007 | Yoda | How to Overcome Your Personal Traumas and Rediscover Freedom and Peace
Release Date: 11/06/2019
010 | Welcome Home | Najwa's Behind-the-Scenes
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Join Najwa as she lets you in behind-the-scenes of the creation of Welcome Home. The director of her audiobook, Susan, turns the tables and asks her questions about her personal journey to living authentically and building her home within herself.
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009 | Vex King | We Can Keep Rebuilding Our Home Within
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Vex King is a social media influencer, writer, mind coach and lifestyle entrepreneur. He experienced many challenges when he was growing up but now, Vex has become a source of inspiration for thousands of young people. He started the Good Vibes Only #GVO movement to help others use the power of positivity to transform themselves and their lives into something greater. Join Najwa and Vex as they discuss self awareness, overcoming obstacles, and constantly rediscovering yourself.
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008 | Sam Effah| You Can't Rush Closure
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Sam has speed. He’s represented Canada at 3 World Championships, 3 World University Games and most recently – the 2018 Commonwealth Games. As a 2-time Canadian Champion in the 100m, Sam has an innate enthusiasm for sport, marketing, and the Olympic movement.
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007 | Alex Elle | You Are Your Own Liberation
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Alexandra Elle is an author, certified breathwork coach, and writing to heal facilitator living in Maryland with her husband and children.
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006 | Jovanny Varela Ferreyra | The Beauty of Community
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Jovanny Varela Ferreyra (Jova) is an artist, mental health strategist and motivational speaker. His unconventional use of vulnerably honest content through social media has organically developed into a global community of millions, making him a leading influencer in the mental health space.
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005 | Brittany Bird | What do we owe to ourselves?
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Defying the odds and the societal norms of healing, Brittany Bird has both heaps of personal and professional experience when it comes to overcoming health hurdles. Brittany is a Holistic Practitioner who believes in a wholistic approach to healing.
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004 | Swish Goswami | Let Go of Control and Find Your Purpose
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Swish Goswami is a Canadian entrepreneur, author, speaker, and investor. After serving as a UN Youth Ambassador, Fortune 500 Consultant and working as a venture capitalist, Swish is now the founder and CEO of Trufan, a platform helping influencers and brands identify and reward their top fans.
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003 | Micheline Maalouf | Your Darkness Can Lead You to Yourself
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Micheline Maalouf is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Orlando Florida specializing in the treatment of Complex PTSD and Anxiety. She is also a Mental Health Social Media influencer, advocate, and speaker.
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002 | Michaela Angemeer | Doing the "Heart" Work (Not Hard Work)
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Michaela Angemeer is passionate about sharing her self love journey and inspiring readers to spend more time with their feelings. You can read her three books of poetry here: When He Leaves You, You'll Come Back to Yourself, and Please Love Me at My Worst.
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001 | Najwa | Who Are You, Really?
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Who are you without all the labels you’ve been defining yourself with?
info_outlineIn today’s show, our interviewee Yoda, a chef and author by profession, recalls a traumatic and deeply personal experience from her teenage years.
This show starts with Yoda recalling her life as a 17-year old adventurous teen. Her story revolves mainly around Louis, her childhood friend. As is common in formative years, Louis developed feelings for our interviewee. However, Yoda was dismissive of these affections.
To escape the monotony of small-town life, Yoda shares that she took to underage drinking and drugs. On finding herself alone on a Thanksgiving weekend, she decided to throw a big party where alcohol and drugs were freely available. Unfortunately, this evening of “harmless fun” had a tragic and unexpected twist.
At the party, Louis was shocked to see her with another guy. When Louis tried to express his feelings and Yoda, high on drugs, failed to acknowledge those feelings. Deep in emotional turmoil, Louis walked to a friend’s place, found access to a firearm and shot himself in the head.
The next morning, Yoda got a call from Louis’s mother, who was understandably quivering with rage.
Yoda rushed to the hospital where she met Louis. Still, in ICU and under psychiatric supervision, Louis was not willing to talk about what had transpired. Fortunately, the bullet had missed Louis’s brain, and he had survived.
While Yoda tried to reestablish connection with Louis after this incident, eventually they drifted apart with Louis starting a new life in another town.
Yoda shares the guilt and shame that she experienced after this incident. Moreover, as her reputation took a hit, many of her friends started to avoid her.
We are forced to contemplate several questions after hearing this rather tragic story of teenage emotions. For instance, should Yoda blame herself for Louis’s failure to take rejection in his stride? Should teenagers deal with their peers and friends more sensitively? And, is it possible to recognize beforehand such depressive tendencies among children?
Towards the end, Yoda shares how after years of personal turmoil, she has finally managed to forgive herself and move on with her life.
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