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Yanti shares her life journey with us which took her to many different corners of the world!
Born in Australia with Indonesian parents, Yanti grew up looking different from others and - still to this day - had to answer how she could speak such fluent English considering her Indonesian physical traits. Yanti shares with us the origin of her name, and the importance of her Javanese origins in her life.
Yanti has been a successful lawyer for 17 years in multiple countries. However, after "a mid-life crisis" as she calls it, she made a huge change and became a yoga instructor & studio owner in New York City!
Towards the end of the episode, we also talk about how during the pandemic, by simply reaching out to friends around the globe, she ended up putting together a group of more than 100 women to share their stories & support each other about their domestic violence experiences.
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Rebecca is an author (Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found), psychotherapist, public speaker (including a TedTalk), group fitness instructor, extreme athlete and disability right advocate... yes, all of that!
She also has a genetic disorder called Usher Syndrome type 3, which causes her to go deaf and blind. Rebecca first started losing her sight at age 12, then her hearing a few years later. She now reads brail, is fluent in sign language and protactile sign language.
Rebecca talks to us about her journey discovering Usher Syndrome, how she coped with changes in her body as a teen but also how she is doing lots of fun things to enjoy life now (and as she says, "to feel alive") while she still has her sight and hearing (including hiking Mount Kilimanjaro).
Rebecca shares with us why it is important for her to raise awareness for her community and how important it is to find your community. Plus we talk about inspiration porn and how disabled people are just people doing normal things.
We loved this conversation and hope you do too.
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In today's episode, we decided to switch places (again). This time, our guests are asking us some questions. We, Rosie & Jeremie, answer questions from 5 previous guests; Mama Joy, Rodrigo, Katie, Séfora, and Yari and cover various topics.
Let us know if you enjoy getting to know us a bit more with these kind of episodes... we have more questions in the bag 😉
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Margi is - among other things - a non binary person who talks to us about their experience with exploring their gender identity, coming out, how important language & pronouns are to them, ways that cis straight people can be allies to the Queer community, and much more.
We also talk about how important fun is in their life and how mental health & a bipolar diagnosis has affected their life.
We loved recording this episode and we hope you enjoy listening too!
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After going viral on LinkedIn thanks to a post about her transition, Erin comes on the show to tell us about her story.
As she told us, she always wanted to be a girl, she dreamed about it. However, she was born as a boy in a very strict family where this was simply not acceptable, she was not able to explore her gender identity for many years, and had to repress this side of herself until becoming an adult.
Erin talks to us about multiple business trips she took to the Philippines, and how they impacted her in the long journey of becoming who she wanted to be.
It has not been easy for Erin - as it is often the case for transgender people unfortunately - but after years of living in the closet, she is now out & happy to be her true authentic self, and is ready to embark on a new adventure that is her transition.
We really hope your enjoy this episode!
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Today we welcome Carolina Fernandez & Alyssa Delgado from Catalyst Miami. The non-profit organization Catalyst Miami was founded in 1996 by Daniella Levine Cava. They invest in communities of color in Miami-Dade to help & empower them against economic & racial injustices created by the system.
Catalyst Miami provides a multitude of services to individuals in situations of crises, but also creates programs to empower & generate more sustainable long-term resources for communities that have been left-out for decades.
Carolina & Alyssa both share what motivated them to join Catalyst Miami, what are the situations they face regularly, and what they are putting in place to help families & people in need.
If you want to support Catalyst, visit their website where you can donate & support them for the upcoming Give Miami Day.
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In today's episode, we decided to switch places (again). This time, our guests are asking us some questions. We, Rosie & Jeremie, answer questions from 6 previous guests; Hugo, Lorraine, Emilia, Matt, Nelson and Anthony & Helena and cover various topics.
Let us know if you enjoy getting to know us a bit more with these kind of episodes... we have more questions in the bag 😉
PS: check out Part 1 & Part 2.
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Adrian comes back on the show today to talk to us about the evolution of his approach to Yoga throughout the years.
Adrian doesn't consider Yoga as a static/non-evolving practice. As human beings evolve, society evolves, and our needs evolve. Indeed it makes sense to adjust the practice of Yoga to suit our current needs - still while respecting the core values & origins of it.
When Adrian started Yoga 20 years ago, it was all about the physicality of it. Learning postures & sequences to get the body moving. However, after deepening his knowledge about Yoga, and also after going through personal difficulties, Adrian started to appreciate more & more what Yoga could do for mental health and overall wellbeing.
Adrian now focuses most of his time to promote this new approach through the Warrior Flow School, where Yoga can serve under-served communities and become accessible to all of us.
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Agnes - the author of Eggs Unscrambled - talks to us about her fertility journey through egg freezing & IVF.
As most woman in a marriage, Agnes tried to get pregnant earlier in her life. However, things didn't turn out as expected and she ended up getting a divorce with no children. She had looked at IVF whilst in that relationship, but once it ended, she decided to take control of her own fertility, and give herself (and her future-self) options.
Whist she was in the midst of it and educating herself about egg freezing, embryo freezing, IVF, etc. she started the blog Frozen Please to document her experience... which eventually turned into a book!
Agnes openly shares with us her experience, especially the part of her life after the book which includes donor sperm, finding love, IVF... and motherhood!
She now has 2 beautiful children and wouldn’t change the way she has gone about things.
It’s such an important topic that not many people talk about but that happens very often. It's crucial that we - as a society - become more educated on fertility, and more especially women, before it’s “too late”.
Thank you so much Agnes for sharing your story and talking about this topic with us. And we hope you enjoy the episode.
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Anitrice Jackson, better known as “Mama Joy,” started Nana’s Restart in 2013 as a way to serve her community of Overtown, Miami. Since then, she has been doing this work on her own time and dime… because her passion and purpose is people.
Mama Joy shares with us how her own life struggles motivated her to create this organization. When she was in need, she received help for herself and her children. Years later, she is now doing everything she can to help children and their parents by getting them school supplies, toys for Christmas and more.
Mama Joy's entire family is involved in Nana's Restart, and despite limited resources, the contribution and the impact they are having on people's lives is simply amazing.
Life has not always been easy for Mama Joy. But she never gave up. Her determination and strength helped her navigate tough times, and she is now doing everything she can to help other families in need. A beautiful example of generosity and giving-back.
If you would like to help Mama Joy, visit her website and consider making a donation to support her work.
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Thomas has the ambition to revolutionize the pet food industry by offering an alternative, sustainable solution to feed your pets: home grown bugs!
Thomas is the founder of The Bug Factory. They offer a kit which allows you to create your self-sustainable source of protein for your pet. Thomas shares with us how he ended up pursuing this pretty unusual & unique idea after having studied design at University.
Like every entrepreneur, starting a new company comes with its challenges, especially when you are trying to disrupt an established market. Thomas gives us an insight on the origin of his adventure, from launching a Kickstarter campaign to joining an incubator & raising money from investors.
A truly inspiring episode about a topic we don't hear about often but which could be part of our lives in a few years. You will see that using insects as a protein source is not that farfetched and we are very excited to see what Thomas & The Bug Factory will be serving our pets - and maybe us - in the near future!
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If the last couple of years taught us something, it's that mental health affects all of us. In this episode, Jordan opens up about the mental health challenges he has been facing recently.
A few years ago, Jordan started to hear voices in his head & was diagnosed with first stage psychosis. This event turned his life upside down as Jordan was not able to work and found himself isolated. It took more than a year to get his condition under control and get back to some sort of normal life.
Jordan has been recently sharing openly about his struggles on LinkedIn, where he also talks about his new entrepreneurial journey & the launch of his 1st company StrikeMoon.
Mental health is still a taboo in our society, but it affects all of us at some point in our lives. When we go through rough times, we often feel alone... which is why sharing stories is important.
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Gina Atinuke Knight is a British entrepreneur, model, content creator and alopecia advocate. After years of working in the beauty & hair industry, she discovered she had a form of alopecia, CCCA (Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia).
But before talking about that in detail, Gina starts by sharing about her Nigerian origins. She explains to us how in the 60s, 70s and 80s, it was not uncommon for Nigerian children to be fostered via newspapers in the UK. Gina therefore grew up with her private foster parents who were white. She shares how this affected the way she was brought up, and especially how it impacted her relationship with her own hair.
Even if she is now confident appearing online with a bold head, things were not that easy when Gina first experienced hair loss. Hair is such an important part of us, especially for women as it is often linked with beauty, feminism, sexiness. We discuss in length the effect of the messages communicated to us by the beauty industry and the impact it can have on women's confidence.
Gina also talks to us about her wig business, which started from a personal need. Finding wigs that matched black textured hair was not easy... so she decided to create her own. And after sharing about it online, she realized many other women could benefit from her creations.
We thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Gina, which was very informative for us and we hope will be for you as well.
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Anthony & Helena are the founders of Eko Brewery, a brewery based in England creating African-inspired craft beers.
Anthony & Helena both share where their respective interests for beers come from, and how a hobby for crafty beers eventually evolved into a passion and slowly became a business.
There are many craft beers out there nowadays, but what differentiates Eko is that each beer get inspiration from the African continent. Anthony & Helena have their roots in Nigeria & Congo. They use techniques & ingredients from their countries and continent to make Eko's beers special and standing out from the others.
Despite both having a full time job and being parents of 2 daughter, they share with us the ups & downs of developing and running a business in the beverage industry... and their goals for the future.
If you are based in the UK, we highly recommend trying Eko's 🍻
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Eddie is dedicating his life as an activist to defend the people's rights. To close this month of June & Pride month, we are very happy to have Eddie on the show to talk in detail about his personal experiences as a gay man and the challenges members of the LGBTQIA+ community still face to this day.
Eddie vulnerability shares with us his struggles as a child & teenager, the confusion he felt navigating his own feelings & what he was perceiving from the world about homosexuality. Eddie was rejected by his mother when she discovered he was gay, which led him to homelessness as a teenager.
Through his personal experiences & what he witnessed during years of activism, we discuss at length the personal & societal changes necessary to make an impact for the current & future generations, and create a safer & more loving world.
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In today’s episode, Rosie & Jeremie talk about the behind the scenes of the podcast. We talk about why we started a podcast in the first place, the technical side of things, how we find guests, promoting the podcast on social media, editing and then we talked about our challenges and gains.
One thing is for sure.. we love doing this podcast. We love to learn about other people’s experiences and also reflect that back within ourselves and learn more about our morals, our beliefs and start to question things deeper.
Of course, we couldn’t do this without our guests so shout out to everyone who has come onto the podcast and shared their story! And thank you to our listeners.
We feel very lucky to be doing this and we hope you enjoy this episode as we talk about the reality behind the scenes of hosting your own show - including the reality of staying motivated!
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In today's episode, we welcome our sister-in-law Eleanor. Eleanor is a chef based in Surrey (England) near London, founder of Educated Cooking.
Eleanor is from Louisville, Kentucky in the United States. She starts by sharing with us about her upbringing: growing up in a privileged family, taking up horse riding & competing internationally, but also some personal struggles.
Early on Eleanor had a strong interest in food & cooking. She got a degree in Nutrition in the US, then moved to the UK to attend a Master’s in Food Science at the University of Leeds. That's when she met Olly, Rosie's brother, who would later become her husband.
Eleanor talks to us openly about the challenges of a career as a chef. Not having a set clear path to reach your goals, dealing with the craziness of the job, experimenting with different concepts to create a successful business, adjusting to health issues to have a sustainable career... it's far from an easy path as you will see!
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Matt is a professional athlete who plays for the USA Beach Handball Team and is also a holistic coach. Matt's life has always been very "sport-centric", growing up with athlete parents and playing baseball, basketball & (American) football himself.
Matt is a very talented athlete, with innate skills, great DNA and an attraction to competition. However for years, Matt lacked the skills surrounding the sports: rest, nutrition, taking care of his mental & emotional health, etc. From the outside, his twenties looked extremely successful as he was coaching professional athletes and high-performers, and he even opened a middle-school for young athletes! But he was also burning himself out.
Now in his early thirties, Matt has learned how to take care of himself and live a more holistic balanced life. He intentionally shares his knowledge with individuals who are looking to breakthrough and live a more healthy lifestyle, plus he also works with businesses to bring healthier practices to their workplace.
A conversation full of golden nuggets which we hope through Matt's experiences & perspectives will bring a ton of value for you as well! Enjoy.
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Nasser is a famous collector in the Pokemon world, also known as Mister Fuji. Like many kids on the planet, Nasser fell in love with Pokemon as a child in 1999 when the 1st game was released on the Game Boy.
On top of playing the video game, Nasser started collecting the cards as well (like many did including Jeremie). However, the main difference with most people in the world, is that he didn't throw away his cards when he got older.
In 2014, when Nasser had a stable job and the financial resources, he started collecting cards again... his love for Pokemon didn't fade away. From there, everything skyrocketed and in a few years Nasser became a full time collector/trader/investor!
He now owns very rare unique cards, and has a collection worth hundreds of thousands of dollars 🤯
Pokemon completely changed his life. So listen to this episode if you want to find out exactly how that happened!
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Back in 2019, in a self-development program, Jeremie met Sam who was 19 years-old at the time. When talking about what he wanted to achieve in life, he said "I'd like to create my own University"! Not the answer you expect from a 19 year-old 😅
We first talked to Sam on the show in 2020 (Episode 12), and decided to interview him every year to follow his growth & entrepreneurial journey... so he was back on the podcast in 2021 (Episode 73) and in today's show for the 3rd time!
Sam starts with a quick recap of his journey so far, from graduating from High School & not going to College to shifting his business during the pandemic. We talk about his new interest in YouTube, experimenting with content creation, scaling his business, etc.
Sam shares openly & vulnerably about the highs & lows of his life. At 22 years-old he has achieved everything he ever dreamed of. But, as you can imagine, being an entrepreneur also comes with a lot of responsibilities & sources of anxiety.
It's always a pleasure for us to chat to Sam, we hope you enjoy it, and we are already looking forward to the next chapter!
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