprises, face the challenges, and learn the skills needed to thrive. Retirement is not just about how many cruises retirees can take or golf games they can play; it is about defining a new vision of purpose, creating a new supportive network, and learning to become as physically able as possible. Lately, Ed has been helping older retirees deal with the realities of downsizing and giving up driving.

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Ed Zinkiewicz’s retirement didn’t start out well. His initial plan was to join his wife in the kind of retirement success she had; they had to invent a new path when her plan fell apart. Ed brings a practical, story-driven approach to retirement. After years of working with people to solve problems as a software engineer, Ed now helps retirees and pre-retirees understand and meet the real-life challenges that can appear after work ends: loss of purpose, loneliness, uncertainty, fears of aging, and concerns about independence. Ed focuses on your finding a new purpose, building a network of friends to combat lonelinC26-Edward J. Zinkiewicz (Ed)ess, and tackling the fears of aging so you can have a retirement that is vibrant, active, and meaningful.

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C26-32. Michael Wood, Learn To Love Being You.

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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Michael Wood, on air August 11th

For most of my life, I lived with a constant noise in my head — fear, self-doubt, and the kind of quiet anxiety that turns every situation into a problem. Through years of intense internal work, meditation, education, and facing the fears I’d been running from, I found something I didn’t know existed: real, lasting peace. And once I had it, I started seeing pain everywhere — in friends, family, strangers — people who had simply normalized feeling bad. That’s why I built Learn To Love Being You: to give people the actual mechanical tools to take control of their minds, rewire the subconscious programs running them, and remember who they are underneath all the noise. My message is simple — your thoughts aren’t who you are, your pain doesn’t have to define you, and peace isn’t something you have to earn. It’s something you come back to.

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Mike is a Consciousness Awareness Professional and the creator of the Learn To Love Being You program, a 10-week journey designed to help people break free from anxiety, self-doubt, and the emotional spirals that keep them stuck. After rebuilding his own life from the inside out, Mike has dedicated himself to helping others rewrite the beliefs that shape their reality and reconnect with the part of themselves they forgot they had. As COO of Jarrett Companies, Mike has led hundreds of high-stakes, emotionally charged conversations—experiences that shaped his direct, no-nonsense approach to personal transformation. He blends spiritual insight, grounded psychology, and a goofy sense of humor to help people open up, relax, and finally breathe. Whether he’s teaching breathwork in a maximum-security prison, building businesses that actually uplift their people, or guiding someone through a major breakthrough, Mike’s mission is simple: help people remember who they are, unlock what they’re capable of, and actually enjoy being themselves.

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C26-32. Kathleen Tonnesen -Art Beyond Sight.

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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Kathleen Tonnesen ie Katon. On air from August 11th

An Artist’s Search for Creative Ways to Overcome Life’s Obstacles: How Shioda Yoshinkan Aikido Helped Me See Beyond the Light

In our previous interview in 2018, Kathleen Tonnesen publicly shared her journey with vision loss—an experience she found deeply helpful. Since then, practising Shioda Yoshinkan Aikido has opened a new path in her rehabilitation and artistic development.

Kathleen believes the discipline and intense focus of Aikido have helped her retrain her right eye to read, draw, and paint again. Although this is her personal experience rather than a medical conclusion, she feels the practice may have helped her brain develop new pathways and delayed the progression of her vision loss.

Since 2023, Kathleen has continued forging a new artistic path. Her work reflects her changing vision and explores light, balance, geometry, human interaction, and connection beyond sight. Her focus is on developing skills that expand the creative boundaries of the heart and mind.

As Kathleen says, “Your life is an unfolding rose in the bouquet of God’s love.”

Current Art Exhibition: Energy

August 7–29, 2026
Mole Pop-Up Gallery
Rear of 1157 Pendrell Street, Vancouver, BC
Access through Jepson-Young Lane
Curator: Quentin Wright

In this solo exhibition, Kathleen explores the felt sensations of balance, timing, posture, and geometry found within Shioda Yoshinkan Aikido. These works are presented alongside large botanical paintings celebrating colour, creativity, resilience, and the continuing evolution of her sight.

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Kathleen Tonnesen, known artistically as Katon, is a Canadian self-taught painter, sculptor, author, poet, and inventor. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, she immigrated to Canada in 1998. A professional artist since 1990, Kathleen creates meaningful, thought-provoking work that enriches public spaces and connects communities.

She is also a certified Shioda Yoshinkan Aikido instructor and Shodan—first-degree black belt—currently preparing for her Nidan, or second-degree black belt, test. Drawing upon her experience in psychology, early childhood education, performing arts, visual art, and martial arts, Kathleen inspires personal growth and encourages adults to rediscover their inner child.

Following vision loss, Kathleen used the discipline and intense focus of Aikido to support her rehabilitation. Through consistent practice, she retrained her right eye to read, draw, and paint again. Since 2023, her evolving artwork has explored light, human connection, and perception beyond sight.

Kathleen’s artistic roots were inspired by the charcoal portraits of her South African grandfather, Charles Holton Peers.

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