"How can we humanize nature? How can we take the human out of us and relate to ourselves as nature." Touching on her experience growing up as a second generation Canadian and her husband's Anishinaabe culture, J.L. Fizzell, author of “Human. Nature.” speaks to Vanessa about our human connection to nature, how we can dismantle our own beliefs about humanity.
In June 2024, ecologist Dr. Timm Döbert and endurance athlete Leanna Carriere (Canada's first female Decathlete and co-founder of 7 Summits Snacks) will embark on a pioneering 30,000km self-powered expedition across the Americas.
We are joined by these powerful women shaping spaces, conversations, and apparel in accessibility, extending our beliefs of inclusivity, and sharing their personal stories about what this means to them. In this episode find out:
— what does accessibility do for people?
— what does it mean to see big brands creating more accessible products and services?
— how should we be thinking about accessibility?
— how we can make a difference as individuals?
Canadian immigrant from Jordan/fourth generation Palestinian, Zahraaa Al-Akhrass, who just received Canadian citizenship, shares her story of being terminated from Canadian national broadcaster, Global News, after being accused of making "unbalanced claims" on social media about the recent aggression against Palestine -- all while on maternity leave.
From Cameroon to Montreal, QC to Halifax, Nova Scotia, multidisciplinary artist, aspiring art therapist, and CEO of Batuo Inc, Robert, takes us through a journey of what it means to live our soul path or soul mission. Montreal was part of the journey, and Halifax was his destiny. He shares how Batuo started, how it aims to empower people through culture, and how it has led him to arts therapy.
Dr. Francine McCarthy’s research at Lake Crawford, once home to Bryan Davies, CEO/Founder of Tagona Press, has shown that human intervention has sped up the evolution of our planet — so much so we have entered a new era, The Anthropocene.
Jackie Rotman, CEO of Center for Intimacy Justice, and Dr. Lyndsey Harper, founder of women's health platform, Rosy, talk about how the fight against social media ad discrimination against women's health.
Up and coming author of 416am Ava Nori talks tells us about her journey with her emotional, physical, and psychological well-being going from age 19 to 20.
Do YOU want to build a stronger personal brand at work? Cher Jones, founder of Socially Active Training, shares her top tips. Learn more at https://trainwithsociallyactive.com/
Michelle Jewsbury is the CEO of Unsilenced Voices, a non-profit bringing awareness to domestic violence and human trafficking globally, and in the metaverse.
DEI, brown burnout, culture — oh my! Devyani Saltzman, a Canadian writer, curator and multidisciplinary cultural programmer, talks about her experiences making cultural changes in arts and culture and some of the dynamics at play that present obstacles, including corporatization and the dichotomy of human nature in the workplace.
James Fox is a Cambridge art historian, writer, curator and multi-award-winning, BAFTA-nominated broadcaster. He is currently Director of Studies in History of Art at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Creative Director of the Hugo Burge Foundation and Director of Education at the Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park in Canada. His first trade book, The World According to Colour: a cultural history, was published to critical acclaim by Allen Lane in September 2021.
Saqib Rizvi is a mindfulness teacher in Vancouver Canada. In this episode, he talks about his change from engineering to mindfulness, and shares his wisdom for manifestation that is inward-focused and peacefully. “If I can connect to this eternal self, then what I want is already here.” Learn more about his work at: https://www.saqibrizvi.com/
Why are some communities able to create interactions between low and high social classes? Did you know that in these communities, there is a higher chance of rising out of poverty? Dr. Matthew O. Jackson, Professor of Economics at Stanford University, shares his research from his book, “The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors” and how social networks and capital can supplement public policy programs.
What happens when a broadcast engineer switches their attention from the magic of TV to the magic of the mind? Since discovering meditation in his mid-40s, Tom Evans teaches authors how to ‘meditate’ to get inspiration and words for their books, helps business owners tap into light bulb moments on-demand, and teaches how we can change the nature and speed of our thoughts so that we can get more done, of higher quality, in less time … and with less stress.
Priya Sam spent her early career as a national newsanchor. Battling issues of diversity and inclusion in the media, now she works with powerful women and helping them to raise the corporate ladder by tapping into their power stories. Learn more about her work at priyasam.com.
Hiro Demichelis is founder of The Lab of Mediation. In this episode, Hiro and Vanessa discuss the concepts of self-love and unconditional love, and how they are different. Learn more about The Lab of Meditation at thelabofmeditation.com