Existential Relish

This episode with Dr. Waj Hoda gets into the many different ways the body signals what's really going on with you if you listen, what happens if you repress these signs, stress and the pelvic floor, and staying mobile in a time when we are allowing technology to turn us into sedentary beings. 

There are life coaches, psychologists, astrologists and family counsellors. What if there was a way to draw on all of these disciplines to help you understand your best qualities and also make you aware of those personality traits that can trip you up, leading you to a happier, healthier and more purposeful life? The patterns and cycles of the stars and planets are for the most part non-debatable....

This episode is for people out there who are experiencing poor quality sleep because they are women, women who are in that life stage leading up menopause and beyond. Many are hanging on for dear life when it comes to not just getting a decent night's rest but actually falling asleep. This conversation with Dr. Sara Nowakowski, a clinical psychologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston whose...

Scientist, Psychiatrist and hunter Dr. Albert Wong provides the rational approach on the topic of why shooting guns and hunting is a mental holiday much like yoga is for some, how this form of technical mastery allows humans to be humans in the completely artificial environment that we've created for ourselves and how we should save the hysteria for the criminals toting unlicensed weapons.

There are so many things that affect the quality and quantity of our sleep and many ways people go about to try and improve their sleep, from THC and CBD to sleeping pills and aromatherapy. With Dr. Michael Grandner, Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic, this episode explores some key issues around sleep: how to recognize when the Land of Nod is officially off the map and you've crosse...

Dealing with a troubled teenage or adult child can be overwhelming. The kids need help and resist any interference in their lives. Parents feel like the only way to remedy the situation is to be "the enforcer,"  and make their child comply. Things escalate from there and when parents aren't able to cope, it can make progress seem impossible, and everyone spirals. There's good news. There's help ou...

What makes more sense? Doing a bit of paperwork or letting your family duke it out with each other for decades, spending ridiculous amounts of money on lawyers fees as they fight over your stuff after you die?  On this episode, we learn why getting a will done by lawyer - for your children, for your spouse or partner, for the people you leave behind - is the only way to go.    Got a life? Get a wi...

Music journalist and industry veteran Alan Cross talks about the stickiness of the music we attach ourselves to, his own music journey, breakup tunes, the power of soundtracks and how both age and access to so much music may actually be getting in the way of broadening our music experience.  For the episode music playlist, please head over  here. Music and editing of this episode by Heavy Reverb  ...

Going Grey author Anne Kreamer talks about dating, the corporate experience and personal transformation as she embraced and documented the journey of returning to her natural hair colour. Maria Petrou from Little Bird Salon  talks about how to transition to your natural colour.   

There's a new anxiety in town. For real? Real enough that the American Psychological Association published a 69 page guide  about the effects of climate change on mental health. In this interview, C-A speaks with Adria Vasil, the Managing Digital Editor at Corporate Knights  and bestselling author about her experience dealing with this strange state of being as she faces environmental issues head...

In this farmside chat with one of Canada's favourite comedic performers, C-A talks with Sandra Shamas about the application for a waitressing job that changed Sandra's life, the rewards of climbing menopause mountain, her experience as a woman in comedy, teaching moments on stage and so much more.  This is intimate conversation is filled with wisdom, honesty and of course a few laughs along the wa...

This episode to about What to Expect when you're not Expecting to enlighten people about the symptoms of perimenopause, became an eye-opener about the retention of women in senior roles in the workplace. With 4.3 million women in the UK over the age of 51 in the workplace, corporate UK has recognized that should they neglect the health and well-being of this demographic, they will lose valuable ta...

The gig economy is defined as part-time or contract work for more than one employer for under 30 hours a week. It is estimated that more than a third of workers in the US are working in the gig economy.  The HBR article, Thriving in the Gig Economy stated that 150 million workers in North America and Europe across demographics are working in the gig economy, also known as freelancing, consulting a...

An industry to commoditize or should we pay closer attention? Guest Wendy Lund is one of about three people in North America with a Masters of Science in Mindfulness studies and about one of 100 globally who hold this degree. Wendy has helped pioneer programs for those who engage trauma in their work to help reduce their risk of psychological injury in the line of duty and recently, with her compa...

Is an awkward conversation worth a good night's sleep? In this first episode of Existential Relish, C-A and her partner at the time, talk about their decision to sleep in separate bedrooms. If you value your sleep and your relationship, and both are showing signs of strain, or before they do, then this episode is for you. Music and editing by Dave at Heavy Reverb