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Today's cast is cool.... its a flashback cast. We originally interviewed Jen Kinal towards the beginning of the pandemic. Today we start with our most recent conversation and then provide you with a look back to our chat months ago. What did we learn from Jen? When you take charge, use your skill sets and follow your passion... nothing can take you down. Jen is glowing after a tough start to COVID and she is sharing her lessons with us and with you.
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We started My Why and the Identity Project podcast because we love to help share truly amazing stories. Any chance we get to skip the small talk and ask tough questions to tough people- we will take it. We are back for a special Saturday episode as we round out 2020 and we are having a full circle moment today as one of Canada’s Most Powerful women is back to chat. She is a Top 40 under 40 award winner and a total and complete advocate for strengthening community in every sense of the word. Of course we are talking about JESS TETU….
She was just part of an event with THEE Jillian Harris, Sarah Landry who you know as The Birds Papaya, DOCTOR Jody Carrington and Country Music star Aaron Pritchett. COVID is NOT keeping this woman down. If you know nothing about Jess Tetu we encourage you to go back to our first ever cast and listen to her personal story of her family struggles with addiction, poverty, and, at one-point homelessness and then come back and join us here...
Today we talk owning a business during COVID, relationships, the Emmy's, the Juno's, mental health, government restrictions and basically how to take the struggle, gain your strength and how to get that success we long for. THANK YOU JESS for coming back on The Identity Project, a My Why podcast. -
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Today we introduce you to Mikaela, a former news anchor, goal getter and survivor of sexual abuse. Mikaela is living beyond should... What do we mean by that? The societies in which we all live often make us feel we have to live a certain way. We should get married by a certain age, we should have so much money in the bank... and so on. While there is nothing wrong alongside your communities norms, Mikaela is breaking down some should's and living to really experience new things and make memories! Listen to learn more about how she is learning to manage her struggles with mental illness and how she is a true SURVIVOR of sexual assault.
TRIGGER WARNING.
This story covers topics of sexual assault, suicide, overdose and other mental health relates topics and struggles. Please reach out to someone if you are in need.
Thank you Mikaela for sharing your story to help and encourage others to ASK FOR HELP!
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HealthLine 811 is free. Services are offered in English, with translation available in over 100 languages.
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Mental Health Support in Canada:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html) -
MEET ARIELLE! At age 29 Arielle was diagnosed with ocular melanoma, a rare and deadly form of metastatic cancer.
A large cancerous tumour was discovered in Her right eye during an optometry exam in November 2018. Radiation treatment by means of two surgeries and what has transitioned to ongoing treatment since December 2018 has presented her the opportunity to learn about herself, self care, mental health and why giving back to the community that she is now part of is so important. Thank you Arielle for joining us on The Identity Project, a My Why podcast. -
We welcome you to listen to our conversation with Michael Arterberry, Master Encourager, and Dynamic Motivational Speaker!
*This was previously recorded via Zoom.
As a teenager, Michael was fortunate to receive guidance from positive adult role models who helped him overcome adversities and set high expectations for his future. Grateful for the role these mentors played in his own development, Michael decided to dedicate his professional life to helping people navigate the difficulties of life and launch their future into motion. For more than 25 years, he has been helping teens and adults to use what they have gone through as a catalyst for success rather than an obstacle for failure.
Michael received the 2010 USA Network’s Characters Unite Award for exceptional commitment to combating prejudice and discrimination while increasing tolerance and acceptance within the community. He is also the recipient of the 2014 100 Men of Color Award for leadership.
In 2008, Michael founded Youth Voices Center, Inc. a non-profit with the mission of helping young people to become active, productive members of society by overcoming their obstacles, their history, stereotypes and even their own self-image and limiting beliefs.
Michael is the author of "Be Encouraged: 250 Days of Motivation and Encouragement", a daily motivational book. Additional information about his struggles as a child and a debilitating spinal cord injury as an adult can be found in his wife's book "God was Holding My Hand".
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Michael has just released "Be Encourage: 250 Days of Motivation and Encouragement" again and this time it is FREE! HIs new course is also available when listeners go to http://www.shakethedirtexperience.com/ (www.shakethedirtexperience.com).
Also, recently uploaded on Youtube "The Change Starts With You" is available in connection to the most recent impact of society's imbalance. You may watch the video through this link https://youtu.be/oJdoyNeRYIg (https://youtu.be/oJdoyNeRYIg) -
Kristen and Jessie sit down with Tannis Henderson of 'Elevation' to talk about 'LEAPING' into passion, taking risks, raising kids today and the team covers some tough topics.
Elevation's website can be found HERE: https://elevation-mbs.myshopify.com/ (https://elevation-mbs.myshopify.com/) -
Our guest today is hosting Humble in Heels! A women's conference to be hosted in Vermilion in 2021. The conference was originally planned for April but then COVID hit. Ohhhhh COVID. With over 500 hundred women slated to attend, Karissa shares with us how she was forced to rescheduled but capitalized on the opportunity to build the conference into something even better than originally planned, if that is even possible. We also take the opportunity to share more about Karissa and why she decided to take the risk to host something like this! OHHHH she is brace and wonderful. What does will this conference entail?
This event is to celebrate all of us! For our bodies, our minds, our businesses! We are bringing to you three incredible women and their stories to the stage of Vermilion, to share their truths with all of you!
The Birds Papaya aka Sarah Nicole Landry
Carrie Doll of the Inner Circle Podcast
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Thank you to Kaeli for letting us in for a sneak peek at the progress happening at Juxta Boutique. The doors open back up tomorrow, June 1, and we got a look at some of the changes and did a little too much shopping! Kaeli shares the good and bad about running a new business during COVID precautions.
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TRIGGER WARNING: Today's cast covers topics such as self harm, suicide, postpartum depression and other serious mental health themes and topics. Please reach out for support if you feel trigger by any of the material discussed.
Meet Katie and today we share with you more about the De Free Yoga Foundation.
The Be Free Yoga Foundation was created in the fall of 2015 by Katie Jolicoeur. Katie had struggled with her mental health throughout her teen years and into early adulthood. Katie moved through a deep depression that lasted most of 2015 and spent a few of those months very suicidal, she leaned heavily on the support of those around her as well as on her yoga practice. After this time Katie realized how inaccessible yoga and meditation really is, and especially difficult to access if you maybe struggling with your mental health, this inspired her to start the Be Free Yoga Foundation (formally known as the Be Free Project).
The Be Free Yoga Foundation breaks down many of the barriers that people may face when looking for support for their mental health. We offer our classes alongside organizations who are already supporting those who maybe dealing with various mental health issues or mental illness. Our classes are free of charge for the participant, and they are offered in spaces they are already familiar with, such as their mental health clinic, hospitals, schools, and shelters. The Be Free Yoga Foundation also supplies yoga mats, and compassionate and qualified yoga teachers to run the classes.
Since starting with one class in Spruce grove, we have grown now to 6 regular weekly classes that run on a full time basis serving Parkland County, Stony Plain, Spruce Grove, Edmonton and the surrounding area. The Be Free Yoga Foundation also offers, part time programming, providing support for hundreds of people every year.
We are proud of the work we do within our community as we help provide access to quality programming and break down the stigma associated with mental illnesss.
#befreefromstigma.
Be Free Project brings together the power of storytelling, yoga, and meditation to all those affected by mental health.
More information on the Foundation and Katie can be found at: https://befreeyogafoundation.com/ (https://befreeyogafoundation.com/)
UPCOMING EVENT:
Yoga in the Park announcement!!! We are not able to gather in person for our annual Yoga in the Park, but we can’t let our 5 year pass us by.
We have decided to offer Yoga in the “Park” via Zoom!
Join us Tuesday June 16th, roll your mat out on your deck or lawn or living room and tune in as our founder Katie Jolicoeur guides you through an all levels yoga practice.
We are also offering an online vendor market! Over the next 6 weeks we will be sharing local businesses that we love and have been amazing supporters of the Be Free Yoga Foundation.
We are so excited to gather with you again, so every Tuesday starting in May leading up to Yoga in the “Park” we will be offering online guided meditation practices to support your mental wellbeing.
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Finding Forgiveness in Faith is one woman's journey after experiencing sexual assault as a 7 year old girl.
There is a disclaimer and TRIGGER WARNING for this story and cast. Please protect yourself and reach out to someone or an agency if you are experiencing difficulty or are in need.
Resources to support you:
https://canadianwomen.org/the-facts/sexual-assault-harassment/ (https://canadianwomen.org/the-facts/sexual-assault-harassment/)
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html)
sexual assault is far more common than most would suspect
few incidents of sexual assault are reported to the police
young and otherwise vulnerable women are most likely to be sexually abused
Sexual Assault Statistics in CanadaA Numerical Representation of the TruthOf every 100 incidents of sexual assault, only 6 are reported to the police
1 - 2% of "date rape" sexual assaults are reported to the police
1 in 4 North American women will be sexually assaulted during their lifetime
11% of women have physical injury resulting for sexual assault
Only 2 - 4% of all sexual assaults reported are false reports
60% of sexual abuse/assault victims are under the age of 17
over 80% of sex crime victims are women
80% of sexual assault incidents occur in the home
17% of girls under 16 have experienced some form of incest
83% of disabled women will be sexual assaulted during their lifetime
15% of sexual assault victims are boys under 16
half of all sexual offenders are married or in long term relationships
57% of aboriginal women have been sexually abused
1/5th of all sexual assaults involve a weapon of some sort
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Thank you to the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation for sponsoring this episode. We are streaming weekly in over 15 countries and have been downloaded over 7000 times! Thank YOU for your support. If you like what you here be sure to spread the word, reach out, suggest someone you would like to hear on the cast and subscribe!
MEET, Jessica Pickford.
1:00: Meet Jessica
2:00: Jessica shares about the social media post she recently shared that was all about crushing comfort zones.
2:20: Jessica reads the post.
2:45: What the word different means to Jessica...
3:05: Not fair to feel shame...
5:50: "No one watching knows that I have a prosthetic arm."
6:24: "Successful people stand out." Why and how this sticks with Jessica.
10:35: Any regrets about opening up?
14:33: Massive action time... "It's my turn."
22:10: Past relationship discussion and the idea of "thriving" in a relationship. "I need someone to push me and challenge me."
23:10 Finding yourself and getting out of a relationship that wasn't right
28:19 Resiliency and how it affects different people
29:00 Jessie shares about "thriving" stands out to her
34:00 Kristen shares about her experience with a hidden disability
46:11 Kristen shares about the kindness comes from a place of surviving the tough stuff
46:31: Jessica shares about her attraction to people in need
57:03 How horses provide calm...
1:01:00 COVID and how life doesn't stop on the farm... "emotionally though this is weird."
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THIS CAST IS SPONSORED BY the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation www.lrhf.ca OR www.lloydminstermentalhealth.ca
The LRHF is passionate about health care in the Lloydminster region! They offer a variety of ways for YOU to get involved with the health of our region. We ask that you check out their website and consider donating to the COVID-19 Emergency Fund.
0:20 Thank you to the LRHF
1:00 Introduction to Meredith Rhinas
1:42 Kristen shares about her similar circumstances with heart struggles and asks Meredith about her experience in the ICU
2:24 Meredith was born with a congenital heart defect, she always knew she would have to have surgery- SOME DAY
2:49 The diagnosis
4:45 Trusting the system... advocating for ourselves in the health care and medical system
9:00 Things are getting serious
9:33 Getting through the tough feelings... "this sucks"
14:45 When critically important medical results weren't communicated
20:00 Balance
25:00 "Left hanging" and anger... anxiety
30:00 "The jist of it was I shouldn't have had another baby..." Now, how can I deliver safely
31:20 Processing feelings of feeling like Meredith failed
39:27 Discussions about mental health and defining moments. "That day was one of the hardest days of my life."
48:48 Going into the surgery and how Meredith's husband handled the surgery... "We thought this was going to be the easy part, but unfortunately."
50:00 Massive heart attack: "During the surgery there was a complication where my coronary artery was crushed. They didn't realize that had happened until..."
56:30 "The moments I was most nervous about. I had a bad feeling." Writing letters to the children, do it or don't
1:11:57 The Why's and "Thriving"
1:24:40 Social media as a creative outlet
What now...
Thank you to Meredith for sharing with us and we look forward to having you back! -
Today we talk with business coach and female entrepreneur Ashley Meadahl. She is empowering women to build a business and life they LOVE. She is host of the Glow Getter Podcast and she is an inspirational follow on social media: @ashleymeadahl
Questions we address:
How are you pivoting in these difficult times to make space to grow and keep your lives/businesses afloat?
Are you able, willing and wanting to pivot?
Do you create space in your day to reflect on what is important to you? Do you goal set?
2:00: Getting to know Ashley. What brought you to this career path?
3:38: Sense of adventure? How do you take big risks?
5:22: When your path changes...
9:50: Ashley is the definition of choosing their life. Ashley shares about "climbing mountains"
12:09: Ashley discusses experience with "burnouts?"
16:00: Getting past the fears and this 'current climate'
18:20: What to do when you are "STUCK"!
18:31: The grief process of our regular routines
21:00: Pivoting... Jessie shares examples of pivoting she is seeing. Steep learning curves and how passion seems to lead to more of a willingness to pivot
22:00: "Everything is figure-out-able."
22:20: Only pivot when it "lights you up."
22:45: When new doors open... What works for us... What doesn't. There will be other "doors".
23:04: Ashley shares about what makes her excited about this new climate
26:00: The reset...
29:13: Lessons in tough times; burnout, rest
32:37: Kristen asks: How do you take time off?
36:50: The "Why's" (Ashley shares her My Why's)
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My Why would like to thank the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation for sponsoring this podcast. More information available after the show notes on how you can get involved in the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation.
Melissa is a Registered Nurse and Manager literally at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis in Phoenix, Arizona. Melissa is originally from Canada and received her Bachelor of Nursing in 2000. She spent the next 5 years travelling around the US as a travel Nurse, from New Mexico to California to Arizona before settling down in Phoenix Arizona. Currently, she is the Manager of a pulmonary unit in a large hospital and with this current global pandemic, she has had to make some extreme shifts in her personal and professional life.
During this Coronavirus Pandemic, Melissa’s unit has been designated to care for the COVID-19 positive patients. The My Why team sits down with Melissa to discuss.
2:00- Melissa talks about why she went into nursing and how her passion evolved
3:50- Melissa talks about the changes in her unit as the adjusts the hospital adjusts to the influx of COVID-19 patients
7:35- Melissa discusses Personal Protective Equipment for her hospital (PPE)
8:15- N95 and surgical masks are discussed
9:15- Jessie asks Melissa to talk about delivering the news that her staff on the unit would be responsible for caring for COVID-19 positive patients
11:00- Melissa shares her views on the virus and how they have changed as a healthcare professional
13:10- Kristen asks Melissa to share what the staff is feeling and what it is like to work and manage a unit designated to patients testing positive to COVID-19
18:00- The women discuss how the staff is coming together and the community is rallying around healthcare professionals in the face of these challenges
19:30- Symptoms of COVID-19 that Melissa is seeing are discussed
22:30- Discuss how there is no evidence-based medication or treatment that is proven for COVID-19 and what is possible in the future for clinical studies and trials
25:00-Melissa talks about census and how the status of patients are changing all the time
28:00- Jessie asks Melissa about her thought on the media's influence
26:00- Politics and large group congregations are discussed
30:00- Kristen asked Melissa to discuss what personal sacrifices she has made
28:40- Melissa talks about not seeing her daughter for weeks and her staff not being able to see family
31:00- Media in America is discussed while social distancing and how we can be more mindful of our actions to prevent the transmission of Coronavirus
33:50- gloves and surgical masks for the general population are discussed
36:00- Healthcare professionals and mental health are discussed. The women talk about nursing as a calling however it can be draining on mental health...
37:00- Melissa discusses her "Why's" during this global pandemic
43:00- Melissa talks about what makes her hopeful for the future
The Lloydminster Region Health Foundation would like to thank our local healthcare team who responded so quickly to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Our local hospital leaders moved fast to secure life-saving supplies for our frontline staff and within days our hospital had a strong stock of life- saving supplies from the local community. This happened because of you, our donors. Thanks to the strong support from all our donors over many years, our frontline workers are empowered to care for all of us through the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation.
If you are looking for ways to help, a COVID-19 Emergency Fund has been started. While there is no pressure to give in these uncertain times, we are taking donations to cover various items that have already been purchased and still need to be purchased including:
- Personal Protective Equipment
- iPads for isolated residents and patients
- Care Packages for Staff
- Optiflow Machines
- Food, Coffee and Meals for Staff
- Room Monitors
- Mobile Carts and Shelves for -
THIS CAST IS SPONSORED BY the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation www.lrhf.ca OR www.lloydminstermentalhealth.ca
The LRHF is passionate about health care in the Lloydminster region! They offer a variety of ways for YOU to get involved with the health of our region. We ask that you check out their website and consider donating to the COVID-19 Emergency Fund.
We are excited to share that we have hit over 6000 downloads and are now telling stories in over 10 countries each and every Wednesday! We welcome you to subscribe and share our casts! We appreciate you!
Our guest today is the one and only Dr. Hassan Masri. He is an Canadian and American Board certified ICU specialist and a PROUD Saskatchewan resident. Join us as we talk about everything from the Humboldt bus tragedy to the coronavirus. This is a cast YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS.
You can follow Dr. Hassan Masri on Instagram at @hassmaz
THEMES: The Humboldt Bronco bus tragedy, COVID-19, "The Vacuum" and more..
Introduction: Thank you to Jess Tetu and information on the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation. We want to send a big thank you to the The Lloydminster Region Health Foundation for sponsoring this episode! They would like to thank our local healthcare team who responded so quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our local hospital leaders moved fast to secure life-saving supplies for our frontline staff and within days our hospital had a strong stock of life- saving supplies from the local community. This happened because of generous donors.
If you are looking for ways to help, a COVID-19 Emergency Fund has been started. While there is no pressure to give in these uncertain times, we are taking donations to cover a variety items that have already been purchased and still need to be purchased.
https://www.lrhf.ca/donate/ (https://www.lrhf.ca/donate/)
We also welcome you to learn more about blood, tissue and organ donation in Canada on the Government of Canada website.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/healthy-living/blood-organ-tissue-donation.html (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/healthy-living/blood-organ-tissue-donation.html)
3:26: Welcome Dr. Hassan Masri!
4:00: Why Medicine?
5:06: Mentorship and going the extra mile
5:22: Being beyond a "doctor"
5:50: Growing up and how the path started
6:16: When it clicked, the start of saving lives
6:31: "This is no joke. I just saved someones life."
7:10: Making a huge difference and no one knows... finding the meaning of it all
7:32: Being beyond just the doctor
9:55: Jessie's personal experience with Dr. Hassan's bed side manner
10:25: Pride in Saskatoon and in Saskatchewan
14:21: "I can't do anything if you don't trust me."
14:40: April 6, 2018 "changed the way I looked at Saskatchewan."
17:30: Entering the ICU before knowing about the Humboldt Bronco bus accident
18:00: Hoping this is a minor accident and no one is seriously injured... then news starts coming in about the severity of what happened. "This is more than what I ever wanted to sign up for."
21:00: Permission to share about his interactions over Bed 6 and "Logan"
23:00: The continuation of the "Logan Effect"
23:50: Team work
26:41: Delivering the news to Logan's parents...
27:35: Can we save other people
31:29: Surge in organ donations (70%)
31:40: "Logan saving more lives than I will in years!"
35:05: When emotions enter into medicine. Dr. Masri shares how his emotions and mental health are affected by his important work
40:35: Jokes, humour and its okay to have a sad day.
43:00: Listening to his patients... common-sense and thinking of hospital rooms as someones residence
Transitioning to COVID-19.
46:00: The words to describe everything we are going through right now. How this is going to be humbling. How things have evolved since first hearing about the virus.
48:10: FREE PRESS in a free society.
51:40: How serious is this virus?
51:51: Positives from tragedies...
54:27: What you are -
Today the My Why team comes in via Zoom to share lessons from home and what the word auto-immune means to them! Next week we welcome a registered respiratory nurse from Phoenix, Arizona who is in the middle of the tough work and decisions facing health professionals all over the world. Thank you for your support.
4:30-Jessie talks about missing each other and what life lessons we may learn through social distancing
5:30- Kristen asks Jessie about her autoimmune issues
7:10-Jessie talks about journey with auto-immune hepatitis
9:59-Jessie talks about her treatment regime and medication
10:09- Various autoimmune issues are discussed like lupus, vasculitis and MS and type 1 diabetes
15:30- Kristen and Jessie discuss how important movement is in autoimmune management
17:00- Jessie and Kristen discuss the lessons that covid-19 and sheltering in place are teaching them
17:30- Kristen talks about stroke and post stroke fatigue.
20:00- Jessie talks about her older brothers death and her own bucket list and shifting to making memories at home
22:00- You don’t have to hustle for your worth
24:00- Kristen discusses that life is a process and we need to learn lessons over and over again
24:30- Jessie talks about having a friend that makes you accountable
26:00- Kristen talks about her love of nursing and how its evolved into what she is doing now
30:00- Kristen talks about what autoimmune looks like for her: septic shock and celulitis, seizures and pneumonia
34:30- Kristen talks about neutropenia and inability to create neutrophils and fight off infection
35:33- 80 types of autoimmune diseases and symptoms are discussed
37:35- Surrendering and learning the lessons
40:00- Jessie discusses losing people and understanding that lessons come from that.
44:30- Kristen and Jessie discuss staying connected and loving despite loss, living a life that is meaningful. Better to have loved and lost than have never loved at all
46:10- Make your pain worth it
46:36- Quote: "When you say yes to others, make sure you are not saying no to yourself."
49:10- Favourite time of day
50:00- In closing and thank YOU -
Welcome Maryn! This is a heavy one today but a story we are so honoured to share. Maryn is a survivor of a violent physical and sexual assault... and she is taking this time in her life and turning it into a platform to speak out, support others and rise up as an advocate for others.
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DISCLAIMER
Listener discretion is advised. This podcast shares a true story that contains descriptions of a mature nature which may cause discomfort and/or trigger sensitive thoughts in some people. Please seek help from a trained professional or call 911 in emergencies.
1:28- 22 is the best age...
2:00- Maryn growing up on a cattle ranch
3:45- Lessons learned in rural Saskatchewan (respect, hard work)
4:33- Take care of things and always do your best
6:23- Hard to fit in as a teenager, the blow up of social media
8:37- Maryn is a physical and sexual assault survive
8:50- July 14th, 2018 "I woke up... it was a Saturday."
11:08- Maryn was stabbed 6 times
11:21- Maryn describes the assault... (Please take care in listening to this. Protect yourself and reach out to someone if this triggers anything for you.)
11:55- It seemed like hours and hours... the concept of time during something like this
12:42- Pulling herself up, considering the ambulance and then the decision to drive herself to the hospital
15:09- They asked if I was in a care accident and I said "No, I was raped."
15:27- Damage control...
17:33- "I was pretty beat up."
20:00- Stepping up to be an advocate and shining an uncomfortable light on herself for others
23:00- "I was so uncomfortable." The effects of medication and the start of the healing process.
26:30- The struggle for the first half of a year after the assault
26:43- The pain still exists.
30:08- The start of the writing process and sharing her thoughts, making it softer for others
36:50- The bad days that still come... What to do when times are still tough.
39:56- Finding and owning that connection to your body... TAKE YOUR POWER BACK
43:20- Trying to get back to loving your body... the building blocks
46:05- The trailblazers...
49:10- The fur friends and the connection to animals. "It's like a drug."
53:00- How this happens to others... not just the survivors. "I can't help but think of the people who had to deal with what happened to me."
56:12- "I will die on that hill." (Pride for health care professionals)
56:31- What are Maryn's list of the "My Why's"
59:00- What is next for Maryn
1:00:00- The questions we leave you with...
We welcome you to follow along on Maryn's journey by viewing her blog and pieces of writing.
BLOG: https://www.wickedeloquence.com/home/this-isnt-your-grandmothers-valentines-day-blog-post (https://www.wickedeloquence.com/home/this-isnt-your-grandmothers-valentines-day-blog-post)
BLOG: https://www.marynsutherland.com/ (https://www.marynsutherland.com/)
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The Government of Canada website states: "Half of all Canadians are fit to donate blood, but only 1 in 60 Canadians gave blood last year. Our organ donation rates are also lower than many countries, including the United States. (March 2020)" We have information on donating below after show notes...
April is organ donation awareness month and to honour this important event we have organ donor Mrs. Ceanna MacDonald in to share what it was like donating her kidney to then boyfriend, Duncan. She is real and raw and this is a cast you do not want to miss...
PLEASE NOTE: Dates discussed in this podcast have changed due to COVID-19. Unfortunately many of the events have been cancelled. However, we can still support worthy causes from home!
1:30 How did Ceanna and Duncan meet?
3:10 How did the disease factor into your early relationship?
4:11 "You need a donor."
5:00 "You could see your future and then..."
5:25 Extreme exhaustion but making the most of life
7:35 "We were never told this."
7:47 Peritonial Dialysis
8:40 Regular life must go on
10:50 Calling in to donate
10:58 "He didn't want me to donate."
12:38 Getting the call you aren't a match
12:57 The difference three hours can make
15:25 The white coats...
15:45 The support group
17:20 Medications for this donation
20:18 Rarity of the disease and chemo medications
23:05 Pregnancy risks?
24:46 What do you wish you would have known?
27:36 "I thought I was going to loose him."
27:51 What would you tell someone interested in donating?
30:40 Local events and broadening your circle
Some information may have changed since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Becoming a Donor in Saskatchewan: (found March 2020)
Add an Organ and Tissue Donor sticker to your Saskatchewan Health Services card and sign the Intention to Donate card (available from eHealth Saskatchewan by calling 1-800-667-7551.) Talk to your family about your decision to be a donor, so they can support your wishes.
Information from: https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/organdonation (https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/organdonation)
Becoming A Donor in Alberta: (found March 2020)
To give consent to be an organ or tissue donor in Alberta you must be 18 or older: register on the Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Registry(AOTDR), and mail or fax a copy of your completed (dated, signed, and witnessed) donation consent form (as per Human Tissue and Organ Donation Act) to Alberta Health, or.
Information from: https://myhealth.alberta.ca/pages/otdrhome.aspx (https://myhealth.alberta.ca/pages/otdrhome.aspx) -
We are honoured to have Candice Willetts on the cast today. She is an endlessly talented makeup and hair artist and a boss babe who continually supports others.
Her social media feeds are ones to follow as they are inspirational and genuine but also funny and educational. Go give her a follow if you haven't already: @candicewillettsmua
0:44 Intro over
1:08 Professional life
2:32 How social media supported businesses growth
4:28 How the business has evolved
5:10 What is important to me... the false illusions
5:26 Imperfection
7:14 Sharing her own health struggles and the reality
7:40 Health wake up calls
9:10 Unable to swallow and doctors visits
12:30 Managing the symptoms
17:04 The struggles with finding the right diet
21:30 The cycles of how we are raised...
25:26 "No amount of guilt can solve the past..."
29:00 The importance of including therapy
29:30 Feeling your surroundings
36:40 Women working with women
41:55 Giving people grace
42:07 Not the same person I once was
49:00 Wear what you want! Shed the fear
52:00 Closing advice from Candice -
DISCLAIMER
Listener discretion is advised. This podcast shares a true story that contains descriptions of a mature nature which may cause discomfort and/or trigger sensitive thoughts in some people. Please seek help from a trained professional or call 911 in emergencies.
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We are proud supporters and advocates for Residents in Recovery and today we have a special guest who has benefitted from this incredible organization. Today you will meet Justin, a man who had it all until addiction took over. Surrounding with support and paired with hard work Justin is rebuilding his life with a new outlook.
Resource links for support is at the end of these show notes:
SHOW NOTES:
1:53 Moving from Toronto out to Alberta, family struggles with addiction
4:00 "He had everything."
6:00 Turning 16 and working in the oil industry...
7:57 Loosing a friend
9:20 Processing loss
10:42 Mourning is a process
12:48 Getting lost in the shiny things
13:00 "I am worth more than what is in my bank account."
15:09 Insomnia and using to excess
15:35 Drug use, working and "the means"
18:18 How the addiction "thrived"
18:55 Working twice as hard to use
20:50 Spending time with the wrong people
21:30 When it really got bad...
23:45 Trying to reach out to help
24:10 "You end up alone."
28:54 Starting with treatment centers
29:10 "The effects of drugs don't just go away because you are clean for a week."
29:32 Not following the plan
30:00 The ongoing battle
30:07 "It's not a car wash."
30:53 Losing it all
34:36 The right place at the right time
38:33 "I couldn't do this on my own."
41:23 "The opposite of addiction is connection."
45:00 Addiction stemming from mental health
45:38 "When you took drugs out of my system I had to..."
46:00 "You are chasing something."
48:00 Opening the dialogue
50:00 A work in progress
51:42 Closing advice from Justin...
Tyler's Story (a film by My Why)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI9Octp2k-8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI9Octp2k-8)
Residents in Recovery:
https://www.residentsinrecovery.com/ (https://www.residentsinrecovery.com/)
Lloydminster Mental Health
http://lloydminstermentalhealth.ca/ (http://lloydminstermentalhealth.ca/)
Canadian Mental Health
https://cmha.ca/ (https://cmha.ca/) - Daha fazla göster
