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Tara MacIntosh had just discovered that she was pregnant with twins when, only hours later, her husband was diagnosed with Stage 4 Esophageal Cancer.
It was during the pandemic and a very stressful time to be a patient or caregiver receiving any medical intervention.
As her belly grew, Tara supported Gregor for all of his needs and was learning on the fly how to be a caregiver. She quickly learned the toughness that it takes to care for a loved one as well as the comfort that was missing for many who are in this role.
Gregor passed away in December 2021. To give herself something positive to focus on she created Gregor's Gift to help the caregivers in her community of London, Ontario. The charity has provided them with comfort kits while at St. Joseph's Hospice and Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice as well as respite treatments like facials.
We spoke about:
her husband's Esophageal cancer journeythe challenges of caregivingthe importance of caring for caregiversbuilding resilience and finding purposethe purpose she found in creating Gregor's Gifther passions including writingfinding gratitude during tough timespositive choices to start and end the day (bookending) -
Nathan and Dana Schmidt of the Mountain Seed Foundation are my guests on this episode of the RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast.
Mountain Seed Foundation helps build resilience in children and families impacted by war with some of their biggest work being done in Ukraine.
Nathan is a former Marine who completed three tours in the Iraq war. He and Dana met there when she went as part of the Foreign Service.
Both are very open about the effects that war has on individuals and their families. Nathan spoke about openly about his post-traumatic stress disorder and his transparency on needing to talk about it with others and get help.
Dana honestly spoke about the challenges it presented to their marriage and the tools - as well as people - that helped them.
Mountain Seed Foundation offers children impacted by war the opportunity to learn climbing to help overcome their fears while also offering the mothers of these children therapy in various forms and the opportunity to build a peer-to-peer community.
Learning to climb helped Nathan to battle the demons he lived with after Iraq and he instinctively knew that it could do the same for others impacted by war.
We spoke about:
helping those suffering from PTSD finding love in unlikely placesthe Russian invasion on Ukrainemental health awarenessthe value of professional therapy finding simple joys in lifemountain climbing for building a resilient mindsetTo learn more about Mountain Seed Foundation, visit this link.
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To learn more about Kelli Gastis and to purchase her book, Fabulous In Flats, please visit: www.kelligastis.com
The RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast is produced and hosted by Janet Fanaki. It features conversations with regular people from around the world who are admired for their resilience. They have experienced a major life challenge, found a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
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RESILIENT PEOPLE profiles regular people from around the world who are admired for their resilience. They have experienced a major life challenge, found a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
To learn more about Janet Fanaki and RESILIENT PEOPLE visit www.resilientpeople.ca
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For this episode of RESILIENT PEOPLE, Janet Fanaki speaks with Wellness Coach Sharon Summerfield. She is the founder of The Nourished Executive and counsels clients on dealing with burnout, stress management and building healthy daily rituals.
Sharon was once a busy executive assistant and project manager for various engineering firms. She made a pivot to create the Nourished Executive by identifying a need and what was working for her in her own personal wellness journey.
After suffering debilitating pain from two accidents, Sharon created ‘Project Me’ and built her own team of experts who helped her to get on the right track. She encourages others to follow the same course.
She also credits daily practices like meditation, journaling, incorporating joyful activities and micro changes as ways to build resilience.
As she said during our conversation, "We forget how far we've come" as a way to reward ourselves for our small self improvements.
Our conversation touches on: burnout, stress management, wellness practices, self-care, support from community and building resilience.
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I want to thank Tara Pyfrom for speaking with me, sharing her story of surviving Hurricane Dorian and the purpose she found in writing for self care and to create a book about her experience.
This episode covers:
surviving Hurricane Dorian and the next steps to rebuildingthe benefits of therapythe power of communityproblem solving in tough timesbuilding resiliencewriting for therapy and purposeTo learn more about her, visit www.tarapyfrom.com or her Instagram page.
The RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast is hosted by Janet Fanaki. It's my conversations with regular people from around the world who are admired for their resilience. They have experienced a major life challenge, found a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
To hear more RESILIENT PEOPLE episodes, learn more about Janet Fanaki, order a RESILIENT tshirt and book her for a speaking engagement visit www.resilientpeople.ca
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If you or someone you know is admired for their resilience, please send an email with more information to: [email protected]
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RESILIENT PEOPLE is produced and created by Janet Fanaki. It's conversations with regular people from around the world who are admired for their resilience. They have experienced a major life challenge, found a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
This episode covers:
the importance of finding purposebuilding resiliencesome of the purposeful roles that guests have created for themselves because of their lived challengean introduction to the first guest of the season, Tara Pyfrom, who survived Hurricane DorianTo hear more RESILIENT PEOPLE episodes and learn more about Janet Fanaki, order a RESILIENT tshirt and book speaking opportunities visit www.resilientpeople.ca
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If you or someone you know is admired for their resilience, I'd love to hear from you. Please send an email to: [email protected]
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The RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast is hosted by Janet Fanaki. This show profiles regular people from around the world who are admired for their resilience. They have lived through a major life challenge, found a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
This particular episode is narrated by Janet and focuses on the ways which we can help support a griever. It is in response to a post that Janet posted to Twitter where she comments on including her friend in plans after she suffered the loss of her husband.
This episode covers:
Comments from contributors, as grievers and also ones who have been a support to someone who has faced loss.Sharing tangible ways to help someone living with grief.Avoiding the typical one liners like, "I didn't know what to say" or "Let me know if you need anything".If you are widowed and have a story to share on how someone helped you move forward in your grief, please share your comments on the RESILIENT PEOPLE contact page at www.resilientpeople.ca/contact
For more information on the RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast, go to www.resilientpeople.ca
If you or someone you know is admired for their resilience, I'd love to hear from you. Please send me an email to [email protected]
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RESILIENT PEOPLE is hosted by Janet Fanaki and features conversations with EXTRAordinary people from around the world who are admired for their resilience. They have overcome a major life challenge, created a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
The aim is to show that your negative experience does not define your future. It can also be a platform to help you find new meaning, to build a positive and resilient mindset.
In this episode, Janet speaks with motivational speaker and former police officer Shaun O'Gorman from Queensland, Australia.
Topics covered include:
PTSD and policinganger managementpersonal development and self-awarenessbuilding resilienceTo learn more about Shaun O'Gorman, visit The Strong Life Project.
To learn more about the resilience of regular people from around the world, visit RESILIENT PEOPLE.
RESILIENT PEOPLE is created and hosted by Janet Fanaki.
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RESILIENT PEOPLE is hosted by Janet Fanaki and features conversations with EXTRAordinary people from around the world who are admired for their resilience. They have overcome a major challenge, created a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
The aim is to show that your negative experience does not define your future. It can also be a platform to help you find new meaning, to build a positive and resilient mindset.
The guest on this episode is Dawn Custode. She was an Accountant who loved to sail, play games, get together with friends and travel as much as possible.
She passed away from colon cancer on May 26, 2019.
Dawn and I spoke about her purpose, her message to others to not waste time, focusing on what matters in life, her travels and what she would regret as her life was ending.
Dawn Custode posted on Facebook and you can find her page at: https://www.facebook.com/dawn.custode?mibextid=LQQJ4d
If you are someone with a story to tell, or know someone who does, please record a voice memo or type a message and send it to: [email protected].
Find all interviews from the podcast, information about Janet Fanaki, hiring her for speaking opportunities and order a RESILIENT t-shirt as well as other merchandise at www.resilientpeople.ca.
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RESILIENT PEOPLE is hosted by Janet Fanaki and features conversations with EXTRAordinary people from around the world who are admired for their resilience. They have overcome a major challenge, created a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
The aim is to show that your negative experience does not define your future. It can also be a platform to help you find new meaning, to build a positive and resilient mindset.
This episode features tips and advice for single people to find joy on Valentine's Day. Typically focused on romance, attitudes are finally starting to change around it.
We now hear more about spending the day with our 'galentines' and 'palentines' - thanks to companies like Walmart, Edible Arrangements and Jack Astors - celebrating with family and friends and even our pets.
And there's also nothing wrong with practicing self care and locking the world out to be alone.
This episode will share some terrific insights from other single people as well as from host Janet Fanaki who has been a widow for three years and learned ways to really enjoy Valentine's Day.
If you are someone with a story to tell, or know someone who does, please record a voice memo or type a message and send it to: [email protected].
Find all interviews from the podcast, information about Janet Fanaki, hiring her for speaking opportunities and order a RESILIENT t-shirt as well as other merchandise at www.resilientpeople.ca.
The RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast is available everywhere you listen including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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Rae Ann Gruver is a mom, wife, former NICU nurse and the founder of The Max Gruver Foundation.
Learn more about their work in creating awareness, education, policy and laws to prevent hazing across the United States. Attention to drugs, alcohol, and bullying are part of the education and awareness measures, as they are often used in hazing events.
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RESILIENT PEOPLE is a podcast created by Janet Fanaki. Each episodes introduces listeners to regular people from around the world who are inspired for their resilience. They have experienced a major life challenge, found a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
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In this episode of the RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast, I interview Toronto psychiatrist and sleep expert, Dr. Cara Ooi.
To learn more about her, please visit www.decodeinsomnia.com and on Instagram.
RESILIENT PEOPLE features conversations with regular people admired for their resilience. They have lived through a major life challenge, found a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
Created and hosted by Janet Fanaki.
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Order a newly redesigned RESILIENT t-shirt from the website. All proceeds support The Adam Fanaki Brain Fund which provides financial aid to charities that help brain tumour patients and their caregivers. Learn more at www.theadamfanakibrainfund.com
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In this episode I interview celebrated parenting and now midlife author, Ann Douglas.
Her new book, "Navigating the messy middle: A fiercely honest and wildly encouraging guide for midlife women" is out now.
Follow Ann Douglas on social media including Twitter and Instagram.
RESILIENT PEOPLE features conversations with regular people admired for their resilience. They have lived through a major life challenge, found a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
Created and hosted by Janet Fanaki.
To learn more about RESILIENT PEOPLE visit www.resilientpeople.ca
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Contact Janet either by going to the contact page on the website or email [email protected]
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The focus of this short episode of RESILIENT PEOPLE is on my takeaways from the book by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, "Keep Sharp: Build A Better Brain At Any Age".
This episode offers Janet Fanaki's own personal views of the book's recommendations and building a positive mindset.
Topics include:
building resilience the importance of movement, sleep, hydration and finding purpose to having a positive mindsetself awarenessThe book is available at all bookstores and online sellers.
To learn more about RESILIENT PEOPLE visit www.resilientpeople.ca
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Katie Clark is a travel blogger living in Paris. Learn more about Katie Clark on Instagram at: @theadventuresofnursekatie
RESILIENT PEOPLE features conversations with host Janet Fanaki and guests from around the world who are admired for their resilience. They have overcome major challenges, created a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
Season 3 of the podcast features conversations with midlife women.
If you are midlife woman with a story of resilience to tell, or know someone who does, please go to the RESILIENT PEOPLE website and fill out the form on the Contact page. Click here.
Find all interviews from the podcast, information about Janet Fanaki, hiring her for speaking opportunities and order RESILIENT merchandise at www.resilientpeople.ca.
Learn about our family's fundraiser The Adam Fanaki Brain Fund at www.theadamfanakibrainfund.com
The RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast is available everywhere you listen including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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For this episode of RESILIENT PEOPLE, I was joined by Toronto divorce and family lawyer Leanne Townsend.
Learn more about her at: www.leannetownsend.ca
RESILIENT PEOPLE features conversations with host Janet Fanaki and guests from around the world who are admired for their resilience. They have overcome major challenges, created a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
Season 3 of the podcast features conversations with midlife women.
If you are midlife woman with a story of resilience to tell, or know someone who does, please go to the RESILIENT PEOPLE website and fill out the form on the Contact page. Click here.
Find all interviews from the podcast, information about Janet Fanaki, hiring her for speaking opportunities and order RESILIENT merchandise at www.resilientpeople.ca.
Learn about our family's fundraiser The Adam Fanaki Brain Fund at www.theadamfanakibrainfund.com
The RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast is available everywhere you listen including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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Follow RESILIENT PEOPLE on Instagram www.instagram.com/resilientpeopleca & Twitter www.twitter.com/resilientpeopl
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In this episode of the RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast, Janet Fanaki introduces listeners to Audrey Guth, a Toronto entrepreneur and founder of the non-profit organization Nankind.
Audrey is a mother, grandmother, two-time cancer survivor and creator of multiple businesses. Her point-of-view to inspire women to make a pivot in midlife is very inspiring.
Janet and Audrey spoke about:
the moment when it seemed right to leave her business and start a not-for-profit agencyadvice that she shares to help midlife women who are seeking a changethe importance of having an external focus in your life - a purpose that takes attention away from yourself and helps otherswhat she credits her resilience toTo learn more about Nanny Angel Network, please visit www.nankind.com
If you are a midlife woman with an inspiring story to tell, or know someone who does, please send me a note on the contact page of the RESILIENT PEOPLE website at www.resilientpeople.ca
On the website you can also find:
archived episodes from the podcastbackground information about Janet Fanaki including media and speaking engagementsorder a RESILIENT t-shirt as well as other merchandiseget more information on The Adam Fanaki Brain FundRESILIENT PEOPLE is available everywhere you listen including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts.
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Looking forward to having you along and sharing these stories of resilience.
Sincerely,
Janet Fanaki
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If you are a midlife woman with a story to tell, or know someone who does, please record a voice memo or type a message and send it to: [email protected]
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archived episodes from the podcastbackground information about Janet Fanaki including media and speaking engagementsorder a RESILIENT t-shirt as well as other merchandiseRESILIENT PEOPLE is available everywhere you listen including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts.
FOLLOW RESILIENT PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram & Twitter
Looking forward to having you along and sharing these stories of resilience.
Sincerely,
Janet Fanaki
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For more information on Sherry Dunlevy and the Graduating Grief Academy, click here.
RESILIENT PEOPLE is hosted by Janet Fanaki and features conversations with EXTRAordinary people from around the world who are admired for their resilience. They have overcome a major challenge, created a purpose from it and now help others to be resilient too.
The aim of this podcast and the stories on the website is to show that your negative experience does not need to define you. It can also be a platform to help you find new meaning and purpose. And to build a positive and resilient mindset.
If you are someone with a story to tell, or know someone who does, please record a voice memo or send a message to: [email protected].
Find all interviews from the podcast, information about Janet Fanaki, hiring her for speaking opportunities and order a RESILIENT t-shirt at www.resilientpeople.ca.
The RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast is available everywhere you listen including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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Leanne Townsend - www.leannetownsend.ca
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