Support, Protect, Empower - The Project Purpose Podcast

#MentalHealth #Language #MindBodySpirit  Hello Everyone, Welcome to our second segment on Mental Health, this week 😊 In today's episode, we are reflecting on how language influences our Mental Health and state of being. "We are the words we speak." While many of us have heard this saying, we're pretty blasé about how it translates in our own lives. Specifically, we rarely consider the effect...

#MentalHealth #Discomfort #SelfRespectFirst  Hello Everyone, Welcome to our first segment on Mental Health, this week 😊 In today's video we are reflecting on how we manage our sense of discomfort. Many of us feel as though we are inconveniencing others, when it is the case that we speak up about feeling uncomfortable. As a result, many of us go through different aspects of our work, home and...

#MentalWellness #Laughter #Wellbeing  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Mental Wellness, this week 😊   In today's video we're talking about the beauty and power of laughter.   Specifically, we're chatting about how laughter, and holding on to our sense of humour can be just the thing we needed, to help us get through tough times.   Retaining our sense of...

#MentalWellness #Motion #Wellbeing  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first segment on Mental Wellness, this week 😊   In today's video we're talking about intentionally nurturing the relationship we each have with movement.   While we all have varying attitudes towards movement, it's oftentimes when we fall ill or are injured, that we realize how much our sense of mobility cont...

#Education #Learning #HouseAndHome  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Education, this week 😊   In today's video we'll be providing you with three reasons (and ways) to personalize your child's learning right at home!   It's sometimes the little habits that carry a lot of weight by way of their ability to foster independence, autonomy and discipline in how each...

#Education #Character #Development  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first segment on Education, this week 😊  In today's video, we're going to highlight why being intentional about character development is a crucial aspect to education.   When it comes to being an informed and contributing member to society, a huge aspect of how that translates is ensuring that our education i...

#MentalHealth #ManagingDisruptions #Resilience  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Mental Health, this week 😊   In today's video we'll be providing you with five frames of reference that are important to incorporate into your worldview, before you face a disruption in life.  One thing is certain, life is going to continuously find creative ways to catch us by s...

#MentalHealth #LearningToCope #Struggle  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first segment on Mental Health, this week 😊   In today's video we'll be providing you with five modes of thinking, perspectives, on how to frame periods of struggle to empower yourself to push through.    We each go through life's struggles, be it publicly or privately, and sometimes it's hard to kn...

Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Mental Wellness, this week 😊   In today's video we'll be providing you with five practical tips to help you cultivate inner confidence!    Many of us aspire to be confident, but are not quite sure where to begin, or how it is that one develops confidence. While confidence is a byproduct of a variety of beliefs, behaviours and...

#MentalWellness #Solitude #EmbraceAloneTime  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first segment on Mental Wellness, this week 😊   Let's talk about all the benefits that stem from spending time on our own.    While many of us carry an aversion to solitude, if/when given the chance, it has its benefits. As we think about some of the events that have created the need to self-iso...

#Education #TeachBacks #LittleLearners  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Education, this week 😊   Today, we'll be doing a deeper dive on the value of the teach back in every learning setting.   As families are getting ready for back to school, it's time to think of new strategies to keep learning, fun, engaging and interactive.  Providing your child with...

#Education #TipsandTricks #LoveForLearning  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first segment on Education, this week 😊   Today, we'll be providing 5 tips and tricks to help cultivate your child's confidence in learning.  As families of all shapes and sizes are getting ready for back to school, it's important to start the year off, right!    New beginnings are exciting,...

#MentalHealth #NotOkay #Bias  Hello Everyone, Welcome to our second segment on Mental Health, this week 😊 In today's discussion, we're going to be outlining how we encourage others to be open and honest when they aren't okay, and the subsequent extremity of the interventions and responses, that suggest otherwise. Periods of difficulty are part of  life. Much of the time, the situations...

#MentalHealth #EmbracingSelf #Authenticity  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first segment on Mental Health, this week 😊   In today's discussion, we're going to talk about why emotion is such a taboo topic.  Specifically, we are going to deconstruct why society tries to censor degrees of emotional expressiveness, that is simply tied to living a human experience.  So many...

#MentalWellness #AbuseOfPower #Community  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Mental Wellness, this week 😊   As a continuation of our two-part series, we're furthering our discussion on the impact that other people's dispositions, behaviours and actions can have on our overall sense of wellness.    Specifically, we're going to be talking about the 5-15% of...

#MentalWellness #AbuseOfPower #Community  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first segment on Mental Wellness, this week!   In this video, rather than discuss Wellness in a vacuum, we're going to talk about the impact that other people's dispositions, behaviours and actions can have on our overall sense of wellness.   Specifically, we're going to be talking about the 5-15% of the...

#MentalHealth #WhenPeopleTalk #RiseAbove  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Mental Health, this week!  In this video, we're going to be talking about the impact that other people's opinions can have on our Mental Health.   Specifically, we're going to share coping mechanisms and perspectives that will help you minimize the weight you place on the opinions of th...

#MentalHealth #CourageToChange #Growth  Hello Everyone,  Welcome to our first segment on Mental Health, this week!   In this video, we're going to be talking about the relationship between our Mental Health and Growth.  Growth is the exercise that keeps you mentally, emotionally and spiritually in shape. It's more than a sense of serenity and a mindset, it's a muscle that we de...

#Education #Learning #FoodForThought  Hello Everyone,  Welcome to our second segment on Education, this week!   In this video, we'll be covering six things that we overlook, by way of the way that education is administered and experienced -- areas where we should probably pay closer attention.  With a focus on preserving and reinforcing each child's relationship with learning,...

The Positive Effects of Choice on Learning, A Chat on Modern Education | The Case for Alternative Approaches We'll be talking about how incorporating choice, into different aspects of your child's learning environment, both reinforces and supports their intellectual and character development.    Namely, allowing children to carry the responsibility pertaining to their education, fosters a...

#MentalWellness #PrioritizeSelf #SelfCare   Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Mental Wellness, this week!   Let's talk about how frequently we check in with ourselves, and how this seemingly inconsequential practice does wonders for our mental health.  It's important to check-in with yourself and see how you're feeling and doing throughout the day. It's just as...

#MentalWellness #CourageToChange #HipFlexorStretch  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first second on Mental Wellness, this week!   We are going to be chatting about the benefits of scheduling in for change.   Routines are convenient because they allow us several mental breaks throughout the day. As with most things, moderation is key. If we spend too many hours of our day on au...

#MentalHealth #PersonalAgency #Choice  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Mental Health, this week!   Let's talk about what it means to be self-directed, and also being self-directed is one of the only real ways of achieving fulfillment.   In a world where many of us have much to be grateful for, it's easy to understand why we sometimes deal with guilt, for not...

#MentalHealth #PersonalAgency #Choice  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our first segment on Mental Health, this week!   We're going to talk about how owning our choices, has a positive effect on our overall Mental Health.   There are so many opportunities to offload choice onto other people, or even technologies. We sometimes become so good at putting things off, and at giving oth...

#Education #Learning #NewNormal  Hello Everyone,   Welcome to our second segment on Modern Education, this week!  Let's chat about the future of education, as we think about the tools and skills that are required in the growing Digital Economy.   It's an important time to address the concept of there being a "Learning Ceiling" a cap to a child's intellectual capacity. The idea...