The Flare Up Show

Brandy Champagne is an extraordinary person who has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Autism, and ADHD who has been disabled for a good portion of their life. A common issue for disabled people is that they rely on others to provide their food and dietary needs. After experiencing a breakthrough when adopting a plant-based diet it inspired them to learn how to safely and simply get back into the kitchen and...

Mike is simply a human that is struggling with a lifelong disease and making the best out of it. Traveling across Canada to focus on EVs and creating a sustainable future for our next generation while enjoying hobbies such as running, cycling and hiking. He was the youngest Manitoban to be diagnosed with the disease and has discovered through trial and error what has worked with him to manage flar...

Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington is an internal medicine physician and medical billing expert. A determined patient advocate, Dr. Virgie practiced for more than 20 years in primary care and psychiatric settings and as a health insurance executive. In this episode, she shares how she became passionate about teaching medical financial literacy and about her own experience as a patient who has thankfully...

Joining me today is Dr. Larry Waldman, a world-renowned psychologist that is sharing with us how to raise resilient and responsible children. How we can create the balance between positive reinforcement and facing consequences for actions that help children become self-sufficient, happy and sucessful. Dr. Waldman is a recently semi-retired certified school psychologist and licensed clinical, foren...

In honour of National Hoarding Awareness week in the United Kingdom, today I have the fabulous person That Hoarder joining us to share her journey with compulsive hoarding and how her healing journey is going. She started her own podcast to share her story and help motivate herself. It now reaches many people from all over that express how grateful they are to know they are not alone and there is...

Because life is better with good love in it, Michelle Hoffmann joins me today to share how to attract high quality, relationship-ready people, as well as navigate and enjoy all the right relationships in your life, without fear of repeating previous relationship mistakes, or not being ‘enough.’ Keynote Speaker, Life & Relationship Coach, Michelle Hoffmann is the International Best-Selling Auth...

We cannot judge a book by its cover and Becca Stone shares her personal story with PCOS, binge eating and negative body image. But this is not a sad episode, she is full of energy, enthusiasm, and passion for helping women find their way to loving and accepting themselves. Her story will inspire and engage you. Becca Stone is a Physical Wellness and Mindset Coach in Knoxville. She is 41 years old,...

Today's guest is an extraordinary thought leader with a heart and spirit brimming with empathy and enthusiasm. Dr. Ed Cohen shares how his thoughts and philosophies around healing have evolved over his fifty years of living with Chrohn's Disease. He brings up an amazing point, that immunity was a word that first meant "free from" in the legal world. Then over time, the world of m...

Today's guest is exceptional, she is such a testimony to learning how to love and heal yourself using the power of telling your story. Listen as Andreena shares how she learned to treat herself with care and how she is helping make the world a more compassionate and inclusive place. Andreena Leeanne (she/her) 41, is a Black Lesbian Lived Experience Speaker, Wellbeing Workshop Facilitator, Auth...

Dani is an amazing woman of strength, compassion, and enthusiasm. This is her second time on the show as a guest, the first time was to talk about finding her way back to enjoying physical fitness which was always her passion. Like many of us, she had to put her passion on the back burner as she navigated trauma and abuse. Now Dani is not only enjoying daily physical fitness but she just completed...

Deanna Hann is the founder of a navigational program -The Goddess Compass. The program's adventurous and inspirational journey in the Amazon jungle was her healing transformation. The Compass guided her to let go of her past and become who she was truly meant to be. A compass is a powerful tool that she shares open-heartedly with all, especially with one who struggles with depression, pain, suffer...

Welcome Angela to The Flare Up Show, she shares with all of us about her practice that combines nutrition and food with emotional and mental counseling, as so often food seems to be connected to the need for emotional healing, not just the physical. As an ethical vegan Angela also has programs available for vegans that struggle living in a non-vegan world, a feeling referred to as Vystopia. We tal...

Death to diet culture! Erin is a powerful and hilarious speaker on the topic of nourishment and self-compassion. She struggled with disordered eating and dieting for almost 35 years of her life. On the outside she was confident and high functioning, on the inside she was really struggling with resistance and dealing with negative emotions.  After deciding to get rid of restrictive dieting and...

Today my special guest is none other than...me! I am going to share five of my favourite quotes and thoughts by brilliant people that have helped shape me into the person I am today. I am also going to share amazing news about a brand new venture I am starting with Ignite Purpose. Please register for the launch of Ignite Purpose Canada by going here: www.ignitepurpose.co/events recording will be a...

Matthew Dickson is joining the show today to talk about schizophrenia, from how it impacted his life to clearing up many misconceptions the average person has about this disease.  Matthew's purpose is to help people with mental illness in developing countries so they can get access to basic mental health care at MindAid.ca. Mind Aid is the world's first website with all the organizations work...

Today Maya Nelson, RMHCI, joins the Flare Up Show to talk about heavy topics with bravery, a lot of heart and even a few laughs.  She shares what trauma-informed care is, and how it should look, then we look at a few specific areas there is a risk of trauma and pain such as race-based trauma, LGBTQ2IA+ affirmative care, and generational trauma.  Maya is the Silent Syche and you can find...

Our guest today helps men understand their gifts of sensitivity from a masculine perspective. He shares that men should see sensitivity as more than emotion, to look at this gift as being like a highly-tuned instrument that is taking accurate measurements of the environment around it. 20-30% of the population is highly sensitive and for great benefit to the human race, which he will also shed ligh...

Brad believes that getting beyond your comfort zone and "doing something that sucks every day" is monumental in unlocking your most powerful self.  He is a certified coach and founder of The School of Grit which positively transforms people through purposeful adversity that impacts them physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Today he shares with us the "mountains" he climbs with...

Today's episode has a lot of content packed in with guest Justin McSweeney who hosts his own YouTube interview channel called Idea Cast. This series platforms persons from the social sciences, philosophy, the media arts as well as the musical arts. Justin seeks out conversations that revolve around meaning-making, sense-making, creative thinking, and examination of our potential and challenges. Ju...

To kick off 2023 we are starting with a recap of my top five moments on The Flare Up Show from 2022. Choosing only five guests was difficult as every person that was on the show holds a very special place in my heart and life. These clips are inspiring, funny and informative, I hope it provides you a great start to the new year!  At 7:59 - Christina Foxwell on the Gifts of Imperfection At 18:...

When Terry Tucker's name comes to mind, the word motivational pops up immediately. Not only has Terry reinvented himself on a professional and personal level many times over his life he has also had to fight for his life against a rare form of cancer called Acral Lentiginous Melanoma, and continues to do so today.  Terry shares in his bio, "One thing I learned during all my pain and discomfor...

Andi Munsie describes herself as a regular girl who figured out how to love the Game inside herself and live the life of her dreams by her definition; living an authentic, joyful, meaningful, and fulfilling life with her true love that flows.   In this episode Andi shares all about her Alexa Where is My Period 28-Day Challenge because for her "becoming conscious of the four phases of my Menst...

Joining me today is Dr. Jane Levesque a Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in fertility based out of Calgary to shed some light on the myths and truths around fertility, reproductive health, miscarriages, delivery, and even post-partum care for new parents. She shares openly her own story of having a difficult pregnancy, a miscarriage, and chronic health issues that had her seek answers from seve...

The description of Sanjib Nandi's book The Man With Zero Talent summarizes his personality and our conversation perfectly. "In a world where many give up far too soon, settle for mediocrity and engage in meaningless pursuits, there is a voice in the wilderness that shouts, “No, I won’t accept anything less than an awesome life!” That voice belongs to Sanjib Nandi, a man who made the life-altering...

Today Felicia Renaud joins me, an amazing human and HR pro that also has Hashimoto's disease which is an autoimmune disease involving the thyroid. The symptoms are often weight fluctuation, hair loss, extreme fatigue, and anxiety, it is not an easy illness to manage, yet Felicia is a highly accomplished professional and leader in her industry. She mentions in the episode how she achieved many larg...