An Optimistic Future: Our Actions Matter

A discussion of Internal Family Systems Therapy and how healing trauma can relate to transgenerational benefits.   Interested in a list of simple steps to help make the world a better place?  Please visit: https://www.optimisticfuturepodcast.com/simple-steps   Do you have a bit more time and energy to take a bigger step to help make the world a better place?  Please visit: https://www.optimisticfu...

An Optimistic Future Podcast founder and host, Bryan Rade, discusses the impact of currency debasement and strategies to consider to mitigate the negative impact in our lives.   Interested in a list of simple steps to help make the world a better place?  Please visit: https://www.optimisticfuturepodcast.com/simple-steps   Do you have a bit more time and energy to take a bigger step to help make th...

An Optimistic Future Podcast founder and host, Bryan Rade, continues a dialogue on possible solutions to address social, economic and environmental challenges from a “top, down” perspective. Interested in a list of simple steps to help make the world a better place?  Please visit: https://www.optimisticfuturepodcast.com/simple-steps   Do you have a bit more time and energy to take a bigger step to...

An Optimistic Future Podcast founder and host, Bryan Rade, begins a dialogue on possible solutions to address social, economic and environmental challenges from a “top, down” perspective. Interested in a list of simple steps to help make the world a better place?  Please visit: https://www.optimisticfuturepodcast.com/simple-steps   Do you have a bit more time and energy to take a bigger step to he...

An Optimistic Future Podcast founder and host, Bryan Rade, discusses the power that we have as individuals -  and collectively - to shape out communities and the world around us with our buying power. Interested in a list of simple steps to help make the world a better place?  Please visit: https://www.optimisticfuturepodcast.com/simple-steps   Do you have a bit more time and energy to take a bigg...

An interview with Lil MacPherson, co-founder of The Wooden Monkey restaurant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in which she discusses the importance of supporting local food producers, avoiding pesticides, social consciousness and much more!   The Wooden Monkey website: https://www.thewoodenmonkey.ca/   The Wooden Monkey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewoodenmonkeyrestaurants/   Lil’s personal Inst...

An interview with Angela, founder of Scotian Shores, in which she discusses the importance of supporting ocean cleanup and steps we can take to keep our waters trash-free.   Scotian Shores website: https://www.scotianshores.com/   Scotian Shores Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scotianshores   Scotian Shores Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScotianShores/   Interested in a list of simple ste...

An interview with Christopher Andrews, Drew University’s Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology, and author of The Overworked Consumer: Self-Checkouts, Supermarkets, and the Do-It-Yourself Economy .  Christopher discusses the impact of self-checkouts on the job market and the economy, as well as customer and retailer psychology.  He also gives his expert insights on the question: are self-chec...

An interview with Brianna Hagell, owner of Vessel Meats in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, in which she discusses the importance of supporting small farms, local businesses, and food security.   Vessel Meats website: https://www.vesselmeats.com/   Vessel Meats Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vesselmeats/   Interested in a list of simple steps to help make the world a better place?  Please vis...

A presentation by Dr. Bryan Rade, a naturopathic doctor with extensive experience working with pediatric patients (and he has three children of his own).  He shares his thoughts about diet, exercise, chemical exposure, parenting style and more, with the intention of providing information that can help keep our kids as healthy as possible.    Interested in a list of simple steps to help make the wo...

An interview with Ayn Riggs of Slave-Free Chocolate. Org, a not-for-profit organization that she formed to raise awareness about the ethical practices (or lack thereof) in the chocolate manufacturing industry.  Please listen to our conversation and visit her website so you can make an informed decision about which companies you want to support when purchasing chocolate.  Always remember: where you...

An interview with Lara Adler about her extensive knowledge of environmental toxins (e.g. air pollutants, water pollutants, pesticides, etc.)  Environmental toxins have a profound deleterious effect on human, animal and environmental health, and the regulatory process surrounding their use in the world is far from robust.  If many of us take simple steps (which she outlines in the interview!) to re...

An interview with Rachel Harrington, owner of Sensational Brain, about the impact of retained primitive reflexes and sensory integration issues on the human nervous system, and how it would be of benefit for all of us to be aware of the warning signs that these might be afoot.  Possessing this knowledge could help children (or adults) get the appropriate assessments and treatments to help address...

An interview with Julia Kraemer of the Leftovers Foundation, a not-for-profit organization based out of Alberta, Canada.  She discusses the ethical and environmental reasons to avoid food waste, the social benefits of redirecting “planned to be thrown out” food to folks struggling to make ends meet, and simple steps we can all take to minimize food waste. Leftovers Foundation website: https://resc...

An interview with Amy Hill, owner and operator of Snowy River Farms in Cooksbrook, Nova Scotia.  She discusses the myriad benefits of supporting small farms, ranging from economic to environmental to personal health promotion. Snowy River Farms website: https://www.snowyriverfarms.com/   Snowy River Farms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/snowyriverfarms/   Snowy River Farms Facebook: https://w...

An interview with Dr. Paul Manning, Assistant Professor in the Department of Agriculture at Dalhousie University, where he discusses the virtues of not mowing our lawns until June at the earliest (i.e. “No Mow May”) and supporting pollinators in other ways for the greater benefit of our ecosystems.   Interested in a list of simple steps to help make the world a better place?  Please visit: https:/...