The Flare Up Show

One of my favourite topics to talk about is grief. Why? Because for me it's one of the hardest and most uncomfortable emotions to sit with and yet it's something all of us have experienced or will experience several times within our lives. But it doesn't have to be scary, especially with people like Christine Davies here on this planet with us. The Rev. Christine Vaughan Davies runs th...

Meet Orestis Vasilakis, a citizen of the world who currently resides in Prague, who is a Theoretical Physicist turned Hypnotherapist after being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and was seeking treatment for chronic pain. Orestic is on a mission to help people overcome chronic pain and improve their life outcomes. He says "My own journey has taken me through the trials of chronic pain as someone w...

Robyn is an inclusion consultant for companies with increasingly diverse workforces. Much of her life and professional experience has been in various international and cross-cultural settings, where diversity, equity, and inclusion were important in her work. One example, and a life-changing highlight, was living and working in Nairobi, Kenya, for seven years.  When not helping companies become mo...

Words contain power, they can cut us down or inspire us to achieve. Karen has experienced both in her career from extra critical reviews of her artwork in college to finding a mentor that unlocked her talents. She now uses her abilities to mentor and teach others using art as creative healing. Karen DeLoach is an artist, art mentor, author, actor, and creativity specialist. She teaches Art History...

Hope your abdominals are ready for a workout, TW! This episode will cause laughter. These two brilliant women are stars I want to hitch my wagon to. They are inspirational, loving, and gosh darn real AF. Jacqueline and Lauren are a dynamic mother-daughter business partnership at the helm of The Blondes Restoration, a venture rooted in the mission to empower individuals and groups to rediscover the...

Randy Belham is a coach that loves to help entrepreneurs achieve fulfillment from more than just the money or financial success of business ownership. It all begins with a growth mindset. In his book How To Live In The Present Moment: and enjoy your life! Randy says, "You have more control over your life than you might realize. You have the power to create a happy and fulfilled life if you ch...

“When she awakens her heart, she will move mountains.” – Sandy Sembler Our guest today is a powerhouse of love. Sandy Sembler is the founder of the SakredShe Method™ which is a transformative process of re-wilding the feminine spirit which "alchemizes trauma into revealed wisdom, illuminates the depths of your heart’s desire, and embodies emotional enlightenment." We talk openly about th...

Olivier Mankondo is a speaker, author, and weight loss and wellness coach with a passion to help people achieve optimal health. Olivier has been able to lose 35Kgs(5 ½ stone or 77 Lbs) in 9 months, reverse all his chronic diseases, and slow down quite dramatically his ageing process after adopting a plant-based nutrition. Since 2016, Olivier has not been sick a day and has since helped hundreds of...

Why spend decades in therapy when you can orgasm your way to healing? Not that therapy isn't useful, but there is a healing power and liberation that comes from exploring pleasure and our own sexual energy and desires. As Buddha taught and Leah reminds us in this episode, it is not desire that's the problem, it's our attachment to desire that creates suffering. Leah Piper and Dr. Willo...

Out of every 12 people, one will have Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) a condition that can be debilitating if left untreated. We all worry from time to time but GAD is a constant, persistent feeling of worry or dread that gets worse over time, regardless of circumstances. Today we have Jennifer Jeffers, a beautiful human, wife and mom with a powerhouse career in leadership, all while navigating...

Want to dive into the basket of baked rolls at a work dinner with confidence or ensure your bedsheets aren't visible in your Zoom meeting? When can we talk about politics or religion at work? Adrienne Barker is a Business Consultant who specializes in teaching professionals the art of business etiquette. Whether you work in a home office or travel globally, she has the skills to navigate multi...

Today's episode is a truly special recording where you will have an intimate glimpse of my own experience being coached and guided by a true loving spirit and professional. Listen to us share back and forth what we have learned together about my own life patterns and the progress I am making in my own life. Angelique Medow is the founder of Will You, an inspirational multimedia company that pr...

The reason I started this show was my journey through medical misdiagnosis and gaslighting. Today I have a beautiful guest who shares her own story and how it inspired her to create a non-profit that teaches the benefits of empathy in the medical system. Shari Bookstaff had fulfilled her lifelong childhood dreams and was a tenured marine biology professor near San Francisco. She was thriving in he...

This episode discusses the importance of integrating spiritual learning and enlightenment to create transformation, not just temporary change. We have a special guest Aundrea Sides of Vitality Unleashed who shares her wisdom, heart, and vitality generously! Embark on an extraordinary journey with Aundrea Sides, a luminary in the realm of psychic mastery whose connection to the vast energies of the...

As the Millionaire Matchmaker says at the beginning of each show "Love, everyone wants it. Not everyone finds it." Why is that? Are people unlucky in love or is there more to it? Today I have the absolute joy of speaking with Lylian Toscano a top relationship and dating coach located out of Vancouver Canada. Lylian herself had felt unlucky in love as she seemed to attract men but never o...

Happy New Year! I am so thankful that 2023 for me was miles above and beyond 2022, not that it was a high bar to soar over, but I am grateful beyond belief! And to kick off this new year I am so excited to have the amazing Dr. Terry Zachary join me on the show. He is truly one of the most passionate, intelligent and compassionate people that I have had the fortune to spend time with in conversatio...

The most interesting thing I learned is that if I wake up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, it's not my bladder or what I drank before bed that's the problem but potentially my heart! Barry Krakow, MD is a board-certified internist and sleep medicine specialist who has worked in the field of sleep research and clinical sleep medicine for more than 30 years, pioneering innovat...

Alana's book is now available for pre-order! Freedom with Food and Fitness. It’s a practical guide to incorporating intuitive eating into your everyday life if you’re someone whose finally ready to ditch dieting but still wants to pursue health through nutrition and fitness. "There are a lot of stories from my journey from undiagnosed eating disorders to food freedom that correspond to th...

Stephanie loves to help high-achieving women step out of the cycle of overworking, keeping themselves busy, and feeling exhausted from being in their heads all the time. She helps connect them back into their bodies to become the most expanded version of themselves. She is passionate about ALL women coming back into their natural flow state of trust, surrender & attraction, so they can live li...

Dr. Karen Cureton is a licensed naturopathic physician, acupuncturist, passionate neuroplasticity practitioner, and co-creator of the Wired for Wellness program. Through her own journey with complex chronic illness, anxiety, depression, and PTSD as well as from treating hundreds of patients with complex chronic illness, she realized the profound impact that stress physiology has on all aspects of...

Jodi Wellman is a leading authority on living lives worth living. As a speaker, author, and facilitator, she helps her clients live squander-free lives while they’re lucky enough to still be above ground. She named her business Four Thousand Mondays because it shines the light on the finite number of weeks we have to live like we mean it. Jodi holds a Master’s of Applied Positive Psychology from t...

*** PAUSE the retreat for women is now open for registration! www.ignitepurpose.co/pause *** Katy Andrews is a self-professed serial procrastinator driven by perfectionism, wanting everything to be just right before taking action. She changed this narrative by selling all of her personal belongings and started traveling the world. Now every day of her life feels like a retreat and she has learned...

In this episode, Chrissy hosts Dr. Patlee Creary of Reyou Mindfulness to share how important it is to prioritize a purposeful pause in pursuing goals. Rest is a critical component of human health that many, women especially, tend to view as frivolous. Ignoring this necessity will likely lead to a higher risk of experiencing burnout, stress-related illness, and dissatisfaction with career and life....

In the pursuit of achievement and happiness, it is inevitable that we will need to pause, whether we recognize the need to slow down or our body makes the decision for us. This week I have a very special guest, a woman I had the fortune to meet in the professional realm that I have always admired greatly for her character, talent, and expertise.  Lucie Rochette is a successful writer and spea...

Deborah is a shining example of how adversity doesn't create character but reveals it. To hear her amazing life story is humbling, this is a woman who was born to enlighten the world and help people believe in themselves. Hailing from Lafayette, Louisiana, Deborah LeBlanc is a Certified Master Clinical Hypnotherapist, a Master NLP Practitioner, a Therapeutic Imagery Master and a Certified MER...