StephUp Podcast

I'm back for season 3 of the StephUp Podcast! The past 2 seasons I've had wonderful conversations with guests but I'm switching it up for season 3. It will be just me getting on the MIC as I seek soulful evolution amidst the noise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thank you for listening to the StephUp Podcast over the past 2 seasons.  I’ve learned a lot over the last few years and so much of that is due to the podcast. I spoke to so many amazing guests who taught me a lot. Speaking out has helped me to be more articulate and figure out who I am as a person.  While I've enjoyed doing this podcast and all I've learned, it is time for me to move on....

Author, life coach & motivational speaker, Randy Spelling returns to close out season 2 of the StephUp Podcast as we talk about fame and personal development. Being rich and famous seems glamorous to the rest of us but it isn’t all it seems. Randy talks about some of the good and bad aspects and what it felt like growing up in this environment. His father, Hollywood producer, Aaron Spelling, c...

On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, join me in a lovely and fun chat with my friend, Vanessa Zellmer, as we talk about growing up as fundie evangelicals.  Vanessa shares her experiences of what it was like growing up in a strict Pentecostal sect. We discuss what it was like being raised female in the church. The patriarchal ideas that women are less than men, as well as being told that wome...

On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, join me in a lovely and fun chat with social worker, behavioural life consultant and coach, Megan McLaren.  Megan shares what a day in her life is like working with patients with mental health, chronic disease management as a social worker and then supporting and encouraging people as a life coach. Since there are so many tools and information out there,...

On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, join me in a lovely and fun chat with behavioural profiler, dating and life coach, Lily Walford. Lily helps people to understand both written & body language within relationships. She advises that there is a way to tell when people are lying as their language has a certain pattern to it.  “A healthy relationship starts with a healthy relationship with...

On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast,  join me  in a lovely and fun chat with speaker, trainer, coach and author of “The Five Magic Wands”, Tami McMullin. I met Tami on Facebook and loved how open and honest she was in her posts. Tami says she has received so many messages from people who thank her for being herself and sharing those vulnerable things because it helps them to not feel alone. ...

On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, Steph talks with the World’s Fastest Reader, Howard Berg. Howard shares how growing up in a rough neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY led him to the safest place he could find: the library. At the age of 11, he was already reading at college level. While he attended university, he studied Psychobiology and used the information he learned about how the brain work...

On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, Steph talks with motivational speaker and author of “Sustainable Excellence”, Terry Tucker. Terry has been through a lot in his life as he went through a variety of different careers from basketball coach to Hostage Negotiator, but his most challenging battle came in 2012 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Going through treatment, sickness...

On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, Steph talks with money coach, Dennis Harhalakis.  Join Steph and Dennis as they talk about how money is not really about numbers and math, but it is about our emotions and our relationship to ourselves and to money. Dennis explains that since our brains are wired for immediate gratification and to push discomfort to the future, it is important to learn ho...

Let’s Talk! On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, Steph talks with Art Rios, lawyer, adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law and author of “Let’s Talk…About Making Your Life Exciting, Easier and Exceptional” Join Steph and Art as they talk about the wisdom to be gained from reading Art’s book that includes topics like…  -       Enjoying the little pleasures in life -       Logg...

Have you been curious about the terms “deconstruction” and/or “evangelical”? What do these things mean and why are people talking about them? On today’s episode of the StephUp Podcast, I welcome special guest, Tim Whitaker from the New Evangelicals, a group that is “centered on Jesus, driven by our stories and committed to pushing the church forward together.”  Deconstruction can mean different th...

Listen in on my conversation with psychotherapist, eating disorder therapist, podcaster and author of “Bulimia Sucks”, Kate Hudson-Hall.  Kate shares her own story of how she became bulimic. It started when someone made a suggestion about how she could eat a candy bar without putting on weight if she just made herself sick. The behaviour of her eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia, were also the...

Are people really as toxic as we think? Listen in on my conversation with The Nocturnal Therapist, Harry Turner!  Harry is licensed clinical social worker and therapist who helps people remove the barriers that keeps them from living their best authentic lives. There is such an US verses THEM mentality in the world. It is not about good or bad energy but about the balance in between. Steph asks Ha...

Were you frustrated and confused by the response of many of the churches during the Covid lockdown?  On today’s bonus episode of the StephUp Podcast, I welcome my pastor, Jon Korkidakis, who is the lead pastor at Village Green Community Church in London, Ontario in Canada. Even before the pandemic, Village Green was starting to venture out into online services as another way to reach people as the...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! This episode features special guest, Ben Kraker, as we talk about Toxic Christianity. Ben is co-host of the Threads Podcast: Life Unfiltered, which is a space for authentic, transparent conversations about faith, mental health and other uncomfortable discussions. Ben shares his story of growing up in a fundamentalist conservative evangelical e...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! This episode features just me and the mic as I get real about why certain jobs break us down and why companies need to start paying attention.  I also discuss the concept of Ikigai, a Japanese concept that means "a reason for being". Ikigai consists of 4 things, which, if found all together can bring us purpose and fulfillment: 1) Wh...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! This episode features special guest, Shepard from the Deep MC Podcast. Shepard and Steph talk about some of the differences between the US and Canada, racism (is there a middle ground on systemic racism? Why does it have to be conservative vs liberal on this issue?) and how being a black man in the US has affected him. Shepard also discusses w...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! This episode features special guest, Chad Peevy.  Chad is a speaker, trainer, coach and author of “Break and Untangle”. As someone who grew up gay in a very conservative Christian environment in rural Arkansas, Chad knew he always felt different. He started therapy when he was in grade 4 and over the years has learned how to go from surviving...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest, Emily Thiroux Threatt.  Emily is a speaker, retired English professor and author of “Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief”. As someone who was twice widowed, she found writing down her thoughts and feelings was a healing process. In ord...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest, Louise Heite . Steph starts out the conversation asking Louise for help for herself as she's been struggling lately. Louise advises that the first step is to identify why you want to do something and why it is important. We all have it...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest, Mark Tinsley. Steph and Mark begin their conversation by talking about what toxic leadership really means and how an incompetent leader is usually shown as goofy in the media but that incompetency can be many other things. As someone who ha...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest, Anne Michaud. Anne is veteran political journalist and author. She published "American Czarina" and her new updated edition of "Why They Stay" this year.  Anne has focused on social activism for women, political psycholo...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest, Clisver Alvarez. Clisver is a mental health advocate and mindset coach. Her business is called Blue Greis Lifestyle. Clisver shares her story about how she came to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder and how it affected her and her family. A...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the StephUp Podcast! Thank you for your support and for coming back each week to listen. This episode features special guest Heather Ross of Heather Ross Coaching. Steph and Heather begin their conversation by talking about Heather’s background. She is a life coach who mainly works with parents who have children struggling with addiction. She got into this field b...