Shine Without Shame

Part 2: Sam Vaillancourt is currently an academic researcher in the lab of Boris Heifets at Stanford Medicine. In lab, he studies how MDMA, ketamine, and psilocybin can be harnessed as therapeutics for brain disorders like depression and PTSD. Sam and I discuss his research with psychoactive drugs in clinical and therapeutic settings as potential tools that may benefit mental health.  We also talk...

Part 1: Sam Vaillancourt is currently an academic researcher in the lab of Boris Heifets at Stanford Medicine. In lab, he studies how MDMA, ketamine, and psilocybin can be harnessed as therapeutics for brain disorders like depression and PTSD. Sam and I discuss his research with psychoactive drugs in clinical and therapeutic settings as potential tools that may benefit mental health.  We also talk...

Part 2: Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention at the University of Ottawa where she is cross-appointed as a full professor in Counseling Psychology, Faculty of Education and the School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences. Dr. Vaillancourt is also a member of the Brain and Mind Institute, Faculty of Medicine and the Cent...

Part 1: Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention at the University of Ottawa where she is cross-appointed as a full professor in Counseling Psychology, Faculty of Education and the School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences. Dr. Vaillancourt is also a member of the Brain and Mind Institute, Faculty of Medicine and the Cent...

Part 2: My guest Nicole Kennedy is a Pilates Instructor and small business owner.  After a 6-year career with the San Francisco Ballet, she founded "Empowered Body Pilates" in 2016, starting out as a one-man-band. Today, Nicole works with a team of 4 instructors and is currently mentoring 4 aspiring instructors through the industry's most rigorous Pilates education program. When she...

Part 1: My guest Nicole Kennedy is a Pilates Instructor and small business owner.  After a 6-year career with the San Francisco Ballet, she founded "Empowered Body Pilates" in 2016, starting out as a one-man-band. Today, Nicole works with a team of 4 instructors and is currently mentoring 4 aspiring instructors through the industry's most rigorous Pilates education program. When she...

Part 2:  My guest Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers is a nationally known speaker, author and researcher on religious sexual shame. She is professor emerita of sexuality, and marriage & family therapy and serves on the board of The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. As a preeminent voice on purity culture and Hebrew Mystic Sexuality, Dr. Sellers is frequently featured o...

Part 1:  My guest Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers is a nationally known speaker, author and researcher on religious sexual shame. She is professor emerita of sexuality, and marriage & family therapy and serves on the board of The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. As a preeminent voice on purity culture and Hebrew Mystic Sexuality, Dr. Sellers is frequently featured o...

Part 2:  My guest Eleni Mitas is an author, podcast host, and the founder of HypnoFit ® - the world's only global hypnotherapy clinic with 21 clinics around the world. Eleni shares her personal story of infidelity, the journey toward self-awareness, and her search for truth, forgiveness, and accountability. We talk about the process of healing and explore the reality that personal growth neve...

Part 1:  My guest Eleni Mitas is an author, podcast host, and the founder of HypnoFit ® - the world's only global hypnotherapy clinic with 21 clinics around the world.  Eleni shares her personal story of infidelity, the journey toward self-awareness, and her search for truth, forgiveness, and accountability. We talk about the process of healing and explore the reality that personal growth nev...

This episode I'm answering questions submitted in advance by listeners.  The questions range from dealing with stress and honoring self-authority to determining what is required for genuine friendships & relationships. FOLLOW: Host: Tiffany Walters Instagram: @lifecoachforhumanity Website: https://lifecoachforhumanity.com/ You can view all video recordings at: https://bit.ly/2JYGe8S

Part 2:  My guest Dana Aronson is a trained clinical herbalist whose passions include her small practice, setting up mobile first aid clinics, working with folks around addiction + harm reduction, and teaching. We talk about the process of healing, the power of herbalism and some of the challenges people are facing in terms of quality health care. Additionally, we explore some of the necessary qua...

Part 1:  My guest Dana Aronson is a trained clinical herbalist whose passions include her small practice, setting up mobile first aid clinics, working with folks around addiction + harm reduction, and teaching. We talk about the process of healing, the power of herbalism and some of the challenges people are facing in terms of quality health care. Additionally, we explore some of the necessary qua...

Part 2:  My guest Gina Viscusi-Elson is a principal designer and owner of the award-winning interior design firm Viscusi Elson in Los Altos, CA. We explore Gina's journey of discovering her passion and overcoming moments of professional challenges and shame that ultimately were the foundation of her successful career. Honoring our true selves leads us to success. We talk important moments and...

Part 1:  My guest Gina Viscusi-Elson is a principal designer and owner of the award-winning interior design firm Viscusi Elson in Los Altos, CA. We explore Gina's journey of discovering her passion and overcoming moments of professional challenges and shame that ultimately were the foundation of her successful career. Honoring our true selves leads us to success.  We talk important moments an...

Part 2:  My guest Jean-Luc Kayigire is an entrepreneur and Los Altos, CA enthusiast. We explore Jean-Luc's journey of growing up in a home filled with love and joy, while living in the midst of a civil war, to eventually moving to the States and becoming an entrepreneur several times over. We talk joy, community, and the true meaning of success. FOLLOW: Host: Tiffany Walters Instagram: @lifec...

Part 1:  My guest Jean-Luc Kayigire is an entrepreneur and Los Altos, CA enthusiast. We explore Jean-Luc's journey of growing up in a home filled with love and joy, while living in the midst of a civil war, to eventually moving to the States and becoming an entrepreneur several times over. We talk joy, community, and the true meaning of success. FOLLOW: Host: Tiffany Walters Instagram: @lifec...

Part 2:  My guest Pete K. Wong is a speaker, facilitator, and podcast host. A two-time suicide* survivor, he shares through his personal stories and experiences ways to overcome life’s difficult moments. Recognizing the importance of taking care of our mental and physical health and developing a more robust and healthier mindset, Pete does this by utilizing the techniques and principles found in b...

Part 1:  My guest Pete K. Wong is a speaker, facilitator, and podcast host. A two-time suicide* survivor, he shares through his personal stories and experiences ways to overcome life’s difficult moments. Recognizing the importance of taking care of our mental and physical health and developing a more robust and healthier mindset, Pete does this by utilizing the techniques and principles found in b...

Part 2: My guest Justine Evirs is an addiction & mental health advocate, serial entrepreneur, author, and future therapist who believes in the power of raw emotion and vulnerability as the catalyst for change. In May 2022, Evirs published her first book, "F*ck This, Permission Granted to Own Your Story", which is about everything women once had to endure in silence.  We explore the o...

Part 1: My guest Justine Evirs is an addiction & mental health advocate, serial entrepreneur, author, and future therapist who believes in the power of raw emotion and vulnerability as the catalyst for change. In May 2022, Evirs published her first book, "F*ck This, Permission Granted to Own Your Story", which is about everything women once had to endure in silence.  We explore the o...

Part 2:  My guest Oak Ritchie and I continue our discussion around individuals and communities shining with empowerment, strength, and  joy. We also begin exploring the topic of asserting privilege and power - especially when it is inherited - without considering the other voices and perspectives that are needed for progress. You can view all video recordings at: https://bit.ly/2JYGe8S

Part 1: My guest Oak Ritchie currently serves the First Alaskans Institute in their Indigenous Leadership Continuum as Gyedm si ndzox, where he works to develop and nurture the capacity of Indigenous leaders throughout the state of Alaska.  Our conversation begins with a reflection on identity and how shame can undermine our personal power.  We take a close look at the tools necessary for individu...

Part 2: My guest Andréana Elise and I continue our discussion about The Feminine and dive deeper into its essence and the role it plays on every level of society: women, men, children, communities, work environments, institutions as well as global progress, healing, and justice. You can view all video recordings at: https://bit.ly/2JYGe8S

Part 1: My guest Andréana Elise is a poet, educator, author, and community grower.  In this conversation we explore the burdens placed on the Feminine and how these burdens effect not only women, but all members of communities, families, and society.  We also discuss the journey of laying down our burdens and how that process likely includes a desire to release the grip of personal history and bel...