From The Depths of Darkness to The Light of Success

Barbie is a Maternal Empowerment Coach, a Healer and an advocate for Restorative Justice. She offers Healing of Generational and Childhood wounds, Societal conditioning, and a Lifetime of Story.  Barbie has a BA in Psychology and is a Certified Life Coach, Reiki & Energy Healer, International Retreat Facilitator and a Speaker and Advocate for Restorative Justice. Barbie is bridging gaps o...

Jennifer Litner, is a certified sex therapist and a human sexuality educator. She helps people who want a more vibrant sex life to speak openly, deepen their connection and love energetically — because you deserve to be sexually satisfied! She believes the sex life you desire is worth striving for. As an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, She has completed the clinical training and supervision necess...

Taken from www.bobbyjfromrockaway.com Jay Electronica said it best to a packed house in Brooklyn after hearing Bobby rap for the first time - “This man right here is a bearer of witness that times are changing. This man has BARS!” Growing up in Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY, Bobby was immersed in a plethora of musical inspiration — from his mother’s love of classic rock to his father’s affinity for d...

In this episode 73 here are some of the topics myself and Courtney discuss: Real House Wife of York Region Mental health advocate Suffering from postpartum anxiety Going back to school to get a degree in psychology Getting sober Ending the stigma around mental health Fighting the craving by practicing mindfulness Coming to terms with her drinking problem in June 2020 Practicing mindfulness Love fo...

On October 15th, 2002, Angelo Sisco was involved in a hit and run motorcycle accident that changed his life forever. In an instant, he went from being a 20-year-old entrepreneur to someone fighting to save his leg and his way of life. After 8 surgeries, two months in a hospital bed, 5 months of daily rehab and the encouraging news from his doctors that any kind of athletics is permanently out of t...

I am so excited for all you to hear this episode with endurance athlete Liam McVarnock, from Halifax, Nova Scotia!  He pushes himself to the limits everyday with everything he does in life. He has competed in Iron Man competitions over the years. But nothing like he is about to embark on later on this summer in September. He is planning to do a double+ Iron Man with a couple of friends, but t...

In this episode I sit down virtually and have an amazing and educational conversation with fellow podcaster Kyle Moore, he originally grew up not to far from me in my hometown of Kitchener, Ontario, but at young age his family moved to the east coast of Canada.  Kyle struggled with his mental health from a young age, but it was not until university that he started to get help and spoke with a...

This was taken from an article written by William Douglas on www.nhl.com Elijah Roberts has his eyes on the prize. But he also has a Plan B, just in case. Roberts, a 21-year-old undrafted defenseman who was an overage player in the Ontario Hockey League last season, is still chasing his dream of playing in the NHL by taking a longer, less-traveled route. He's committed to play in 2020-21 for Ryers...

In this amazing episode you will hear Ellocin Daz who is a fellow ADHD'er and host of the podcast Blue Is Beautiful Podcast! She brings light to mental health through comedy on her show and what she does in life! She has been through her fair share of struggles in life. She was recently diagnosed with ADHD and severe anxiety! She believes laughter is the best medicine, and has found relief through...

TRIGGER WARNINGS IN THIS EPISODE! Taken from her website www.laurendow.com Over the last ten years, travel became my way of life. I backpacked Europe and South America for almost a year, learning about new cultures and stepping beyond my comfort zone. I drove around the United States for months on end (five different times) camping every night, rain or shine. Yet, despite where I ended up in this...

In this episode I sit down with Rory Mitchell, and fellow Canadian podcaster Rory Mitchell, he is a Ontario native, who is also the host of the Mitchell Report Unleashed Podcast! He is also a life coach, who took one of the famous Eric Thomas courses and is now a life coach and mentor himself! He is pushing on 300 episodes released on his show, which has been around since 2016! He also had a very...

After a long journey of pelvic and thoracic endometriosis, Alexandra became an endometriosis patient advocate. She started her journey utilizing social media and created @yellowbowsxo on Instagram where she shares her story and struggles with endometriosis.  ​She became passionate about what the future holds for endometriosis care in Canada, when she realized we need change. In this episode h...

TRIGGER WARNINGS THROUGHOUT THIS EPISODE!!!! Hey everyone this week I sit down and have such a powerful chat with Calgary native Angelique MacLeod, she is a marketing executive, who's been through hell and back with everything she has been through. You can follow her on her journey over on Instagram @amacleod_ba She is now showing her art through her modelling career that is taking off! She is als...

Direct from Leah's website: www.soulnaturalhealth.com IG is @soulnaturalhealth  I am a very intuitive, shamanic healer that through darkness has found light. I have always been highly sensitive and never understood it. I spent majority of my life feeling isolated and trying to numb emotions I felt guilty for having. We compromise ourselves so much for others yet where does that leave us? I un...

Hard work and dedication may as well be MaizyF middle name. Not only is she a skilled emcee and producer, but she is also the mastermind behind the 6ix Female Cypher, est. 2015, featured on Rogers TV. Laying modern trap and pop on top of a well-managed hip-hop base, MaizyF creates layer upon layer of dynamic sounds when she steps into the studio and up to the mic. She notes, “I focus on melodies w...

It’s been a long journey for Roland Vandal, from suicide attempts and drug addiction to mentoring young Manitoba boxers at the Canada Winter Games. The coach of the Team Manitoba squad travels the country giving talks to young people about his recovery from addiction, and makes the case that boxing can rescue teens who might follow his path. He says he dropped out of his sport at 13 years of age a...

In this episode I sit down with an amazing man who has done so much for the Mohawk Territory and the Indigenous people of Canada. Fighting for their rights and freedoms that were taken away from them.  He was on the south shores of Montreal on the Kahnawake, Mohawk Reserve. When he was 17 he had made up his mind that he was going to go south of the border to join the US Marines, in South Caro...

In episode 59 I sit down and have a great chat with the founder of Intentional Holistic Healing, Stephanie Minnick! ***TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE*** She is originally from New York, but now resides in North Carolina. She is a survivor of extreme childhood adversity, sexual abuse, and many other things. She comes on the show to share her story about growing up with a very abusive family, inc...

In this episode I sit down and have a great chat with serial entrepreneur Amanda Catherine, who originally comes from a small town in Newfoundland with a population of about 3000 people. She first moved to Ontario back in 2003, she originally came for a visit with her sister one summer who had already lived here, but she liked it so much she decided to stay!  She is serial entrepreneur, and o...

In this episode I sit down to chat with a first for this podcast, a family member of mine! My own brother Matt Swiech!  Matt is the middle brother of 3 boys from my family! He now resides out in Victoria, Vancouver Island, in beautiful British Columbia.  He has been a chef for 21+ years now, working all over Canada, mainly out west, starting in Lake Louise, and working his way out to Van...

In episode 56 I had the opportunity to talk with psychotherapist Tara Boothby, from Sojourn Pscychology (you can go follow their page on Instagram @sojournpsycholgy) Tara hails from the Edmonton, Alberta area of Canada, she has been running Sojourn for about 15 years now. Before getting into this field she first went to bible college, studying theology as her first degree.  She has started VL...

In this episode I sit down with Hamilton, Ontario native K-Triggs!  He is a community advocate for many different movements that stand close to his heart. He is also an amazing hip hop artist who speaks the truths through his music. He lets his pen and microphone do that talking, and you can see it in his art form and his passion for his craft. He loves the freedom of expressing his truths th...

In this episode I sit down and have an amazing and funny chat with content creator Alicia McCarvell, who hails from the east coast of Canada! She currently resides in Nova Scotia, with her husband Scott.  She currently has 1.7 million+ followers on Tik Tok, and almost 300,000 followers on Instagram. She has been with her husband since they were 16 years old! Charmed Diamond did an amazing thi...

In this episode I sit down with former Montreal Canadien and Soo Greyhound Graeme Bonar.  Once a highly rated prospect with the Montreal Canadiens, Bonar was a natural scorer who led the Ontario Hockey League with 66 goals for the Soo Greyhounds during the 1984-85 season. But a nasty injury derailed his chance at an NHL career before it could start. Then there was a decade of addiction to alc...

In this episode of the show, I sit down with Hamilton, Ontario native Daniel "Borse" Borsellino! He is an upcoming and emerging artist in the underground hip hop scene in Hamilton and beyond!  We dive deep into some great topics, I especially love how he embraces living with Tourette's Syndrome. He is definitely paving his own lane in the rap game. Make sure you listen closely as he spits som...