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Empowered EaseChristine Soza, Beyond Medicine: A Death Doula's WisdomHi!! I would love to hear from you!What happens when we stop fearing death and start embracing it as part of our human journey? Christine Soza, a Reiki master and end-of-life doula with 30 years of nursing experience, transforms our understanding of mortality in this profound conversation.Christine guides us through the role of an end-of-life doula—a non-medical practitioner supporting people from diagnosis through their final transition and beyond. With compassion and clarity, she explains how our society's death denial creates unnecessary suffering and how reclaiming death as a natural process can lead to mo...2025-05-2649 min
Confessions of a Reluctant CaregiverFinding Harmony: Balancing Professional Care with Personal Caregiving ResponsibilitiesIn this episode, Christine Soza shares her journey from a young caregiver to a seasoned CNA. Starting with caring for her stroke-afflicted grandfather and a woman with dementia, Christine’s early experiences laid the foundation for her compassionate approach to caregiving. She discusses her roles in nursing homes, oncology, and AIDS care, emphasizing how her dedication to providing dignified care shines through. Christine also opens up about the personal challenges of balancing professional caregiving with family responsibilities, including caring for her aging parents and her husband’s relatives. Her story underscores the emotional toll of caregiving, the necessity of s...2024-09-1047 min
5 Minutes of PeaceBe Here Now Meditation, with Christine SozaChristine Soza is the founder of True North Awakening. She offers a more holistic approach to anyone at any stage of life, allowing space for self-discovery and ease to those facing a terminal diagnosis. Christine has been a caregiver since an early age and found her life calling as an End-of-Life Doula and Medical Reiki Practitioner. Her passion is helping people at any stage of life. Softening the edges as we navigate our life experiences and allowing for a softer landing at the end of life, is her wish for you. The name "True North...2023-07-1405 min
CiTR -- Arts ReportOut at the Inn, In at the StudioWe open with an interview with designer Janna Hurtzig, who gives us a rundown on Vancouver's indie fashion outing at First Pick Handmade. An interview with Robin Brunet introduces us to the grandiose personality of Frank Palmer, the Vancouver ad man whose biography hit the shelves in February, while Christine Kim's discussion with Matthew White explores the performance of Early Music Vancouver's Goldberg Variations. We close with correspondent Ileana Soza recapping the Out at the Inn comedy show and Lila Downs' recent performance at the Chan Centre.2018-03-1559 min
CiTR -- Arts ReportOut at the Inn, In at the StudioWe open with an interview with designer Janna Hurtzig, who gives us a rundown on Vancouver's indie fashion outing at First Pick Handmade. An interview with Robin Brunet introduces us to the grandiose personality of Frank Palmer, the Vancouver ad man whose biography hit the shelves in February, while Christine Kim's discussion with Matthew White explores the performance of Early Music Vancouver's Goldberg Variations. We close with correspondent Ileana Soza recapping the Out at the Inn comedy show and Lila Downs' recent performance at the Chan Centre.2018-03-1500 minCiTR -- Arts ReportBrave New Play History, (presented by) a Jittery BlondTo open the show, actor-director Frank Zotter and playwright Peter Takach swing by to fill us in on this year's Brave New Play Rites. Courtesy of Christine Kim, we have an interview with Julia Ullrich on Align Entertainment's production of Legally Blonde, as well as an interview with Deborah Pearson, the creator of the PuSh Festival's history history history. We close the show with correspondents Ileana De Soza and Lua Presidio, discussing the Arts Club's production of Jitters, the film Brasilia, the StoryHive webseries Luchador, Studio 58's The Skin of Our Teeth, and UBC Opera's La Cenerentola.2018-02-081h 06CiTR -- Arts ReportBrave New Play History, (presented by) a Jittery BlondTo open the show, actor-director Frank Zotter and playwright Peter Takach swing by to fill us in on this year's Brave New Play Rites. Courtesy of Christine Kim, we have an interview with Julia Ullrich on Align Entertainment's production of Legally Blonde, as well as an interview with Deborah Pearson, the creator of the PuSh Festival's history history history. We close the show with correspondents Ileana De Soza and Lua Presidio, discussing the Arts Club's production of Jitters, the film Brasilia, the StoryHive webseries Luchador, Studio 58's The Skin of Our Teeth, and UBC Opera's La Cenerentola.2018-02-0800 min