Support, Protect, Empower - The Project Purpose Podcast

#MentalHealth #EmbracingSelf #Authenticity  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first segment on Mental Health, this week 😊   In today's discussion, we're going to talk about why emotion is such a taboo topic.  Specifically, we are going to deconstruct why society tries to censor degrees of emotional expressiveness, that is simply tied to living a human experience.  So many...

#MentalWellness #AbuseOfPower #Community  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Mental Wellness, this week 😊   As a continuation of our two-part series, we're furthering our discussion on the impact that other people's dispositions, behaviours and actions can have on our overall sense of wellness.    Specifically, we're going to be talking about the 5-15% of...

#MentalWellness #AbuseOfPower #Community  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first segment on Mental Wellness, this week!   In this video, rather than discuss Wellness in a vacuum, we're going to talk about the impact that other people's dispositions, behaviours and actions can have on our overall sense of wellness.   Specifically, we're going to be talking about the 5-15% of the...

#MentalHealth #WhenPeopleTalk #RiseAbove  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Mental Health, this week!  In this video, we're going to be talking about the impact that other people's opinions can have on our Mental Health.   Specifically, we're going to share coping mechanisms and perspectives that will help you minimize the weight you place on the opinions of th...

#MentalHealth #CourageToChange #Growth  Hello Everyone,  Welcome to our first segment on Mental Health, this week!   In this video, we're going to be talking about the relationship between our Mental Health and Growth.  Growth is the exercise that keeps you mentally, emotionally and spiritually in shape. It's more than a sense of serenity and a mindset, it's a muscle that we de...

#Education #Learning #FoodForThought  Hello Everyone,  Welcome to our second segment on Education, this week!   In this video, we'll be covering six things that we overlook, by way of the way that education is administered and experienced -- areas where we should probably pay closer attention.  With a focus on preserving and reinforcing each child's relationship with learning,...

The Positive Effects of Choice on Learning, A Chat on Modern Education | The Case for Alternative Approaches We'll be talking about how incorporating choice, into different aspects of your child's learning environment, both reinforces and supports their intellectual and character development.    Namely, allowing children to carry the responsibility pertaining to their education, fosters a...

#MentalWellness #PrioritizeSelf #SelfCare   Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Mental Wellness, this week!   Let's talk about how frequently we check in with ourselves, and how this seemingly inconsequential practice does wonders for our mental health.  It's important to check-in with yourself and see how you're feeling and doing throughout the day. It's just as...

#MentalWellness #CourageToChange #HipFlexorStretch  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first second on Mental Wellness, this week!   We are going to be chatting about the benefits of scheduling in for change.   Routines are convenient because they allow us several mental breaks throughout the day. As with most things, moderation is key. If we spend too many hours of our day on au...

#MentalHealth #PersonalAgency #Choice  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Mental Health, this week!   Let's talk about what it means to be self-directed, and also being self-directed is one of the only real ways of achieving fulfillment.   In a world where many of us have much to be grateful for, it's easy to understand why we sometimes deal with guilt, for not...

#MentalHealth #PersonalAgency #Choice  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first segment on Mental Health, this week!   We're going to talk about how owning our choices, has a positive effect on our overall Mental Health.   There are so many opportunities to offload choice onto other people, or even technologies. We sometimes become so good at putting things off, and at giving oth...

#Education #Learning #NewNormal  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Modern Education, this week!  Let's chat about the future of education, as we think about the tools and skills that are required in the growing Digital Economy.   It's an important time to address the concept of there being a "Learning Ceiling" a cap to a child's intellectual capacity. The idea...

Addressing Psychology's Stage Theory Fallacy, A Chat on Modern Education | Why We Should Abandon This Approach We will be debunking the myth of stage theory in our discussion, and talk about the underlying reasons why current classrooms are categorized by age.  Hint: It's not because it optimizes learning, by any means 😂   As we prepare for the Digital Economy, it's a great opportunit...

Owning Our Discomfort In Periods of Collective Mourning, A Chat on Mental Wellness | Managing Self This discussion is a continuation on our conversation surrounding grief and mourning.   Listening in on discussions, and seeing some of the rhetoric that has been circulating, is a big reason why I felt this video was needed.  We all will experience loss at some point, therefore we are all in a posit...

Responding with Empathy In the Face of Communal Grief, A Chat on Mental Wellness | Offering Support Our chat on Mental Wellness is focused on how to respond empathically, and what behaviours and mindsets align with being empathic when those around you are mourning through loss.   The way we express emotions and respond to the emotionality of those around us, is part of what makes each of us human....

3 Strategies to Help Support Yourself Through Grief, A Chat on Mental Health | A Process of Recovery I'll be sharing my three core strategies to help you through cycles of grief, to support us through moments of loss and difficulty.   The process of grieving is often misunderstood and stigmatized. Experiencing loss is part of life, and each of us live and experience loss, individually. Underst...

Re-Imagining Our Relationship with Control, A Chat on Mental Health | Learning to Let Go & Live Free We'll be addressing different strategies to develop a healthy relationship with our need to control.   Control is generally considered to be a coping mechanism that helps us manage our anxiety and uncertainties in life.    All to say, life is inherently uncertain. The more we try to control...

How Schooling Continues to Redefine Family Dynamics, A Chat on Modern Education | Why We Should Care, Part II #Education #Schooling #Reform  We are continuing our discussion on how the schooling systems across North America have played active roles in harming children and negatively impacted family dynamics.   The history of schooling, involves a history of command & control tactics, shame &am...

How Schooling Continues to Redefine Family Dynamics, A Chat on Modern Education | Why We Should Care, Part I Welcome our first segment on Education, this week 😊  In this segment, we are focusing on how the schooling systems across North America have played active roles in harming children, especially those from marginalized communities.   The history of schooling, involves a history of command &a...

Why We Should Redefine Our Relationship with Fear, A Chat on Mental Wellness | The Art of Living Your Best Life Let's talk about fear.   What's your relationship with fear?   How much power has fear taken within your life? Too many of us aren't who we could be, not where we should be, or doing want ignites us, because the prospect of that, is scary.   Living life involves addressing yo...

Why We Should Choose to be Kind and Forget About Being Nice, A Chat on Mental Wellness | +A Hip Flexor Stretch As it relates to our wellbeing, there are simple shifts in our behaviour that provide a world of difference. Two specifically, differentiating between being kind and being nice. I celebrate kindness and all the ways that it translates. The world could use more kindness, on any given day. ...

Learning the Art of Living Life with Intention, Building an Energy Strategy | Practices that Support Our Mental Health Let's put a working definition for what we mean by living with intention. While this word gets thrown around a lot, when I say it, I'm specifically talking about putting value where you place your energy. Equally, recognizing when it's an appropriate time to withdraw o...

The Power of Gratitude Throughout the Highs and Lows | Trust the Process, Adopting Behaviours that Support Our Mental Health We'll be talking about how beneficial it is to incorporate gratitude in our routines to stay grounded.   Particularly when we are going through hard times, anchor in gratitude, and even during periods of great success. Gratitude helps in gaining and  maintaining perspect...

Re-Evaluating the Guidance we Receive from Others | Making those Big Life Choices, A Conversation Around Our Home Education We are looking at how we interpret the advice and guidance that we receive from when we are school, and well into our careers. Many of us are where we are today, good or less than ideal, because of the advice, opinions and guidance that we took from those around us, be them i...

How We Revolutionize the Future of Our Current Education System | Discussing Education: My Vision on Education Reform This video on Education is a chat with the end in mind.  Most know that I have a lot to critique about our current educational landscape, but who likes to hear someone poke at all the pain points without also providing viable solutions?   I think now is a good opportunity to share...