Soul Net

We are fired up to be in conversation this week with Dr. Tom Bourdon, organizational leadership coach and author of the newly released book It Lit A Fire! Tom's book is being released at the perfect time when many of us are looking for inspiration to take action and make the world a better place. With decades of work in social impact, DEI, and leadership development, Tom shares his Firestarter Mod...

We are living in very challenging times that call on us to show up with courage and love. In this episode, we are talking about some of the poor leadership that we are seeing around the world along with the tactical manipulation of media and women. If you feel exhausted, triggered, and disgusted by the ongoing methods of mass confusion (and destruction), you are not alone! We’re feeling it too and...

Join Dayna, Megan, and Islena in what it really means to “gather without expectations.” Inspired by the Ram Dass quote, “If you think you’re enlightened, spend a week with your family,” we bring light to emotional literacy, generational conditioning, and how family gatherings—especially during the holidays—can awaken our oldest, most defaulted patterns. We bring warmth & humor towards how chosen f...

In this episode of Soul Net Sessions, we share some of the ways we celebrated this year's Autumn Equinox with rituals welcoming change, honouring the light within the dark, and bringing warmth into our homes and bodies. We get witchy as we explore life and death, new moons, tarot cards, and the fire within! ✨ Cold plunges contrast therapy • Ayurveda • Feminine energy • Ritual & rebirth ✨...

In our newest Soul Net Session, we delve into making time for joy amid life’s challenges. We discuss how continuous growth and learning can reshape our narratives at any age. Megan shares uplifting stories of joy found in nature and a rainy-day swim, while Dayna recounts returning to a sport she loves after a hiatus, detailing the joy and pain that followed. The sisters recognize the recurring the...

Beyond Gender, Into Balance: We all carry both divine feminine and masculine energy—but how do we actually recognize them, heal the wounded parts, and bring them into harmony? In this special video episode, Megan, Dayna, and Islena share stories, cultural insights, and practical tools to help you move between nurture and structure, receptivity and action, softness and strength. You’ll learn how th...

The Soul Net sisters share on ways we experience grief and loss in our lifetime. We explore the desire to return to the safety of the womb during times of deep grief, somatic messages in the body, running from our feelings, learning to celebrate endings and so much more. Join us for a heart centered episode as we find our way through hard places and open to laughter and lots of love. Show Notes: H...

Drawing upon wisdom from spiritual traditions, ancestral reflections, and personal stories, Islena shares with Dayna and Megan how fear, scarcity, and the desire for control, shapes our relationships and communities from the love of power, versus the power of love. We explore the critical importance of vulnerability, repair, and building bridges, both within ourselves and with others, in the power...

To wrap our special menopause series, Megan shares her thoughts about the soul's journey during this time and specifically the tension that comes when women experience powerful mind/body/spirit transformations. She talks with Islena and Dayna about the soul’s cry for freedom and its need for solitude to do the work of emotional healing and re-alignment of values. When we consider that menopaus...

In this episode, we are joined by naturopathic doctor and hormonal health specialist, Dr. Ana Lopez, to discuss the Dutch Test and how it helps women obtain a clear picture of their hormone and metabolic health during menopause. Dr. Lopez explains the benefits, investment and timing for women to explore hormonal testing. If you are a woman in your 30's, 40's, or 50's, this episode is f...

In this fun and informative episode Dayna and Megan welcome Kim Vopni AKA the Vagina Coach to the show. Kim shares her journey on how witnessing childbirth ignited a curiosity for helping herself and other women to build strength in their pelvic floor. She emphasizes the importance of Core function and its impacts on creativity, intimacy, and overall well-being. We discuss the Genitourinary Syndro...

In this special video episode we are celebrating 2 years of Soul Net. The sisters gather and reflect on some of their favourite episodes and how the collective timeless wisdom they share has been a source of support and learning during challenging times in their own lives.

Soul Net is thrilled to welcome very special guest Shirley Weir, founder of Menopause Chicks, highlighting our Menopause series! Shirley is a women’s health advocate, author, podcaster, and educator who helps women navigate perimenopause-to-postmenopause with confidence and ease. Her mission is to ensure everyone understands how our hormones work when cycles are regular, so we can be in the best p...

Focusing on midlife mental health, join our very own Islena in diving deep into the neuroendocrine changes that occur during menopause, reframing this stage of life as a "second adolescence". Time-Stamped Highlights: 0:00 - 0:27  Menopause as a neuroendocrine journey of transformation. 0:30 - 1:50  Islena shares her personal experience with anxiety during menopause and the tools she uses...

In this honest episode we shine the light on the toilet bowl as a window into our overall health. We explore the role smoothie culture and physical environment play in dampening our digestive fire, how this connects to our heart and brain heath, finding relief in our spice cabinets and more. Join us as we Scoop on Poop and find humour in often shied away from conversations. References include Ayur...

We are excited to kick off our new menopause series with a special guest, our very own movement and nutrition coach, Dayna Bango! Dayna is sharing all things fitness and health to keep you moving and feeling strong through menopause. With a focus on how hormonal changes affect your muscular-skeletal functions, Dayna talks about building muscle during peri-menopause, maintaining healthy soft tissue...

Women’s health is finally getting some of the attention it deserves and our Soul Net sisters are in the trenches of it all right along with you. We are excited to kick off season three of the podcast with the launch our new series "The Joy and Pain of Menopause". Over the next few episodes, we will be sharing some of our guidance in the way of mind, body and soul health and welcome special guests...

In this episode, we talk about the helpful and harmful aspects of perfectionism, as well as the desired outcomes that are often associated with perfectionism. We share our own stories about striving for perfection and we consider that perhaps the pursuit of excellence is more connected to presence than perfection. Join us for this conversation and let us know your thoughts on the topic! Quote refe...

In this episode, we are introduced to consulting hypnotist, Jessica Taylor, and her practice of hypnosis and neuro linguistic programming to help people change harmful habits. Jessica shares the process and benefits of hypnosis for weight loss, smoking cessation, stress reduction, and sleep improvement. She guides us through a practice to help us understand "the why” we fall into bad habits and "t...

In this episode, we chat about deep rest as a way to pause from perceived threats and recover from feelings of hyper vigilance and stress activation. Is deep rest what our bodies are crying out for when we feel exhausted and depressed? If so, how do we rest deeply when we are living with so much noise? Join us as we explore this topic and share ideas. References in this episode: Jeff Foster, Depre...

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Internal Family Systems coach, Bill Tierney, about identifying burdened “parts” from our past and what it means to foster a clean, unburdened environment for healing. We celebrate Bill for being our first male guest on the podcast and he shares his thoughts on the importance of healthy male and female role models and mentors in our lives.

What does recovery mean to you, and what are we all recovering FROM? This open-hearted question leads the pod's spirit of inquiry into a sensitive conversation about healing trauma with special guest and IFS Practitioner Bill Tierney. Bill shares his personal hero's journey from addiction to recovery, opening up about his crisis of faith as a young man, his multiple marriages, and his past problem...

How do we tune in to our creativity when we are conditioned for productivity? In this episode, we explore the power of creativity to transform chaos into beauty. We rediscover that curiosity, wonder, and longing are the gateways to creative expression and we remember that creations are born from quiet spaces. As we reflect on limiting beliefs and busy schedules that hold us back from being or feel...

Do you ever wonder why some of the health practices that work for your friends don’t work well for you? Do you often feel crappy even though you’re eating healthy and doing the ‘right’ things? Ayurveda - the original mind body medicine - and its practices integrate the wisdom of ancient healing traditions with the best of modern medicine to help us feel better body, mind and spirit. In this episod...

How do we remain soft and loving when the world around us feels hard?? In this episode we explore the value of being receptive to life's lessons without allowing tough times to harden us. Instead through vulnerability and self-awareness, we uncover the path to resilience and growth. We reflect on personal responsibility and the power of honesty - with ourselves and others - in shaping the kinds of...