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INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast021 | The People of Reset Series BONUS EPISODE: MOONLIGHT, Co-Founder and Executive Director of ResetSend us a textPhoto Credit: Darius Bashar This episode was recorded on site at Camp Reset 2024, which takes place annually on the land at Camp Walden in Palmer Rapids, Ontario. This land is the traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabek people. We honour the enduring presence of them and all First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people. This region is recognized as part of Treaty 27 in twenty-seven and a half lands, which are the ancestral lands of Indigenous nations who have stewarded these territories for Millenia. Reset is committed to respecting and learning from their...
2024-09-2552 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast020 | The People of Reset Series: 24/7Send us a textLyndsay Cloughley (AKA 24/7) talks about the impact twenty-one summers spent at Camp Walden has had on her life and how it has shaped her as an individual, a woman, and a leader. We discuss her educational pursuits and desire to effect change within within the system of policing for the betterment of it and society as a whole. And Lyndsay shares her experience of Camp Reset from her unique vantage point in the kitchen at Camp Walden. This is a very special conversation. Lyndsay Cloughley, known affectionately by Resetters...
2024-09-1153 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast019 | The People of Reset Series: WONDER SHINESend us a textAzin Soltani (AKA Wonder Shine) talks about having to flee Iran as a child as a result of the conflict that sprung out of the 1979 Revolution, her formative years in Sweden and later Canada, and her connection to her ancestral roots. She discusses her feelings of being a bridge between generations and the responsibility that comes with being a keeper of the stories—the importance, for her, of legacy-keeping and remembrance. GUEST BIO: Azin Soltani is a facilitator, coach, experience designer and poet. Her passions lie at the intersection of...
2024-08-281h 00
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast018 | The People of Reset Series: P KITTYSend us a textPeter Katz (AKA P Kitty) talks about losing his sense of home and finding it again, the lessons he gained from Clowning, and the ways he creates the conditions that allow him and others to be fully present. Peter shares how he found his way back to the essence of himself and what that has meant for him. GUEST BIO: Peter Katz is a JUNO Award & Canadian Screen Award-nominated singer-songwriter who has spent the past 15 years touring internationally. He has been described by many of his fans and speaking...
2024-08-1459 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast017 | The People of Reset Series: SUNSHINESend us a textKiona Mercer-Tremblay (AKA Sunshine) talks about her life growing up in Canada's foster care system, how that experience shaped her and still informs her experiences and interactions to this day. She also talks about what a gift meditation has been and shares the legacies of her parents, Maurice and Bernadette. Have your tissues close at hand, this is an emotional and heart-rending story of courage, resilience, and ultimately...love. GUEST BIO: Kiona Mercer-Tremblay is a passionate being, sister, partner, friend, and a healer. Through Brown Hills Wellness...
2024-07-311h 00
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast016 | The People of Reset Series: PLAY WRITESend us a textDavid Jerome (AKA Play Write) talks about his "loss of faith" moment, the impact it had upon his sense of belonging, and how it led him to truth-seeking in all contexts. We discuss the moral moment the world is having, cancel culture, and the downside of inclusion. David casts his light on the concept of grace and the nature of all things and all that is. In this timely and thought-provoking episode, David gives listeners much to consider. GUEST BIO: David is a Toronto-born writer, playwright, speaker, teacher, and...
2024-07-1755 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast015 | The People of Reset Series: YUCCASend us a textYucca talks about life growing up in Toronto's Little Jamaica, her soul-connection to nature and her Nahuat roots, and how her insatiable curiosity was born. She shares ideas for decolonizing finance and the ways each of us can benefit from adopting and integrating an Indigenous worldview into our daily lives. GUEST BIO: Yucca, a vibrant soul, who proudly identifies as a Mestiza woman having Pipil, Lenca, and Spanish ancestry stemming from Cuzcatlan, presently known as El Salvador. Yucca’s veins carry the spirit of her resilient Nahuat ancestor’s wisdom, love, and k...
2024-07-0357 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast014 | The People of Reset Series: POMSend us a textPhoto Credit: Cherie WaiChristie Wong (AKA Pom) weaves together the fabric of her Self and brings us an episode that is contemplative and meditative while simultaneously challenging the status quo with each new thread revealed. She talks about what it means to her to find belonging in third culture, how integral art and creativity are to our human existence, and the ways she believes we can benefit from embracing ritual and slowing down.GUEST BIO: Christie is a 1.5-gen Hong Kong Canadian, third culture kid who...
2024-06-1957 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast013 | The People of Reset Series: WOLFEESend us a textDarius Bashar (AKA Wolfee) gets right to the heart of the human condition in sharing what he sees when looking through the lens of his camera, and how he helps his subjects see what he sees (leaving this podcast host momentarily breathless in the process). He discusses the impact growing up with seven fierce women had on his present-day existence—at which point we touch briefly on America Ferrera's iconic Barbie monologue—how he found his way to allowing play to influence every aspect of his life, and how Reset...
2024-06-0555 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast012 | The People of Reset Series: SPECIAL GUEST, RESET CO-FOUNDER AUNTY AWAKESend us a textHima Batavia (AKA Aunty Awake) discusses her current works, exploring the ancestral stories we hold in our hair. She shares her deeply personal (and ongoing) journey into self-acceptance, and how the co-founding of Reset (yes, THIS Reset) came to pass. This is a very special episode with a truly remarkable woman. If you're curious about Reset's origin story, you'll want to keep it locked and loaded. GUEST BIO: Hima Batavia (she/her) is an artist, cultural leader and community organizer based as a settler on the traditional territories of T...
2024-05-221h 05
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast011 | The People of Reset Series: UNLEARNSend us a textPhoto Credit: Zahra SiddiquiDean Lobo (AKA Unlearn) shares his brilliant perspective on what it means to be queer, the importance of grace, and how play and rest are radical acts in a world bent on transactional productivity. This conversation is as warm and wonderful as Dean himself. It's a treasure of an episode and could be used in educational settings the world over. GUEST BIO: Dean is a queer, racialized settler and a soul searcher. His immigration to Canada opened doors for him to explore and a...
2024-05-0857 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast010 | The People of Reset Series: UCHESend us a textJeff Harry (AKA Uche) and I discuss the epidemic of loneliness, key contributors and potential solutions, the essential nature of play, and how it once stopped a war for a day. This episode is high energy and a bit of an intense ride. Buckle up! And stick around until the end, when Jeff shares two of his tried and true methods for welcoming play back into your life. Give them a try and let us know how you go. GUEST BIO: Jeff Harry combines positive psychology and play to h...
2024-04-2456 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast009 | The People of Reset Series: PARADISESend us a textThis episode is dedicated to the family and friends of Michael Murray in his memory. Nikola Steer (AKA Paradise) talks about her roots in the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood of Toronto, her passion for weaving together contrasting and complimentary aspects of art and the architecture of life, and her passion for play and wonder. GUEST BIO: Nikola Steer is a polyonymous and multidisciplinary artist with an ever-expanding practice in visual, performance, photography-based, and immersive experience arts. She is perhaps best known for her award-winning burlesque career as Coco F...
2024-04-1054 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast008 | The People of Reset Series: REEFSend us a textBobby Beckett [AKA Bobby Valen] (AKA Reef) explores the question, "Who are you?", the critical need for a reexamination of how public spaces are designed and used, and lessons gleaned from observing life under water. GUEST BIO: Bobby Beckett is Queer, Trans, born and raised in Toronto, a creative producer, production manager of live events, and community organizer whose life’s work is to bring people together in all kinds of interesting ways. In their spare time you will find them in and/or under the water free diving, or d...
2024-03-271h 00
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast007 | The People of Reset Series: BLISSSend us a textAnnisha Lashand (AKA Bliss) talks about sacred internal places and her relationship with trees, her struggle with integrating dualistic aspects of Self, and the moment she knew the People of Reset were her people.GUEST BIO: Annisha Lashand is a writer, artist, and healer. She's served as the Director of Marketing for two (going on three) years on Reset's Collective. She loves to flirt with life by traveling, dabbling, and making new friends.::RESET is a non-profit social enterprise that addresses loneliness by creating liminal...
2024-03-1340 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast006 | The People of Reset Series: CLOUDSend us a textDanila Stone (AKA Cloud) talks about their place of origin, trusting their instincts in their journey to Selfhood, and how they navigated the expectations of others while drawing their own roadmap. This conversation is, like Cloud, raw and real and at times hilarious. GUEST BIO: Danila Stone (they/them) is a multifaceted creative who explores and expresses their inner world and feelings of home and belonging through song, collage, writing, and ceramics. As an emerging artist, they enjoy learning through others and seeing where instinct takes them, w...
2024-02-2856 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast005 | The People of Reset Series: PLANTAINSend us a textMonika (AKA Plantain) discusses her lived experience as a third-culture kid—the daughter of a Russian mother and Nigerian father—the gift of belonging everywhere and nowhere, how seeing her multi-faceted self in the faces of Reset is what drew her in, and the way the Reset community helps fulfill her need for "Vitamin I". GUEST BIO: Monika is a vibrant, Black, mixed race, multilingual, cis woman who finds her place in intersections and in the margins. She was born on one continent, spent...
2024-02-1453 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast004 | The People of Reset Series: SPIFFSend us a textRussell Winkelaar (AKA Spiff) discusses accessibility and the lack of it at all levels of society, simple solutions that could be immediately implemented, and the cost to society as a whole when the right voices are absent from the rooms in which accessibility decisions are made. In his gentle manner Russell offers perspective, humour, and humility. This is an important conversation and one from which everyone can benefit—for the sake of understanding and a more inclusive, and therefore better, world. GUEST BIO: Russell Winkelaar is a di...
2024-01-3158 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast003 | The People of Reset Series: GORGESend us a textArwyn Carpenter (AKA Gorge) talks about how he figured out he was Trans, the challenges and liberation of living into his true identity, the joy derived from his recent foray into the art of Burlesque (Stage Name: Gorge Michael), the fluidity of gender, and breaking down the colonization of bodies. GUEST BIO: Arwyn is a Queer Trans dancer, writer, and teacher, committed to decolonized arts practice. He holds an MFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and taught for the Toronto District School Board for 10 ye...
2024-01-1752 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast002 | The People of Reset Series: RAINSend us a textGenevieve Melito (AKA Rain) talks about her journey of self-discovery after some major life changes, the perils of conflating productivity with self-worth, why a fellow Resetter (Mars) likens her to a cartoon character, and how she (Rain) believes Reset is bound by magic.GUEST BIO: Genevieve Melito is currently on a search for self after completing her masters of management innovation and entrepreneurship and leaving her role with Queen’s University as a program manager. She is a co-chair for Camp Reset, and feels in her element when working on...
2024-01-0346 min
INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast001 | The People of Reset Series: DUKESend us a textCover Photo Credit: Zahra Siddiqui, @the_invisiblemajoritye.m.lourde (AKA Duke) talks about music, courage, his connection to his faith and family, and his commitment to changing the collective narrative. You can find him on socials @e.m.lourde and on his YouTube channel: EMLOURDE. GUEST BIO: E.M. Lourde is a hip-hop musician born in St. Lucia; based in Toronto, Canada. Lourde uses music and film to tell stories that inspire black boys and girls to pursue their dreams. Lourde has collaborated with organizations such...
2023-12-2037 min
The Firecracker Department with Naomi SnieckusReel Women's Network Spotlight: Meosha BeanOur tenth Reel Women's Network (RWN) spotlight is award-winning actor-director-writer MEOSHA BEAN. Meosha, founder of M.V.B Films, started filming and acting at the tender age of 7, inspired by watching horror films with her older brother and it grew from there. Meosha was voted the best upcoming director at the New Jersey Film Festival in 2012. Meosha directing projects include: the doc THE UNTOLD STORY OF MARIANO MENDOZA, MISS PEPPER an award- winning short that got over 30K views during its first week, horror film DELUSION and ANATOMY OF AN ANTIHERO: REDEMPTION (available on RWN), won Best Film at...
2021-09-2959 min
Suicide NotedLara in Ontario 🇨🇦On this episode I talk with Lara. Lara lives in Ontario, Canada, and she is a suicide attempt survivor.Lara Margaret Marjerrison (elemem) [She/Her, We/Us] is a queer multi-hyphenate artist on a mission to improve the world through the transformative power of visual art and storytelling. She spends her days writing poetry and prose, dabbling in photography, and playing with paint, bringing to life her inside stories. Passionately motivated by social justice and on a never-ending quest of personal evolution, Lara views art as a bridge between people and a means of reaching b...
2021-08-091h 01