Support, Protect, Empower - The Project Purpose Podcast

How to Be Comfortable With Not Being Okay & How To Support Others Who Are Not Okay - A focus on Mental Wellness We love to tell people that, "It's okay to not be okay," but often we fail to provide people the space and the permission to not be okay in our presence.   While the pain and suffering of others can be uncomfortable and unsettling, it really isn't about us. If peopl...

A Chat on Body Positivity, Loving the Skin You're In + A Quick Hip Flexor Stretch for Mental Wellness This week we are covering Mental Wellness, and I wanted to kick off this beautiful spring weather by talking about body positivity.   This Spring/Summer season, let's be kind to ourselves when we look in the mirror. This discussion reflects on how the beauty standard makes it hard for anyo...

Managing Mental Health - Letting Go of the Superhero Complex & Living Your Best Life We are going to talk about why it's important to claim your humanity and not feel pressured to live up to "Superhero status."   We are human, so it's okay to be more human in the way you set and met expectations for yourself and those around you. While a certain degree of self-sacrifice is so...

Managing Your Mental Health: 3 Attitudes to Help You Overcome Stress and Anxiety I'll be sharing three attitudes that have helped me overcome the ill-effects of stress and anxiety.   Based on CAMH, 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a Mental Health issue and 1 in 2 Canadians will experience a Mental Health issue before they reach the age of 40. While there are many factors that play into these s...

A Discussion Of The Ill-Effects On Students When Teachers Humiliate & Shame - An Educator's Toolkit We do a deeper dive into the disciplinary mechanisms that teachers use to maintain order and control in the classroom.   More notably, how despite the removal of corporal punishment in classrooms, its alternative, is no better. Too many teachers engage in humiliation and shaming tactics in o...

Exploring the History of Discipline in Modern Education: Examining Punitive Measures in Schooling How comfortable are you with the idea of allowing individuals outside of your immediate family to discipline your child?   More specifically, how do you qualify and define discipline within your household?   Join in as we explore the history of discipline and education, clarifying the demarcation betw...

5 Ways to Effectively Communicate and Enforce Your Personal Boundaries - Maintaining Mental Wellness I'm thrilled that there are more conversations being had around the importance of establishing boundaries.   A lot of us have a sense of what our boundaries are, but are still developing our toolkit to enable ourselves to effectively communicate and enforce those boundaries with the people arou...

A Discussion On How to Embrace Your "Fatal" Flaws + A Deep Hip Flexor Stretching Routine This segment is my tribute to the beautiful imperfection that each of us embody!   It's hard to embrace ourselves when so much of the language that we use on a day-to-day basis involves hiding in plain sight.   This video is my tribute to embracing self, all aspects of self - the good, the bad an...

3 Attitudes that Foster Resilience - Adopting Values and Beliefs that Help You When Times Are Tough Welcome to video 2, and otherwise podcast 2 this week on Mental Health!   I'd like to share different mental models that I've incorporated in the way I interact and view the world around me, that have bolstered my resilience.   We'll be discussing 3 core attitudes that help you create a...

5 Ways You're Hurting Your Mental Health Without Realizing It - Changing Habits & Thought Patterns This week we our focus is on Mental Health!   While there are many things we can take on in order to positively impact our mental health, sometimes the path towards an aligned inner self involves getting rid of old habits and thought patterns that no longer serves us.   In this video, we will...

The Psychology of Storytelling: Getting Back to Stories that Instil Grit and Resilience in Children We are discussing the importance of storytelling for children, especially during their formative years (0-8).   More specifically, we are critiquing the history of storytelling for children at the turn of the 20th century. Modern day children stories continuously fail to provide children with object...

How the Schooling System is Limiting Your Child's Literacy - Whole Word vs. Phonetic Reading Method We are discussing education this week and highlighting a specific deficiency within our education system: The Whole Word Method.   In order for your child to learn to read, they need to learn how to identify the sounds that stem from each letter of the alphabet. Learning to read is learning to b...

5 Strategies to Help You to Protect your Peace & Learning to Stay Clear from Toxic Situations I'm going to share five strategies that will help you to protect your peace and recognize when you're in a toxic situation.  Our culture feeds off of drama and chaos, so it's easy to allow drama and chaos into our lives, often overlooking how depleting and energy draining these people and...

5 Ways to Stay Grounded in Stressful Situations + Another Hip Flexor Stretch to Release Tension In this video, I'm going to share five ways to stay grounded when emotions are running high.   Keeping cool is easier said than done when tensions are mounting. I'd like to share the ways I put my best foot forward that ensure that I'm proud of how I've represented myself, regardless of...

How to Frame Your Sense of Self: Theory & Application of Self-Concept | Communicating Who You Are In this video, converted to audio file for our podcast purposes, we are going to discuss the theory and application behind self and personal identity.    Join in as we discuss how we construct our sense of self and the world around us. We will be closing off with an enlightening activity that will...

7 Ways to Maintain your Mental Health: Some tips on keeping your mental health top of mind all day! This week we are going to discuss 7 tips on how to maintain your mental health.    It's important to engage in healthy habits, foster attitudes and values that positively lend to your sense of mental health and well-being. While the list can involve a large number of things, I'd like to shar...

Science as the Bedrock of Modern Education: Differentiating Scientific Reality from Scientific Fraud We are covering Education this week and debunking traditions and norms that have overstayed their welcome in modern education.  Science is the bedrock of modern education, so it's important to look at the theory upon which our education system was built, to understand the shortfalls in educatio...

Addressing Our (Mis) Education: Discussing the Issues with Performance-Based Learning Environments We are covering Education this week and debunking traditions and norms that have overstayed their welcome in modern education.   Performance-based settings, further intensified by arbitrary time constraints, have changed learning environments for the worse. Rather than nurturing a healthy relationshi...

Self-Care 101: Tactical Tips & Tricks for Mindfulness & Meditation To Enhance Self-Mastery We are covering Mental Wellness this week and talking about the health benefits of Meditation and Mindfulness.    A lot of people intermix meditation and mindfulness as one activity - we're going to provide a distinction and leave you with some helpful tips that will help you increase your level...

Diving Into Self-Care: The Benefits of Motion & Relaxation (+ a mini-stretching session!) We are covering Mental Wellness this week and talking about the health benefits of Motion and Relaxation!  Get your yoga gear, because we're going to get active in this video/podcast 😊  In this video, converted to audio for the purposes of Spotify, we are going to talk about the power of motion and h...

The Power of Emotional Vocabulary - How Language can Positively Impact Your Mental Health This week we are covering Mental Health, and discussing the interconnectedness of Mental Health and language.  In this video, we are going to talk about the power of language, and how language is a tool, too often overlooked, that can really boost our mental health.   Join in as we talk about how to leverage...

Learning Your Mental & Emotional Footprint - Let's Talk About Mental Health This week we are covering Mental Health, and discussing modern day's definition of Mental Health, and how it's broken.   This video, converted to audio file, offers a clarification of the working definition of Mental Health.  We need to encompass the broad spectrum of emotions that are part of our Mental an...

A Critique of Modern Education - Why the Schooling System is a Failure - Part II This week we are covering Education, more specifically, we are unearthing why our current schooling system is a failure.    Join us in part II of our series that discusses the history and the foundation of modern education, a Youtube series converted for the purposes of our podcast following.  We also discuss how the...

A Critique of Modern Education - Why the Schooling System is a Failure - Part I This week we are covering Education, more specifically, we are unearthing different reasons why our current schooling system is a failure.    Join us in our two part series that discusses the history and the foundation of modern education. We also provide additional purview into the disparities that exist between what...

Things They Don't Share About Mental Wellness - Outlining the Benefits of Routines & Rituals This week's videos will cover tactical tips & tricks that will help you pave the path towards maintaining and strengthening your mental wellness.    You know what they say, "Those who fail to plan, plan to fail." While that language is a bit harsh, I want to speak to the benefits...