Kim speaks about the tuning fork of our emotional experience and how we can transform the trigger of perfectionism into a call for peace. Our alignment is a practice and we can develop shortcuts known as neural networks to regroup and answer the call to reconnect.

Kim speaks about the tuning fork of our emotional experience and how we can transform the trigger of perfectionism into a call for peace. Our alignment is a practice and we can develop shortcuts known as neural networks to regroup and answer the call to reconnect.

Kim Sargent and co-host Hanna Koposhynska speak with Yoga and QiGong Teacher, Entrepreneur and Travelling Mom of 3, Laura Nugent, as she explores the art of reinventing herself in Costa Rica with her family whilst building a second brand in Yoga and Wellness. Laura left behind a successful yoga studio in Peterborough, Ontario and follows her dreams through the beach towns of Costa Rica, finally settling in the mountains to build their dreams amid the hummingbirds. Laura shares her wisdom of well-being, all with a fabulous sense of humour and the very real struggles of motherhood in motion.

Kim speaks about her troubled adolescent years and her return to Midland as an adult to live the summer on a sailboat. Also shared are some insights about journaling and the connection between what we write and how it translates in the neural pathways of our brain.

Kim Sargent explores her personal walk with Alzheimer's and her Mother's diagnosis and decline. Alzheimer's is a dreaded disease that plagues nearing 50% of the population above age 85. These numbers matter because we are living on average to 90 and the struggles, even for perfect strangers who might need our assistance, are a very real part of our communities. This disease has taken root 30+ years before the symptoms appear. Let's talk about Alzheimer's. Let's grow comfortable with the conversation and let's make brain health a priority in prevention.

How to Make Them Love You More?

Well that got your attention now, didn't it? And it certainly is a popular topic in our counselling practice, although often not quite as clear and concise as all that. What we want from another human is entirely dependent upon our ability to give that very thing, to ourselves. In this podcast, Kim explores building the habit of self-love as a means to showing the brain just exactly how it's done.

Kim's podcast connects the chaos of childhood to the habits formed in an ADHD brain.  While these snack-sized podcasts aren't meant as treatment or to diagnose, their value lies in broadening perspective and inspiring tools for change. 

We are all hooked on the way we feel as the fuel we use to operate our daily lives. Sometimes we get hooked on emotions that run our nerves ragged and we feel reckless, depleted or even shut down completely. But we can also get hooked on happiness. Our brains are chemical factories and our bodies run on this fuel day and night, so it's a beautiful thing to learn just what fuels you.

Kali Kirkendall, Executive Director shares the birth of The Blue Atlas Project and its latest efforts to address food security in Abacos, an island chain destroyed by Hurricane Dorian. Blue Atlas Project provides infrastructure support and training to create, cultivate and strengthen the connection to local food systems for all persons in a community recovering from a disaster.

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Kim introduces the conversation of death and dying following a recent at-home palliative care experience with dear friends.  There is immense beauty in this sacred space.

How can we do better with this conversation?  While various cultures within our Canadian borders do very well with death and dying, for the most part, we fall silent.  We're too uncomfortable and afraid of saying something that might cause pain.  What if we opened up the conversation and fumbled our way through, in spite of our discomfort?  We can do better with this conversation.

A more personal commentary on the contrast of litigation and recovery, two opposing forces at play when dealing with a car accident and return to health. Not content of an uplifting variety, but perhaps of some benefit to someone in similar circumstances. Otherwise, this podcast is best skipped.

Former Tattoo Artist and Full Spectrum Feeling Podcast Host Blaze Schwaller talks about Burnout in this episode of Emotional Health Matters.

What is burnout all about? More importantly, how can you find help and learn to do things differently? Learn to adopt "Permission Granted", and change your life's trajectory.

We hear an awful lot about boundaries these days, but are they what's best for our health and happiness? We invest a lot of time and energy into our mental health, but are we missing something? Can boundaries close us off from connection? We'll explore the flip side to boundaries in this episode of Emotional Health Matters.

Krista Brailey is the former owner of Recreate Space and while she's gone onto bigger and brighter projects, she provides valuable insights as to why clearing our clutter is important for our mental health. Kim and Krista explore the madness of stuff in this episode of Emotional Health Matters.

Parenting doesn't come with a manual, nor should it. You and your children are just the perfect amount of different and we want you to stay that way. But are there a few philosophical and practical bits that might just help you find your groove

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Finding Purpose is about sourcing our clean-burning fuel. Our emotions are what run the show. If we're hooked on a low crude-oil variety like Despair, Fear, or Anger, we're not feeling so inspired. When we find purpose, we're hooked on happiness. Kim explores her own past passions, stripping away what is no longer relevant and re-inventing the present. Learn also about Project H and its mission to make East City Peterborough the Healthiest Happiest most Harmonious Village on Earth by 2030. Hint: Think small. But enviable, scaleable small.

Finding Purpose is about sourcing our clean-burning fuel. Our emotions are what run the show. If we're hooked on a low crude-oil variety like Despair, Fear, or Anger, we're not feeling so inspired. When we find purpose, we're hooked on happiness. Kim explores her own past passions, stripping away what is no longer relevant and re-inventing the present. Learn also about Project H and its mission to make East City Peterborough the Healthiest Happiest most Harmonious Village on Earth by 2030. Hint: Think small. But enviable, scaleable small.

The holidays can create an intensity of emotion we'll call madness. A quick look at where the triggers lie and a few tips to settle things down. Remember, you can reinvent yourself any time you like. What do you want for Christmas?

No two brain injuries are the same, but Kim shares a little of her own experience as she sets the stage for future episodes. A handful of survival strategies are included.

The Winter Blues are otherwise known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, and they are a very real condition that results from lack of sunlight. Listen in while Kim and Jenna explore a few tips and tricks for keeping the blues at bay.