Elisa Unfiltered : Living Life Out Loud

It’s that time of year where I feel blahhhh, slow, unmotivated and I have officially joined the slug club.  I realize I am not alone with this dilemma having communicated with many many people who are also struggling as the seasons change and the days get shorter and colder as well. This season, I decided to do things a bit differently.  I want to feel happy, fulfilled, loving, warm, cozy, and sat...

Kevin Crenshaw is a Love Coach.   He studies, practices, and teaches all about Self Love and Emotional Mastery,  what it looks like, what it feels like and how to evolve our love lives into a safe, trusting and loving  SPACE. Kevin has quickly become one of my favourite influencers/personalities on social media. This is also a special episode because he is the very first guest to be interviewed on...

I’m so excited to share that my Yoda, Adele Stratton, is back on the show for the fourth time to share her wisdom and insight!  Today’s episode is about why everything feels so hard at this time of the year, and will help you through your “Everyday Struggles”.   Why are the days feeling so challenging?  What is actually happening and how can I get back to feeling like my nor...

It takes a certain willingness to change. We are who we are because of patterns and learned behaviours (positive and negative) so what are you willing to trade off to get the results you want? Today’s podcast is an extension of my latest IG post about our individual willingness to change. I use my weight loss as my primary example. As I lived my life, I  learned how to be fat.  I learned how to fi...

This week a dear friend of mine, Ryan Snow, is back for the second time to give us an update on his self care practice.  Ryan is a former National Freestyle Ski Team athlete that I met over 20 years ago.  His life experiences led him down the path of drug addiction and self loathing. His story was unravelled in our first podcast together titled “Overcoming Drug Addiction, Facing Your Truth, and Ch...

Wow!  Can you believe it! It is Wednesday, August 28 th  AND my 60 th  episosde of Elisa Unfiltered. That’s an exciting little milestone. Today’s show is all about Lifestyle Medicine with Ottawa’s most recommended Naturopathic healer Dr. Kristy Lewis. Kristy understands the potential we all have to be our best selves. Our bodies, minds and emotions give us messages when we are not in alignment wit...

This week I am excited to talk all about my Love Your Body Challenge.  This  FREE 21 page e-book is downloadable by going to  elisaunfiltered.com/loveyourbody .  Here you will find my Top 5 Tips on how to change the way you see your body. In today’s podcast, I am taking a deep dive into these 5 tips, and sharing the difficult personal experiences that launched my determination to grow, heal...

My guest today is an Ottawa based registered holistic nutritionist, a plant based chef and consultant, AND an incredibly inspiring woman.  Her name is Amy Longard and she is here to share her story.  When I met Amy for the first time, I could relate to her immediately.  We share some similar life experiences in our health struggles and career changes. We both love discovering how FOOD affects our...

She’s back!  Today we are getting up close and personal with one of Ottawa’s most influential yoga teachers and business owners, Amber Stratton. Amber is co-owner of Pure Yoga Ottawa, Pure Kitchen, Charlotte Ottawa, Tallow Ottawa and Pure Yoga Online.  Amber has been teaching yoga for over 11 years, she also runs teacher training, retreats and workshops worldwide.  She is a key note speaker, a Lul...

How do you WANT to feel?  How often do you ask yourself this question and is the answer clear and self serving? As the summer kicks into full swing, we are often times kicked out of our usual habits and routines, so this week is a little reminder to pay attention to the way we are feeling.  It’s also a good time to see if our feelings and emotions are serving us.  Are we putting ourselves in posit...

Ayruveda is the practice of an ancient medicine based on the idea of balance in bodily systems using diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing, among other things. When I first heard of it, I was sceptical. When my health took a bad turn last summer and I met Kristie Gambrel, and I decided to open my mind to non-traditional medicine. My decision was life changing. This week, I’m speaking with Kr...

Manifesting… what does that word even mean? What does it look like in your own life? I can tell you this, that word made me roll my eyes all the way into the back of my head when I first heard it. I was a skeptic, and I did not believe it was possible to have any control over what we attract into our lives. That was until the day I woke up and started to pay attention to what I...

This year, for my 38th birthday, I decided I wanted to embark on another solo mission trip. I woke up one morning earlier in the year and had this thought—I want to be in Whistler, BC for my birthday, how can I make this happen. That thought snowballed from one thing to the next and YES I made it happen. I woke on my birthday between luxurious sheets in a king sized bed at the beautiful...

This week I am speaking to Leah Brathwaite, a friend who went through her own awakening after realizing that she was miserable, living a lie and pretending to be someone that she was not. Leah’s inner voice spoke to her in a way that snapped her into action and she then began to live life by following her passion, freeing her soul and living in the now. Her powerful story of transformation is now...

The topic this week is an extension of my outward thinking and processing of emotion in my body. I had a big AH Ha moment this past weekend and it presented itself in a way that I least expected it. We all feel emotions in our body, but what are these feelings telling us? What are they teaching us? Are we paying attention to what emotions do to our physical body, and our mental state? In this podc...

This past weekend, I celebrated Easter with my family and friends. Holidays are meant to be celebrated, and during those times of celebration, it is the perfect time to fill our bellies with food and drink. I, myself, did just that. However, at one point early on in the weekend, I switched my relationship to the food I was consuming from a place of love and appreciation to a place a FEAR and LOATH...

Today I have a favourite guest Stephanie Kay back on the show, speaking about one of my favourite topics—FOOD!. Why is it my favourite topic? Well because for years I’ve spent a good portion of time thinking about food! I was preoccupied with what I was going to eat, when I was going to eat it or arguing about my diet. I would have daily mental battles with myself trying to figure out what was wor...

I began this podcast 18 months ago to share with you some of my deeper life lessons and how I have learned to navigate and learn from them. I share my vulnerability to make deeper connections and show that we are all the same. No one is alone in their suffering. We all experience emotion in the same way. But can we all create space and detach ourselves from the emotional pain t...

Today I have brought my favourite guest Adele Stratton back to the show.  Adele has been one of my biggest teachers in life. She is an intergrational manual therapist, a mentor and most importantly, my spiritual coach. The work she has guided me through has truly been transformational in my own life and I just want to keep sharing the message with you. In this podcast we talk a...

Do you need a motivation make-over? Feeling stuck with your fitness game? Or do you feel that your way just isn’t working anymore? Well, my guest today, Dr. Kelly Doell is here to help you break up with failing fitness and change your relationship with movement. In this episode we dive deep into the topic of motivation, fitness mind games and how culture has an effect on the way we feel...

March is the most difficult time in which to find motivation to focus and commit effort to our health and wellness. It is the month where 90% of all New Year Resolutions have been flushed down the toilet!  We are tired and feeling a heaviness inside from the long winter and we are LOOKING for something to help us get back on track. Want to know how I have stayed on track with my fit...

I have opened to conversation up to you!! This week I am answering the questions you have posed about life—how to stay motivated, how to overcome challenges and everything in between. This podcast is full of little life lessons that you can chose to believe, roll with and grow, contemplate OR simply listen too and enjoy. There is truly something for everyone as I dive into your curiosities an...

It’s not everyday you meet a YouTube star in person, who blows you away with his authenticity and vulnerability and who is so relatable that you immediately love him and want to follow him. That was my experience with today’s guest, Joey Kidney. At 22, this young man has the insight and vision of an old and wise soul. Joey is not your average YouTuber… He copes with anxiety, depression a...

I just returned from a most excellent adventure in Australia. I was vacationing there for 2 weeks and it was nothing short of chaotic, relaxing, inspirational and of course, EPIC! When I returned home I was on one of the biggest highs of my life. Everything was in line. My heart was full. I was motivated and inspired in life. And now, one week later, I am coming down...

So we all know that the ego has a bad reputation. If you have a BIG ego, you are automatically considered to be self absorbed or you’re too sensitive… or many other negative labels. Well, guess what? The Ego lives in us all and this episode is jammed packed with EGO talk. What is it? How does the EGO effect our day to day lives and how can we learn to disregard the drama i...