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From Shadows to Light | Transforming That Shame | Vireo Karvonen

Join host Olivia Kachman as she talks with co-author, Belief Re-patterning®Practitioner, and Sacred Sexuality Coach Vireo Karvonen about shame busting around taboo subjects like sexuality, suicide, and mental health. Vireo shares her personal story about her most powerful tool that helped her to transform the shame. Get to Know Vireo Karvonen… Vireo Karvonen is a licensed Belief Re-patterning®Practitioner and Sacred Sexuality Coach who has been supporting and empowering women for well over a decade. Vireo’s deep-rooted desire to positively impact others goes back to 1996 when she completed her Master’s in Education at the University of Alberta. As a lifelong learner, Vireo went on to become a facilitator of transformational programs such as Orgasmic Healing, Laughter Yoga, Kundalini DanceTM, and Sacred Femininity. She is also trained in mindfulness techniques. Drawing on her training and education in ways unique to herself, Vireo is an extremely skilled and intuitive facilitator. Using her[…]

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From Shadows to Light | Beyond the Label | Dr. Christina Bjorndal ND

Join host Olivia Kachman as she talks with special guest and co-author Dr. Christina Bjorndal about how to regain your mental health, what four aspects of health she thinks are important to address in a patient’s overall health, how she supports the physical level of health when addressing mental health and what the steps are to address mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of health. Get to know Dr. Christina Bjorndal, ND… Dr. Chris is a naturopathic doctor who specializes in the treatment of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, and eating disorders. Having overcome many challenges herself, she has developed a highly effective approach to the treatment of mental illness by addressing the needs of the whole person by taking into account physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual factors. Dr. Chris is a recognized authority in the naturopathic treatment of mental illness. A gifted writer and speaker, she has been invited to share[…]

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From Shadows to Light | I Choose to Rise Above | Cindy Klamn-Conway

Join host Olivia Kachman as she talks with special guest Cindy Klamn-Conway as she shares her life growing up surrounded by addiction and dysfunction as well as life situations that resulted in PTSD and negative self-talk. Cindy shares about her journey to healing and overcoming her past. There is life after trauma. Get to Know Cindy Klamn-Conway… Cindy Klamn-Conway was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta by her father, Hank Klamn. Cindy had a very close relationship with her father that left lasting imprints on her heart. When she was thirty-five years old, Cindy and her husband packed up and moved to Calgary where they raised their three beautiful children. In her life, Cindy has faced many challenges but never allowed fear to knock her down. She thrives on her strength and positivity to turn all situations into life lessons. She is a natural-born Intuitive Spiritual Guide/Medium who chooses to[…]

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From Shadows to Light | Lionheart | Cinnamon Cranston

Join host Olivia Kachman as she talks with Cinnamon Cranston author and massage therapist whose life experiences at a young age forced her to survive and to search for a new way to live. Despite being successful in her own business, Cinnamon fought with alcoholism, and dealing with past hurts. Listen as she shares how she was able to cope and heal. Get to Know Cinnamon Cranston… Cinnamon Cranston is a University of Regina and Mount Royal College graduate, a Reiki practitioner, and a Registered Massage Therapist who specializes in the Rosen Method. Informed by her personal experience and her own quest for peace and healing, Cinnamon’s 20-year journey through the health and wellness field has focused on treating and overcoming the effects of trauma. After exploring a number of modalities, she discovered the importance of the body in the recovery process. In 2008, she knew she was home when[…]

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From Shadows to Light | #him2: Supporting Boys to Men | Kimmy Krochak

Join host Olivia Kachman as she talks with Kimmy Krochak about the lack of support for men in terms of mental health and overall empowerment. Anger is the only emotion that the boys don’t cry culture allows men to feel. Every other vulnerable emotion – fear, sadness, joy, love is virtually off-limits to boys and men. She also talks about why she made the choice to support and empower boys to men and #him2. Get to know Kimmy Krochak… Kimmy Krochak gifts the world with her energy, unique charm, humor, and ‘sass,’ with a slight sprinkle or more of princess (either self-sprinkled or sprinkled from the universe), along with genuine heartfelt kindness and compassion for those she knows and meets. So, it is fitting that when she opened her multifaceted business as an Energetic Empowerment Consultant & Coach, she called it, none other than “KimmyEnergy.” Kimmy works assisting souls around[…]

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From Shadows to Light | From Battlefield to Home | Lisa and Mike Adams

Join host Olivia Kachman as she talks with Lisa and Mike Adams as they share both their individual stories and family stories as they relate to the impact of PTSD, and how their family was able to come to better understand PTSD. Get to Know Lisa Adams:  Lisa is a Life Coach, fitness trainer, and professional speaker. Lisa has been a part of the military family for over 20 years. She brings a unique approach to dealing with trauma that stems from her marriage to a military member who was injured and diagnosed with PTSD in 2006. Lisa has experience working as an Education Assistant supporting students with trauma issues, special needs, and learning disabilities. She has been a volunteer with the Peer Support Program with Operational Stress Injury Social Support (OSISS) for the past 3 years. Lisa has multiple diplomas in Professional PTSD Counselling, Fitness and Nutrition, Personal Training,[…]

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From Shadows to Light | A Whole Human Approach | Rev. Carrie-Ann Baron

Join host Oliva Kachman as she is interviewed by special guest Rev. Carrie-Ann Baron who asks Olivia to share her own reasons for starting the book From Shadows to Light, and as Olivia shares a little of her own story as it relates to her journey with mental health. Get to Know Olivia Kachman… Olivia Kachman, B. Ed., discovered her life purpose as a sacred witness who empowers others to heal their lives from the inside out.  As the founder of Phoenix Alchemy, Olivia is a Transformational Guide here to serve those who are ready to rise up and feel the freedom of living their fullest potential; a life beyond their past wounds. Olivia creates a safe, sacred space and intuitively guides people to let go of their limitations and suffering, so they can reclaim their power and rebirth themselves anew.  Her offerings include individual and group healing ceremonies, transformational[…]

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Stories Disrupted - Veronique DeWilde

Stories Disrupted | Success, No Less | Veronique Dewilde

Join host Heather Andrews as she talks to Veronique Dewilde about her story, how her journey was disrupted, and how she was able to get back on track to being a success despite some of the challenges she faced. Get to Know Veronique Dewilde… From a very young age, Veronique understood that money was very important since if you had it, you got food, a warm house, and happy people. If you didn’t have it, people around you weren’t as nice. Veronique wanted to know how to become rich, and growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, the American dream was anyone who wanted it, could make it. So, she worked hard to be the best at everything she did, school, sports, and work. Veronique was a very successful sales and marketing person in the corporate world but she wanted more freedom and to make more money. She moved to[…]

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The Heather Andrews Show | Ignite, Inspire, Impact | Nicole Hoye

Educator and author Nicole Hoye joins host Heather Andrews to talk about her journey to regaining her flair for teaching, how she aligned her passion and purpose to create influence, and how publishing a children’s book has provided a platform to help ignite, inspire and impact teachers. Meet Nicole Hoye… Nicole Hoye’s personal mission is to help teachers build, maintain or perhaps even re-gain their flair for teaching. She believes that self-care for teachers is essential to a long-lasting and fulfilling teaching career. She received her Master of Education (Special Education) degree in pursuit of regaining her own flair and commitment to students and educators alike. Her children’s book, “Miss Claire Has Lost Her Flair” was written to inspire teachers to nurture their personal wellness and remind them of their significant impact on young lives. Reach out to Nicole… Website: nicolehoye.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/nicolehoyeauthor

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Alpha Unleashed with Nadine Hatzitolios-McGill|The Power of Innocence | Makayla and Mason Van der Kooij

Join host Nadine Hatzitolios-McGill as she talks with Mason and Makayla Van der Kooij, young entrepreneurs, about self-esteem, responsibility, dedication, open-mindedness, and being community-oriented. She also shares about how age is not a barrier to accomplishing your goals. Get to know Makayla and Mason Van der Kooij… Makayla Van der Kooij is 7 years old and currently in grade 2. She started an egg business with her brother, Mason, in 2018. Makayla and Mason started out with just a few chickens. Makayla and Mason’s dad helped them build a chicken coop for 26 chickens. She and her brother incubated 6 eggs in January and 3 chicks hatched. They are now raising those chickens. They have to be responsible for their chickens every day by feeding and giving them water as well as collecting the eggs. Makayla says she is the marketer for the egg company. She calls my neighbors to[…]

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